As of today, data available at the PUC website indicates there are currently 118 active, certificated REPs. Of this number, 20 are licensed as Option 2 providers.
Option 2 providers cater to the industrial and large commercial class of customers in the state....refineries, for example. They do not provide service to residential customers. 44 of the remaining 98 advertise on Power to Choose for our residential business in the CenterPoint service area. The numbers vary for the other service areas.
This large number of REPs and the seemingly endless and varied rate plans they offer aren't making the desired contribution to competition and the lowering of rates. Instead, confusion abounds.
Many consumers find it too difficult to make a choice of a new provider and don't bother with the drill and don't seek out the lowest cost plans that meet their requirements. I find this situation exists with so many homeowners that I have an opportunity to visit with. That is regrettable for we all suffer the consequences.
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