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.
To have a better understanding of your actual electric use by date, view a history of your energy consumption.
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.
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.
Compare appliances by energy efficiency, user reviews, features and price.
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.
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!
Here's a quick way to get a feel for what your home's appliances
cost to operate.
Learn how much you can save by switching to compact fluorescent
bulbs.
Take an interactive journey through a
typical residence to better understand where and how energy is
used.
This extensive library provides information about how energy is
used in your home.
You can find a wide range of basic electricity fundamentals here,
including how utilities generate and deliver power to
customers.
These fun activities for children of all ages provide information
about energy efficiency, safety and a wide range of other topics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Third Party Load Control Programs, offered by 3rd party vendors, that may help you reduce electric consumption and save money.
Quickly and easily view how much electricity your home is using in near real time with an In Home Display.