Commerce Energy

Commerce Energy from West Coast to East

Commerce Energy was founded in California in 1997. It subsequently began operations in other states; some of these were bought up by other companies. Ambit Energy, for example, now owns all of Commerce’s operations in Texas. The rest of Commerce Energy is now wholly owned by Just Energy Group, a large company with 1.8 million North American customers. Commerce qua Commerce currently serves California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Residential Plans

Commerce offers both fixed- and variable-rate plans. The fixed rate plans are slightly more expensive but insulate customers from spikes in price due to outside events. Fixed-rate contracts can be obtained for as long as five years. In addition to its basic index plan, Commerce offers the possibility of a diversified portfolio option.

In some areas, Commerce also offers a green product, in which all of the energy you buy is accounted for as Renewable Energy Credits.

Commerce for Commerce

Commerce offers special programs for businesses, including a more-or-less-fixed-rate plan that allows the option of modifying a contract if prices go down.

JustEnergy makes clear that businesses can also take advantage of its green electricity plans, and even set a level of participation. Commercial customers can select a percentage between 20 and 100 of their electricity that they want to come from a renewable source.

About Commerce

According to the company website, Commerce and JEG together constitute the largest green energy retailer in the United States. Just Energy is also associated with natural gas sales.

Commerce has over 1200 employees, 400 of whom are dedicated customer service representatives.

Since 2007, Commerce has invested $32.1 million in renewables and $14 million in emissions reduction.