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What's In It for Me?

Energy choice means you can tailor your plan to your needs. Make sure to choose the plan that fits with your lifestyle and usage patterns.

Consider the Total Cost

The total cost of a plan has many factors, including your rate, usage and fees charged by your utility to deliver energy to your home.

What's Your Usage?

You can easily calculate your total energy cost by multiplying your usage by the rate. Check your past bills to see your historical usage.

Delivery Fees

Delivery fees are separate charges from your local utility to cover the cost of delivering energy to your home. These fees are not included in your rate and may change even if the rate from us is fixed.

What's Included in the Rate?

The rates above include your energy charge from Direct Energy. They do not include charges from your local utility for delivering energy to your home.

How to Sign Up

Make sure you have an account with your local utility and have this account information on hand. Select your plan and go through the online enrollment process. We'll take care of the rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in the rate?

The rate outlines the price you pay for your energy usage. The rate does not include charges from your local utility that may be incurred to cover delivering energy to your home.

When will my service start?

When you sign up for a plan, your start date depends on when your local utility reads your meter. Your service will usually start on the next meter read date after your enrollment is finalized. Different utilities have different meter reading schedules, so check with your utility for details.

How do I sign up?

If you haven't already, you'll first need to create an account with your local utility. Unless you're moving, you should already have an account.

Have your utility account information on hand when you're ready to enroll. We'll ask you for this information so that your utility can connect you to service with us.

You can sign up by clicking the "Get Started" button above. If you are moving to a new address, just fill out your service address information for your new home. If you are switching suppliers, we will notify your current supplier of your switch.

†Green energy plans are supported 100% by Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) that are purchased and retired in an amount sufficient to match your annual consumption. RECs are a tradeable, non-tangible energy commodity in the United States that represents proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource like biomass, hydro, solar or wind. Please see your Terms of Service for more information.