The complete guide to energy deregulation in the United States. So, you may have heard that some states across the nation have deregulated their electricity markets. Today, certain energy users in the United States can choose where their energy comes from. However, this wasn’t always what happened. You may be asking questions like; what exactly […]
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Your electricity bill might be different to your neighbour’s as the price you pay depends on various factors such as the state where you live, your energy consumption, the number of people using electricity, and the size of your business or home. Here we analyse electricity prices in the US to give you an overview
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We all consume energy in various forms, but how many of us know exactly where it comes from? Or more importantly, how it gets traded and transported… The Wholesale Electricity Market – What is it? At its most basic, electricity is a commodity like any other that can be bought, sold, and traded. The wholesale
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The US equivalent of Ofgem is FERC, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who oversee wholesale and transmission of electricity. On a local level, the individual states have jurisdiction over local distribution. Local distribution, retail sales of electricity inside a state from one entity to an end user, and the siting and development of transmission
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Utility companies will use two different types of electric lines to transport electricity directly to you. For long-distance, high-voltage electricity transportation transmission power lines are used (the type you can usually see on the side of the freeway). For shorter distance transportation, distribution power lines are used. These will transport lower voltage electricity across a
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All you need to know about Solar Energy Credits. In 2020, solar generation made up 3.3 per cent of total United States energy generation. It is the fastest-growing electricity source and more people are adding solar panels to their homes thanks to projects such as Solar Energy Credits. Over the past decade, there has been
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One large and obvious benefit of competitive retail electricity markets is that large businesses, small businesses, and government energy users hold the capability to choose how they structure their electricity procurement programmes. The customers in competitive markets are able to select electricity contracts that range all the way from monthly, to annual, to multi-year agreements
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Energy markets across the globe are like snowflakes. No two are truly alike… This holds true when looking at the American energy markets from a British perspective, the two are just so incredibly different. It becomes quite difficult to translate a strong knowledge of UK operations directly into an immediate understanding of US operations. So,
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If you just moved into new premises in Texas, you were automatically assigned an energy supplier. Luckily, even if you are not happy with this company, you can select a different one. Choosing an energy supplier is not easy as there are tens of different companies operating in Texas. Luckily, at Marcus Energy we have
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Everything you need to know about electric meters. So, the majority of homes across the United States will have an electric meter. However, how much do you really know about them? With a focus on becoming net-zero, by the end of 2020, it is expected that 107 million smart meters will have been installed in
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