EGR Commerce Energy Grp.,

Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:EGR), a leading U.S. electricity and natural gas marketing company, announced today that it is using clean energy to power its offices in Costa Mesa, California, and Dallas, Texas. �We�re offering our customers the chance to support clean air and clear skies by using clean electricity,� said Steve Boss, chief executive officer of Commerce Energy. �We wanted to underscore our support of wind energy in Texas and biomass energy in California by replacing the comparable amount of fossil fuels on the grid.� Commerce Energy leases approximately 45,000 square feet in Costa Mesa and another 11,000 square feet for its Dallas office. Together, the two offices use about 906,000 kilowatt (kWh) hours per year. The company has purchased green tags in California and renewable energy credits in Texas to cover electricity usage during 2006 and, going forward, will cover the offices� electrical usage with green-energy purchases at the end of each year. In recognition of Earth Day, and to further its goal of educating the public about clean energy, Commerce Energy employees are visiting preschool children in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Costa Mesa, California, and kindergartners at Otis Unified School District in Costa Mesa, California, and kindergartners at Otis Brown Elementary school in Irving, Texas, to educate the children about responsible energy use. �We�re committed to offering innovative ways to protect the environment. Our �Earth Day� message for the children is that clean air and clear skies are worth protecting, and we can do that by using less energy and by generating as much electricity as possible from clean-energy sources, such as wind,� explained Boss. Commerce Energy has a long-standing commitment to clean energy and continues to support a cutting-edge project in California. Last year, the company completed a five-year, renewable-energy, research program with the California Energy Commission�s Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program. As a participant, Commerce Energy invested in a 60-kilowatt solar-panel system used by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. This and other innovations resulted in the agency being recognized with a Platinum award from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), an organization that provides standards for environmentally sustainable construction. �Energy deregulation is helping to hasten the development of more innovative products for consumers and small business owners,� said Boss. �One result is that clean energy has made significant strides and is becoming more affordable as increasing numbers of people, provided with choice, are electing to purchase clean energy. For example, the cost of producing wind power has dropped from 80 cents per kWh in 1980 to approximately 6 cents today.� Commerce Energy is currently making 100% and 50% Wind Clear Choice clean energy programs in Texas and Maryland and will soon expand clean energy to other markets. �We�re hoping the legislative and regulatory environment will change to allow us to market a variety of products and services to California�s residential and small business consumers, as we do in Texas,� said Boss. �It�s time to fully reopen California�s energy markets to competition so consumers can benefit from the innovative product offerings that will result.� About Commerce Energy Group, Inc. Commerce Energy Group, Inc. 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 is publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) under the symbol: EGR. Commerce Energy, Inc. is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and by state regulatory agencies as an unregulated retail marketer of natural gas and electricity to homeowners, commercial and industrial consumers and institutional customers. Headquartered in Orange County, California, the company also has an office in Dallas, Texas, as well as several area offices located around the U.S. For nearly a decade, customers have relied on Commerce to deliver competitive pricing, innovative product offerings and personalized customer care in addition to quality gas and electric services. For more information, visit www.CommerceEnergy.com. Forward-Looking Statements All statements in this release, including those of Mr. Boss, may constitute forward-looking statements regarding the company�s assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events. Words or phrases such as �anticipates,� �believes,� �estimates,� �expects,� �intends,� �plans,� �predicts,� �projects,� �targets,� �will likely result,� �will continue,� �may,� �could� or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed. Commerce Energy Group, Inc. cautions that such statements in this news release, whether express or implied, are made in good faith and the company believes such statements are based upon reasonable assumptions. In addition to other factors and matters discussed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, some important factors that could cause actual results or outcomes for Commerce Energy Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements include: higher than expected attrition of, and/or unforeseen operating difficulties relating to, the acquired customer accounts, the volatility of the energy market, competition, operating hazards, uninsured risks, failure of performance by suppliers and transmitters, changes in general economic conditions, seasonal weather or force majeure events that adversely effect electricity or natural gas supply or infrastructure, decisions by our energy suppliers requiring us to post additional collateral for our energy purchases, increased or unexpected competition, adverse state or federal legislation or regulation or adverse determinations by regulators, including failure to obtain regulatory approvals.