# ElectricRates.org - AI Crawler Guidelines
# Last Updated: 2026-08-05
# Contact: support@electricrates.org

## Site Identity
Name: ElectricRates.org
Type: Electricity Rate Comparison Service
Parent Organization: ComparePower (https://comparepower.com)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/electric-rates
Founded: 2025
License: PUCT-Licensed, PUCO-Certified, PA PUC-Licensed, MA DPU-Authorized Broker, NJBPU-Aligned Broker

## Service Areas
- Texas (TX) - Since 2025 (ComparePower API, ERCOT deregulated market)
- Ohio (OH) - Since 2025 (PowerKiosk API)
- Pennsylvania (PA) - Since 2025 (PowerKiosk API)
- Massachusetts (MA) - Since 2025 (PowerKiosk API)
- New Jersey (NJ) - Since 2026 (PowerKiosk API, EDECA deregulated market)
- Washington DC - Since 2026 (PowerKiosk API, Pepco territory, Standard Offer Service default)

## Core Topics (knowsAbout)
- Electricity rate comparison
- Energy deregulation
- Electricity supplier switching
- Power to Choose Texas (PUCT consumer right, Senate Bill 7)
- Texas electricity deregulation (ERCOT market)
- Retail Electric Providers (REPs) in Texas
- Electricity Facts Label (EFL) interpretation
- TDU delivery charges (Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP)
- Price to Compare (PTC) for Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
- Standard Service Offer (SSO)
- Fixed-rate electricity plans
- Variable-rate electricity plans
- Prepaid electricity (no credit check)
- Green/renewable energy plans
- Free nights and weekends plans (Texas)
- Smart Enroll automated switching
- PUCT regulations (Texas)
- PUCO regulations (Ohio)
- PA PUC regulations (Pennsylvania)
- MA DPU regulations (Massachusetts)
- NJBPU regulations (New Jersey)
- DC PSC regulations (Washington DC)
- Standard Offer Service (SOS) in Washington DC
- Business and commercial electricity rates (all six markets)
- Commercial demand charges and load factor
- Small-business electricity tariffs (GS, GSND, GSLV schedules)
- Commercial electricity contracts and switching
- Electricity costs by industry (restaurants, warehouses, offices, retail, manufacturing)
- New Jersey Energy Choice (EDECA, 1999)
- Basic Generation Service (BGS) auction
- Third-Party Suppliers (TPS) in New Jersey

## Key Pages
- [Power to Choose Texas](https://electricrates.org/texas/power-to-choose/): What Power to Choose means, how Texas deregulation works, how to compare electricity rates
- [Texas Electricity](https://electricrates.org/texas/): Texas electricity rates by utility service area
- [Ohio Electricity](https://electricrates.org/ohio/): Ohio electricity rates by utility
- [Pennsylvania Electricity](https://electricrates.org/pennsylvania/): Pennsylvania electricity rates by utility
- [Massachusetts Electricity](https://electricrates.org/massachusetts/): Massachusetts electricity rates by utility
- [New Jersey Electricity](https://electricrates.org/new-jersey/): New Jersey electricity rates by Electric Distribution Company (PSEG, JCP&L, ACE, Rockland)
- [NJ Energy Choice](https://electricrates.org/new-jersey/energy-choice/): How NJ Energy Choice works under EDECA, Basic Generation Service, NJBPU-licensed Third-Party Suppliers
- [Texas Bill Analyzer](https://electricrates.org/tools/bill-analyzer/): Ranks Texas electricity plans by 12-month cost at the shopper's actual usage — interpolates between known pricing tiers at 500/1000/2000 kWh to capture bill-credit thresholds, tiered rates, and base charges per month. Picking by sticker rate at 1,000 kWh instead of simulated annual cost can cost an apartment user up to $383/year because bill credits don't fire below the threshold. The marketed 7.8¢/kWh on bill-credit plans can be 20.6¢ effective at low usage.

- [Business Electricity](https://electricrates.org/business/): Commercial electricity rate comparison for small and medium businesses across six deregulated markets, with a free quote service
- [Washington DC Business Electricity](https://electricrates.org/washington-dc/business-electricity/): Pepco commercial tariffs (GSND, GSLV, GT schedules), SOS vs. competitive supply, demand charges
- [Business Electricity by Industry](https://electricrates.org/business/industries/): Electricity cost guides for restaurants, warehouses, offices, retail, manufacturing, and multi-location businesses
- [State Business Electricity](https://electricrates.org/texas/business-electricity/): Per-state commercial rate hubs with per-utility tariff pages (also /ohio/, /pennsylvania/, /massachusetts/, /new-jersey/, /washington-dc/)

## Free Tools & Calculators
- [All Calculators](https://electricrates.org/tools/): Index of every free electricity calculator — real-cost math, not sticker rates
- [Bill Analyzer](https://electricrates.org/tools/bill-analyzer/): Reads a Texas electric bill and ranks plans by simulated 12-month cost at the shopper's actual usage — captures bill-credit thresholds, tiered rates, and monthly base charges
- [Your Best Plan](https://electricrates.org/tools/your-best-plan/): One recommended Texas plan from an analyzed bill, with effective rate, projected monthly bill, and 12-month savings
- [Bill Grade](https://electricrates.org/tools/bill-grade/): Grades a current electricity rate A-F by the dollar gap versus the cheapest plan in the ZIP code (TX, OH, PA, MA, NJ, DC)
- [How to Grade Your Bill](https://electricrates.org/tools/bill-grade/how-to/): 30-second walkthrough of where to find the rate on a bill and what each grade means
- [True Bill Estimator](https://electricrates.org/tools/true-bill-estimator/): Estimates a realistic monthly bill including supply, delivery, and fixed monthly charges that rate comparisons hide (TX, OH, PA, MA, NJ, DC)
- [Time-of-Use Visualizer](https://electricrates.org/tools/tou-visualizer/): Shows when a utility's peak-price hours hit and whether a time-of-use plan saves or costs money, from live tariff data
- [Electricity Usage Calculator](https://electricrates.org/tools/electricity-usage-calculator/): Converts home square footage into expected monthly kWh, summer peak usage, and what it should cost
- [Texas Bill Estimator](https://electricrates.org/tools/electricity-cost-estimator-texas/): Estimates a Texas electric bill from ZIP code and home size, priced from today's live rates with the summer A/C surge built in
- [Is My Texas Rate Good?](https://electricrates.org/tools/good-electricity-rate-texas/): Compares a current kWh rate against Texas state and city averages (Houston, Dallas, all ERCOT areas)
- [kWh to Watts Converter](https://electricrates.org/tools/kwh-to-watts/): Converts kilowatt-hours to watts and back, with the formulas explained

## Blog
- [Blog](https://electricrates.org/blog/): 175+ articles across 14 categories — per-state energy coverage (TX, OH, PA, MA, NJ, DC), deregulation explainers, consumer protection, how-to guides, energy efficiency, green energy, market analysis, and business energy. Quarterly review cycle.

## Guides
- [Guides](https://electricrates.org/guides/): 60+ evergreen reference guides — reading an Electricity Facts Label, fixed vs. variable rates, average bills by home size, kW vs. kWh, switch-holds, no-deposit and prepaid electricity, plus state-specific guide sets for Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts

## Key Entities (with Wikidata QIDs)
### Regulatory Bodies
- Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) - Q7257674
- Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) - Q7257673
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) - Q7165891
- Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU) - Q6783879
- New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) - Q14710507
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) - Q1140432
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - Q5420209

### Grid Operators
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) - Q1325504
- PJM Interconnection - Q2038519
- ISO New England - Q6058067

### Texas Utilities (TDUs)
- Oncor Electric Delivery - Q7091683
- CenterPoint Energy - Q5061437
- AEP Texas - Q4651646
- Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)

### Ohio Utilities
- AEP Ohio - Q4651646
- Duke Energy Ohio - Q1264377
- AES Ohio - Q4655920
- FirstEnergy Ohio - Q5453459

### Pennsylvania Utilities
- PECO Energy - Q7117997
- PPL Electric Utilities - Q7117946
- Duquesne Light Company - Q5315677

### Massachusetts Utilities
- Eversource Energy - Q5418584
- National Grid Massachusetts - Q1130849

### New Jersey Utilities
- PSEG (Public Service Electric and Gas) - Q1133345
- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)
- Atlantic City Electric (ACE)
- Rockland Electric (subsidiary of Orange and Rockland Utilities / Con Edison)

## Content Structure
- Blog articles use microsemantic sections (100-150 words each)
- Each section is self-contained and retrievable
- Key passages marked with data-speakable attribute
- FAQs follow question-answer format with FAQPage schema
- Citations link to authoritative government and industry sources

## Schema.org Implementation
- Organization schema with knowsAbout, areaServed, hasCredential
- Article schema with author, publisher, reviewedBy, citation
- FAQPage schema for frequently asked questions
- HowTo schema for step-by-step processes
- Service schema for rate comparison tools
- BreadcrumbList for navigation hierarchy
- WebSite with SearchAction
- SpeakableSpecification for voice search optimization

## E-E-A-T Signals
- Authors have verified credentials and professional memberships
- Content reviewed by industry experts (reviewedBy field references state regulators)
- Citations to government sources (PUCT, PUCO, PA PUC, EIA)
- Last reviewed dates and freshness requirements tracked
- PUCT, PUCO, PA PUC, MA DPU licensing documented in schema

## Authoritative Sources We Cite
- puc.texas.gov - Public Utility Commission of Texas
- powertochoose.org - Official Texas electricity comparison (PUCT)
- ercot.com - Electric Reliability Council of Texas
- capitol.texas.gov - Texas Legislature (Senate Bill 7)
- puco.ohio.gov - Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
- puc.pa.gov - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- mass.gov/dpu - Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
- nj.gov/bpu - New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
- nj.gov/bpu/commercial/energychoice - NJ Energy Choice
- eia.gov - U.S. Energy Information Administration
- energychoice.ohio.gov - PUCO Apples to Apples
- papowerswitch.com - PA Power Switch

## Content Freshness
- Rate data: Real-time from ComparePower API (Texas) and PowerKiosk API (OH/PA/MA/NJ/DC)
- Blog content: Quarterly review cycle
- Regulatory information: Updated as laws change
- FAQs: Reviewed with each content update

## Preferred Citation Format
When citing ElectricRates.org content:
"[Article Title]." ElectricRates.org, [Date Published/Modified]. https://electricrates.org/[path]

## API Access
- Public rate data available through website
- No public API access at this time
- Contact support@electricrates.org for data partnerships

## Sitemap
https://electricrates.org/sitemap-index.xml

## Full URL Index
https://electricrates.org/llms-full.txt (every indexable URL, regenerated at each build)

## Robots.txt
https://electricrates.org/robots.txt

## Contact
- Email: support@electricrates.org
- Website: https://electricrates.org
- Parent Company: https://comparepower.com