CHOOSE ENERGY RINGS IN THE SPRING BY SUPPORTING YOU IN YOUR RESOLUTION TO SAVE MONEY IN 2012!

by chooseen on 04/23/2012

It’s time for Spring cleaning and if one of your Spring resolutions is to make better budgetary decisions either at home and/or for your business, ChooseEnergy has some helpful advice to support you in that goal. Employing various steps to save on your electric bill is something that should never be underestimated – it can actually be one of the easiest, most effective ways to tighten that budget, save money and keep your costs as low as possible.

The memory of the heat wave in the summer of 2011 is still pretty fresh in many Texans’ minds, so taking steps to ‘summerize’ your home is one good way to keep electric costs down.

Consumers can utilize a number of low or no cost habits and tools to keep those electric costs down as we kick into the hot summer season. Here are a few to consider and share with your family and co-workers:

  • Turn off lights, fans, machines or appliances in any rooms or areas where no one is working or using them
  • Eliminate drafts to the best of your ability. Homeowners can caulk around doors and windows, but if you lease rather than own your business space, you may want to look into draft-stoppers for bottoms of doors. The U.S. Energy Department has compiled statistics that show it’s possible to lower your cooling bill by up to 30 percent by shutting out drafts.
  • Keep the thermostat set around 78 degrees, or possibly a bit higher, depending upon your family or co-workers’ needs.

Others ways to save on electricity this year include making sure you select the best contract term with your Retail Electric Provider (REP). ChooseEnergy has developed an excellent tool to help you keep track of varying contract terms so that you can decide the best length of time to sign up for, and with which provider. Check it out at

http://www.chooseenergy.com/PriceIndexCharts/price-index-chart.aspx

Residential and business electricity customers alike will find informative details about making sure they are getting the best available rate for their electric service by educating themselves about deregulation and what the various REPs offer. Consumers in the Texas deregulated electricity market now have the power to choose when it comes to providers, and it’s so simple and safe to make a switch anytime you decide you want to do so. www.ChooseEnergy.com has compiled a wealth of information and resources, and invites consumers to contact them with any questions about their electricity needs or provider.

“By comparing incentive offers and loyalty and rewards programs extended by the different REPs, business and residential customers can truly enjoy huge savings,” said Jerry Dyess, CEO of www.ChooseEnergy.com. “It’s our pleasure here at ChooseEnergy to be of service to customers in the deregulated electric market by assisting them with making the best choice possible with regard to their provider.”

Be sure to check out ChooseEnergy’s website, where you’ll find excellent information in our energy Education Center, the Newsroom section, and our regularly updated Blog. Electrically speaking, it’s just plain old good common sense that can help save you LOTS of dollars and cents, and help you keep this year’s summer electric bill as low as possible.

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Spring is Here – Time to Lock in a Low Texas Energy Rate Plan for the Summer

by chooseen on 03/20/2012

Shop Texas ElectricityMarch 20th is the first day of spring –  summer is right around the corner which means budget-conscious Texans will need to start to keep an eye on their Texas electric bill.  Historically, spring is a great time of year to lock in your energy rate for the best deal on electricity for your home or business. This spring is no exception, so your friends here at www.chooseenergy.com encourage you to take action now to save big before that summer heat starts to play havoc on your thermostat.

With the high summer heat comes talk about Texas’ ability to withstand it in regards to power consumption.  Just this past week, Gov. Rick Perry toured ERCOT’s facilities and met with many energy officials to discuss how they will meet our demand for Texas electricity this summer. In the March report from ERCOT (Electricity Reliability Council of Texas) – they reported that Texas power supplies would be “tight” this summer once we get into our peak demand.  That’s not good as many power plants are routinely taken off-line for repairs and maintenance – this could push some prices up quite a bit in the summer.

Thanks to deregulation and competition – rates are lower today than they were in 2001 before deregulation.  ChooseEnergy.com puts the easiest solutions at your fingertips when it comes to selecting the best Texas electric plan for your specific needs. By visiting www.chooseenergy.com you can do some savvy energy rate plan comparison shopping between the various providers of electricity in your area, and discover which offers you the best incentives to switch. Some even have rewards and loyalty programs, so be sure you look at both the long-term and short-term benefits when making your decision.

The deregulated electricity market in Texas has created a lot of competition for customers, and in spring, you have the leverage to line yourself up so that when the summer heat strikes, you’re locked into the most affordable rate possible.

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CHOOSE ENERGY ENCOURAGES YOU TO LOCK IN THE BEST ELECTRIC RATE NOW, BEFORE THE HOT TEXAS SUMMER HITS

by chooseen on 03/13/2012

Historically, March is the premium time of year to lock in your energy rate for the best deal on electricity for your home or business. This March is no exception, so your friends here at www.chooseenergy.com encourage you to take action now to save big down the road – especially during the hot summer months that many have forecasted.

lower electric billAlthough you may believe that March is a bit early to start thinking about energy savings in the summer and later on in the year, it’s been proven over and over that this month is actually one of the best times to lock in your best possible electric rate for your home, business.

ChooseEnergy.com puts the easiest solution at your fingertips when it comes to selecting the best REPfor your specific needs. By visiting www.chooseenergy.com you can do savvy comparison shopping between the various providers of electricity in your area, and discover which one offers you the best incentives to switch over. Some REPs implement rewards and loyalty programs, and you’ll find with a bit of due diligence that certain ones of these programs are more advantageous to you than others. So be sure you look at both the long-term and short-term benefits when making your decision.

The deregulated electricity market in Texas has created a lot of competition for customers, and in March, you have significant leverage to line yourself up so that when the summer heat strikes, you’re locked into the most affordable rate possible.

Visiting ChooseEnergy’s blog and Newsroom sections of the website will help you stay up to date on the best deals in energy, and how to be prepared well in advance when severe weather conditions strike, causing potential overloads on the grid and a tendency for prices to spike and skyrocket. Locking in your best rate now is just good old fashioned common sense, and will save you dollars and cents, to boot!

“When consumers and business owners use March incentives to their advantage and choose the best REP, they’ll find that they have really done themselves a huge favor when energy usage is at a premium, such as is predicted for the summer of 2012,” says Jerry Dyess, President and CEO of www.ChooseEnergy.com. “We take great pride at ChooseEnergy.com in making sure we offer the highest level of quality information and service possible to customers in this deregulated market. We do this by clearly providing user-friendly comparisons between the various REPs, explaining what each of them brings to the table. March has historically been a great month to make that informed decision, and this year has shaped up that way once again.”

The power to choose is in the hands of Texas consumers in the deregulated market, and it’s simple to make a switch anytime you wish to another electric provider that will continue to provide reliable electric power to your home or business.

Please feel free to visit ChooseEnergy’s website, and don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions at all about deregulation and how you can make the best choice possible for your home and business electricity needs this March. You can contact us anytime at support@ChooseEnergy.com.

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Hot Summer Predicted – Time to Lock in with a Low Energy Rate

by chooseen on 03/08/2012

The Summer of 2012 is reported to be the hottest to date by various weather tracking services.  What does that mean for energy consumers?  With high temperatures come high electricity bills to cool homes and businesses.  However, March is historically a mild weather month thus some of the best rates of the year are offered in the month of March.  Choose Energy puts the power to control the energy bill in the hands of the customer by allowing users to compare electric rates for their area – and view prices from a historical perspective via the Texas Residential Electricity Price Index.

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Through a unique process, energy providers are pitted against each other based on their prices.  Customers benefit from energy providers competing with each other.  Use ChooseEnergy.com to control your energy costs.

We have certified energy providers competing to serve you – ChooseEnergy.com has a rich repertoire of qualified retail electric suppliers that put small and big businesses on an upper hand when it comes to getting affordable power. Since they will be bidding among themselves to win over your business, these energy providers will ultimately have to quote favorable prices. It is a no-brainier really as competition leads to a price reduction to the consumers.

Here are some recent new stories on Texas electricity rates below – looks like wholesale power prices might go even higher this summer – so lock in your rate now while rates are low.

Texas regulators look at raising wholesale electricity prices to spark new …
By Laylan Copelin The Texas Public Utility Commission on Wednesday signaled a willingness to address looming electricity shortages by allowing wholesale prices to hit new highs during peak demands for power. The three commissioners agreed that …
www.statesman.com

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How Electric Deregulation has helped Businesses Control Electricity Bills

by chooseen on 03/05/2012

Electricity bills account for a huge portion of all business costs – that means companies stand to save on their business electricity cost if they lower their rate. While business enterprises could not control power bills during the period that preceded deregulation, nowadays they can have a direct input over these bills. This control over business electricity can be achieved in a number of ways, some of which are discussed below;

  • Businesses can control electric bills by taking advantage of the increased number of energy service providers. This increase has upped competition among the business energy suppliers to the extent that power has literally shifted to the consumer. Shrewd businesses can use this opening to shop for better deals and hence have control over this otherwise expensive cost.
  • Businesses can also opt to pool together and form solid groups to bargain for better deals. This is indeed a powerful way of controlling electricity bills as utility providers cannot ignore a pool of commercial energy customers. The pool of business customers can then negotiate favourable terms with their chosen suppliers.
  • Energy deregulation also gives business customers the power to choose their energy providers. This offers a more favourable environment than what is expected in a regulated regime. What this means is that businesses no longer have to put up with nondescript energy providers, as they can easily go to the next available choice.
  • Energy deregulation also ushered in the era of energy efficiency that led to reduction of electricity wastages. In their bid to outperform their competitors, energy providers have no choice but to offer energy that will offer better value and better customer service. This in turn led to better innovations and with it, efficiency improved. If you are asking what this has to do with electricity bill control, the answer is that this improved efficiency ends up reducing electricity bills as businesses are optimizing consumption and reducing waste.

Any option that can lead to control and reduction of business electricity bill should be explored.

Texas Electricity News -

Ercot announced this week that they expect another hot summer which will place some stress on the Texas power grid.  See story below -

ERCOT: Expect another stressful summer for state’s power grid
This summer is expected to be hotter than normal but short of the historic extremes of the summer of 2011, when ERCOT narrowly avoided rolling blackouts. That long-term forecast by the National Weather Service, if accurate, could give the grid operator …
www.statesman.com

Texas is making a name for itself in regards to green energy – now the leader in the U.S. in wind power.

Wind power tops 25 percent of load on main Texas grid
The high point was not quite a record either in percentage of supply or total instantaneous power from wind turbines for the ERCOT system, which reached a wind farm penetration of 27.97% in early December 2011. Wind energy generated electricity briefly …
www.evwind.es

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Lower Business Electricity Bills

February 9, 2012

Electricity or energy in general, plays a vital part in the production process, but just as well, it takes a big chunk of all the production cost. For this reason, it is important for businesses to come up with ways of controlling and reducing their energy bills. If this is achieved, then consumers can expect to pay lower prices for their goods and services. There are a number of effective ways in which businesses can achieve lower bills.

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Texas Business Electricity Rates Are Expected to Rise

January 24, 2012

Texas Business Electricity Rates Are Expected to Rise – With the supply and reserve running close to being short in Texas in the next couple of years, business electricity rates are expected to be on the rise for the next couple of years. The cost of natural gas is also increasing, so that will also affect the electric rates in Texas. One electric retailer recently estimated that prices would rise 10 percent in both of the years 2012 and 2013. Even though business electric suppliers offer fixed contract rates, most only offer lock-in rates for multiple years. This past year, especially the summer, was already tight on the power reserve as demand was higher than they had anticipated.

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Choose Energy Introduces Electricity Price Index Tool So Consumers Can Compare Contract Terms To Save Money.

January 9, 2012

Choose Energy Introduces Electricity Price Index Tool So Consumers Can Compare Contract Terms To Save Money. By using a tool developed by ChooseEnergy.com, Texas residential electricity customers can better compare and decide what contract term is the best deal for them.

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Get Energy Fit in 2012 With These Efficiency Tips for Businesses

December 30, 2011

Even if there are different business electric suppliers to provide your business with lower energy prices, there are ways to save additional money by using energy efficiently. This post will provide tips and tricks for using energy efficiency in your business in lighting, heating and cooling, temperature, office equipment, etc. to help you further lower your energy costs in 2012.

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Texas Electric Generation – Capacity Could Get Tight by 2014

December 29, 2011

There is growing concern that the electricity generating capacity in the state of Texas could be tight by the year 2014. This concern is from a study done by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) which was performed in 2009. This annual report, which details electrical generation demand and capacity, shows that the capacity cushion that Texas has now could fall below the projected resources target for 2014 and 2015.

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