Residents
and Commercial businesses located in Pennsylvania
now have the option of entering into the Deregulated
Electric Market
What we can do for you:
- We provide our service
to you at no cost
- We help you craft the
best contract terms and conditions which will maximize
your savings and give you more flexibility
- We evaluate the available
Retail Electricity Providers, determine which best
suits your individual needs, and negotiate the best
price and contract terms for your business.
- Save time by outsourcing
energy procurement task.
- Quickly transition you
from higher priced standard offer to lowest cost
provider.
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Pennsylvania’s deregulation experiment, enacted in 1998,
has been a rousing success by most accounts. Nearly
500,000 consumers – more than 11 percent of ratepayers
– had chosen to leave their utility company as of Oct.
1999, reports The Washington Post. In the Philadelphia
area, residential customers who chose the least-expensive
electricity supplier were saving about $10 per month.
History of Deregulation
in Pennsylvania
1/00: As of January
1, 2000, all consumers in Pennsylvania have retail access
to competitive electricity suppliers. The Office of
Consumer Advocate reports just over 507,000 consumers
have switched to competitive suppliers.
1/99: Retail access
is now available for two-thirds of the State's customers.
9/98: About 1.8 million
customers have registered to choose their electric generation
supplier. The customers have received a "How to
Shop" guide and a list of competitive suppliers
and are now in the process of making choices. Two-thirds
of the state's consumers are eligible to begin receiving
power from their supplier of choice in January 1999.
All residential customers will receive an 8-percent
rate reduction, and so far competitive suppliers will
provide customers about 14 percent savings. Also, 4
"Green-e" products (a product with the Green-e
logo is certified to be produced with 50 percent or
100 percent generation from renewables; see California)
are being offered to Pennsylvania customers.
8/98: The Electric
Choice Program has enrolled 1.75 million customers and
70 electric service providers as of August 1, 1998.
In September, consumers will receive information on
shopping for an electric service provider and the "shopping
phase" will begin. Retail access is set to begin
on January 1, 1999.
7/98: Pennsylvania
consumers began signing up to participate in the first
phase-in of competition, two-thirds of consumers. In
the first week, over 1.1 million consumers signed up
for the Electric Choice Program.
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