“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…
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…
Quarterly Consumer Update: Consumer Focus Group – The Power of Choice
Last summer, ACCES released a whitepaper detailing the findings of its survey which measured awareness and understanding of energy choice in several U.S. markets. The results were overwhelmingly in favor of consumers being given competitive choices to meet their energy needs. Survey results and statistics are helpful tools to understand a question on a broad…
View this News Release (external link)Survey Shows Consumers Strongly Support Maintaining Existing Energy Choice, ACCES Says
Energy Choice Matters, the leading retail energy trade publication, published a recap of ACCES’ consumer survey and white paper, The Power of Choice: Consumer Preferences on Energy Choice in Florida and Ohio. ACCES spokesman, Michael Meath explained that the survey found, “no matter whether consumers have had choice for a number of years, such as in…
View this News Release (external link)Survey: Floridians prefer ability to choose energy provider
The Pensacola News-Journal published a follow-up to its investigative feature story on May 19 on Florida’s non-competitive electricity model with a recap of ACCES’ consumer survey and white paper, The Power of Choice: Consumer Preferences on Energy Choice in Florida and Ohio. ACCES spokesman, Michael Meath explained respondents’ views on the role of the Florida PUC while…
View this News Release (external link)Ohioans comparing electricity and gas prices at new Energy Choice Ohio website
Ohio’s competitive energy shopping website has made significant process since its release, with about 31,000 visitors a month. Columbus Business First Written By: Tom Knox More than 185,000 visitors have checked out the state’s price-comparison tool for Ohio electricity and natural gas customers since its unveiling six months ago. That number averages out to almost 31,000…
View this News Release (external link)Can small retailers make shopping for green energy more like buying milk?
The American Coalition of Competitive Energy Suppliers (ACCES) was quoted in the Guardian’s latest article on the topic of renewable energy retail choice. The Guardian Written by Sarah Shemkus Unlike other products, electricity options don’t sit side-by-side on store shelves. American Efficient is partnering with local shops to show consumers their choices. At Bayside Milk…
View this News Release (external link)One Organization’s Quest for Favorable Regulatory Environment
An energy industry stakeholder group issues report that advocates for increased retail electric competition. Business NH Magazine In its Strategic Economic Plan for the state of New Hampshire, the Business and Industry Association (BIA) calls for the governor, the Legislature and regulators to “work with the business community to provide a favorable regulatory environment that…
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