Retail Power Markets
Figure 1. Total Competitively Served Power Sales Volumes by State (2013)
Updated October 21, 2015.
ERCG estimates for 2013 --
- U.S. total competitively served sales of 762.5 TWh and 18.9 million customers
- with a residential total of 181.3 TWh and 16.3 million customers
- with a non-residential total of 581.2 TWh and 2.6 million customers
Mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity --
- in 2013, there were 16 total M&A deals for retail electricity suppliers
- in 2014, there were 26 total M&A deals
- in 2015 so far, there have been 17 M&A deals
The tables below show the 22 U.S. jurisdictions that have restructured retail electricity markets. Rank is based on 2013 competitively supplied sales volume, using the most recently available data from the state utility commission migration reports. Contact info@ercg-us.com for more details on ranking methodology, as well as historical and forecasted sales (2010 to 2020) by state and utility.
Table 1. Residential State Power Rankings, Sales, Top Retailer
State or Jurisdiction |
Residential Rank |
Residential Sales (TWh) |
Top Residential Retailer |
California |
12 |
0.6 |
Marin Energy Authority |
Connecticut |
7 |
5.9 |
Crius Energy |
Delaware |
14 |
0.2 |
WGL Energy |
District of Columbia |
13 |
0.3 |
WGL Energy |
Illinois |
2 |
24.6 |
Constellation |
Maine |
10 |
1.3 |
Provider Power |
Maryland |
6 |
6.6 |
Constellation |
Massachusetts |
9 |
3.1 |
ConEdison Solutions |
Montana |
17 |
0 |
N/A |
New Hampshire |
11 |
0.7 |
Provider Power |
New Jersey |
8 |
5 |
Crius Energy |
New York |
5 |
10.2 |
Ambit Energy |
Ohio |
3 |
21.6 |
FirstEnergy Solutions |
Pennsylvania |
4 |
19.7 |
FirstEnergy Solutions |
Rhode Island |
15 |
0.1 |
Agera Energy |
Texas |
1 |
81.1 |
NRG Energy |
Table 2. Non-Residential State Power Rankings, Sales, Top Retailer
State or Jurisdiction |
NR Rank |
NR Sales (TWh) |
Top NR Retailer |
Arizona |
21 |
0.9 |
N/A |
California |
8 |
24.9 |
Noble Solutions |
Connecticut |
10 |
12.8 |
Constellation |
Delaware |
15 |
4.3 |
Constellation |
District of Columbia |
12 |
7.9 |
Constellation |
Illinois |
3 |
73.3 |
Constellation |
Maine |
13 |
7.1 |
Constellation |
Maryland |
7 |
26.5 |
WGL Energy |
Massachusetts |
9 |
22.4 |
Direct Energy |
Michigan |
11 |
10 |
Constellation |
Montana |
16 |
2.7 |
PPL EnergyPlus |
Nevada |
19 |
2 |
Shell Energy |
New Hampshire |
14 |
4.4 |
Constellation |
New Jersey |
6 |
33.6 |
Direct Energy |
New York |
5 |
48.4 |
Direct Energy |
Ohio |
4 |
71.5 |
FirstEnergy Solutions |
Oregon |
20 |
2 |
Noble Solutions |
Pennsylvania |
2 |
78.9 |
FirstEnergy Solutions |
Rhode Island |
17 |
2.6 |
Direct Energy |
Texas |
1 |
145.1 |
NRG Energy |
Virginia |
22 |
0 |
N/A |
Washington |
18 |
2.1 |
BP Energy |
Table 3. State Public Utility Commission Data Update - Power
State or Jurisdiction |
PUC Update |
Arizona |
N/A |
California |
Apr-15 |
Connecticut |
May-15 |
Delaware |
Jan-15 |
District of Columbia |
May-15 |
Illinois |
Apr-15 |
Maine |
May-15 |
Maryland |
Dec-14 |
Massachusetts |
Apr-15 |
Michigan |
Jun-15 |
Montana |
N/A |
Nevada |
N/A |
New Hampshire |
Mar-15 |
New Jersey |
May-15 |
New York |
Dec-14 |
Ohio |
Mar-15 |
Oregon |
Mar-15 |
Pennsylvania |
Dec-14 |
Rhode Island |
Jun-14 |
Texas |
Dec-14 |
Virginia |
N/A |
Washington |
N/A |
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