The Retail Energy Supply Association announced its Fourth Annual National Energy Shopping Day is coming up on June 21. RESA established National Energy Shopping Day to celebrate the freedom to choose and encourage gas and electricity consumers to shop for the best energy plan for their lifestyle, families, business and the environment. Check out RESA’s…
View this News Release (external link)2023 National Consumer Protection Week
Federal Trade Commission Consumer Advice Sunday kicked off the 2023 National Consumer Protection Week. NCPW is an annual event where government agencies, consumer protection groups, and organizations the ACCES work together to share information about consumer rights and help people learn to spot, report, and avoid scams. Follow along on our ACCES Facebook page for tips…
Iowa’s large energy users want electricity choice. Here’s how that works in four other states
Cedar Rapid Gazette Erin Jordan A coalition of Iowa’s large energy users wants the option of buying electricity on the open market rather than from MidAmerican Energy and Alliant Energy. A spokesman for the coalition — its members want to be anonymous — said allowing large energy users, such as tech companies, manufacturers and agricultural…
View this News Release (external link)WMTW: Competitive Energy in Maine
“It’s really not working”: Competitive energy may not spark big savings in Maine WMTW: John Chrisos ACCES spokesperson, Frank Caliva, gave an interview to WMTW about the benefits of energy competition. The article compared posted supplier rates with the default service rate and noted that there weren’t necessarily cost savings. “Savings aren’t necessarily the only…
Consumer Reports: How to Save Money Now
This guide from Consumer Reports offers helpful moneysaving household tips and references the ACCES energy choice map. Consumer Reports Contact: Mandy L. Walker With inflation rising faster than it has in 40 years, you likely feel the financial sting at every turn. You experience it as the grocery store cashier totals what you’ve put in…
View this News Release (external link)ACCES Quarterly Consumer Newsletter: Fall 2021
This week, ACCES published its Fall 2021 newsletter recapping what changes we saw for competitive energy in the 2021 legislative session. ACCES has continued to monitor policy developments to identify states and provinces strengthening or expanding competitive energy markets across the United State and Canada. 2021 legislative sessions included several bills which provide more access…
MDPSC Energy User Tool
The Maryland Public Service Commission is now available for use by consumers. The shopping page was developed to allow consumers to comparison shop and better understand their energy options. By: Energy Choice Matters __________________________________________ The Maryland Public Service Commission has launched a new one-stop energy shopping web page – MDEnergyChoice.com – to help residential utility…
View this News Release (external link)National Clean Energy Week
ACCES is excited to share that we’re participating in National Clean Energy Week. NCEW is a celebration of the policies, industries, and innovations that power our daily lives while producing no or very little greenhouse gas emissions. ACCES believes that energy choice is an important element of clean energy, and supports consumers’ abilities to shop…
ACCES Consumer Quarterly: Senate Advances Clean Energy Tax Package in Recognition of Importance of Storage and Investment Incentives
**Throughout 2021, ACCES is partnering with other energy industry stakeholders to bring our subscribers additional insights into competitive energy issues. This content is not endorsed by ACCES nor does it necessarily reflect the views of ACCES or our member companies. If you’re interested in submitting a piece for consideration for publication on www.competitiveenergy.org please email…
View this News Release (external link)Consumer Shopping Trends: Survey and Insights
Today’s consumer is rarely content to select the first product they see. As evidence, consider that there are Web browser plug-ins to search for a better price, coupon code aggregators to get every last discount, and abandoned “shopping carts” left across ecommerce sites while customers comparison shop. For their part, online merchants have grown more…
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