Commerce Energy Celebrates a Year of Being Green

A year ago, Commerce Energy (AMEX:EGR) started making electricity generated by wind, which is now Green-e certified, available to its customers. Commerce Energy, a leading U.S. energy marketing company, launched Clear Choice clean energy on January 23, 2007, with clearly defined 100% and 50% wind-generated electricity available to customers in Texas and Maryland. During the year, customers in Pennsylvania were also offered wind-generated electricity. Commerce Energy Chief Executive Officer Steven S. Boss said, "Our customers have told us how important it is to contribute to the effort to clean up the environment for their families, now and in the future. With Clear Choice, they can do that for just pennies more a day. We continue to work with our suppliers to help remove cost as a barrier to buying clean energy.” A flower shop owner in Alice, Texas, said, "Clear Choice goes hand-in-hand with my business. Green plants; clean air.” An Ellicott City, Maryland, resident said, "We didn’t have 100% wind-generated electricity as an option before. We’re happy to support sustainable generation.” A Coppell, Texas, consumer said, "Everybody has to do a little bit to clean up the air. Using wind-generated electricity is our way.” Commerce Energy has "greened-up” its own offices by purchasing green tags for both the Costa Mesa, California, and Dallas, Texas, offices. The company also sponsored an energy-education program called Switch It! for children in grades 1 – 4 in Dallas and Fort Worth, including an energy-saving billboard design contest. The winner of the billboard design contest can currently be seen on billboards in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Commerce Energy voluntarily complies with the highest clean-energy standards in Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania where Clear Choice is certified by Green-e. Green-e is the nation’s leading independent certification and verification program. It conducts audits to ensure that a customer’s purchase of clean energy is actually delivered to the grid. "Affordable, clean energy is just one of the benefits of a deregulated energy market,” said Boss. "Much like the telecommunications industry, a deregulated marketplace will result in more options at prices consumers can afford.” About Commerce Energy Commerce Energy is a leading independent U.S. electricity and natural gas marketing company, publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange (Amex) under the symbol: EGR. The company is licensed to serve a broad base of residential, small business, commercial and industrial customers located across the U.S. in energy deregulated states. For a decade, customers have relied on Commerce Energy to deliver competitive pricing, innovative product offerings and personalized customer service in addition to quality gas and electric services. Headquartered in Orange County, California, the company also has offices in Dallas, Texas, as well as Houston, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.CommerceEnergy.com.