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This is a slightly new take on how to sell electricity in Texas with similarities to both Ignite Energy and Ambit Energy. This is a relatively new Texas MLM start up that sells electricity through a large independent sales base which increases their sales organization through word of mouth and enthusiastic sells pep rallies throughout the state of Texas. The company began business back in 2005 and are a licensed REP registered with the PUCT under the number 10105. Their electric rate information on their site is out of date from back in October 2007 and in order to get a updated price you need to email or call the company. This is a very small up start and has the potential to balloon into a sales organization much like Ignite or Ambit Energy. The downside to the smaller Retail Electric Providers like this is an untested customer service and billing system. Signing up with an energy company with no track record can pose a risk although at the most if there were an issue the risk can be summed up in one word, frustration! Hopefully this company does well as the underdog in the ever growing list of Retail Electric Providers in Texas.

Mega Energy is a brand new electric company in Texas and has estimated annual sales of 5.5 million dollars. They currently have about 25 employees. They are entering both the commercial electricity market and the residential electric market. They have hired on well seasoned professionals from Gexa Energy to assist in ramping them up for selling commercial electricity. Their residential electricity terms of service has good terms and conditions accept for a slightly high early termination penalty of $200. All and all the company looks good. This is a new provider so we still have to wait and see how billing, customer service, and pricing goes. Anyone with more information should write in a comment letting us know how they are doing.

Their D-U-N-S number is 801176327 and the Partner financing this operation is Javed Meghani. The official name of the company is Mega Energy, Lp and they are located at 7500 Bellaire Blvd Houston, TX 77036-5018 United States.

Mega Energy Phone: 713-779-4653

Tara Energy started business back in 2002 just as "Electricity Deregulation" in Texas was beginning. Tara Energy is located in the energy hub, Houston Texas and is a licensed Retail Electricity Provider (REP). Tara sells electric service to commercial and residential customers in Texas. Lately they have offered a competitive residential electric rate with a few other providers beating them by only a small fraction. Tara Energy's commercial contract is objectionable as they have labeled a couple of additional charges in their contract "official names" and many pass these off as being a part of the TDSP charges that are normally past through on a 1 to 1 basis by the pole and wires company. These additional charges if added into the commercial "energy only" rate would show their rate to be uncompetitive but since they section these charges out unlike most other energy providers in Texas you may think you are getting a better electric rate then you really are.

Cirro Energy is located in Richardson, Texas, and has several thousand customers in this state. This electric company is a licensed Retail Electric Provider (REP) in Texas and has been doing business as Cirro Corporation right before Texas deregulated in 2002. For several years what Cirro Energy meant as flexible electricity contracts was actually an energy contract that had a clause that basically allowed them to raise your commercial electric rate at anytime without reason even though you signed what looked very similar to a fixed electric rate contract. The commercial energy contracts they are offering now no longer have a fuel surcharge or that clause that allows them to raise the rate for no reason but they do have the option to terminate the contract at anytime. This new clause in their commercial energy contract means that you are still not signing a true fixed electric rate contract. If the market were to go against Cirro Energy's risk management and energy hedges they could cancel all unprofitable energy contracts leaving a Texas business at the mercy of a much higher market rate they would have to negotiate with another retail electric provider.

Cirro's residential electricity plans right now are very similar to their old commercial energy contracts. They have what appears to be the most competitive residential electric rate but when reading closer they are asking that you sign a 12 month agreement for a variable energy rate. You are basically signing up on an energy product that looks good the first month but can then be raised for any reason during the course of the agreement. If you shop around you will notice that most other Texas electric companies offering variable electric rate products leave the agreement as a month to month contract, meaning you can get out of the contract without penalty at anytime. In comparison, Cirro Energy would charge you an early termination penalty for leaving their variable energy rate product. At this time Cirro Energy has enough problems in their contracts for us to recommend that you look elsewhere.

Constellation NewEnergy describes themselves as North America's #1 competitive energy supplier and some would agree with this statement and some do not. They have about 20 employees in their Houston offices according to information from sources found online and assist primarily in procuring electricity for commercial businesses. Constellation NewEnergy is a very large electric company with a conservative energy hedging and sales approach. They have been in the commercial energy markets in the beginning of restructuring and deregulation in Texas. They know how to properly put together competitive pricing for commercial businesses but many other energy companies are beginning to do the same thing and there is now plenty of competition in the Texas market fighting for the same customers. Multiple new electric providers have entered the market and have taken valuable commercial business away this electric provider. Constellation NewEnergy continues to grow and change with the ever changing energy market in Texas.





Manager Ms Stephanie Gardner
500 Dallas St Ste 3010
Houston, TX 77002-4804 United States (Map)
Phone: 713-658-1041

Manager Mr Kevin Jordan
1221 Lamar St Ste 50
Houston, TX 77010-3000 United States

Amigo Energy was founded in 2003 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston based energy management firm Fulcrum Power Services LP. Fulcrum had annual revenue of $410 million in 2006 and now allows Amigo to serve large and medium sized commercial electric customers throughout Texas with good pricing, accurate billing, and an in house developed back office. About 50 percent of Amigo's customer base is Hispanic.

Pre Buy Electric was one of the only electric companies in Texas that would approve all applicants for their electric service with no deposit amount. A Texas electric customer would pre pay for their electricity and would insure their electric service remained on. PreBuy Electric failed to meet their financial power payment obligation to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in May of 2008 and is no longer in business. Prebuy Electric used to do business from the website: www.prebuyelectric.com. The company had about 9,000 residential customers and a handful of commercial customers in Texas.