Service Providers
CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY
Constellation Energy has a long and pioneering history in the energy industry. From their roots as the nation’s first gas light utility, the company has evolved into one of the largest and most innovative energy companies in America. Constellation Energy is a publicly traded (NYSE ticker: CEG) Fortune 500 leader, headquartered in Baltimore, with nearly 10,000 employees, approximately 12,000 megawatts of generation capacity and $14.3 billion in annual revenues (2010).
And nearly 200 years after their establishment, Constellation Energy’s customer-centric business model remains unique in the industry. The company is committed to advancing competition in energy markets nationwide. Competition drives innovation, provides choices for customers and helps to keep energy costs as low as possible.
Constellation Energy is built to compete and win across the energy spectrum, especially larger Commercial users. The company generates, manages and supplies energy products and services to a broad spectrum of customers nationwide and serves the largest commercial, industrial and public-sector power and gas users… in fact, two-thirds of the companies on the Fortune 100 index are Constellation Energy customers.
The Constellation Energy wholesale electricity supply business has been an industry leader for nearly a decade. This business provides power to utilities and municipal co-ops nationwide, providing these institutions with a reliable and uninterrupted power supply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
RELIANT ENERGY
Reliant Energy provides electricity and energy services to more than 1.5 million retail customers—including homes, small and large businesses, manufacturing facilities, government entities and institutions across Texas.
As part of NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG), Reliant Energy is backed by one of the nation's largest power producers. NRG owns and operates more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including more than 11,000 megawatts of capacity in Texas.
Reliant Energy traces its roots to the company that brought electricity to Houston for the first time. As you might imagine, things were simpler back then. There were no electricity meters, so service was provided on a flat rate…for $3 per month, customers would receive “an all night light.”
But despite this modest beginning, the wheels of progress were turning. And in the decades to come, electricity and the men and women of the “Light Company,” as it was known in those days, would play a vital role in bringing the city of Houston into the 20th Century. Like today, it was all done through an unwavering commitment to service, innovation and community.
Over the course of the next century, not only did electricity provide residential lighting to the city of Houston, it powered the city’s economic development and helped make NASA’s first space walk possible and established the city’s preeminent role in the space program.
Today, as part of NRG Energy, Reliant Energy is even stronger. The combination of NRG’s commitment to sustainability, renewable energy and innovation along with Reliant Energy’s heritage of service since competition began, innovation and community involvement uniquely positions Reliant Energy to create value for their customers.
GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY
Green Mountain, the nation’s leading competitive retail provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions, was founded in 1997 with the mission “to change the way power is made”. Over a decade later, the company remains 100% committed to this mission. From electricity products made using clean, renewable sources such as wind to carbon offset products that help neutralize carbon emissions, every single product offered by Green Mountain Energy has an environmental benefit. The company is the longest serving green power marketer in the United States, backed by one of the largest renewable power producers, and the only retail electricity provider in the nation that’s dedicated to cleaner energy. Green Mountain have made a significant difference for the environment; since inception, Green Mountain and their customers have helped spur the development of over 40 new wind and solar facilities across the nation and avoid more than 11.3 billion pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s as much as:
• Taking over 52 million cars off the road for a week.
• Over 473 million households turning off their lights for a week.
• Over 478 million trees would absorb in one year.
Green Mountain are proud of their membership on The Green Power Partnership which is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy Green Power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has nearly 1,300 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state and federal governments, and colleges and universities. (for information, please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower
STARTEX POWER
Startex Power, one of the nation’s fastest growing retail electric providers, gives its customers the Star Treatment with competitive pricing, transparent billing, and superior customer service. Startex Power is the sole Retail Electric Provider to be awarded the 2010 Better Business Bureau Pinnacle Award and was named the #1 Fastest growing Energy Company in 2009 by Inc. Magazine. Serving more than 165,000 residential and commercial customers in Texas, Startex Power is committed to upholding the highest standards in the retail electric industry.
The management team has over 60 years of combined experience in the deregulated utility sector, and “know how to provide commercial customers with the power, the price and the personal service they need-guaranteed (www.startexpower.com)”.
At StarTex Power, they don't believe in charging fees for award-winning customer care. It's always free to call with questions, request help, or make a payment by phone or online. If you're with another provider, check the fine print - and then make the smart choice to switch to StarTex Power, where they keep it simple with a commitment to low rates, great customer care and no surprises. The Startex Power Mission Statement summarizes best what the company stands for and believes in:
“Our goal is to treat our employees, customers and investors with the utmost respect by creating an innovative workplace that...
• Fosters employee decision making and establishes an environment where employees value themselves, their coworkers and our customers.
• Allows our customers to receive competitive pricing and timely, accurate and proactive customer service.
• Allows our investors to earn exceptional returns on their investment while being proud of their Company's community reputation and its treatment of employees. “
LIBERTY POWER
Liberty Power is a leading supplier of retail electricity and the fastest growing independent energy retailer focused on business and government customers in the United States. Large enterprises, entrepreneurs, emerging and mid–size businesses as well as city, state and national government agencies rely on Liberty for low–cost electricity and outstanding customer service.
Liberty Power is the only national, minority–owned energy provider and has a singular focus on understanding the specific needs of business and government customers providing the electricity and services they need to succeed. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Liberty currently serves tens of thousands of business customers and numerous large enterprises in New York, Texas, Maryland and Washington, D.C
Quick Facts
• Founded in Houston, Texas in 2001
• Began serving retail electric customers in 2002
• Certified by the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2003 to market wholesale electricity nationally
• Member of the Minority Business Council since 2003
• Certified by the Small Business Administration as an 8(a) Certified National Energy Supplier
• Licensed to sell electricity in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington, DC. with additional markets coming soon.
• Liberty Power is certified and licensed by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas, the New York State Public Service Commission, the Maryland Public Service Commission, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission and by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The company is also GSA, SBA and SBA–8A certified.
CHAMPION ENERGY
Champion Energy ranks in the top five nonutility-affiliated retail electric providers in the United States and among the top 20 retail electricity companies in the nation. The company currently serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey deregulated electricity markets. Reflecting its explosive growth since entering the Texas electric utility market upon in 2002, Champion Energy serves 700,000 residential customer equivalents, with a peak load near 2,200 Megawatts.
Champion Energy is backed by the financial strength of Texas-based Crane Capital, owned and operated by successful business entrepreneur James R. "Jim" Crane. Jim is widely respected for his ability to identify emerging opportunities, recruit savvy business professionals and build world-class businesses from the ground up for long-term growth and success.
With significant capital resources and abundant access to credit, Champion Energy is financially strong, thriving and able to purchase wholesale power more efficiently than most competitors. The organization firmly operates in major key markets, and Crane Capital’s strength gives the company the backing needed to aggressively enter additional deregulated states.
Champion Energy (www.championenergyservices.com) was awarded the Winner of Distinction in the energy services category by the Better Business Education Foundation, which recently recognized BBB Accredited companies and non-profits at its 2011 Awards of Excellence event. The award was based on Champion Energy's superior commitment to ethics, quality in the workplace and overall excellence. This is the second consecutive year for Champion Energy to be recognized by the BBB for this award.