Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Pepco territory, which encompasses the entire District.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Washington Gas Light territory, which encompasses the entire District.
List of certified electric and natural gas suppliers available at DC Power Connect, a shopping comparison tool developed by the DCPSC.
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) This website allows you to find the contact information for the Attorney General’s Office in your state.
Alabama
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Alaska
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Arizona
No competitive energy supplier choice beyond a pilot electric choice program for the largest industrial customers.
Arkansas
No competitive energy supplier choice.
California
Electricity choice, known as “Direct Access,” is available for a capped percentage of commercial and industrial consumers in the Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Edison utility territories.
Natural gas choice, known as “Core Aggregation” or “Core Transportation,” is available for residential and small commercial consumers at Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas (SoCalGas).
Colorado
No electricity choice.
Colorado law allows natural gas utilities to offer choice programs to consumers, but to date no programs have been proposed by utilities.
Connecticut
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Connecticut Power & Light and United Illuminating utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available statewide for commercial consumers.
No natural gas choice for residential consumers.
Delaware
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Delmarva utility territory and in the Delaware Electric Cooperative service territory.
Natural gas transportation choice is available for large commercial and industrial consumers in the Chesapeake and Delmarva utility territories.
No natural gas choice for residential consumers.
District of Columbia
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Pepco territory, which encompasses the entire District.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Washington Gas Light territory, which encompasses the entire District.
List of certified electric and natural gas suppliers available at DC Power Connect, a shopping comparison tool developed by the DCPSC.
Florida
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available statewide for commercial and industrial consumers; however, volume requirements differ between utilities.
Natural gas choice is available for residential consumers at Central Florida Gas. When customers a starts service, they are randomly assigned to one of two suppliers that have been approved by the utility. If the customer would like to change to the other supplier, the customer must call Central Florida Gas to request the change. Please note that as of 2017 the former two-week open enrollment process was suspended, and customers can now enroll throughout the year.
Georgia
Electricity choice is not available for residential consumers.
Commercial and industrial consumers with loads of 900 kW or greater are eligible for electricity supplier choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential customers in the AGL utility territory.
Georgia Gas Marketers’ Pricing (comparison of prices offered by natural gas marketers)
Hawaii
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Idaho
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Illinois
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Ameren and ComEd utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Nicor, North Shore, and Peoples Gas utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Ameren utility territory for commercial and industrial consumers only.
Plug In Illinois (Energy Shopping website)
Indiana
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the NIPSCO utility territory.
Iowa
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Kansas
As of January 1st, 2017, Kansas Gas Service customers who use 800-1500 Mcf of natural gas annually may purchase gas from a competitive supplier.
Kentucky
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and small commercial consumers in the Columbia Gas utility territory.
Louisiana
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Maine
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Emera and Central Maine Power utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers only.
Electricity Supply (competitive electricity provider comparison website)
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) and Washington Gas Light (WGL) utility territories.
Massachusetts
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Eversource (formally known as NSTAR and Western Massachusetts Electric Company), Fitchburg Gas and Electric, National Grid, territories.
Natural gas choice is available but participation is currently limited.
Michigan
Electricity choice is available in Michigan. However, under state law, no more than 10% of an electric utility’s average weather-adjusted retail sales for the preceding calendar year may take electric choice service from an alternative electric supplier at any time. If your utility’s 10% cap is fully subscribed, you will be placed in its queue. Currently, Consumers Energy, DTE Electric, UPPCo, UMERC and Cloverland are fully subscribed at 10% participation. Click here for more information regarding the utilities’ electric choice 10% cap data.
MI Gas (natural gas shopping website)
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, Michigan Gas Utilities, and SEMCO Energy Gas Company utility territories.
Minnesota
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Mississippi
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Missouri
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Montana
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and small commercial consumers in the Northwestern Energy and Energy West Montana utility territories.
Nebraska
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the SourceGas utility territory during a two-week annual selection period.
Nevada
No competitive energy supplier choice for residential consumers.
Natural gas choice is available in a limited capacity for commercial and industrial consumers averaging more than 500 therms of gas a day.
New Hampshire
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), Liberty, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES), and the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers only.
New Jersey
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power & Light, PSEG, and Rockland Electric utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers at Elizabethtown Gas, New Jersey Natural Gas, PSEG, and South Jersey Gas utility territories.
New Mexico
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available by law but participation is currently limited.
New York
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Central Hudson, ConEd, NYSEG, National Grid, Orange & Rockland, and RG&E utility territories.
Power to Choose (Energy shopping website)
North Carolina
No competitive energy supplier choice.
North Dakota
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Ohio
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the AEP Ohio, Dayton Power & Light, Duke Energy Ohio, and FirstEnergy (Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison) utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the Columbia Gas, Dominion East Ohio, Duke Energy, and Vectren Energy Delivery utility territories.
Energy Choice Ohio (Energy shopping website)
Oklahoma
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Oregon
Electricity choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers using at least 30 kW per month in the Portland General Electric and Pacific Power utility territories.
Electricity choice is not available for residential consumers.
Natural gas choice is not available.
PAPowerSwitch (Energy Shopping website – for electricity)
PAGasSwitch (Energy Shopping website – for gas)
Rhode Island
Electricity and natural gas choice are available for residential and non-residential consumers in the National Grid utility territory.
List of certified electric and natural gas suppliers
South Carolina
No competitive energy supplier choice.
South Dakota
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers.
Natural gas choice for residential consumers is available by law but participation is currently limited.
Tennessee
Competitive gas service is only available for commercial and industrial customers whose average usage exceeds 500 therms/day in the Piedmont service area
Texas
Electricity choice is available for residential and non-residential consumers in the AEP Central, AEP North, CenterPoint, Oncor, Sharyland, and Texas New Mexico Power utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers only.
Power to Choose (Energy Shopping website – for electric)
Utah
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Vermont
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Virginia
Electricity choice is available in the Appalachian Power and Dominion service territories for non-residential customers.
No electricity choice is available for residential consumers, unless consumer is seeking electricity from 100% renewable energy sources, and the local utility does not provide this option.
Natural gas choice is available in the Columbia Gas and WGL utility territories for residential and non-residential customers.
Washington
No competitive energy supplier choice.
West Virginia
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available statewide including in the Peoples Gas West Virginia, Dominion Energy West Virginia, Consumers Gas Utility, and Mountaineer Gas territories but participation in the market is limited.
Wisconsin
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available in the Wisconsin Public Service utility territory for commercial and industrial consumers using more than 5,000 therms of natural gas per year.
Wyoming
No electricity choice.
Residential gas choice is available in the SourceGas utility territory.
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
This website allows you to find the contact information for the Attorney General’s Office in your state.