Best Green Energy Plans in Pennsylvania

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are tradeable certificates representing 1 megawatt-hour of renewable energy generation. When you sign up for a 100% renewable plan, your supplier purchases RECs equal to your electricity usage. The actual electrons you receive come from the regional grid (a mix of sources), but the REC purchase ensures an equivalent amount of renewable energy was added to the grid somewhere in the country.

Not necessarily. As of May 2026, the cheapest 100% renewable plan in Pennsylvania costs around 9-10¢/kWh — competitive with or cheaper than many non-renewable fixed-rate plans. The green energy premium has shrunk significantly as wind and solar costs have declined. Some suppliers offer renewable plans at rates lower than your utility's Price to Compare.

RECs represent actual renewable energy generation — 1 REC = 1 MWh of wind, solar, or other renewable energy added to the grid. Carbon offsets are separate financial instruments that fund projects to reduce or capture carbon emissions (like tree planting or methane capture). Some plans include both; this page focuses on REC-backed renewable plans.

Yes. In Pennsylvania's deregulated electricity market, renters and apartment dwellers have the same right to choose their electricity supplier as homeowners. You don't need landlord permission to switch suppliers because you're not changing anything about the physical delivery of electricity — you're just choosing who supplies the generation.

No. Your local utility (PECO, Duquesne Light, PPL, etc.) still maintains the wires and handles delivery regardless of which supplier you choose. Service reliability, outage response, and grid maintenance are unchanged. The only thing that changes is who generates the electricity you're billed for and whether that generation is backed by renewable energy certificates.