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Company NameWebsiteHow Defined as Major PlayerOverviewProducts/ServicesPricingTarget MarketCompetitive AdvantageSources (in footnote format)
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Direct Energyhttps://www.directenergy.com/$14,000,000,000 - 2019 revenue [1]Direct Energy is a fully owned subsidiary of Centrica plc, with North American headquarters in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1986, the company has close to 3,500 employees and posted $14 billion in revenue for 2019 with an operating profit of $265 million. The company operates in all 50 US states and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. [2], [4]Direct Energy offers electricity and natural gas products in the residential markets in which it operates. Business services are offered to small businesses, large business, and wholesale customers. In Texas, services are offered for both business, and residential services, albeit, only in the electrical market. Services are offered under the Direct Energy, Direct Energy Business, CPL Retail Energy, WTU Retail Energy, First Choice Power, Gateway Energy, Airtron, Home Warranty of America, and America's Water Heater Rentals brands. Business solutions are offered in advanced energy monitoring and analytics, energy auditing, efficiency projects for commercial customers, onsite generation, and demand response. [2], [3]Pricing for Direct Energy varies by location. For Bonham, Texas, there are nine plans with prices ranging from 9.6 cents per kilowatt hour to 11.4 cents per kilowatt hour. Plans offered are Live Brighter 30 (9.6 cents), Twelve Hour Power 12 (11.2 cents), E-Pay to Save 24 (10.2 cents), Live Brighter 12 (10.7 cents), Live Brighter 36 (10.5 cents), Green Texas 12 (10.8 cents), Free Power Weekend 12 (11.4 cents), Bright Choice (11.2 cents), and Free Power Weekend 24 (11.3 cents). [6]Direct Energy services residential and business markets in its areas of operation. There are 3,769,000 residential customers, and 166,000 business customers. Residential services are offered in all 50 US states and three Canadian provinces in the energy and home services' product lines. Business services are offered to small, large, and wholesales businesses, in 24 US markets and eight Canadian provinces. [2], [5]Direct Energy's competitive Advantage is its ability to provide specialized offerings that are simple yet innovative, for both residential and business customers across most of the North American market. [2][1] https://www.directenergy.com/docs/deCorpFactsSheet2020.pdf [2] https://directenergy.com/docs/deCorpFactsSheet2020.pdf
[3] https://www.directenergy.com/about/brands
[4] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/direct-energy#section-overview [5] https://www.directenergy.com/about/brands/direct-energy-business [6] https://www.directenergy.com/texas/electricity-plans
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Green Mountain Energyhttps://www.greenmountainenergy.com/$147,670,000 - 2019 revenue[1]With a mission to use customer choice to power changes in the way power is made, Green Mountain Energy was founded in 1997. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has 650 employees deployed in 11 regional offices. [2], [3]Green Mountain Energy partners with utilities to offer renewable products in residential markets in Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The company offers clean energy products for businesses and institutions in Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Renewable energy plans are offered using wind and solar energy. The company also markets products and offers carbon offsets for residential accounts. In addition to wind and solar power products, Green Moujntain Energy offers business accounts help with earning green power points for LEED certification, carbon offsets, carbon footprint calculations, and renewable energy certificates. [3], [4], [5]Small businesses are offered a fixed rate for terms of 6, 12, 18, 24 or 36 month terms. 5 Pricing for medium and large businesses is only available by requesting a quote. Residential accounts for wind energy can pay between 10.7 cents to 14.1 cents per 2000 kWh, depending on the plan chosen. For solar energy, the prices range between 11.4 and 12.2 cents per 2000 kWh. [6]Green Mountain Energy offers business services to small, medium, and large businesses, and residential services to home-owners. [3]Green Mountain Energy's competitive advantage is its 20 year experience in the provision of renewable energy, and the lower cost of its services in comparison to other energy types. [7][1] https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.green_mountain_energy_company.f21f39f748b5d729f6bff0f9dca3e99d.html [2] https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/our-story/our-company-mission/ [3] https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/our-story/our-company-mission/our-business/ [4] https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/home-energy-solutions/
[5] https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/business-electricity/small-business-electric/small-business-electricity-texas/
[6] https://www.greenmountainenergy.com/home-energy-solutions/products/oncor/ [7] https://www.electricrate.com/suppliers/green-mountain-energy/
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Gexa Energyhttps://www.gexaenergy.com$104,000,000 - 2019 revenue [1]Gexa Energy was founded in 2002, with an estimated 375 employees. The company is headquartered in Houston Texas, and its core values are a commitment to excellence, doing the right thing, and treating people with respect. [2],[3]Gexa Energy offers electricity products to residential customers in free 3-day weekend plans, free mornings and nights plans, 100% renewable plans, usage based plans, and every day, every night plans. For small business customers, the company offers fixed price products for terms up to 60 months, and a market energy index, whereby customers purchase the commodity based on the Locational Marginal Pricing Index (LMP). Larger businesses are offered the same products as smaller businesses, as well as the ability to fix the commodity rate to the price of natural gas, and to fix usage according to peak operating hours. [4], [5], [6]Company pricing for Gexa ranges between 0.062 cents per kWh and 0.146 cents per kWh. [7]Gexa Energy targets residential, and small and large businesses. [2]Gexa's Energy's competitive advantage is its access to renewable energy generated by its parent company, its 18 years of experience in the renewable energy market, and affordable plans. [2][1] https://www.zoominfo.com/c/gexa-energy-lp/44157837 - [2] https://www.gexaenergy.com/about-us/about-gexa [3] https://www.owler.com/company/gexaenergy
[4] https://www.gexaenergy.com/for-home/electricity-plans [5] https://www.gexaenergy.com/for-business/small-business [6] https://www.gexaenergy.com/for-business/large-business
[7] https://comparepower.com/providers/texas-electricity-energy-companies/gexa-energy-plans-electricity-rates/
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