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The table below lists the marketers that have served the Georgia market in the past, but are no longer accepting new customers or have stopped serving customers at all.


Marketer
Price per Therm
($)
Price Fixed vs. Variable
Deposit Req’d
Interstate Trans-mission Fees
Cust. Service Fee
Contract Duration (if req’d)
Switch/ Contract Term. Fee?
Billing
Budget Billing Avail.?

Last Updated

Duke Energy Trading & Marketing
800-427-8368
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1/4/2000
No residential services planned. Also markets gas through United Gas Management.
e prime inc.
800-229-4277
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1/4/2000
Exited the Georgia market as of November, 1999 and has no plans to reenter. All customers were transferred to other marketers. Was acquired by All Energy, L.L.C. HISTORY: Offered fixed plan with price at .47 during 1999. Required contract with $50 termination fee.
FPL Energy Services
888-222-4375
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1/4/2000
No plans to enter residential market in Atlanta.
GasKey
877-427-1539
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1/4/2000

Exited the Georgia market at the end of 1999. Customers transferred to Georgia Natural Gas. HISTORY: Storage charge of $0.95 * DDDC per month. Transportation fee of $8 * DDDC. Customer service fee $3. Gas prices (variable): Jan99 .234, Feb99 .257, Mar99 .256, Apr99 .274, May99-Aug99 .275, Sep99-Oct99 .325. Transportation multipliers: Jan99 8.26, Feb99 9.87, Mar99 8.25, Apr99 9.00, May99-Oct99 8.00. Gas prices (fixed): Jan99 .27, Feb99 .28, Mar99 .282, Apr99 .293, May99 .297, Jun99 .301, Jul99 .293, Aug99 .29, Sep99-Oct99 .35. Transportation fees were as above in the variable plan.

PanCanadian Energy Services Inc.
404-634-5434
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1/4/2000
Exited the Georgia market and pulled GPSC certification. Hence, no residential service offered. HISTORY: Fixed rate of 0.50 per therm with 2-year contract required and $75 early termination fees.
Peachtree Natural Gas
770-752-4848
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1/4/2000

Acquired by Shell Energy. No longer taking new customers. HISTORY: Offered very reasonable variable and fixed plans.

Phelts Natural Gas Associates
404-875-7077
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1/4/2000
Has not yet entered the Georgia residential market. All customers who signed up previously were assigned to other marketers.
PowerTrust.com
877-779-4824 (Southeastern States Energy)
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2/23/2001
PowerTrust has pulled out of the Georgia market and SSE has declared bankruptcy. All current customers are being assigned to other marketers. PowerTrust plans to come back into the market after they separate themselves from SSE. HISTORY: Gas Price: Aug99-Sep99 .38/.375 (12M/24M contract), Oct99-Jan00 .325/.32 (12M/24M contract), Feb00-Jul00 .495/.475 (12M/24M contract) [stopped taking new customers in late July while they absorbed customers from their parent company (Perry Gas) which was in bankruptcy, then resumed in late October with a variable plan], Nov00 0.535, Dec00 0.9507, Jan01 0.95. Transportation fees were $10.79 * DDDC for Aug99-Jan00, $2.50 * DDDC Feb00-Jul00, $10.79 * DDDC Nov00-Jan01.
Reliant Energy (was NorAm Energy Management Inc.)
888-392-3044
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6/20/2000
Not accepting new customers. Exiting retail gas market in Georgia and elsewhere to concentrate on electricity. Existing customers can continue with Reliant until their contracts run out. Customer service hours M-F 9a-6p. HISTORY: One or two year contract required. Gas price (fixed plan): Jan99-Apr99 0.42, Mar99-Sep99 0.385, Oct99-Dec99 0.495, Jan00 0.495, Feb00-Mar00 0.55. Gas price (variable plan): Apr00-May00 0.57. Transportation fees ranged from 7.00 to 8.00 over 1999, and have remained 8.00 for 2000.
Sonat Energy Inc.
800-315-0580
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1/4/2000
Exiting Georgia retail gas market. HISTORY: Monthly minimum $25 gas charge (if you don't use at least $25 worth of gas in a month, you will be charged a minimum gas consumption fee of $25). Mostly oriented toward serving small firm business customers, but did handle residential accounts. Began service Aug 1, 1999. No customer service fee or contract termination penalty. Aug99 gas rate .50, Sep99 gas rate .60.
Titan Energy (United Gas)
888-427-4872
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7/17/2000
Filed for bankruptcy on 7/10/2000, all customers to be transferred to Energy America. HISTORY: Gas price: 1Q99 0.40, 2Q99 0.42, Jul99-Aug99 0.395 (36M plan with annual increasing rate), Sep99-Oct99 0.44 (12M plan) and 0.43 (36M plan). Gas price (variable plan): Nov99 0.603, Dec99 0.59, Jan00 0.479, Feb00 0.499, Mar00 0.487, Apr00 0.546, May00 0.541, Jun00 0.57. Titan charges differing rates depended on the "pool" in which you live (see AGLC notes). All above rates are for Pool A. Pool B rates are approximately 0.05 per therm higher.
UtiliCorp Energy Solutions Inc
800-860-2764
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1/4/2000
No plans to enter the Georgia retail market.
Valdosta Natural Gas Services
912-241-0083
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1/11/1999
No residential service in Atlanta area (Valdosta only).
Volunteer Energy Services
800-257-1332
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1/4/2000
Subsidiary of Williams Energy Services. Provides some retail gas services, but not in the Georgia market.
Williams Energy Services
888-465-9515
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1/4/2000
Decided not to enter the retail gas market, but instead wait for more states to deregulate and standardize.

 


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