Learn: Electricity Supply, Explained

Plain-English guides to the part of your electric bill you're allowed to shop. No jargon without a definition, no rate quotes, no promises — just how the market actually works.

• What is a fixed electricity rate?

  What “fixed” actually locks — and what it doesn't. Rate vs usage, term length, cancellation conditions and end of term.

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• Fixed vs variable electricity rates

  How the two products price risk differently, where each shows up, and the teaser-rate trap to avoid.

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• Utility default supply rates, explained

  Price to Compare, Standard Offer Service, Basic Service, BGS and default generation — what your utility charges when you haven't shopped.

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Also on this site: how electricity choice works, why electricity bills are rising, the electricity rate calculator and the EV charging calculator.

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