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Commerce Energy Wins Contract to Provide Electricity to Los Angeles Unified School District COSTA MESA, Calif., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR), a leading independent U.S. electricity and natural gas marketing company, announced that its subsidiary, Commerce Energy, Inc. has signed an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The electricity supply contract awarded to Commerce Energy will serve 217 schools in Los Angeles and Southern California for the next 18 months beginning in May 2005. "Commerce is pleased that the LAUSD has selected us to provide their electric service. Our proven track record in serving California customers over the past 8 years has positioned the company as a leader in this market," stated Peter Weigand, President of Commerce Energy Group. "Having recently expanded our line of products and services as well as made key organizational changes in the sales and marketing area, this transaction is just the beginning of our renewed efforts to grow our customer base in all of our markets," added Weigand. About LAUSD The Los Angeles Unified School district is the nation's second largest school district, with a K-12 student enrollment of more than 746,800. Geographically, it encompasses 704 square miles, an area that includes the City of Los Angeles and all or part of 28 other cities, as well as some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. About Commerce Energy Group, Inc. Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR) is a holding company with operations under wholly owned subsidiaries Commerce Energy, Inc., Skipping Stone, Inc., and Utilihost, Inc. Commerce Energy is a FERC licensed unregulated retail marketer of natural gas and electricity to homeowners, commercial and industrial consumers, and institutional customers in 9 states. Skipping Stone is an energy consulting firm serving utilities, pipelines, merchant trading, and technology companies. Utilihost provides outsourced energy transaction and data management services for municipalities, government facilities, power generators and energy merchant customers. For more information, visit http://www.commerceenergy.com/. DATASOURCE: Commerce Energy Group, Inc. CONTACT: investor relations, Verna Ray, +1-714-259-2500, , or public relations, Doreen Wiley, +1-714-259-2567, , both of Commerce Energy Group, Inc., +1-800-353-2874 Web site: http://www.commerceenergy.com/

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