People around the country also are keeping a wary eye on California's failed effort in deregulating electricity and wondering what it means for them. While Ohio has gone ahead with its five-year plan to deregulate electricity, some other states have slowed down or even halted their own deregulation efforts. With all of that, we're being hit with a gazillion sales pitches and decisions to make involving telephone plans, discounted air flights and now market-driven electricity and natural gas rates. The Bath Township resident is happy with the contract, but not with the process, even though he thinks deregulation makes sense. Still, Bird admits he wasn't looking forward to the partial deregulation of Ohio's electricity industry.
Residents can start choosing their electricity providers now.
Some people have spotted business opportunities in the choices facing consumers such as Bird and Crook. Wherever possible, his company consolidates billing and provides one-stop shopping for customers, said beMANY's founder and CEO, George Jankovic. The company plans to make offers to potential customers in upcoming weeks. Unleashing private enterprise, which led to the creation of beMANY and other businesses, is one of the main ideas behind the deregulation movement. The right, meanwhile, saw deregulation as getting government out of areas where it didn't belong, he said.