What is Energy Deregulation and why does it mean cheap business electricity?
More Competition equals better prices for your business
In the recent past, one utility company provided all three components of your energy service: generation, transmission and distribution. States have created competition for both electricity and natural gas supply. This allows consumers to choose their energy supplier. This does NOT MEAN your electricity will be delivered by a different utility company. Delivery of the energy is still regulated and is the responsibility of your local utility company.
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With Electricity and natural gas deregulation, you can choose the company that produces energy.
Regulated Delivery
Regardless of your Energy Provider, your local utility company is responsible for maintaining the poles and wires, or pipelines, and responding to emergencies and power outages. Therefore changing your Electricity Supplier will have NO EFFECT on the quality of services you will get. It will be exactly the same service.
What does Energy Deregulation mean for your Business?
- Competitive market among energy suppliers
- Custom solutions to create an energy plan that suits your individual needs
- Freedom to select suppliers, products, prices and terms
- Reliability-transmission and distribution regulated and guaranteed
- Price protection from market volatility and rising costs-budget certainty
- Potential savings, including tax savings in some markets
U.S. States embrace Energy Deregulation
Deregulating the suppliers of electricity allows small businesses and consumers to choose power --- this is similar how consumers can select their cable tv, auto insurance, or long-distance phone company). Utility distributors can stay exactly the same and continue to deliver the same service and fees.
What Energy Options does your business have?
- Option 1) Stay with the utility/default supplier
- Higher Electric Bills and Natural Gas
- Option 2) Find your own third-party supplier
- Time-consuming process
- Limited market knowledge
Recommended Option 3: Use an intermediary
- Unbiased selection of your energy providers
- Lowest prices possible
- Custom solutions for each facility in each market
- Responsive to changes in the energy market leading to savings
Energy Deregulation by State
| State | Electricity | Gas |
| Alabama | No | No |
| Alaska | No | No |
| Arizona | Yes | No |
| Arkansas | Yes | No |
| California | Yes | PC - Partial Choice |
| Connecticut | Yes | No |
| Colorado | No | No |
| Delaware | Yes | PC - Partial Choice |
| Florida | No | Yes |
| Georgia | No | Yes |
| Hawaii | No | No |
| Idaho | No | No |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes |
| Indiana | No | Yes |
| Iowa | No | Yes |
| Kansas | No | No |
| Kentucky | No | No |
| Louisiana | No | No |
| Maine | Yes | No |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes |
| Minnesota | No | No |
| Mississippi | No | No |
| Missouri | No | PC - Partial Choice |
| Montana | Yes | Yes |
| Nebraska | No | No |
| Nevada | Yes | Yes |
| New Hampshire | Yes | No |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes |
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes |
| New York | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | No | No |
| North Dakota | No | No |
| Ohio | Yes | Yes |
| Oklahoma | Yes | No |
| Oregon | Yes | No |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes |
| South Carolina | No | No |
| South Dakota | No | No |
| Tennessee | No | No |
| Texas | Yes | PC - Partial Choice |
| Utah | No | No |
| Vermont | No | No |
| Virginia | Yes | Yes |
| Washington | No | No |
| Washington DC | Yes | Yes |
| West Virginia | No | Yes |
| Wisconsin | No | No |
| Wyoming | No | PC - Partial Choice |
