Penelec price to compare and competitive offers
How Penelec’s supply rate compares with the offers on the PA PowerSwitch rate board, what has been moving, what is driving it, and what is scheduled to change.
Price to compare
13.14¢/ kWh
Penelec default service
Lowest offer
10.09¢/ kWh
American Power & Gas, 3-month fixed
Current offers
117
from 34 suppliers on the PA PowerSwitch rate board
Checked
Sep 82026
3:00 PM Eastern, daily snapshot
Right now
Every current offer against the price to compare
Each dot is one offer on the PA PowerSwitch, placed by contract length and price. Offers below the dashed line cost less than default service today.
Current offers by contract length, against Penelec’s price to compare
117 offers from 34 suppliers · PA PowerSwitch · September 8, 2026
GRID SHOPPER3 offers above 17¢ omitted for scale
How it got here
The lowest offer, the typical 12-month offer, and the supply rate over time
Daily snapshots of the PA PowerSwitch. The supply rate moves a few times a year; offers move whenever suppliers reprice.
Lowest offer, average 12-month offer, and Penelec price to compare, March to September 2026
Daily rateboard snapshots · price to compare from default service filings
GRID SHOPPERLowest offer is the cheapest of any term on that day
View the data
| Date | Lowest offer | Avg 12-mo offer |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | 10.59¢ | 14.53¢ |
| 2026-03-10 | 10.59¢ | 14.55¢ |
| 2026-03-11 | 10.59¢ | 14.56¢ |
| 2026-03-12 | 10.59¢ | 14.61¢ |
| 2026-03-13 | 10.48¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-03-14 | 10.48¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-15 | 10.48¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-16 | 10.48¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-17 | 10.48¢ | 14.65¢ |
| 2026-03-18 | 10.48¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-03-19 | 10.48¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-03-20 | 9.19¢ | 14.61¢ |
| 2026-03-21 | 9.19¢ | 14.58¢ |
| 2026-03-22 | 9.19¢ | 14.58¢ |
| 2026-03-23 | 9.19¢ | 14.61¢ |
| 2026-03-24 | 9.19¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-03-25 | 9.19¢ | 14.62¢ |
| 2026-03-26 | 9.19¢ | 14.62¢ |
| 2026-03-27 | 9.19¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-03-28 | 9.19¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-29 | 9.19¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-30 | 9.19¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-03-31 | 9.19¢ | 14.65¢ |
| 2026-04-01 | 9.19¢ | 14.68¢ |
| 2026-04-02 | 9.19¢ | 14.67¢ |
| 2026-04-03 | 9.19¢ | 14.66¢ |
| 2026-04-04 | 9.19¢ | 14.66¢ |
| 2026-04-05 | 9.19¢ | 14.66¢ |
| 2026-04-06 | 9.19¢ | 14.68¢ |
| 2026-04-07 | 9.19¢ | 14.72¢ |
| 2026-04-08 | 9.19¢ | 14.71¢ |
| 2026-04-09 | 9.19¢ | 14.68¢ |
| 2026-04-10 | 9.19¢ | 14.68¢ |
| 2026-04-11 | 9.19¢ | 14.67¢ |
| 2026-04-12 | 9.19¢ | 14.67¢ |
| 2026-04-13 | 9.19¢ | 14.67¢ |
| 2026-04-14 | 9.19¢ | 14.67¢ |
| 2026-04-15 | 9.19¢ | 14.66¢ |
| 2026-04-16 | 9.19¢ | 14.65¢ |
| 2026-04-17 | 9.19¢ | 14.64¢ |
| 2026-04-18 | 9.19¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-04-19 | 9.19¢ | 14.63¢ |
| 2026-04-20 | 9.19¢ | 14.62¢ |
| 2026-04-21 | 9.19¢ | 14.61¢ |
| 2026-04-22 | 9.19¢ | 14.58¢ |
| 2026-04-23 | 9.19¢ | 14.54¢ |
| 2026-04-24 | 9.19¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-04-25 | 9.19¢ | 14.45¢ |
| 2026-04-26 | 9.19¢ | 14.45¢ |
| 2026-04-27 | 9.19¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-04-28 | 9.19¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-04-29 | 9.19¢ | 14.45¢ |
| 2026-04-30 | 10.09¢ | 14.41¢ |
| 2026-05-01 | 10.09¢ | 14.41¢ |
| 2026-05-02 | 10.09¢ | 14.40¢ |
| 2026-05-03 | 10.09¢ | 14.40¢ |
| 2026-05-04 | 10.09¢ | 14.41¢ |
| 2026-05-05 | 10.09¢ | 14.42¢ |
| 2026-05-06 | 10.09¢ | 14.41¢ |
| 2026-05-07 | 10.09¢ | 14.47¢ |
| 2026-05-08 | 10.09¢ | 14.47¢ |
| 2026-05-09 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-10 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-11 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-12 | 10.09¢ | 14.45¢ |
| 2026-05-13 | 10.09¢ | 14.44¢ |
| 2026-05-14 | 10.09¢ | 14.44¢ |
| 2026-05-15 | 10.09¢ | 14.45¢ |
| 2026-05-16 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-17 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-18 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-19 | 10.09¢ | 14.46¢ |
| 2026-05-20 | 10.09¢ | 14.41¢ |
| 2026-05-21 | 10.09¢ | 14.33¢ |
| 2026-05-22 | 10.09¢ | 14.23¢ |
| 2026-05-23 | 10.09¢ | 14.22¢ |
| 2026-05-24 | 10.09¢ | 14.22¢ |
| 2026-05-25 | 10.09¢ | 14.22¢ |
| 2026-05-26 | 10.09¢ | 14.22¢ |
| 2026-05-27 | 10.09¢ | 14.24¢ |
| 2026-05-28 | 10.09¢ | 14.22¢ |
| 2026-05-29 | 10.09¢ | 14.19¢ |
| 2026-05-30 | 10.09¢ | 14.19¢ |
| 2026-05-31 | 10.09¢ | 14.19¢ |
| 2026-06-01 | 10.09¢ | 14.18¢ |
| 2026-06-02 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-06-03 | 10.09¢ | 14.17¢ |
| 2026-06-04 | 10.09¢ | 14.17¢ |
| 2026-06-05 | 10.09¢ | 14.18¢ |
| 2026-06-06 | 10.09¢ | 14.21¢ |
| 2026-06-07 | 10.09¢ | 14.21¢ |
| 2026-06-08 | 10.09¢ | 14.21¢ |
| 2026-06-09 | 10.09¢ | 14.19¢ |
| 2026-06-10 | 10.09¢ | 14.15¢ |
| 2026-06-11 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-06-12 | 10.09¢ | 14.06¢ |
| 2026-06-13 | 10.09¢ | 14.05¢ |
| 2026-06-14 | 10.09¢ | 14.05¢ |
| 2026-06-15 | 10.09¢ | 14.05¢ |
| 2026-06-16 | 10.09¢ | 14.05¢ |
| 2026-06-17 | 10.09¢ | 14.04¢ |
| 2026-06-18 | 10.09¢ | 14.06¢ |
| 2026-06-19 | 10.09¢ | 14.07¢ |
| 2026-06-20 | 10.09¢ | 14.07¢ |
| 2026-06-21 | 10.09¢ | 14.07¢ |
| 2026-06-22 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-06-23 | 10.09¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 2026-06-24 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-06-25 | 10.09¢ | 14.07¢ |
| 2026-06-26 | 10.09¢ | 14.09¢ |
| 2026-06-27 | 10.09¢ | 14.09¢ |
| 2026-06-28 | 10.09¢ | 14.09¢ |
| 2026-06-29 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-06-30 | 10.09¢ | 14.07¢ |
| 2026-07-01 | 10.09¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 2026-07-02 | 10.09¢ | 14.14¢ |
| 2026-07-03 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-04 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-05 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-06 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-07 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-08 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-09 | 10.09¢ | 14.18¢ |
| 2026-07-10 | 10.09¢ | 14.26¢ |
| 2026-07-11 | 10.09¢ | 14.32¢ |
| 2026-07-12 | 10.09¢ | 14.32¢ |
| 2026-07-13 | 10.09¢ | 14.31¢ |
| 2026-07-14 | 10.09¢ | 14.30¢ |
| 2026-07-15 | 10.09¢ | 14.29¢ |
| 2026-07-16 | 10.09¢ | 14.23¢ |
| 2026-07-17 | 10.09¢ | 14.18¢ |
| 2026-07-18 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-07-19 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-07-20 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-07-21 | 10.09¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-07-22 | 10.09¢ | 14.09¢ |
| 2026-07-23 | 10.09¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 2026-07-24 | 10.09¢ | 14.12¢ |
| 2026-07-25 | 10.09¢ | 14.13¢ |
| 2026-07-26 | 10.09¢ | 14.13¢ |
| 2026-07-27 | 10.09¢ | 14.14¢ |
| 2026-07-28 | 10.09¢ | 14.16¢ |
| 2026-07-29 | 12.19¢ | 14.15¢ |
| 2026-07-30 | 12.19¢ | 14.14¢ |
| 2026-07-31 | 12.19¢ | 14.14¢ |
| 2026-08-01 | 12.19¢ | 14.11¢ |
| 2026-08-02 | 12.19¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 2026-08-03 | 12.19¢ | 14.10¢ |
| 2026-08-04 | 12.28¢ | 14.13¢ |
| 2026-08-05 | 12.28¢ | 14.12¢ |
| 2026-08-06 | 12.48¢ | 14.08¢ |
| 2026-08-07 | 12.48¢ | 14.04¢ |
| 2026-08-08 | 12.48¢ | 14.04¢ |
| 2026-08-09 | 12.48¢ | 14.04¢ |
| 2026-08-10 | 12.28¢ | 14.03¢ |
| 2026-08-11 | 12.28¢ | 14.01¢ |
| 2026-08-12 | 12.28¢ | 14.01¢ |
| 2026-08-13 | 12.18¢ | 13.95¢ |
| 2026-08-14 | 12.18¢ | 13.93¢ |
| 2026-08-15 | 12.18¢ | 13.93¢ |
| 2026-08-16 | 12.18¢ | 13.93¢ |
| 2026-08-17 | 12.18¢ | 13.93¢ |
| 2026-08-18 | 12.18¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-08-19 | 12.18¢ | 13.78¢ |
| 2026-08-20 | 12.18¢ | 13.76¢ |
| 2026-08-21 | 12.17¢ | 13.78¢ |
| 2026-08-22 | 12.17¢ | 13.79¢ |
| 2026-08-23 | 12.17¢ | 13.79¢ |
| 2026-08-24 | 12.17¢ | 13.79¢ |
| 2026-08-25 | 12.18¢ | 13.81¢ |
| 2026-08-26 | 12.18¢ | 13.85¢ |
| 2026-08-27 | 10.29¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-08-28 | 10.29¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-08-29 | 10.29¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-08-30 | 10.29¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-08-31 | 10.29¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-09-01 | 10.09¢ | 13.91¢ |
| 2026-09-02 | 10.09¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-09-03 | 10.09¢ | 13.87¢ |
| 2026-09-04 | 10.09¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-09-05 | 10.09¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-09-06 | 10.09¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-09-07 | 10.09¢ | 13.86¢ |
| 2026-09-08 | 10.09¢ | 13.85¢ |
One supplier's offers by contract length
July to September 2026
Pick a supplier from the menu to see how each of its contract lengths has been priced, day by day, against the supply rate.
GRID SHOPPER
Share of Penelec residential customers with a competitive supplier
Penelec monthly filings · January 2021 to December 2024, the latest available
GRID SHOPPERUtilities report customer counts several months after the fact
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| Month | With a supplier | Total residential | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01 | 113,217 | 503,187 | 22.5% |
| 2021-04 | 109,937 | 501,995 | 21.9% |
| 2021-07 | 106,653 | 500,718 | 21.3% |
| 2021-10 | 103,721 | 501,068 | 20.7% |
| 2022-01 | 100,032 | 502,673 | 19.9% |
| 2022-04 | 95,358 | 501,884 | 19.0% |
| 2022-07 | 90,976 | 499,868 | 18.2% |
| 2022-10 | 88,056 | 494,697 | 17.8% |
| 2023-01 | 84,393 | 503,495 | 16.8% |
| 2023-02 | 82,854 | 503,703 | 16.4% |
| 2023-03 | 82,195 | 503,744 | 16.3% |
| 2023-04 | 81,990 | 503,688 | 16.3% |
| 2023-05 | 82,100 | 503,561 | 16.3% |
| 2023-06 | 80,961 | 502,915 | 16.1% |
| 2023-07 | 81,333 | 502,614 | 16.2% |
| 2023-08 | 81,713 | 502,852 | 16.2% |
| 2023-09 | 81,963 | 503,033 | 16.3% |
| 2023-10 | 81,821 | 502,873 | 16.3% |
| 2023-11 | 81,887 | 503,176 | 16.3% |
| 2023-12 | 82,626 | 503,956 | 16.4% |
| 2024-01 | 83,120 | 504,192 | 16.5% |
| 2024-02 | 83,688 | 504,398 | 16.6% |
| 2024-03 | 84,358 | 504,318 | 16.7% |
| 2024-04 | 85,319 | 503,992 | 16.9% |
| 2024-05 | 85,917 | 503,226 | 17.1% |
| 2024-06 | 86,297 | 502,882 | 17.2% |
| 2024-07 | 86,747 | 502,819 | 17.3% |
| 2024-08 | 86,782 | 502,681 | 17.3% |
| 2024-09 | 86,796 | 502,607 | 17.3% |
| 2024-10 | 87,139 | 502,721 | 17.3% |
| 2024-11 | 87,514 | 503,220 | 17.4% |
| 2024-12 | 87,906 | 503,879 | 17.4% |
What is driving it
How Penelec buys default service supply, and at what price
Penelec buys the power behind the price to compare in auctions held ahead of each service period, each covering a slice of the next two years. The price to compare is the average of what those auctions locked in.
Share of each month’s supply already bought, by auction, and the average price locked in
June 2024 to May 2028 · Penelec default service procurement results, residential
GRID SHOPPERAuctions stack oldest at the bottom · hatched area is supply not yet bought
View the data
| Service month | Bought | Avg price ($/MWh) |
|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| July 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| August 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| September 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| October 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| November 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| December 2024 | 100% | 86.16 |
| January 2025 | 100% | 86.16 |
| February 2025 | 100% | 86.16 |
| March 2025 | 100% | 86.16 |
| April 2025 | 100% | 86.16 |
| May 2025 | 100% | 86.16 |
| June 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| July 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| September 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| October 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| November 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| December 2025 | 100% | 98.11 |
| January 2026 | 100% | 98.11 |
| February 2026 | 100% | 98.11 |
| March 2026 | 100% | 98.11 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 98.11 |
| May 2026 | 100% | 98.11 |
| June 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| July 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| August 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| September 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| October 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| November 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| December 2026 | 100% | 114.35 |
| January 2027 | 100% | 114.35 |
| February 2027 | 100% | 114.35 |
| March 2027 | 100% | 114.35 |
| April 2027 | 100% | 114.35 |
| May 2027 | 100% | 114.35 |
| June 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| July 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| August 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| September 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| October 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| November 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| December 2027 | 30% | 116.98 |
| January 2028 | 30% | 116.98 |
| February 2028 | 30% | 116.98 |
| March 2028 | 30% | 116.98 |
| April 2028 | 30% | 116.98 |
| May 2028 | 30% | 116.98 |
What is scheduled
The dates that change these numbers
Penelec’s reset schedule and how far ahead supply has been bought. Forecasts and opinions live on the blog.
Supply bought through
May 2028
The April 2026 auction covers service through May 2028
A typical bill
What an average Penelec home uses, and what it costs
Usage from a weather-driven forecast trained on Penelec’s history; bills from Penelec’s current tariff. Supply is the part a competitive offer replaces; delivery is the same for everyone.
August 2026
Backcast
$172
804 kWh · 1% below normal
Supply $106Delivery $66
September 2026
Forecast
$148
683 kWh · 9% above normal
Supply $90Delivery $58
October 2026
Forecast
$137
631 kWh · at normal
Supply $83Delivery $54
Daily usage forecast for an average Penelec home, next 10 days
Dashed line is normal for the date. Bars above it are hotter or colder days than usual.
GRID SHOPPERForecast updated twice daily
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| Date | Forecast (kWh) | Normal (kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | 22 | 22 |
| 2026-09-07 | 20 | 21 |
| 2026-09-08 | 21 | 21 |
| 2026-09-09 | 25 | 21 |
| 2026-09-10 | 24 | 21 |
| 2026-09-11 | 20 | 21 |
| 2026-09-12 | 21 | 21 |
| 2026-09-13 | 22 | 22 |
| 2026-09-14 | 21 | 21 |
| 2026-09-15 | 24 | 21 |
Sources
Offers from the PA PowerSwitch rate board, snapshotted daily. Price to compare and auction results from Penelec default service filings. Delivery rates from Penelec’s residential tariff. Customer counts from Penelec’s monthly filings. Checked September 8, 2026.