The Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate was established by the General Assembly in 1976 to represent the consumers of Pennsylvania in matters involving their utility service.
Consumer Shopping Guides & Statistics
Residential Electric Shopping Guide
Learn how to shop for electricity and compare prices for generation suppliers in each major electric utility service territory.
Residential Natural Gas Shopping Guide
Learn how to shop for natural gas and compare prices for gas suppliers in each major natural gas utility service territory.
Electric Shopping Statistics
A quarterly update showing the number and percentage of customers that are being served by alternative electric generation suppliers throughout PA.
Residential Natural Gas Shopping Statistics
A quarterly update showing the number and percentage of residential customers served by alternative natural gas suppliers throughout PA.
Annual Reports
Executive Summary of the Annual Report – Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Office of Consumer Advocate – Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Contact Information
555 Walnut Street
5th Floor Forum Place
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1923
Phone: (717) 783-5048
Toll Free: (800) 684-6560
Fax: (717) 783-7152
Email: consumer@paoca.org
OCA Latest News
Social Media News
Tweets by pa_ocaFacebook Posts
Timeline PhotosIt’s getting colder, and no Pennsylvanian should have to worry that their heat will be shut off. Applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) are now being accepted: dhs.pa.gov/LIHEAP
