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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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