PPL Electric Utilities has posted its price to compare for customers who rely on the utility to purchase electric supply on their behalf.

Effective June 1, the new price to compare for residential customers will be 8.493 cents per kilowatt-hour, an increase of 14 percent from the current 7.439 cent-rate.The price to compare for small business customers will be 7.490 cents per kilowatt-hour (currently 7.197 cents per kWh). PPL Electric Utilities’ updated price to compare takes effect every six months, on June 1 and Dec. 1 each year.Information about shopping for electric supply can be found on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s website,

www.PAPowerSwitch.com, or on PPL Electric Utilities’ website at

www.pplelectric.com/shopping.