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Fixed-rate electricity in Pennsylvania: lock a price, or follow your utility?

In Pennsylvania your utility's price to compare resets on a schedule, and a fixed plan does not follow it. This page puts the cheapest fixed plan next to your utility's price at your own use, and tells you which side wins.

Published 6 min readBy The Day Company review team · How we verify figures
66Fixed plans, 12 months or more, no fees, under a utility's price
934Offers per kWh on PA Power Switch
Short answer

In Pennsylvania a fixed plan is worth it only when its price sits under your utility's price to compare, or when you expect that price to rise. Your utility resets its price to compare on June 1 and Dec. 1, so a fixed deal signed today is a bet on the next reset. On the PA Power Switch list read October 24, 2026, 66 fixed plans of 12 months or more, with no monthly fee and no cancel fee, were priced under their utility's price to compare. The free tool below runs your own use.

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Several utilities post a new price to compare on Dec. 1, 2026 (table below). A fixed plan you sign this month keeps its price through that change.
66Fixed plans, 12 months or more, no fees, under a utility's price
934Offers per kWh on PA Power Switch
47Suppliers with offers on PA Power Switch
$10 a monthCost of each 1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh

The 4 things to know

  • Two resets a year. Most Pennsylvania utilities change the price to compare on June 1 and Dec. 1. A fixed plan keeps one price for its whole term.
  • Two letters protect you at the end. Your supplier must write 45 to 60 days before a fixed term ends, then again at least 30 days before.
  • Variable prices come with a record. PA Power Switch shows the last 24 months of prices for variable offers, so you can see how one has moved.
  • A short cancel window. You have 3 business days after the disclosure statement arrives.

Built on public data from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), its PA Power Switch offer list and each utility's own price notices.

01 · Free tool

Does fixed beat your utility where you live?

Pick your Pennsylvania utility and enter your monthly kWh. The tool reads PA Power Switch, takes the cheapest fixed plan of 12 months or more (fees counted), and sets its 12-month cost against your price to compare and against the variable plans on the list.

Fixed or variable: what would you pay?Free. Nothing you type is saved or sent.

The company that sends you the power. Its name is at the top of your bill.

On your bill, look for "kWh used". Not sure? Leave 1000.

Choose your utility and press the button. You get the cost of your price to compare, the cheapest fixed plan and the range of variable plans over 12 months, plus when your price to compare next changes.

A 12-month supply estimate built from a copy of the PA Power Switch list, not a bill. Teaser variable offers are not counted in the variable range.

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02 · Price to compare

Why does the June and December reset matter?

Your price to compare is what your utility charges for supply if you pick no supplier. It is not locked. A supplier plan only saves money if it stays under that number for the months you hold it. If a reset lifts the number, a fixed plan gains ground. If a reset drops it, the same plan can start to cost extra. Our page on the price to compare shows how to find yours on a bill.

Where each Pennsylvania utility stands, cents per kWh
UtilityPrice to compare nowPrice from Dec. 1, 2026Cheapest fixed, 12 months or moreMiddle fixed price
PPL Electric13.079¢None in our data yet12.59¢13.59¢
PECO11.759¢None in our data yet10.49¢12.19¢
Duquesne Light14.140¢14.560¢12.90¢14.99¢
Met-Ed13.951¢14.422¢12.69¢13.97¢
Penelec13.142¢13.564¢12.94¢13.99¢
Penn Power13.477¢13.893¢13.09¢14.39¢
West Penn Power12.075¢12.386¢12.09¢13.28¢

Read across a row. In Duquesne Light's area, set the first price beside the December one before you decide how long a plan should run. "Cheapest fixed" counts plans of 12 months or more with no monthly fee and no cancel fee. UGI Electric's list is short, so it is not in the table. The December prices are early figures the utilities posted, so final prices can differ. A robot keeps the offer prices current from the list read October 24, 2026.

03 · Variable plans

What does Pennsylvania require suppliers to tell you about a variable price?

Under 52 Pa. Code section 54.5 the disclosure statement must explain how a variable price is set and whether an introductory price will change. It is the page to read first. A supplier that lists a low variable price should show how it behaves after the first months, and PA Power Switch keeps a 24-month price history for each variable offer.

Open the 24-month price history on PA Power Switch before you pick a variable plan.

If you do nothing when a fixed deal ends, many contracts move you to a month-to-month variable price. That is the usual way a customer lands on one.

04 · Fixed price

What does a fixed price cover, and what stays open?

What it coversThe supply price

One price per kWh for the whole term printed on your contract.

What stays openDelivery and the exit

Your utility still bills delivery, and a fee or a new price can follow the term.

A fixed price does not cap your bill, since your use sets the bill. A plan under today's price to compare can sit above it after a reset, so mark the end date.

05 · Notices

What happens in the last three months of a plan?

The PUC's rules make your supplier write twice. The first letter must come 45 to 60 days before the end, and the options letter at least 30 days before it.

  1. Day 1You sign. You may cancel within 3 business days of the disclosure statement, with no penalty.
  2. 45 to 60 days before the endFirst letter: will the plan renew, and at what price?
  3. At least 30 days before the endOptions letter: set the new price against your utility's.
  4. End dateChoose a plan, or go back to your utility's price.
06 · Steps

How do you choose in five steps?

  1. 1
    Read your bill.

    Find the utility name and your price to compare.

  2. 2
    Use the tool.

    Look at the verdict for your use.

  3. 3
    Open the contract summary.

    Look for the term, any fee and the price after the term.

  4. 4
    Enroll yourself.

    Use PA Power Switch or the supplier's own site, not a door visit.

  5. 5
    Diary two dates.

    The end of the term, and the next June 1 or Dec. 1 reset.

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Your next step

Choose your Pennsylvania utility in the tool, compare the fixed plan with the next June or December reset in mind, and read the disclosure statement before you enroll.

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07 · Quick answers

Questions, answered

Is a fixed-rate plan better than variable in Pennsylvania?

Only when it costs less than your price to compare or you expect that price to climb. The tool gives the answer for your utility and use.

When does my price to compare change?

Most utilities reset it on June 1 and Dec. 1. Several post a new one for Dec. 1, 2026, shown in the table.

Is a fixed plan ever worse than my utility's price?

Yes. If the next reset lowers the price to compare, your fixed price can end up above it.

What are the two letters before a plan ends?

One 45 to 60 days ahead and an options letter at least 30 days ahead, under 52 Pa. Code section 54.10.

How long can I cancel after signing?

For 3 business days after you get the disclosure statement, at no cost.

Does a fixed plan have an early exit fee?

Some do. PA Power Switch lists the fee on each offer, so read it before you enroll.

Where is the official list of plans?

PA Power Switch, run by the Pennsylvania PUC. Our tool uses a copy of it.

What does fixed rate electricity mean?

It means one supply price per kWh, printed on your contract, for the whole term. It does not cap your bill, because your use sets the bill. Your utility still bills delivery, and a fee or a new price can follow the end of the term.

Fixed vs variable electricity rates in Pennsylvania: what is the difference?

A fixed plan keeps one price for its term. A variable price can change, and the supplier's disclosure statement must explain how it is set and whether an introductory price will change (52 Pa. Code section 54.5). PA Power Switch keeps a 24-month price history for each variable offer, so open it before you pick one.

What happens if I do nothing when my fixed plan ends?

Many contracts then move you to a month-to-month variable price. That is the usual way a customer lands on one. Your supplier must write twice before the end, so use those letters to compare the new price with your utility's.

Where to next

What do you want to do next?

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  • November 1, 2026: Guide published.

How to cite this page: The Day Company, "Fixed-rate electricity in Pennsylvania: lock a price, or follow your utility?", updated November 1, 2026, https://theday.company/pa/fixed-rate-electricity-pennsylvania.

The Day Company is not affiliated with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, PA Power Switch, any utility or any electric supplier. Offer counts and prices come from the PA Power Switch list on the date shown and may change. Our tool estimates supply cost, and your utility bill adds delivery. Our plan finder is Power HQ, operated by Blitz Ventures Inc. (doing business as EnergyBot), which holds Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission licence A-2018-2647582.

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