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The state is the only one in New England where customers are locked into 'standard offer' prices for 12 months.

The state is the only one in New England where customers are locked into 'standard offer' prices for 12 months.

From now through the end of the year, Maine electricity customers will pay about $200 more apiece for their power than they would have if the Public Utilities Commission negotiated

Despite 20 years of experience, allowing consumers to choose their electricity supply companies has failed to lower rates for home customers.

Allowing consumers to choose their electricity supply companies has failed to lower rates for home customers, according to recommendations given to the Legislature on Wednesday.

Allowing consumers to choose their electricity supply companies has failed to lower rates for home customers, according to recommendations given to the Legislature on Wednesday.

Are customers losing out with energy choice? It appears it is time to pounce on energy deregulation again; naysayers have been inaccurately using the Enron boogeyman for the last 20 years but have now found a new patsy: Texas. The Wall Street Journal has published two [1] articles [2] that take a shot at retail energy choice. These articles claim millions, or in the case of Texas billions, of dollars were “lost” by customers that chose retail suppliers over the utility default rate. But th...