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From brewing a morning pot of coffee to watching late night TV, we make your day possible. And our Home Energy Center provides a wide range of easy-to-use tools to help you evaluate and manage your home energy use.

Your Electric Usage Summary

To have a better understanding of your actual electric use by date, view a history of your energy consumption.

Energy Insights

This online energy audit incorporates your actual electric use history to produce an in-depth report detailing ways you can manage your electric bill by using energy wisely in your home.

Money - Saving Rebates

Duquesne Light provides a wide range of energy-saving devices, such as air conditioners, occupancy sensors, dehumidifiers, insulation, and furnaces. Check out our offerings at the above link.

Efficient Product Marketplace

Compare appliances by energy efficiency, user reviews, features and price.

Tax Credits & Deductions

DLC customers can make their homes more energy efficient and receive federal income tax credits and deductions through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.

'Vampire' Energy Calculator 

Did you know some appliances, like televisions and computers, use electricity even when they are turned off? Use this calculator to learn how you can save money by reducing the flow of electricity to all types of energy vampires!

Appliance Calculator 

Here's a quick way to get a feel for what your home's appliances cost to operate.

Lighting Calculator

Learn how much you can save by switching to compact fluorescent bulbs.

Interactive Home

Take an interactive journey through a typical residence to better understand where and how energy is used.

Home Energy Systems

This extensive library provides information about how energy is used in your home.

Fundamentals of Electricity

You can find a wide range of basic electricity fundamentals here, including how utilities generate and deliver power to customers.

Kids Korner

These fun activities for children of all ages provide information about energy efficiency, safety and a wide range of other topics.

PAPowerSwitch.com

This new Public Utility Commission website helps consumers shop for power suppliers. When you plug in your ZIP code, the site will give you a list of suppliers and current prices for residential and commercial service.

OCA Electric Shopping Guide

This free online guide, available on the website of the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, www.oca.state.pa.us, provides "apples-to-apples" price comparisons for alternative energy suppliers in each utility's service area.

Look for the Energy Star Label

Energy Star products and appliances may have a higher up-front cost, but that cost will be more than offset by energy savings over the life of the product or appliance.

Energy Efficiency Loan ‘HEELP’

The Home Energy Efficiency Loan Program (HEELP), available from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, offers income-eligible customers loans of up to $10,000, at a 1% interest rate.

3rd Party Load Control Program

Third Party Load Control Programs, offered by 3rd party vendors, that may help you reduce electric consumption and save money.

In Home Display

Quickly and easily view how much electricity your home is using in near real time with an In Home Display.

We Don’t Just Power Your Lights,
We Power The Moments You Call Life.

One More Reason We’re Larger Than Light.