There are roughly 5,400 data centers in the United States that consume up to 200 TWhs (terawatts) combined in electricity annually.  Data centers represent roughly almost 5% of the power consumption in the US. For perspective, a...

In retrospect, the celebration over a major renewable energy milestone in Spain a little more than a week ago was a little premature.  The widespread power outage across Spain and Portugal is a fresh reminder of the risks and...

AES Ohio recently announced a system-wide upgrade that will getting underway within the next few days.  As part of this “modernization” of so-called 25-year old technology, AES Ohio will be assigning each customer a...

What could electricity and power factor (PF) possibly have in common with a frosty glass of draft beer?  Here, let us show you: Here are the ingredients of this tall, cold, refreshing analogy: kW (Kilo Watt): Imagine your glass...

Our business is helping South Carolina businesses find a better natural gas rate.   With the exception of the upstate, we’re able to help most businesses in South Carolina.   Our service area overlaps with Dominion...

Electric rates in the northeast United States, particularly New Hampshire and for customers of the utility giant Eversource, are practically doubling “overnight.”  Customers are starting to see electric bills arrive...

May 21, 2021:  A federal bankruptcy court has ordered any remaining commercial customers of energy provider Brilliant Energy, LLC to be sent to their provider of last resort (POLR).   What does this mean? Residential Customers...

One of our clients in Pennsylvania just received a notice that their provider Entrust Energy defaulted on their contractual obligations to PJM.   As PPL’s letter below states, Entrust Energy is no longer allowed to...

Update:  February 26, 2021:  Griddy has officially sent customers to POLR.   ElectricChoice.com has received reports from industry insiders that customers of Griddy will soon be informed that they are being sent to the Provider...

This blog post will no longer be updated.  All further updates related to the record cold, power outages, and events of February 2021 will be found here. Updated February 19:ERCOT has now resumed normal operations. Update...