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This is a one-of-a-kind collection of data on the status of electricity deregulation in the United States.
17+ million
Homes Have Switched
3.6+ million
Businesses Have Switched
18 states
With Some Choice
Guide to the Data
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Estimates are used where official statewide counts aren’t published. Residential choice is 0% where no residential retail choice exists. “Limited / Capped” indicates constrained C&I programs.
Customer Eligibility: Classes allowed to choose a supplier.
Switching Rate: Share of eligible customers who switched.
Switched Customers: Estimated customers served by competitive suppliers.
Market Notes: Year & key rules shaping the market.
Texas
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
87%
Switched Customers≈10,664,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
87%
Switched Customers≈1,683,000
Ohio
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
57%
Switched Customers2,350,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
65%
Switched Customers415,000
Illinois
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
36%
Switched Customers1,720,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
60%
Switched Customers345,000
Pennsylvania
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
18%
Switched Customers1,060,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
45%
Switched Customers280,000
New Hampshire
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
31%
Switched Customers175,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
50%
Switched Customers40,000
Rhode Island
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
24%
Switched Customers110,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
40%
Switched Customers28,000
Connecticut
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
25%
Switched Customers350,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
40%
Switched Customers65,000
Maryland
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
19%
Switched Customers415,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
30%
Switched Customers75,000
Massachusetts
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
15%
Switched Customers380,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
35%
Switched Customers170,000
New Jersey
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
18%
Switched Customers625,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
35%
Switched Customers240,000
New York
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
20%
Switched Customers1,400,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
40%
Switched Customers420,000
Maine
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
12%
Switched Customers85,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
30%
Switched Customers45,000
Delaware
ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching Rate
<10%
Switched Customers30,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
25%
Switched Customers20,000
Michigan
Capped
Residential
Switching Rate
<1%
Switched Customers<1,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
<10%
Switched Customers5,600
Oregon
CommercialIndustrial
Residential
Switching RateN/A
Switched CustomersN/A
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
45%
Switched Customers125,000
Virginia
Limited
Residential
Switching Rate
<1%
Switched Customers<25,000
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
<5%
Switched Customers<20,000
California
CommercialIndustrial
Capped
Residential
Switching Rate
0%
Switched Customers0
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
Limited (Direct Access)
Switched CustomersN/A
Nevada
CommercialIndustrial
Limited
Residential
Switching Rate
0%
Switched Customers0
Commercial & Industrial
Switching Rate
Limited
Switched CustomersN/A
Data sources: Hundreds of individual sources including utility filings, regulatory proceedings, public utility commission reports, ISO/RTO materials, market monitor summaries, and national energy data collections.