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Compare electricity rates for your ZIP code

You can pick a provider in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine (plus a small capped program in Michigan). If you live anywhere else, you cannot switch: the utility is the only seller, and our guide to lowering your electric bill is the place to start. In choice states, compare against your utility's price to compare, or your current rate in Texas, and sign up directly with the provider.

Your last 12 months of usage (kWh)
Your utility and current supply rate
Your ZIP code

Comparison sites

How we order them: sites that pay us a commission come first and carry the label Partner link. The others pay us nothing and we list them because more choice helps you. Where the regulator runs its own comparison tool, you find it on this page too.

What happens after you click

On the comparison site you enter your ZIP code and usage and see plans. Nothing is signed at this point.
If you decide to switch, the site or provider asks for your name, service address, utility account number (in Texas the ESI ID) and email, sometimes a phone number and a credit check. That is normal: a switch cannot be arranged without them.
The new provider does the rest with your utility. Your power stays on, and every choice state gives you a short window to cancel a new contract.

ElectricityRates.com

Marketplace comparing electricity plans from partner providers in choice states

Over 35 partner providers
Enroll online through the site
Paid by energy companies for enrollments

Go to ElectricityRates.com

Opens the site where the comparison happens. We earn nothing from this link.

SaveOnEnergy

Electricity plan marketplace from Red Ventures, strongest in Texas

Sign up online or by phone
Lists partner providers, not every provider
PUCT-registered broker

Go to SaveOnEnergy

Opens the site where the comparison happens. We earn nothing from this link.

Choose Energy

Electricity rate marketplace covering 10 choice states

TX, PA, OH, IL, NY, NJ, MA, CT, ME and NH
Sign up online
Shows partner providers, not every provider

Go to Choose Energy

Opens the site where the comparison happens. We earn nothing from this link.

EnergyBot

Electricity rate comparison for deregulated states

Enroll online with a free account
Publishes how it makes money

Go to EnergyBot

Opens the site where the comparison happens. We earn nothing from this link.

ElectricChoice.com

Electricity rate comparison from a Texas-licensed broker

75+ providers
Nine choice states including TX, OH, PA, NY and IL
PUCT broker license BR190455

Go to ElectricChoice.com

Opens the site where the comparison happens. We earn nothing from this link.

How to compare electricity rates honestly in the US

First check that you can switch: retail choice exists only in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine, plus a capped program in Michigan.
Outside Texas, compare every offer with your utility's price to compare, for the whole contract and after any monthly fee.
In Texas, read the Electricity Facts Label: it shows the price at different usage levels, fees and the term. Compare at your real monthly usage.
Prefer a fixed rate and check what happens after any introductory rate or when the term ends.
Know the fee-free windows: no early termination fee in the last 14 days in Texas, or in the last 30 days in Pennsylvania.
Never give your utility account number to a door-to-door seller. Ask for the offer in writing and compare it yourself.

Facts, not promises

How switching works in the US

You can choose your electricity provider only in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine, plus a small capped program in Michigan. Elsewhere the local utility sells power at regulated rates and you cannot switch.
Official free shopping sites include Power to Choose (Texas), PA Power Switch (Pennsylvania), Apples to Apples (Ohio), Plug In Illinois, NY Power to Choose, Energy Switch Massachusetts and the EnergizeCT Rate Board.
Your local utility keeps delivering power and fixing outages after a switch. Only the provider and the price per kWh change.
You can cancel a new contract without penalty: 3 federal business days in Texas (not for move-ins), 3 business days in Pennsylvania, 7 days after the utility's confirmation in Ohio, 10 days in Illinois.
Texas bans early termination fees in the last 14 days of a contract and when you move; Pennsylvania waives them in the last 30 days.
If a Texas provider fails, its customers move to a provider of last resort and service continues.

Regulator: Your state utility commission (Texas: PUCT, Pennsylvania: PA PUC)
Official comparison tool: Power to Choose (Texas PUC)
Switch takes: Varies by state; about 3 business days in Pennsylvania
Checked: September 29, 2026

Count the total yearly cost

Not just the price per kWh but also monthly base charges and usage credits. In Texas, read the Electricity Facts Label at your real usage.

Check the term and what comes after

Contract length, early termination fee and the rate after an introductory period. Set up the contract alert.

Never agree at the door

A real switch starts when you choose it. Never give your utility account number or bank details to someone who knocked on your door or cold-called you.

Read before you compare

Common questions

Which comparison site should I use?

Start with your state's official site, such as Power to Choose in Texas, PA Power Switch or Apples to Apples in Ohio. Commercial marketplaces list their partner providers and some let you sign up directly. Compare the same plan length on two of them.

What should I have ready?

Twelve months of usage in kWh, your utility account number and your current supply rate or price to compare, all on your bill, plus your ZIP code.

Is switching safe?

Yes. Your utility keeps delivering power and fixing outages, and the meter stays. The new provider handles the switch, and you have a cancel window: 3 federal business days in Texas and 3 business days in Pennsylvania, for example.

How does Switchly earn money?

If you go to a comparison site through a link marked Partner link and use its service, that site pays us a commission. The service and the price are the same for you. Commission does not influence our articles. It does influence the order on this page: paying partners come first and free alternatives follow.