CleanChoice Energy reviews: what 100% green costs in Pennsylvania

Not by much. On October 20, 2026, CleanChoice's 12-month plan cost from 6% less to 11% more than the price to compare. That is what your utility charges for the power itself if you pick no supplier. A plan has to beat it to save you money, and your area decides the result.

The prices are for new customers. CleanChoice's own listing calls them "web-exclusive pricing" that "is available for new customers only for a limited time." Here is the trade, side by side.

On October 20 the lowest fixed plan with no fees was not a green plan in any of the seven areas where CleanChoice sells. Some of the lowest prices come with conditions, such as new-customer pricing or a usage pattern. Among 12-month plans listed as 100% renewable with no fees, CleanChoice was the lowest in the Duquesne Light and PECO areas. In the other five areas, another one cost $9 to $43 a year less at 700 kWh.

Pick your utility and your monthly use. The table shows today's plans. The calculator shows what the plan costs against your price to compare, then what the 12 months after the plan could cost.

This is an estimate of supply charges, not a bill. Delivery charges and taxes are the same whichever supplier you pick. The price after the plan is CleanChoice's own past average, used to test month 13. It is not a forecast.

CleanChoice's help center says: "After the initial term, your rate will vary with market conditions from month-to-month." Its price history page adds: "There is no limit on how much the price may change from one billing cycle to the next." That is the catch.

The company posts what it charged people on variable plans. Here are its averages from October 2024 to July 2025, next to each price to compare today.

At 700 kWh a month, that gap is about $45 a month in PPL's area and about $70 in PECO's, at October 2026 prices. The PUC's June 2025 list shows lower prices to compare than today's, so the gap at the time was bigger than the table shows. The company's own page says: "Historical pricing is not indicative of present or future pricing." Treat these numbers as a test, not a forecast.

What the state's rules make CleanChoice do

A fixed plan cannot just roll over in silence. Under 52 Pa. Code § 54.10, a supplier must send two notices before a fixed plan ends.

1. Months 1 to 12Your price is fixed. CleanChoice says there is no fee to leave.
2. 45 to 60 days before the endA first notice gives the end date and says whether there is a cancel fee.
3. At least 30 days before the endAn options notice comes by first-class mail. It gives the price for your first month after the plan.
4. Month 13If you do nothing, CleanChoice says your price varies month to month.

If the plan rolls into month-to-month, CleanChoice must tell you about a later price change at least 30 days before it starts.

There is no fee to cancel. CleanChoice's help center says: "Residential clean electricity (electric supply) customers are not charged fees to cancel or change their plan." PA Power Switch also lists no cancellation fee on its plans.

The 3-day right comes from 52 Pa. Code § 54.5. It starts when you receive the written terms. You may cancel in writing, by phone, or online if the supplier offers it. A supplier may not ask you to give up this right.

How to leave

1. 1
   Call CleanChoice.

   Customer Care is at 1-888-444-9452, from its help center.

2. 2
   Or pick a new supplier.

   The new supplier tells your utility, and your utility must make the change within 3 business days of the order (52 Pa. Code § 57.174).

3. 3
   Or go back to your utility.

   Call it and ask for default service at the price to compare.

4. 4
   Keep a record.

   Write down the date, the name of the person you spoke to and any confirmation number.

Every home on the grid gets the same mix of power. CleanChoice says so itself: "Electricity generated from coal, nuclear, oil, natural gas, wind, and solar all goes to the same grid." So "100% renewable" is a bookkeeping claim, made with certificates.

A renewable energy certificate, or REC, is a record that one megawatt-hour of renewable power was made. The U.S. EPA says "RECs are issued when one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid," and that they are "the instrument that electricity consumers must use to substantiate renewable electricity use claims."

CleanChoice says: "Every kilowatt hour used by CleanChoice customers is traceable to verified, high-quality RECs." It also says it owns a solar farm in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, which came online in 2024. Those are the company's claims. We did not check them.

The score adds six parts, each worth a set number of points. Every part comes from a public record or the company's own words. The method is the same for every Pennsylvania supplier: see how we score.

The complaint part is the weak one, so read it with care. The PUC itself warns that "a high number of complaints may occur for a supplier with a higher number of customers but isn't necessarily indicative of a non-compliance issue." The counts also include payment-plan requests. For scale, the PUC counted 1,393 complaints in 2024 across all suppliers and small utilities, and suppliers served over 1.5 million homes. That is about 9 per 10,000 homes (our math). These are complaints filed, not findings of wrongdoing.

It is a licensed supplier. The PUC licensed it on September 13, 2012, under docket A-2012-2308371. It began as Ethical Electric and later took the CleanChoice name. The BBB lists it as accredited since January 29, 2014, with an A+ grade. CleanChoice's own page answers "Yes, CleanChoice Energy is legitimate." That is the company speaking about itself. A license and an A+ do not tell you whether the price is low, so check the price.

Who owns it. A letter to the PUC dated August 8, 2023 says that on June 27, 2023, CleanChoice's parent company "merged with certain affiliates of investment funds managed by True Green Capital Management LLC." CleanChoice "became a wholly owned subsidiary of CCE Group Holdings, Inc.," which is an affiliate of funds managed by True Green Capital. The company is private, and we found no public audited financial statements. We did not find a shared parent with any Texas brand we review.

The company says it serves "more than 200,000 customers" across several states. The federal count of Pennsylvania homes it served in 2024 was 70,723. The two numbers differ because the oficial tables cover only homes in Pennsylvania.

We found no Pennsylvania PUC or Attorney General case against CleanChoice in the last 10 years. That is what our score counts. Cases in other states are reported here, not scored. A lawsuit is one side's claims, which courts call allegations, and a state investigation is not a finding.

When a judge lets claims go on, it means they were detailed enough to continue. It does not mean they are true. We could not read the Massachusetts investigation file, and we could not open an Illinois regulator file for the 2023 matter, so that row relies on the nonprofits' own report.

Here is CleanChoice next to three suppliers we also scored. CleanChoice, Constellation and Inspire sell a 100% green plan. AEP Energy's 12-month plan is not sold as green. The price points rate each supplier's 12-month fixed plan against its utility's price to compare, so a higher number means a lower price.

CleanChoice's price points match those of AEP Energy, the top scorer here. Its weak spot is complaints, which are the highest in this group. Constellation's price points are the lowest here, and it has a $150 cancel fee after its 90-day guarantee. See every scored supplier in the Pennsylvania supplier ranking, or read our Inspire Clean Energy review.

Start with CleanChoice, so there is a record. Call Customer Care at 1-888-444-9452 and write down the date, the name and what was promised.

If that does not fix it, you have the right to file an informal complaint with the PUC. File it online at puc.pa.gov/complaints or call the PUC's customer hotline at 1-800-692-7380. An informal complaint is a short online form and not a court case.