Commerce Energy Increases Houston Residential Customer Base Over 50% in the First Week of the Houston Consumer Choice Program
April 13 2006 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commerce Energy Group,
Inc. (AMEX:EGR), a leading independent U.S. electricity and natural
gas marketing company, announced today that its subsidiary,
Commerce Energy, Inc., has received a resoundingly favorable
response from Houston consumers, increasing its Houston residential
customer base over 50% since the Houston Consumer Choice program
officially began one week ago. Commerce Energy is offering the most
attractive fixed price plan among the seven providers selected by
the City of Houston to present on the Houston Consumer Choice Web
site (http://www.houstonconsumerchoice.com/). "We applaud Mayor
White for taking the bold initiative to create this first of its
kind program to help educate consumers on the choices available
under electric deregulation," said Steven Boss, CEO of Commerce
Energy Group. "We are pleased to be a part of this innovative
program by offering the lowest fixed price plan to budget-minded
Houston residents so they can lock in a low $0.131/kWh rate for a
full year and avoid the volatility associated with higher summer
rates. Commerce has been supplying residential electricity across
the U.S. since 1997, and our local Houston office is an integral
part of our longstanding commitment to providing outstanding value
and friendly customer service." The rates on the Houston Consumer
Choice Web site will remain in place at least through April 30,
2006, allowing Houstonians to select a provider and take advantage
of the benefits being offered. A consumer's choice of an
alternative provider will have no effect on the reliability of
service. CenterPoint Energy will continue to be responsible for the
delivery of electricity. About Commerce Energy Group, Inc. Commerce
Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR) is a leading independent U.S.
electricity and natural gas marketing company, operating through
its wholly owned subsidiaries, Commerce Energy, Inc. and Skipping
Stone Inc. Commerce Energy, Inc. is a FERC- and Texas PUC-licensed
(PUCT Certificate #10029) unregulated retail marketer of natural
gas and electricity to homeowners, commercial and industrial
consumers and institutional customers operating in nine states.
Skipping Stone is an energy consulting firm serving utilities,
pipelines, merchant trading and technology companies. For more
information, visit http://www.commerceenergygroup.com/. DATASOURCE:
Commerce Energy, Inc. CONTACT: Frank Wanderski, Marketing Director
of Commerce Energy, Inc., +1-714-481-6615, Web site:
http://www.houstonconsumerchoice.com/ Web site:
http://www.commerceenergygroup.com/
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