How Public Grid works
Public Grid is a free service for your electricity account. We connect to your utility account, look for ways to lower your bill, and handle the paperwork when we find one.
More than 25,000 households use Public Grid.
What happens after you sign up?
- Step 1
Tell us your address and utility.
- Step 2
We check which savings you qualify for.
- Step 3
We sign you up and handle the paperwork. You can opt out anytime.
Is Public Grid a utility?
We work with the utility
you already have
Public Grid isn't a utility. Your local utility still delivers your power and fixes outages. We work alongside it to lower your bill. Not sure who your utility is? Find your electric company.
- Who delivers your power
- Unchanged
- Who fixes outages
- Unchanged
- What you pay for power
- Same price, no markup
How does Public Grid make money?
Our energy partners pay us,
so you don't have to
We earn a referral fee from our energy partners when we connect you to their programs, like community solar or a better rate. You won't pay more than if you signed up with them yourself.
- $20.50Saved this month
- $12.40 savedSolar credits
- $8.10 savedBetter electricity rate
The savings are yours
Your Public Grid account
- Signup, monthly, cancellation fees
- $0
- Signup fee
- $0
- Monthly fee
- $0
- Cancellation fee
- $0
- You pay us
- $0.00
You pay us nothing
What we look for to lower your bill
These are ways to save that already exist where you live.
We check which ones you qualify for, then sign you up.
Community solar credits
Sign up with a local solar farm and get credits on your bill. Nothing goes on your roof.
A better electricity rate
In some states, you can buy electricity from a company with a lower price. Your utility still delivers it.
Help with your bill
Programs that lower bills for households that qualify.
Questions about Public Grid
Short answers to what people ask us most.
Yes, and there’s no catch. Public Grid is free. We sign you up for programs you qualify for, tell you when we do, and you can opt out anytime. Partners pay us a referral fee when you join.
Many apartment buildings and moving services recommend Public Grid to make setting up electricity easier. It's free, and you can always set up service with your utility directly.
Your choice. You can pay your electric bill through Public Grid, with autopay by credit card, or pay your utility directly. Through Public Grid it's the same price your utility charges, with no markup.
Public Grid, formerly called Cottage, helps more than 25,000 households with their electricity. You can meet the team on our About page.
We never sell your information. You can read exactly how we use it in our Privacy Policy.
It depends on what's available where you live. Some programs have waitlists, so we'll sign you up when a spot opens and keep you posted.
Yes. Public Grid doesn't charge cancellation fees, and your electricity stays on with your utility either way.
Two ways to get started
Connect your current service or let us help you
start fresh at a new place.
Connect account
Connect your utility account, and we'll start looking for savings.
Start new service
We'll set up your electricity with your new utility.
Cancel anytime, no fees from Public Grid.
