Commerce Energy Wins Contract to Provide Natural Gas to Los Angeles Schools
June 27 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
COSTA MESA, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Commerce
Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR), a leading independent U.S.
electricity and natural gas marketing company, announced it has
signed a natural gas agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School
District (LAUSD). The natural gas supply contract awarded to
Commerce Energy will serve 217 schools in Los Angeles and Southern
California beginning in July 2006. "We are very pleased that LAUSD
has selected Commerce Energy to provide its natural gas service,
and we look forward to helping the school district mitigate and
manage the significant price volatility that energy markets have
recently experienced," said Steven S. Boss, Commerce Energy chief
executive officer. "For nearly a decade, we have successfully
brought energy choices, such as this one made by LAUSD, to
California customers and customers in eight other states." About
LAUSD The Los Angeles Unified School district is the nation's
second largest school district, with a K-12 student enrollment of
727,000 students. Geographically, it encompasses 704 square miles,
an area that includes the City of Los Angeles and all or part of 26
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 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 licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and by the state regulatory agencies in 10 states as an
unregulated retail marketer of natural gas and electricity to
homeowners, commercial and industrial consumers and institutional
customers. Commerce Energy currently operates in nine states and
serves over 120,000 customers. Skipping Stone is an energy
consulting firm serving utilities, pipelines, merchant trading and
technology companies. For almost a decade customers have relied on
Commerce Energy to deliver competitive pricing, innovative product
offerings and personalized customer care in addition to quality gas
and electric services. Headquartered in the Plaza Tower in Orange
County, California, the company also has offices in Houston,
Detroit and Boston. For more information, visit
http://www.commerceenergy.com/. Media Contact: Linda Ames Corporate
Communications Commerce Energy 714-259-2539 - office 949-349-6665 -
cell DATASOURCE: Commerce Energy Group, Inc. CONTACT: Linda Ames,
Corporate Communications of Commerce Energy Group, Inc.,
+1-714-259-2539, or cell +1-949-349-6665, Web site:
http://www.commerceenergy.com/
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