Since 1998 we've provided unbiased natural gas and electricity price comparison services.

Energyshop: Natural Gas and Electricity Comparisons

Comparing prices saves money. The difference between the lowest and highest price is 15 - 20%. This is several hundred dollars per year. Energyshop provides valuable information and education for home and business. It's insurance against paying too much on current utility rates. We have historical data, supplier information, home heating calculations, natural gas price charts and links to links to solar energy, green power and wind power sites.

Many Choices for Electricity and Gas Marketers

There are many suppliers with consumer energy rates, natural gas prices and electricity costs in Canada. These including Direct Energy, OESC (Ontario Energy Savings Corp), AESC, Superior (SEM), Epcor, Enmax, Constellation NewEnergy (CNE), CEG, BCESC, Universal Energy, Universal Power, RiteRate, Gloworm Gas, Firefly Energy, Universal, Summitt and green power marketer Bullfrog. Energyshop provides information on deregulated markets in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and BC (British Columbia). It covers gas distributed by Enbridge, Union, Kitchener utilities, Kingston, ATCO, Direct Energy Regulated Services, Teresen, Epcor ENMAX and GazMet.

Only Some US States are Deregulated

Some US states are deregulated and several have quite active markets. Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio are active in 2007 and have the longest history. The most active marketers in Georgia are MX Energy, Georgia Natural Gas, Coweta-Fayette EMC, Gas South, GasKey, Infinite Energy, SCANA, Vectren and Walton EMC. Click for a good source of US energy deregulation

This price comparison search helps you find the cheapest electricity and cheapest natural gas among energy companies. While energy price information does not have the sex appeal of shopping for TVs and electronics, it actually saves you much more money in your personal budget. If you sign a contract for 1 cent less per M3 (which is 27 cents/GJ), you will save about $30 per year. The difference between the highest and lowest price in Ontario is usually 5 cents, so signing with the lowest cost provider will save you $150 per year. Think about this when the door to door marketers and telemarketers talk to you.

Energyshop is a consumer report on the energy industry. Real estate professionals like the information we provide on utility bills, cost history, on heating system conversion costs, and energy price forecasts to help their clients manage expenses and cost of living.

Links to the Hourly Ontario Energy Price HOEP are also available to guage the Ontario power industry. The HOEP is also referred to as the spot market for electricity, and the open market rate. We are working on links to the Alberta electricity power pool.

Energy Options for Business Customers

Business customers have many more options for buying natural gas and electricity. They can buy full requirements gas contracts with all of the delivery and compressor fuel charges added, or they can buy naked price contracts based on NYMEX quotes, and pay all of the other charges quoted separately. Electricity can be either a fixed price for every kWh used regardless of timing, or a business can buy a block of electricity to best match their time of use. Business customers can buy from companies such as Coral (Shell Trading), Sempra, CNE, Direct Energy, Enmax, Epcor, CEG, and Nexen.