Key:
Has energy choice
Does not have energy choice
Electric Choice
Gas Choice
Alabama
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Alabama Public Service Commission
Alabama Office of Consumer Protection
Alaska
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Alaska Consumer Protection Unit
Arizona
No competitive energy supplier choice beyond a pilot electric choice program for the largest industrial customers.
Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office
Arkansas
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Arkansas Consumer Utilities Rate Advocacy Division
California
Electricity choice, known as “Direct Access,” is available for a capped percentage of commercial and industrial consumers in the Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Edison utility territories.
Natural gas choice, known as “Core Aggregation” or “Core Transportation,” is available for residential and small commercial customers at Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas (SoCalGas).
California Public Utilities Commission
California Division of Ratepayer Advocates
Colorado
No electricity choice.
Colorado law allows natural gas utilities to offer choice programs to consumers, but to date no programs have been proposed by utilities.
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel
Connecticut
Electricity choice is available in the Connecticut Power & Light and United Illuminating utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available statewide for commercial consumers.
No natural gas choice for residential consumers.
Energize Connecticut (Energy Shopping website)
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel
Delaware
Electricity choice is available in the Delmarva utility territory and in the Delaware Electric Cooperative service territory.
Natural gas transportation choice is available for large commercial and industrial customers in the Chesapeake and Delmarva utility territories.
No natural gas choice for residential customers.
Delaware Public Service Commission
District of Columbia
Electricity choice is available in the Pepco territory, which encompasses the entire District.
Natural gas choice is available in the Washington Gas Light territory, which encompasses the entire District.
District of Columbia Public Service Commission
District of Columbia Office of People’s Counsel
Florida
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available statewide for commercial and industrial customers; however, volume requirements differ between utilities.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial customers at Central Florida Gas; election of a natural gas supplier is allowed during a limited annual window.
Florida Public Service Commission
Florida Office of People’s Counsel
Georgia
Electricity choice is not available for residential consumers.
Commercial and industrial consumers with loads of 900 kW or greater are eligible for electricity supplier choice.
Natural gas choice is available in the AGL utility territory.
Georgia Gas Marketers’ Pricing (comparison of prices offered by natural gas marketers)
Georgia Public Service Commission
Georgia Office of Consumer Protection
Hawaii
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Hawaii Consumer Advocacy – Public Utilities
Idaho
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Consumer Protection Office
Illinois
Electricity choice is available in the Ameren and ComEd utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Nicor, North Shore, and Peoples Gas utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Ameren utility territory for commercial and industrial customers only.
Plug In Illinois (Energy Shopping website)
Illinois Citizen Utility Board
Indiana
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available in the NIPSCO utility territory.
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
Iowa
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate (Utilities)
Kansas
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Kansas Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
Kentucky
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and small commercial consumers in the Columbia Gas utility territory.
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Kentucky Office of Rate Intervention
Louisiana
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana Office of Attorney General
Maine
Electricity choice is available in the Emera and Central Maine Power utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers only.
Electricity Supply (competitive electricity provider comparison website)
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Maine Office of Public Advocate
Maryland
Electricity choice is available in the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Choptank Electric Cooperative, Delmarva Power and Light, Potomac Edison, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), and SMECO territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) and Washington Gas Light (WGL) utility territories.
Maryland Electric Choice (energy shopping website)
Maryland Public Service Commission
Maryland Office of People’s Counsel
Massachusetts
Electricity choice is available in the Fitchburg Gas and Electric, NSTAR, National Grid, Western Massachusetts Electric Company territories.
Natural gas choice is available but participation is currently limited.
Choosing a competitive supplier (helpful resources for consumers)
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Consumer Protection Division
Michigan
Electricity choice is available in the Consumers Energy and DTE Energy utility territories, but consumer participation is capped at 10% of the utility’s previous year sales. Currently, there is a queue of consumers seeking to switch to a competitive supplier.
Natural gas choice is available in the Consumers Energy, DTE Energy, Michigan Gas Utilities, and SEMCO Energy Gas Company utility territories.
Michigan Public Service Commission
Michigan Office of Attorney General (Consumer Protection)
Minnesota
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Minnesota Office of Attorney General (Utilities)
Mississippi
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Mississippi Consumer Protection Division
Missouri
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Missouri Public Service Commission
Missouri Office of the Public Counsel
Montana
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for residential and small commercial consumers in the Northwestern Energy and Energy West Montana utility territories.
Montana Public Service Commission
Nebraska
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for consumers in the SourceGas utility territory during a two-week annual selection period.
Nebraska Public Service Commission
Nebraska Office of Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)
Nevada
No competitive energy supplier choice for residential consumers.
Natural gas choice is available in a limited capacity for commercial and industrial consumers averaging more than 500 therms of gas a day.
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
Nevada Bureau of Consumer Protection
New Hampshire
Electricity choice is available in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), Liberty, Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. (UES), and the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers only.
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
New Hampshire Office of Consumer Advocate
New Jersey
Electricity choice is available in the Atlantic City Electric, Jersey Central Power & Light, PSEG, and Rockland Electric utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available at Elizabethtown Gas, New Jersey Natural Gas, PSEG, and South Jersey Gas utility territories.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
New Jersey Division of the Rate Counsel
New Mexico
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available by law but participation is currently limited.
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
New Mexico Office of the Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)
New York
Electricity choice is available in the Central Hudson, ConEd, NYSEG, National Grid, Orange & Rockland, and RG&E utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Central Hudson, ConEd, Corning Natural Gas, National Grid (Keyspan Energy Delivery NY), National Grid (Keyspan Energy Delivery LI), National Fuel Gas Distribution, NYSEG, National Grid (Niagara Mohawk), Orange & Rockland, RG&E, and St. Lawerence Natural Gas utility territories.
Power to Choose (Energy shopping website)
New York State Public Service Commission
New York Department of State (Division of Consumer Protection)
North Carolina
No competitive energy supplier choice.
North Carolina Utilities Commission
North Carolina Department of Justice
North Dakota
No competitive energy supplier choice.
North Dakota Public Service Commission
North Dakota Attorney General (Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division)
Ohio
Electricity choice is available in the AEP Ohio, Dayton Power & Light, Duke Energy Ohio, and FirstEnergy (Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison) utility territories.
Natural gas choice is available in the Columbia Gas, Dominion East Ohio, Duke Energy, and Vectren Energy Delivery utility territories.
Energy Choice Ohio (Energy shopping website)
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Oklahoma
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Office of Attorney General (Public Protection Unit)
Oregon
Electricity choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers using at least 30 kW per month in the Portland General Electric and Pacific Power utility territories.
Electricity choice is not available for residential consumers.
Natural gas choice is not available.
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board
Pennsylvania
Electricity choice is available in the Citizens’ Electric, Duquesne Light, Met-Ed, PECO Energy, Penelec, Penn Power, Pike County Light & Power, PPL Electric Utilities, UGI, Wellsboro Electric, and West Penn Power.
Natural gas choice is available in the Columbia Gas, Peoples Natural Gas – Equitable Division, National Fuel Gas, PECO Gas, Peoples Natural Gas, Peoples TWP, Philadelphia Gas Works, UGI Utilities, UGI Central Penn Gas, and UGI Penn Natural Gas utility territories.
PAPowerSwitch (Energy Shopping website – for electricity)
PAGasSwitch (Energy Shopping website – for gas)
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate
Rhode Island
Electricity and natural gas choice are available in the National Grid utility territory.
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
Rhode Island Office of Attorney General (Public Utilities Regulatory Unit)
South Carolina
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Public Service Commission of South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (Consumer Advocacy Division)
South Dakota
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available for commercial and industrial consumers.
Natural gas choice for residential consumers is available by law but participation is currently limited.
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
South Dakota Office Attorney General (Division of Consumer Protection)
Tennessee
Competitive gas service only available for C&I customers whose average usage exceeds 500 therms/day in the Piedmont service area
Tennessee Regulatory Authority
Texas
Electricity choice is available in the AEP Central, AEP North, CenterPoint, Oncor, Sharyland, and Texas New Mexico Power utility territories.
No natural gas choice.
Power to Choose (Energy Shopping website – for electric)
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel
Utah
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Utah Public Service Commission
Utah Office of Consumer Services
Vermont
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Vermont Department of Public Services
Vermont Department of Public Service (Consumer Affairs and Public Information Division)
Virginia
Electricity choice is available in the Appalachian Power and Dominion service territories for non-residential customers.
No electricity choice is available for residential consumers, unless consumer is seeking electricity from 100% renewable energy sources, and the local utility does not provide this option.
Natural gas choice is available in the Columbia Gas and WGL utility territories.
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Virginia Office of Consumer Affairs
Washington
No competitive energy supplier choice.
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Washington State Office of the Attorney General (Consumer Protection Division)
West Virginia
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available by law but participation is currently limited.
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
West Virginia Consumer Advocate Division of the Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
No electricity choice.
Natural gas choice is available in the Wisconsin Public Service utility territory for commercial and industrial consumers using more than 5,000 therms of natural gas per year.
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Citizens Utility Board
Wyoming
No electricity choice.
Residential gas choice is available in the SourceGas utility territory.
Wyoming Public Service Commission
Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate
Other Organizations:
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
This website allows you to find the contact information for the Attorney General’s Office in your state
COMPETE Coalition
The COMPETE Coalition is 622 electricity stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, traditional and clean energy generators, transmission owners, trade associations, technology innovators, environmental organizations and economic development corporations – all of whom support well-structured competitive electricity markets for the benefit of our country.