Call your local utility and request an energy choice enrollment package. The enrollment package includes a list of licensed suppliers offering service to customers in your area, as well as other important information that will help you compare supplier offers. Call the suppliers you will find in the energy suppliers list to learn about their rates. You will not be without electricity. In either of these cases, your traditional utility will be required to provide you with basic generation service.
Residential customers can switch to a new supplier or back to their traditional utility at any time.
But check the terms and conditions of your agreement. You may be subject to early cancellation or termination fees from the supplier if you switch before the contract term ends. You may have the option of receiving a separate bill for generation service from an energy supplier. Finally, other charges that have always been incorporated as part of your bill may for the first time be listed as line items. If you have questions about your bill, contact the company that sent it to you.