Why Your Rates May Change
The 1997 Pennsylvania Electric Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act gave all Pennsylvanians the right to choose the company that generates their electricity. To ease the transition to a competitive market, the law capped electric rates at 1997 levels for a set period of time. These rate caps are now expiring.
Because the market price of electricity has risen since rates were capped, the PUC expects that customers may see an increase in their bills after the expiration of the rate caps.
All utility rate caps expired by December 31, 2010.
Current Rate Cap Status
| Company | Rate Cap Status |
| Citizens' Electric Co. | Expired |
| Duquesne Light Co. | Expired |
| Pennsylvania Power Co. | Expired |
| Pike County Light and Power Co. | Expired |
| UGI Utilities Inc. | Expired |
| Wellsboro Electric co. | Expired |
| PPL Electric Utilities Inc. | Expired |
| Metropolitan-Edison Co. | Expired |
| Pennsylvania Electric Co. | Expired |
| PECO Energy Co. | Expired |
| West Penn Power Co. | Expired |
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