The utility areas in PA are listed below but these are not the light companies you will call to shop for electric rates. We will get to who the competitive light companies are in PA a little further on down the page. In regards to the electric utility areas you see in the bulleted list you may see that these are popular utility names that have been in PA for decades. All of these utility areas are deregulated and have electricity choice accept for Wellsboro Electric Company. Use the list below to call if you are experiencing a power outage in Pennsylvania. The utilities below are the pole and wires companies that specifically handle line problems that result from storms and transformer damage.
You can shop for no deposit and prepaid PA light companies in every utility area in PA accept for Wellsboro so if they are asking you for a deposit to turn on your lights you have no choice but to pay it.
Outages Numbers
- Allegheny Power – 1-800-255-3443
- Citizens’ Electric Company – 570-524-2231
- Duquesne Light – 1-888-393-7000
- Met-Ed – 1-888-544-4877
- PECO Energy – 1-800-841-4141
- Penelec – 1-888-544-4877
- Penn Power – 1-888-544-4877
- Pike County Light & Power – 1-800-533-5325
- PPL – 1-800-342-5775
- UGI – 1-800-276-2722
- Wellsboro Electric Company – 570-724-3516
In each electric utility area in PA listed above there are competing light companies that can offer you a rate plan that may be deposit free.
Deposits are based on a credit check and the resulting credit score but if you are shopping prepaid light companies in PA than they will usually not need a deposit or require a credit check.
In the Allegheny Power deregulated utility area there are currently only three light companies competing in this area according to the Public Utility Commission of PA and they are Blue Star Energy Solutions, First Energy Solutions, and Palmco Power PA. Using the word solutions after the brand name appears to be a popular choice as we have seen this with several electric providers in PA. One of the large electric suppliers that uses solutions in their name is Co Edison Solutions out of New York which also competes in Pennsylvania.
Citizens’ Electric Company is another deregulated electric utility area in PA but at this time there are no competing residential light companies in this area. If you own a business you can choose from a few different alternate commercial and industrial light companies in this region. Some of the commercial suppliers in this area are Champion Energy, Employers Energy Alliance of PA, Pepco Energy, Public Power, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Duquesne Light company utility area is also deregulated and there are several energy companies in this area you can choose and here are a few of the popular companies: Allegheny Energy Supply Company LLC, Champion Energy Services LLC, Constellation NewEnergy Inc., Direct Energy, Dominion Energy Solutions, Duquesne Light Energy, Employers’ Energy Alliance of PA Inc., Energy Plus Holdings, LLC, FirstEnergy Solutions, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources NA Inc., Glacial Energy of Pennsylvania Inc., Hess Corporation, Integrys Energy Services and Liberty Power
Met Ed Light Company utility area is deregulated and offers some of the same alternate providers that Duquesne and Citizens offers. Some of the popular electricity companies are Gexa Energy, Constellation NewEnergy Inc., Dominion Energy Solutions, Energy Cooperative of America, FirstEnergy Solutions, and PPL EnergyPlus, LLC
PECO Energy utility area is one the biggest deregulated areas of Pennsylvania and some of the popular competitive electric suppliers in this area are: Ambit Energy, Blue Star Energy, Commerce Energy, Con Edison, Clearview Electric, Suez Energy, and Exelon.
You will find that many of the electricity companies in the deregulated utility areas listed above can also be found in the below utility areas as well:
- Penelec
- Penn Power
- Pike County Light & Power
- PPL
- UGI
If you are trying to avoid a PA electricity deposit we recommend looking for a good prepaid electric supplier in PA. You want to go with a prepaid light company that uses a smart meter to be sure you are being charged accurately and you also want to verify what the total per Kwh rate is you are paying.