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More Homeowners Struggling to Pay Heating and Cooling Bills

Energy providers developing programs to help customers avoid shut-offs
Stamford, CT – April 14, 2011 – A brutal winter across the nation and a struggling economy have hit homeowners hard.  April marks the month when local utilities look to consumers to rectify delinquent accounts or face having their services shut off.  This year that challenge appears to be more difficult than in years past with a record...

MXenergyTV Takes Home Three Tellys!

Green cable channel created by independent energy provider recognized for programming excellence
Stamford, CT – April 13, 2011 – Not too shabby for the new kid on the block.  After only five months of programming, MXenergyTV, or MXTV for short, was recently recognized as a winner in multiple categories as part of the 32nd annual Telly Awards.

The Telly Awards honor the very best in local, regional and cable...

Pennsylvanians Love to Shop…for Electricity

Deregulation leads to competitive marketplace for independent energy providers
Stamford, CT – April 5, 2011 – More than 1 million Pennsylvanian home and business owners have made the switch from traditional utility service to independent, competitive electricity providers as of March 30, 2011, according to the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA.)   RESA also notes the trend does not just hold true in...

Natural Gas Could Soon Be the Fuel of Choice for America’s Trucking Fleets

Stamford, CT – March 30, 2011  - On April 6, 2011, Congress will vote on a historic piece of legislation which could represent the beginning of a dramatic shift in America’s overseas energy consumption.

The Natural Gas Act, championed by billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, would significantly expand the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel for America’s heavy-duty truck fleets.  If passed, this...

Crisis in Japan Leading to Higher Utility Bills for Many Americans

MXenergy reports dramatic rise in natural gas prices since March 11
Stamford, CT – March 25, 2011  - The earthquake in Japan may drive up utility prices in the United States, warns the CEO of MXenergy, one of the nation’s largest independent electricity suppliers.

“As the world’s second largest  economy, Japan will need to import more liquefied natural gas or LNG to make up for the lost power from the...

Americans Find New Romance With An Old Flame

Natural Gas Regains Popularity Following Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
Stamford, CT – March 25, 2011  - Americans have rekindled their romance with natural gas, says MXenergy President and CEO Jeffrey Mayer.  MXenergy is one of the country’s largest suppliers of natural gas and electricity to homeowners and businesses.

Mr. Mayer said the sudden skepticism about nuclear power has reminded Americans that “they don’t...

American Farms Joining the Renewable Energy Movement

The number of farms producing clean energy is increasing dramatically
Stamford, CT – March 7, 2011  - For hundreds of years America’s farms have been the backbone of food production in this country.  Now it appears an increasing number of farms are also producing another critical resource – energy.

The number of farms and ranches producing their own renewable energy has increased dramatically over the past...

New Drilling Technology Presents Environmental Risk

Hydraulic Fracturing can contaminate water supplies
Stamford, CT – March 3, 2011 – In recent years the new process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, has seem poised to transform the natural gas industry.  Allowing natural gas production companies to tap into huge gas reserves by releasing natural gas molecules trapped in shale, fracking has been seen as a potential answer to America’s energy problems and...

Consumers To Start Seeing Their Homes In A Whole New Light

Incandescent bulbs soon to become a thing of the past
Stamford, CT – March 1, 2011  - For more than 100 years incandescent bulbs have brought light to the darkness, illuminating homes and offices across the country.  

Soon however manufacturing companies will begin phasing out the incandescent light bulbs in favor of more energy efficient lighting, the result of a 2007 law signed by President George W. Bush...

PPL Electric Wins Rave Reviews From Customers Once Again

MXenergy applauds PPL for high customer satisfaction
Stamford, CT – February 25, 2011 –  The results are in and PPL Electric has done it again.  J.D. Power and Associates has released its 2011 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Survey and for the ninth time in twelve years the Pennsylvania utility has ranked highest in customer satisfaction among large utilities in the eastern United...