Straight talk on capacity costs, supplier contracts, and demand response, written for the people signing the contracts, not the people selling them.
Rhode Island's default rises every month through January, Peoples gas is still 32.9¢ per therm under its default, posted prices rose this week, and Illinois homes should still stay put.
Storage reached 3,500 Bcf, Henry Hub held near $3, supplier fixed prices rose anyway, and EIA expects PJM wholesale power prices up 41% this year.
The widest Peoples gap in our records, Ohio's new October defaults, Rhode Island's climbing business default, and the one market where the honest answer is to stay put.
Henry Hub eased from $3.18 to $3.03, storage is 2.4% above average, and EIA expects PJM wholesale power prices up 41% this year.
The widest Liberty gap since April, Rhode Island's rising business default, and the one market where the honest answer is to stay put.
Henry Hub went from $2.90 to $3.18, the East has less storage cushion, and October 1 brings lower defaults in Illinois and higher ones in Rhode Island.
The current default electricity price for PPL, PECO, Duquesne, Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, West Penn, Eversource, Liberty, Unitil, and UI, for homes and small businesses.
The official default-price record for Pennsylvania and Illinois, why it moved, and what it means for your next contract.
Storage is above average and prices held near $3, a calm backdrop for locking a fixed price before default prices reset October 1.
Fixed supplier prices beat the utility default in every market we track. What the gap is worth for your business, church, school, or home.
Alberta's Rate of Last Resort and gas default rates, Ontario's regulated prices, and your rights with an energy retailer in both provinces.
Rhode Island Energy's default price jumps about 54% on October 1. What to do about it, for homes and businesses.
Eversource and UI standard service prices, Connecticut's bans on residential cancellation fees and variable rates, and the automatic-renewal trap.
Every Maryland utility's default supply price, what Senate Bill 1 changed for households, and what businesses still need to watch.
Eversource, Liberty, and Unitil default supply prices, how Community Power works, and the rights New Hampshire gives you.
ComEd and Ameren Illinois default prices, municipal aggregation, natural gas choice, and why Illinois electric contracts can't charge you to leave.
Every Ohio utility's Price to Compare, what opt-out aggregation means for your business, and the rights Ohio law gives you.
The quiet rollover, sales tax you may not owe, and signing with whoever calls: the three costliest mistakes, and how to avoid them.
Supplier offers expire in days; boards meet monthly. How public bodies get competitive prices without breaking their own rules or their budget cycle.
Every Pennsylvania utility's June 1, 2026 Price to Compare, how to judge a supplier offer, and the rights Pennsylvania law gives you.
Your PLC tag is set by what you use during the five highest-load hours of the PJM summer, and it sets a full year of capacity cost. Here's how to see those hours coming and bring your tag down.
How PJM and ISO-NE demand response works, what it pays at current capacity prices, who qualifies, and how to size a commitment safely.
Auction results, what they mean for your bill, and good times to lock in a rate, in plain English.