Electricity for Your Home

Shipley Energy buys electricity from a generation company, just like your local utility company does. Often we are purchasing power from the same sources as the utility, but are able to take advantage of opportunities in the market place to offer you low prices. Shipley Energy offers both conventional power as well as renewable plans in select parts of PA.

PTC is an essential concept for understanding electric supplier rates in PA. Price-to-compare is a rate generated by your utility company that shows how much you would be paying if you didn’t work with a dedicated supplier like Shipley Energy. In most utilities, you’ll find your PTC listed on your monthly utility bill — if you’re consistently experiencing high bills, it’s time to consider switching providers or changing your rate plan.

Shipley Energy works with multiple generation companies and buys electricity in bulk when pricing in the marketplace is low. We take advantage of seasonality and other factors to get the best prices for our customers. If you do not choose a supplier, your utility, whether it’s PECO, Met-Ed, or a similar company, will bill you at the current market rate, which continually fluctuates, creating pricing uncertainty on a month-to-month basis.

A fixed rate electricity plan locks you into a given rate for a specified period. This helps you avoid the uncertainty of market pricing and makes budgeting easier. It also means you are affected less during periods of high demand, such as the summer and winter months, which typically drive up electric rates in PA.

Fixed pricing plans aren’t the only benefit to making Shipley Energy your electricity supplier. We also offer 3% rewards points that can be redeemed for some of your favorite brands or towards discounted products with Shipley Energy. Check out the Shipley Energy Rewards page for details.

Since electricity is traded every day in competitive price markets, the price of energy is always changing. Utility companies typically set their energy supply price to compare (PTC) rate quarterly or twice per year. At Shipley Energy, we update our power price offers every month, which gives us the flexibility to take advantage of favorable price conditions in the market. Our team of energy experts seeks to obtain the most competitive energy pricing available so we can pass the benefits on to you.

No. Your electricity will continue to come to your home just like it did before. In fact, it’s the same electricity, just at a great low rate.

No. In energy deregulated states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland, utility companies and suppliers work together to serve electricity customers. The utility will continue to maintain the distribution and transportation of the power to your home while suppliers like Shipley Energy purchase the electricity that you need to power your home.

No, once you sign up with Shipley Energy we will contact your utility and notify them of your switch.

No, as a supplier of electricity Shipley Energy purchases the power that you use in your home and works with utility companies like UGI and Met-Ed which transport and distribute the energy to your home. Once you become a customer of Shipley Energy, your local utility company will still distribute the energy to your home, handle outages/maintenance and maintain power lines.

As a residential or small commercial customer, you will continue to receive a single bill from your utility that will include supply charges from Shipley Energy and charges from the utility.

When you sign up with Shipley for electricity, you will receive a welcome letter. This welcome letter informs you which rate you signed up for and the length of your contract. Towards the end of that contract, you will receive a notice 60-days and 30-days before the end of your contract. While the 60-day notice is generic and non-specific, the 30-day renewal notice will specify when your rate expires. You can always reference your most recent renewal notice to see when your current rate expires.

Prior to your existing fixed rate contract coming to an end, we will send you renewal notifications in the mail letting you know that your existing contract is getting ready to expire and outlining your options moving forward. Please keep an eye out for these renewal notifications and feel free to call our dedicated customer care team at (855) 578-3452 with any questions.

Nope! When you choose to receive your electricity supply for suppliers like Shipley Energy, your service will continue without interruption.

Your local utility company will continue to be the contact to handle emergencies, outages and maintenance issues.

The cost of charging an electric car depends on various factors. How often your EV needs charging will depend on how far you plan on driving it. Nationwide, the average cost of electricity is $0.12 per kWh. At that rate, someone who drives their EV 15,000 miles in a year will pay approximately $540 per year, or $45 per month, to power it. That results in substantial savings, as someone driving a gas-powered car over the same yearly distance will pay approximately $1,400 in fuel costs. Click here to learn more about how an electric car can affect your electricity bill.