The recently announced acquisition of First Choice Power and it’s 220,000 customers by Uk based Centrica for $270 million raises questions about what what this will mean for competition in Texas. Centrica already owns and may be meaning to fold the acquisition target First Choice Power into, Direct Energy, a major supplier in many deregulated [...]

Much has been said about the green revolution and what steps individuals and businesses have taken to reduce their carbon footprint, but I don’t see it. Frankly, if anyone would see it, it would be me; I run a business that helps thousands of residential and commercial customers across the country compare electricity prices. I [...]

On December 1st, the Texas Electricity Grid will change to a revolutionary new design that will take it from what the industry knows as “Zonal” to “Nodal”. This means that generators, utilities, retail electric providers and customers will buy and sell power based on a much more specific region of the state and have costs [...]

Any highly effective electricity or natural gas procurement strategy includes a well planned Request For Proposal so that the execution of the overall strategy doesn’t fall apart when it comes time to pull the trigger. This guide will attempt to assist energy professionals and consultants in making well informed procurement decisions. Most companies can’t afford [...]

The former owners of Green Mountain Energy, the Wyly brothers, are presumably content with today’s announcement that Fortune 300 wholesale generation company, NRG (NYSE: NRG), has added Texas and New York clean energy provider, Green Mountain Energy to it’s list of retail energy assets for a whopping $350 million in cash. The Texas Electricitity industry [...]