Electricity Choice States We Serve
Residential electricity supply choice — the ability to buy the energy itself from a licensed competitive supplier while your utility keeps delivering it — is available in the seven markets below. In each one, your utility still owns the wires, restores your power and sends your bill; the supply rate is the part you can compare.
- Maryland21.77¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · PJM
Maryland's Standard Offer Service resets twice a year, and the average household pays the highest monthly bill of any market where supply can be shopped. Utilities: BGE, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Potomac Edison.
Compare Maryland electricity rates →Standard Offer Service resets June 1avg. bill $202/mo · est. $400/yr modelled difference - Pennsylvania21.55¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · PJM
Pennsylvania shoppers compare offers against the Price to Compare — the utility's default supply number. Utilities: PECO, PPL Electric, Duquesne Light, Met-Ed, Penelec and Penn Power.
Compare Pennsylvania electricity rates →Price to Compare resets December 1avg. bill $176/mo · est. $348/yr modelled difference - Washington, D.C.24.39¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · PJM
Washington, D.C. is served by Pepco, whose Standard Offer Service resets twice a year. The D.C. Public Service Commission runs its own supplier comparison site.
Compare Washington, D.C. electricity rates →Pepco's Standard Offer Service resets December 1avg. bill $210/mo · est. $416/yr modelled difference - Massachusetts28.82¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · ISO-NE
Massachusetts basic service resets in six-month blocks, and rates are among the highest in the country. Utilities: Eversource, National Grid and Unitil.
Compare Massachusetts electricity rates →Basic service resets February 1avg. bill $164/mo · est. $325/yr modelled difference - New Jersey23.27¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · PJM
New Jersey's default supply price is set once a year at the Basic Generation Service auction, effective June 1. Utilities: PSE&G, JCP&L, Atlantic City Electric and Rockland Electric.
Compare New Jersey electricity rates →Basic Generation Service resets June 1avg. bill $154/mo · est. $305/yr modelled difference - Ohio19.52¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · PJM
Ohio's Energy Choice market lets households pick a certified competitive supplier; the default generation rate is set by auction. Utilities: AEP Ohio, Duke Energy Ohio, Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison and the Illuminating Company.
Compare Ohio electricity rates →Default generation rate resets June 1avg. bill $165/mo · est. $327/yr modelled difference - New York29.93¢/kWh avg · May 2026 · NYISO
New York households can choose an ESCO, and state rules now require mass-market residential offers to be fixed-price or renewable. Utilities: Con Edison, National Grid, NYSEG, Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland, RG&E and PSEG Long Island.
Compare New York electricity rates →avg. bill $171/mo · est. $339/yr modelled difference
New to the topic? Start with how electricity choice works, our guide to default supply rates, or the electricity rate calculator.
