Cheapest electricity in Philadelphia
The cheapest electricity offer we have priced for Philadelphia at 500 kWh a month is a variable rate with a 1-month term, marked introductory: American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC, variable, 1 month, at 8.69¢/kWh at 500 kWh a month on PECO (8.69¢/kWh with no monthly fee, marked an introductory price with no later rate listed, 3.07¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare); the cheapest fixed rate not marked introductory on PECO is American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC at 9.69¢/kWh at 500 kWh, 2.07¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare, fixed for 3 months, as listed on PAPowerSwitch on 2026-11-14. Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County, where EIA-861 (2023) records PECO as the distribution company.
Ranked on the generation cost at 500 kWh a month - the listed price per kWh with any monthly fee spread over it - and measured against the distribution company's Price to Compare, the default generation price you pay if you do not shop. PECO's Price to Compare for R - Regular Residential Service is 11.759¢/kWh, last updated 2026-05-15, with no change announced on PAPowerSwitch.
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Pennsylvania electricity · read from each provider's own page on 2026-11-14, with the page linked on each row.
- 1.American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC · Variable, 1 month8.69¢/kWh at 500 kWh on PECO, 3.07¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare8.69¢/kWh generation price, no monthly fee · about $43.45 a month for generation at 500 kWh (our arithmetic on the listed figures; delivery is billed by PECO either way) · variable rate · 1-month term · 25% renewable as listed · no cancellation fee as listed · introductory priceOffer page (/us/pa/plan/american-power-and-gas-of-pennsylvania-llc/4751); the supplier's own enrolment page is linked as listed on PAPowerSwitch.Go to American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC
- 2.American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC · Fixed, 3 months9.69¢/kWh at 500 kWh on PECO, 2.07¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare9.69¢/kWh generation price, no monthly fee · about $48.45 a month for generation at 500 kWh (our arithmetic on the listed figures; delivery is billed by PECO either way) · fixed rate · 3-month term · 25% renewable as listed · no cancellation fee as listed · new-customer offerOffer page (/us/pa/plan/american-power-and-gas-of-pennsylvania-llc/3792); the supplier's own enrolment page is linked as listed on PAPowerSwitch.Go to American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC
- 3.American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC · Fixed, 3 months, 100% renewable10.19¢/kWh at 500 kWh on PECO, 1.57¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare10.19¢/kWh generation price, no monthly fee · about $50.95 a month for generation at 500 kWh (our arithmetic on the listed figures; delivery is billed by PECO either way) · fixed rate · 3-month term · 100% renewable as listed · no cancellation fee as listed · new-customer offerOffer page (/us/pa/plan/american-power-and-gas-of-pennsylvania-llc/5073); the supplier's own enrolment page is linked as listed on PAPowerSwitch.Go to American Power & Gas of Pennsylvania LLC
- 4.Better Buy Energy · Fixed, 12 months10.19¢/kWh at 500 kWh on PECO, 1.57¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare10.19¢/kWh generation price, no monthly fee · about $50.95 a month for generation at 500 kWh (our arithmetic on the listed figures; delivery is billed by PECO either way) · fixed rate · 12-month term · 0% renewable as listed · no cancellation fee as listed · new-customer offerOffer page (/us/pa/plan/better-buy-energy/6123); the supplier's own enrolment page is linked as listed on PAPowerSwitch.Go to Better Buy Energy
5.Atlantic Energy MD LLC · Fixed, 12 months10.59¢/kWh at 500 kWh on PECO, 1.17¢ under the 11.759¢/kWh Price to Compare10.59¢/kWh generation price, no monthly fee · about $52.95 a month for generation at 500 kWh (our arithmetic on the listed figures; delivery is billed by PECO either way) · fixed rate · 12-month term · 0% renewable as listed · cancellation fee as listed: $75Offer page (/us/pa/plan/atlantic-energy-md-llc/6023); the supplier's own enrolment page is linked as listed on PAPowerSwitch.Go to Atlantic Energy MD LLC
Related questions
- Which utility delivers electricity in Philadelphia?
- Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County, where EIA-861 (2023) records PECO as the distribution company. Which one serves a particular address is on the bill; the ZIP check on this page shows every utility EIA records in a ZIP's counties.
- What is the Price to Compare?
- The default generation price the distribution company charges a customer who does not choose a supplier, per kWh, which PAPowerSwitch publishes for each rate schedule. An offer saves money only if its price per kWh, with any monthly fee spread over your usage, is under it; delivery charges are the same either way.
Where this comes from
- PAPowerSwitch, the Pennsylvania PUC's shopping site: the page every price was read from
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2023), Service Territory and Frame
Dated 2026-11-14. Nothing is estimated beyond arithmetic the page names, and no provider pays to appear.
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