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There are a number of choices for residential electricity consumers in the state of Maryland. Please follow the links below to compare rates and switch plans. Contact us directly at 303-322-1234 if you have any questions.
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel
The Maryland Office of People’s Counsel (OPC), created in 1924, is the oldest utility consumer advocacy office of its kind in the United States. The People’s Counsel is appointed by the Attorney General, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and acts independently of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Office of Attorney General. OPC is a State of Maryland agency, yet works independently to represent Maryland’s residential consumers of electric, natural gas, telecommunications, private water and certain transportation matters before the PSC, federal regulatory agencies and the courts. Click on the link below to visit their site...
Allegheny
Energy
Cruncher - 7.3˘
**(Usually
the best price)
Baltimore
Gas & Electric (BG&E)
Ambit
Energy
Ampegy
(Spark Energy) -
9.16˘
Bid My Electricity Rate - (coming soon)
Consumer
Choice Marketing - 9.49˘/9.99˘
(Teaser Rate)
Energy
Cruncher -
8.76˘ **(Usually
the best price)
Gateway
Energy Services
9.3˘
Ignite
(Stream) Energy 9.29˘
MXenergy
9.9˘
North
American Power - 8.99˘ (teaser
rate - read the fine print)
Spark
Energy
- 9.16˘
Starion
- 8.99˘
Viridian
- 9.79˘
Energy
Cruncher - 8.76˘
**(Usually
the best price)
Starion
-
8.59˘
Potomac
Electric Company (Pepco)
Ambit
Energy
Bid
My Electricity Rate - (coming soon)
Consumer
Choice Marketing - 9.99˘/9.99˘
(Teaser Rate)
Energy
Cruncher - 8.76˘ **(Usually
the best price)
Ignite
(Stream) Energy
9.1˘
North American Power - 8.99˘ (teaser rate - read the fine print)
Starion - 8.99˘
Viridian
- 9.79˘
Commercial Electricity:
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Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E)
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Energy
Market Exchange
Under
$2,500 per month
$2,500-$5,000
Over
$5,000
North American Power - (teaser rate - read the fine print)
Starion - 8.99˘
Viridian - 10.10˘
Delmarva
Power & Light (DPL)
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My Electricity Rate
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HERE For a Custom Price Quote
Starion
- 8.59˘
Potomac
Electric Company (Pepco)
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HERE For a Custom Price Quote
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My Electricity Rate
Energy
Market Exchange
Under
$2,500 per month
$2,500-$5,000
Over
$5,000
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North
American Power - (teaser
rate - read the fine print)
Starion - 8.99˘
Viridian
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Maryland
Natural Gas:
Retail electric choice started in Maryland in July 0f 2000, with
multi-year transitions at each of the four investor-owned utilities
(Baltimore Gas & Electric, Pepco, Delmarva Power and Light, and
Allegheny Power). These utilities sold off their power plants, and now
only own the transmission and distribution wires, while also providing
"backstop" power to customers who do not shop for
electricity. With the move to competition, Maryland utilities have
separated their service into two parts:
Regulated distribution of power, which is still only provided by the
utility, and
Supply of the electric commodity, which is open to competition.
Customers can choose to receive their electric supply from their
utility, or an alternate electric provider.
Customers who do not shop for supply from an alternate electric
provider in Maryland receive Standard Offer Service, or SOS, from
their utility. How SOS is priced depends on a customer's class and
size.
Large business and industrial customers (those above 600 kW) receive
hourly prices from the PJM wholesale market. These prices vary with
the spot wholesale market price of electricity, which is extremely
volatile. Thus, most large customers have contracted with a
competitive energy provider to avoid these hourly prices, and receive
rate stability.
Medium-sized business customers (25 kW to 600 kW) receive an SOS price
that changes quarterly, and are known as Type II customers. All the
electricity supply to serve these utility SOS customers is bought
every three months, meaning prices often vary widely during the year.
Customers can avoid these price fluctuations by contracting with a
alternative electric provider.
SOS prices for residential and small commercial customers (under 25
kW) change every six months. Supply for this class, known as Type I,
has been "laddered" to shield customers from exposure to the
wholesale market at any one time. The supply needs for these customers
are split into quarters, and 25% of supply is procured every six
months for a period of two years -- meaning the SOS price is a
revolving mix of old and current supply contracts. While intended to
shield small customers from the price volatility witnessed by larger
customers, this "laddering" can also raise prices through
risk premiums. The SOS price also does not fall as quickly when the
wholesale market price falls, because only a small part of SOS supply
is being bought in the current market. Customers can take advantage of
falling prices faster by choosing a competitive energy provider that
offers lower rates when market prices fall.
Customers who choose an alternate electric provider still have their
power delivered to them by their local utility, and contact their
utility for all outage reporting. Customers can choose to receive
either a single bill from their utility for their delivery service and
energy supply service, or can receive two bills, one from each
company.
The Maryland Public Service Commission has reformed the natural gas
industry to give customers a chance to shop for lower natural gas
rates. Starting at different points around 2000, utilities opened
their service areas to allow customers to choose a different company
to supply them with their gas supply. Customers choosing an alternate
gas supplier will still have their gas supply delivered by the local
utility, but customers will be buying their gas supply from a new
company. Utilities with gas choice include Baltimore Gas and Electric,
Washington Gas Light, Columbia Gas, Chesapeake Utilities, UGI (PPL),
Easton Utilities and Elkton Gas.
A customer's natural gas bill has been separated into two parts:
Regulated distribution of gas, which is still only provided by the
utility, and
Supply of the gas commodity, which is open to competition.
Customers can choose to receive their gas supply from their utility,
or an alternate gas provider.
If customers do not shop for an alternate gas supplier, they receive
default supply service from their utility. Under default supply
service, customers pay a supply charge that can have different names,
such as Gas Commodity Service, Gas Cost, or Purchased Gas Charge,
which can be used to set the price to compare. At BGE and some of the
smaller utilities, this gas supply charge varies monthly. At WGL and
Columbia, the supply charge varies quarterly, with a tracker charge.
The monthly or quarterly fluctuations mean customers can be exposed to
volatile swings in prices. Customers can avoid wild swings in the gas
supply charge by contracting with an alternative gas supplier.
No matter who you choose to buy energy from, your local utility will
continue to deliver your gas and respond to service interruptions and
outages. You will still pay your utility for these services. Depending
on your area, you can choose to receive a single bill from your
utility listing your utility delivery charges and supplier commodity
charges, or separate bills from the utility and alternate energy
provider.
Residential Natural Gas:
There are choices for residential electricity consumers in the state of Maryland. Please follow the links below to compare rates and switch plans. Contact us directly at 303-322-1234 if you have any questions.
Baltimore
Gas & Electric (BG&E)
Gateway
Energy Services
MXenergy
Spark
Energy
Columbia Gas of Maryland
Washington
Gas of Maryland
Commercial Natural Gas:
We can help commercial natural gas customers in Maryland obtain competitive price quotes to help lower their energy costs. Simply fax an LOA and your entire natural gas bill to 303-200-8670 for a competitive price quote to see if we can help you save money on natural gas. Contact us directly at 303-322-1234 if you have any questions.
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BG&E)
CLICK HERE For a Custom Price Quote
Washington Gas & Light
Tiger Natural Gas
Maryland Natural Gas Utilities:
 | Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. |
| Easton Utilities Commission |
| Elkton Gas Service |
| Monongahela
Power Gas Co. |
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If you would like to inquire about our business opportunities in Maryland, please contact us directly at 303-322-1234 or visit our Opportunity page.
