This is a great service, definitely worth your money. I used to shop on my own, but it was a pain. Every year I had to check out the rates and compare all the gimmicky plans that were being offered. You have to to go to the official Power to Choose website, which is not very helpful, thanks to the confusing gimmicks companies are allowed to use, such as low teaser rates, confusing plans, etc. Once you look at your last year's usage, you then have to figure out the ACTUAL charges based on each company's Electricity Facts Label (EFL) which is confusing by itself. Only then are you able to choose the truly cheapest plan, which is based on your particular usage pattern and will be different for each home. Not to mention you only do it once a year, so I'd always have to refresh my memory on how it all works.
(btw, it's a waste of time asking your friends for recommendations because their usage pattern is almost certainly different, so the same plan might be more expensive for you. Also, the plans change weekly, so the super cheap rate your neighbor got last week might be completely different this week, when your contract expires. For the same reason, don't bother shopping until the last 2 weeks of your contract. Unless, of course, your current plan is super high, which is entirely possible. In that case, you may save money even if you have to pay the early cancellation fee.)
NO MORE! For $35/year, these guys will deliver the cheapest plans for your usage. It takes a few minutes to set up, but after that, it's a piece of cake. Considering the chore of doing it yourself, $35 is a no brainer. When I was doing it myself, I probably also missed a few cheaper plans, because who has time to look at ALL the plans.
There are several other companies that do the same thing as Energy Choice Experts, but I like this one the best. Energy Ogre also finds you the cheapest plan, and they handle setting up your account with the energy provider, but they charge $120/year instead of $35. I prefer setting up the account myself, it's easy and not worth paying someone $80 to do it. Besides, the fewer people that handle my financial info the better.
I came across another company similar to Energy Ogre but they charge even more, I can't remember their name.
In any case, if you've never spent much time shopping for rates, using this service will certainly save you money. read more