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May 20^th 2011

Energy deregulation state by state

NEW BREED ENERGY operates within deregulated markets, so these are your areas of opportunity.

Deregulation has involved legislation at both the national and state level. Each state has taken a different course: some are fully deregulated; some have held off, some have suspended their programs. So opportunities vary, but every state has some deregulated markets. For example, large volume commercial and industrial users can purchase their natural gas competitively in every state.

Terminology varies as well. Deregulation may be called "restructuring" and natural gas deregulation may be called "unbundling." "Choice program" is also a popular term.

Alabama

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Alaska

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Arizona

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Arkansas

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Some restrictions.

California

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs in place for 100% of small volume customers, yet virtually all use the local utility. Prices make it difficult for independent providers to compete.

Colorado

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Legislation allows competition, but no independent providers have entered the market.

Connecticut

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only, though there is no minimum volume requirement for industrial or commercial.

Delaware

Electricity:
Available to all customers. Only one supplier offering service to residential customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Florida

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Pilot program offering limited choice to small percent of small volume customers.

Georgia

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs in place for over 80% of small volume customers with 100% participation.

Hawaii

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Idaho

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Illinois

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs in place for 70% of small volume customers, though there is less than 9% participation.

Indiana

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers and some public schools systems. Pilot program in place for small volume customers.

Iowa

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Kansas

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Pilot program in place for small volume customers.

Kentucky

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Louisiana

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Maine

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Maryland

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is only 11% participation.

Massachusetts

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is less than 1% participation.

Michigan

Electricity:
Available to almost all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for virtually all small
volume customers, though there is
only 10% participation.

Minnesota

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Mississippi

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Missouri

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Montana

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Pilot program in place for small volume customers, but there are no participants yet.

Nebraska

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Pilot program in place for 14% of small volume customers.

Nevada

Electricity:
A few large commercial customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

New Hampshire

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

New Jersey

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is only 2% participation.

New Mexico

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is less than 1% participation.

New York

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is less than 12% participation.

North Carolina

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

North Dakota

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Ohio

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for 90% of small volume customers, with almost 50% participation.

Oklahoma

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Oregon

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Pennsylvania

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for all small volume customers, though there is only 6% participation.

Rhode Island

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

South Carolina

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

South Dakota

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Pilot program for small volume customers has been approved, but no independent providers have entered the market.

Tennessee

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Texas

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Utah

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Vermont

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Virginia

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for 60% of small volume customers, though there is only 8% participation.

Washington

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Washington, D.C.

Electricity:
Available to all customers.

Natural Gas:
All customers.

West Virginia

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only. Programs for small volume customers has been approved, but no independent providers have entered the market.

Wisconsin

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers only.

Wyoming

Electricity:
none

Natural Gas:
Large volume customers. Programs established for 45% of small volume customers, with almost 51% participation.