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Delaware Electric Rates

August 10, 2010

Electric rate payers who are serviced by the utility Delmarva in Delaware are finding cheaper electric rates in the competitive market.  Both residential and commercial electric customers are discovering that the way to lower their electric bill is to find a low cost electricity company who is offering a fixed electric rate that is lower [...]

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How do I Lower My Electric Bill

August 9, 2010

States that have decided to deregulate, or restructure, their electricity utilities are giving their consumers the opportunity to lower their electric bills.  Misunderstanding how to lower the electric bill has been a problem for some of these electric rate payers. As a simple review, the electric bill is divided into two main sections; the delivery [...]

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Met-Ed Customers Expect Higher Electric Rates in 2011

August 3, 2010

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission expects the average Met-Ed residential customer’s bill to increase by about 9.1 percent when the utility’s rate cap expires in December.  That hike is based on wholesale electric prices that have, until recently, dropped based on the sluggish economy and customers who cut back on their power consumption. A division [...]

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Maryland Electric Rate Update

July 8, 2010

Maryland electric customers, both residential and business, are finding lower electric rates when they shop in the competitive market.  Customers who are served by Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and PEPCO are finding the greatest savings. The exact rate and savings that you can find depend on your individual rate class by your utility and [...]

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Hurricane Season May Raise Electric Rates

July 1, 2010

The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center is expecting a rough Hurricane season in 2010 that may have a negative effect on retail electricity prices.  Electric rates in the majority of competitive electric markets have a direct correlation with natural gas prices.  Bad hurricane seasons result in a decline in natural gas production that eventually pushes [...]

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CLP Electric Rate Update

June 29, 2010

Competitive electric rates in Connecticut remain well below the price to compare default rates of CLP.  Despite this, only 27% of customers (residential, commercial, and Industrial) have chosen an alternative supplier. Small and medium commercial customers in the CLP territory on default service (i.e. have not chosen a competitive supplier) are paying a rate of [...]

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PPL Electric Rate Update

June 23, 2010

The competitive electric market in the PPL territory in Pennsylvania has matured at a rapid pace.  From January 1, 2010 to June 1, 2010 about 30% of commercial and industrial customers have switched to a competitive electric supplier with the number being much bigger for larger consumers. Competitive rates remain significantly lower than the 2010 [...]

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