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Straight talk on capacity costs, supplier contracts, and demand response, written for the people signing the contracts, not the people selling them.

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Rate Watch 7 min

Rhode Island Businesses Could Pay 1.6¢ Less per kWh Before the Default Climbs (Week of Oct 12)

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.

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Market Update 7 min

Gas Storage Grew 85 Bcf and Sits 2% Above Average (Week of Oct 12)

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.

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Rate Watch 7 min

Pennsylvania Gas Customers on Peoples Could Pay 33.7¢ Less per Therm (Week of Oct 5)

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.

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Market Update 7 min

Natural Gas Slipped About 5% This Week (Week of Oct 5)

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.

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Rate Watch 7 min

New Hampshire Businesses Could Pay 4.0¢ Less per kWh (Week of Sept 28)

The widest Liberty gap since April, Rhode Island's rising business default, and the one market where the honest answer is to stay put.

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Market Update 7 min

Natural Gas Rose Almost 10% This Week (Week of Sept 28)

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.

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Utility Guide 3 min

Price to Compare by Utility: Today's Default Prices

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.

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Price History 7 min

Utility Prices Are Up as Much as 53% Since 2023

The official default-price record for Pennsylvania and Illinois, why it moved, and what it means for your next contract.

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Market Update 6 min

Winter Is Coming and Gas Storage Looks Healthy (Week of Sept 21)

Storage is above average and prices held near $3, a calm backdrop for locking a fixed price before default prices reset October 1.

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Rate Watch 6 min

Illinois Businesses Could Pay 4.4¢ Less per kWh (Week of Sept 21)

Fixed supplier prices beat the utility default in every market we track. What the gap is worth for your business, church, school, or home.

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State Guide 7 min

How to Shop for Electricity and Natural Gas in Alberta and Ontario (2026 Guide)

Alberta's Rate of Last Resort and gas default rates, Ontario's regulated prices, and your rights with an energy retailer in both provinces.

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State Guide 6 min

How to Shop for Electricity in Rhode Island (2026 Guide)

Rhode Island Energy's default price jumps about 54% on October 1. What to do about it, for homes and businesses.

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State Guide 6 min

How to Shop for Electricity in Connecticut (2026 Guide)

Eversource and UI standard service prices, Connecticut's bans on residential cancellation fees and variable rates, and the automatic-renewal trap.

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State Guide 7 min

How to Shop for Electricity and Natural Gas in Maryland (2026 Guide)

Every Maryland utility's default supply price, what Senate Bill 1 changed for households, and what businesses still need to watch.

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State Guide 6 min

How to Shop for Electricity in New Hampshire (2026 Guide)

Eversource, Liberty, and Unitil default supply prices, how Community Power works, and the rights New Hampshire gives you.

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State Guide 7 min

How to Shop for Electricity and Natural Gas in Illinois (2026 Guide)

ComEd and Ameren Illinois default prices, municipal aggregation, natural gas choice, and why Illinois electric contracts can't charge you to leave.

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State Guide 7 min

How to Shop for Electricity and Natural Gas in Ohio (2026 Guide)

Every Ohio utility's Price to Compare, what opt-out aggregation means for your business, and the rights Ohio law gives you.

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Churches & Nonprofits 6 min

How Churches and Nonprofits Can Pay Less for Electricity and Gas

The quiet rollover, sales tax you may not owe, and signing with whoever calls: the three costliest mistakes, and how to avoid them.

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Public Entities 6 min

How Boroughs, Townships, and School Districts Buy Electricity

Supplier offers expire in days; boards meet monthly. How public bodies get competitive prices without breaking their own rules or their budget cycle.

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State Guide 6 min

How to Shop for Electricity in Pennsylvania (2026 Guide)

Every Pennsylvania utility's June 1, 2026 Price to Compare, how to judge a supplier offer, and the rights Pennsylvania law gives you.

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Capacity Costs 7 min

How to Reduce Your PLC Tag and Cut Capacity Costs in PJM

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.

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Demand Response 6 min

Demand Response 101: How Commercial Buildings Earn From Their Load

How PJM and ISO-NE demand response works, what it pays at current capacity prices, who qualifies, and how to size a commitment safely.

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