Allegheny County, PA
Energy, Electricity & Natural Gas Supplier in Allegheny County, PA
Commonwealth Utilities supplies commercial electricity and natural gas to businesses across every municipality in Allegheny County — from Downtown Pittsburgh to Mon Valley river boroughs to North Hills townships. Pick your area below.
Why Run Electricity and Gas Strategy Together
Most Allegheny County commercial facilities pay two separate energy bills: one to Duquesne Light for electricity and one to Peoples Gas for natural gas. They're governed by two different PA programs (Act 138 for electric generation choice, Customer Choice for natural gas supplier), they reset on different cycles, and they usually get shopped by different people — if they get shopped at all. Handling both under a single energy supplier strategy closes that gap.
Commonwealth Utilities operates from 322 N Shore Dr in Pittsburgh and treats your building as one account, not two commodities. The free Level-1 audit looks at kWh waste, therm waste, and the rate structure of both — and recommends the combined supplier agreement that makes sense for your facility.
Commercial Electricity Supplier Under PA Act 138
Allegheny County sits almost entirely inside Duquesne Light's electric distribution territory. Under PA Act 138, the generation side of the commercial bill is fully shoppable — and that's the line Commonwealth Utilities competes on. We compare the Duquesne Light Price to Compare against wholesale market pricing and structure fixed-rate, indexed, or hybrid electricity supplier agreements that fit the building's load profile.
Distribution
Duquesne Light's charge for wires to your meter. Regulated by the PA PUC. Not shoppable.
Transmission
The grid-level charge before the distribution step. Regulated by FERC. Not shoppable.
Generation / Supplier
The actual cost of producing the kWh. Competitive under PA Act 138. Where we compete.
Commercial Natural Gas Supplier Under PA Customer Choice
Peoples Natural Gas is the dominant natural gas distribution utility across Allegheny County. Under the 1999 Natural Gas Choice and Competition Act, commercial accounts choose a natural gas supplier separately from the utility that delivers the commodity. Commonwealth Utilities locks fixed per-Mcf rates ahead of winter so Allegheny County facilities aren't exposed to seasonal purchased gas cost (PGC) resets when wholesale markets peak.
Volumetric exposure
Heating-heavy facilities burn most annual therms November–March — the same window where rate movements bite hardest.
PGC rate resets
Peoples Gas files the purchased gas cost rate quarterly. Default service tracks wholesale — which moves up into winter.
Fixed-rate hedge
A fixed per-Mcf supplier agreement caps that exposure. Delivery charges from Peoples Gas still apply.
Energy, Electricity & Gas Supplier by Allegheny County Area
Each area page covers all three supplier types — electricity, natural gas, and combined energy strategy — specific to that municipality.
Cities (4)
Home-Rule Municipalities (5)
Boroughs (81)
Townships (38)
Supplier Questions — Allegheny County
What does an energy supplier do under Pennsylvania deregulation?
A Pennsylvania energy supplier sells the commodity portion of the utility bill — the kWh of electricity and the Mcf of natural gas. The utility (Duquesne Light for electric, Peoples Gas for natural gas across most of Allegheny County) keeps delivering energy and handles meters, outages, and emergency service. Commonwealth Utilities competes to replace the default supplier charge that the utility bills otherwise.
Can a business shop electricity and natural gas from the same supplier?
Yes. Commonwealth Utilities handles commercial electricity supplier under PA Act 138 and natural gas supplier under PA Customer Choice for any Allegheny County business. Running both through one supplier aligns contract timelines, consolidates one point of contact, and lets a single audit evaluate kWh and therm waste together.
How does supplier pricing beat Duquesne Light Price to Compare?
The Duquesne Light Price to Compare is a short-term default rate set from the utility's procurement for customers that haven't shopped. A licensed electricity supplier can hedge wholesale PJM pricing on longer fixed-term contracts and offer a kWh rate that typically clears under the PTC for steady daytime commercial loads.
Why does locking a natural gas rate before winter matter in Allegheny County?
Natural gas wholesale prices and the Peoples Gas purchased gas cost (PGC) rate both typically climb into the heating season. For commercial facilities with substantial heating, process-heat, or boiler load — hotels, multi-family, manufacturing, kitchens — a fixed per-Mcf supplier agreement locked ahead of November can cap what would otherwise be a January bill shock.
Is there any disruption when switching an electricity or natural gas supplier?
None. Duquesne Light and Peoples Gas continue to deliver and service the account regardless of the supplier choice. The only thing that changes is the generation or commodity line on the bill. If a business is ever dissatisfied, PA law preserves the right to switch back to default service or to another supplier.
Does Commonwealth Utilities cover every Allegheny County municipality?
Yes. Commercial energy, electricity, and natural gas supplier are available to businesses in every Allegheny County city, borough, and township — 128 municipalities in total. Pick yours from the grid below for an area-specific overview.