Local service context
For a Scranton property, identify central heat, common areas and separately billed tenants before deciding which accounts can be reviewed. For a multi-unit property, first establish whether the owner controls central plant and common-area accounts, tenant accounts, or both. A landlord cannot assume every tenant meter belongs in one procurement. Central heat, laundry and corridor lighting should be classified separately so the comparison respects account authority and billing responsibility.
Apply the Pennsylvania eligibility rules
Customers in participating electric distribution territories can compare licensed electric generation suppliers with the applicable default supply arrangement. The utility still handles delivery. Establish the current price-to-compare components and account class before treating an advertised supplier price as equivalent.
Natural gas choice is utility- and account-specific. Confirm the gas distribution company, current supplier and transportation or choice terms separately from the electricity arrangement. A dual-commodity request should include separate usage units and contract dates.
Account checks before requesting offers
For this Scranton account, resolve the service-territory and contract questions below before using a price comparison. The current invoice, exact address and account class provide the starting evidence.
- Create an owner-versus-tenant meter schedule and identify which legal entities can authorize data access.
- Separate central heating and domestic hot water from tenant electricity and confirm transfer provisions at a property sale.
- Confirm the exact service address, current bill and legal account holder before using a Scranton comparison; city boundaries and utility boundaries need not coincide.
Sources & scope
Primary references reviewed October 15, 2026. These sources support the stated concepts; actual tariffs, program rules and signed agreements govern the account. Decision examples and operational worksheets are original educational analysis.
- Pennsylvania PUC: distribution companies and suppliers
- Pennsylvania PUC: business electricity shopping
- Pennsylvania PUC: business electricity shopping
State-level eligibility context. Verify the service utility, account class and current program rules. - EIA: electricity prices and factors affecting prices
Price components and variation; not an account-specific quote.
