With electricity prices increasing, the competition to offer the cheapest electricity prices heats up. But how do you find the cheapest electricity prices in your area? If you have every checked out the plans offered by the utility companies, you probable need to be a mathematician to figure out which plan works out best for you.

To the average household, most would not have the time to sit down and compare the many plans (and possibly variations) from each utility company. This is where the many energy comparison sites may be able to assist by getting the users to input their energy consumption from their bills to find the cheapest plan.

However, users need to be aware that not every energy comparison website has every utility company as a client and therefore may not necessarily offer the cheapest electricity prices in the market.