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Commerce Energy Cools Texas Customers With Eight Days of Free Electricity COSTA MESA, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR) the largest non-utility retail energy marketer in the U.S. announced today that it is launching its Eight Days a Week promotion to garner new business in Texas. The Eight Days a Week promotion offers new one-year term commercial customers eight days of free service when they sign up before August 31, 2005. Sign-up is simple and can be done over the phone in one short call to Commerce Energy's toll-free number 800-962-4655. Certain restrictions apply. Please contact the company for more details.* Commerce Energy serves over 9,000 customers in four utility markets in Texas; Centerpoint, TXU, AEP and TNMP. "In the heat of the summer, and with rising prices in Texas, we believe that our 'Eight Days a Week' program will offer customers some welcome relief," said Peter Weigand, President of Commerce Energy. "Once customers sign on with us we intend to keep them with outstanding customer service and competitive rates. We are proud of our 90% customer retention record." About Commerce Energy, Inc Commerce Energy, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR), a holding company doing business through its three wholly owned operating 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 nine 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/. For more information contact: Commerce Energy Group, Inc. Investor Relations Verna Ray 281-902-5127 *This offer has no cash value except as a bill credit, based on eight average days of service during your fourth month of service. Available to customers who agree to a one-year product and maintain a current payment history through 90 days. Eight free days of electricity will be applied in the fourth billing cycle. Offer is not available in all areas, is subject to change or cancellation without notice, and cannot be combined with any other offers. Changes in law or regulated charges could affect your bill. You may obtain important standardized information that will allow you to compare this product with other offers. Please call Commerce Energy at 800-962-4655 for more information. DATASOURCE: Commerce Energy Group, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Verna Ray of Commerce Energy Group, Inc., +1-281-902-5127, Web site: http://www.commerceenergy.com/

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