Small Business and Large Commercial Energy Providers in Texas

Texas is one of roughly 15 states or so with a deregulated energy market.  85% of the state of Texas is deregulated.  This means that in Texas, businesses have the option to choose their electricity provider. Instead of being forced to go with one or two utilities like in regulated markets, electricity providers open the market to competition.

We’ve put together a list of a few electricity providers that offer Texas electricity rates and plans to small, medium, and large businesses.  As you work your way through the list, keep in mind that it certainly is not extensive.  There are many, many more electricity providers in the state of Texas.  Our purpose is to provide a launching pad from which a commercial business can use to better understand and explore their energy options.

Ambit Energy

Ambit Energy has been around since 2006 and provides supply related services to many states including Texas. In fact, their corporate headquarters is located in Dallas.  Current examples of smaller business plans include several fixed plans with varying lengths: 12, 18, 24 or 36 months. These plans range from 5.09 to 5.13 cents per kWh. (This information is based on the ZIP code 77001 for Houston.)

Ambit Commercial Benefits

Some benefits that Ambit offers (according to marketing material):

• Customer Care Team providing dedicated support
• Zero interruptions to electricity service
• Zero switching fees
• Flexible plan options

Infinite Energy

Offering services to many states across America including Texas, Infinite Energy is an electricity provider that deals with commercial businesses.  Infinite Energy sells both electricity and natural gas services.  While natural gas choice isn’t available in Texas, and is available in other states around the US.

Direct Energy

This company is one of the largest providers of electricity in North America. Founded in 1986, its headquarters is located in Houston, Texas. Direct Energy offers many options to its commercial customers and these options depend on the size of the business.

Small businesses can benefit from electricity or natural gas services (outside of Texas).  Based on Houston ZIP Code, 77001, these types of companies can take advantage of plans that have fixed or variable rates with contract lengths ranging from 1 to 36 months. Rates for these plans start at near 4 cents per kWh, though custom rates are possible for larger accounts.

Veteran Energy

Compared to other electricity providers in Texas, Veteran Energy has a slightly different business model. Signing up for a residential plan allows the company to donate a portion of a consumer’s bill to various charities related to veterans and veteran support.

For businesses, Veteran energy provides services to commercial consumers that receive services from the following utilities:

• Oncor
• AEP Central
• Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)
• CenterPoint
• AEP North
• Sharyland
• Sharyland-McAllen

Their service areas include:

• Houston
• Dallas-Ft. Worth
• West Texas
• South Texas
• The Valley
• Just Energy

Gexa Energy

Based out of Houston, Texas, Gexa Energy is an electricity provider that offers services to both residential and commercial consumers. For commercial consumers, this company specializes in many different industries including:

• Restaurants
• Health Care
• Retail
• Technology
• Education
• Hospitality
• Commercial Real Estate
• Government & Institutions
• Inspire Energy

Gexa Energy accommodates both small and large businesses.  Businesses have the option of signing up for fixed, indexed, and renewable energy plans.

Green Mountain Energy

Green Mountain Energy is a renewable electricity service provider.  Established in 1997, it currently provides both residential and commercial services in many deregulated areas of the United States. Its current headquarters can be found in Austin, Texas (which is not currently deregulated).

This service provider has options for both small and medium & large businesses. All options available to businesses focus on providing electricity via renewable resources, while striving to maintain low and reasonable rates.

Solar Energy

Purchasing solar energy through Green Mountain Energy provides a commercial business with many opportunities. These opportunities involves significant savings, in addition to the ability to generate the energy required to power multiple sites or locations.

First Choice Power

This electricity provider is owned by Direct Energy and only provides services to consumers within the state of Texas.

Cirro Energy

This electricity provider is located in Richardson, Texas. It is owned by Cirro Group, Inc., which is a large energy company based out of the same state. When it comes to commercial businesses, there are several plans that Cirro Energy offers. These plans include:

Smart Lock Business – These contracts have a fixed price for the entire length of the agreement (3 – 60 months). Termination or cancellations fees apply should the company want to exit the contract prior to its end date.

Smart Flex Business – This plan has no terms or fixed length. Electricity charges are varied and can change from month to month.

Smart Flex Business Index – All the benefits of the Smart Flex Business plan with the option to lock in rates if required.

Requesting Quotes for Commercial Energy

With very few exceptions, Electric Choice can almost always obtain rates better than what you see on the web.  We’ve worked with providers offering commercial energy rates for years and have built long-lasting relationships with almost every company out there — we know who to ask and what to ask to get the best rate and plan for your business.

We’ve built our business since 2002 off of referrals (keeping our customers happy), not fancy advertising, slogans, or gimmicks.

For much larger commercial buildings (think electric bills $XX,XXX a month), we even have the ability to hold reverse auctions allowing companies to bid for your business in real-time.  This is just one of the ways we can ensure that you get the absolute best rate possible for your business.