Compare electricity and natural gas providers
Deregulated energy is all about choice. If your home or business is in a deregulated market, you can choose who supplies your energy – and what price you pay for it.
Choose Energy is all about choice too. We give you the power to choose and compare your options, whether you are shopping for residential electricity or you need cheap energy rates for your business.
More than 15 states allow you to buy electricity, natural gas, or both, from competitive energy suppliers.
Deregulated states
Areas where you have the power to choose your electric company:
Areas where you have the power to choose your natural gas provider
Areas where you have the power to choose both
What’s the difference between a supplier and a utility?
Whether you are looking for electricity, natural gas, green energy or solar power options, we can point you in the right direction. But first, it’s essential to know the difference between your energy supplier and your utility.
- Suppliers: Also called providers, retail energy providers (REPs), or energy service companies (ESCOs). You may see various terms to describe an energy supplier depending on if you live in Texas or another state. Suppliers sell you the energy needed to power your home or business. By buying wholesale energy, suppliers can often offer customers lower rates than local utilities.
- Utilities: Utilities deliver and maintain your home or business’s energy – regardless of whether you’ve bought a plan from a deregulated supplier. Have an outage or other power emergency? Call your utility – not your supplier.
For customers shopping in Texas, check out our guide to the best electricity providers in Texas. Learn how Choose Energy® picks its partners and why we only work with the most trusted and reliable electric companies in the industry.
Below are over 50 of the top electric and natural gas companies that offer residential or business energy. See which electric companies are available near you when you enter your ZIP code at the top of this page.