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(Harrisburg, Pa.) January 20, 2026 – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) today released new findings from a Maryland statewide poll conducted by Gonzales Research & Media Services that show voters are increasingly focused on rising energy costs and strongly support policies that preserve retail energy competition and consumer choice in the market. The poll, conducted among 808...

Written By: Tracy McCormick, Executive Director, Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) During the June 4 meeting of the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC), a striking admission from PSC Staff underscored a rapidly unfolding crisis: “There really is no residential supply market at this point.” This was not a rhetorical flourish. It was a candid acknowledgment...

HARRISBURG, Pa. and HOUSTON (February 11, 2025) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announces NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has joined the organization as a member. “We would like to welcome NRG Energy as a member of RESA,” said Edwin Dearman, president of RESA. “We look...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (January 27, 2025) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, has unveiled its 2025 executive committee and state chairs. Representing a diverse cross-section of industry leaders, these positions underscore RESA’s commitment to fostering vibrant, consumer-centric energy markets. “With a seasoned team of industry...

Since 2008, EIA data shows customers in monopoly states potentially could have saved over $230.6 billion for residential customers, $291.4 billion for commercial customers, and $172.2 billion for industrial customers if they were allowed a choice in their energy supplier. HARRISBURG, PA (December 10, 2024) – Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive...

HARRISBURG, Pa. and Gainesville, Ga. (November 4, 2024) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, proudly announces its latest member, Mansfield Power & Gas. Mansfield Power & Gas is part of Mansfield Energy, a 67 year-old family-owned, privately held company and one of America’s largest...

HARRISBURG, Pa. and Seminole, Fla. (August 15, 2024) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announces American Power & Gas® joins as its newest member. American Power & Gas is an energy supplier founded in Florida in 2011. The company’s business structure has been designed...

HARRISBURG, Pa. and CHICAGO (July 11, 2024) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, announces the addition of Eligo Energy as its newest member. Eligo Energy is a retail electricity supplier based in Chicago. The company uses technology and advanced analytics to provide its customers...

Organization Empowers Consumers with a Choice in Energy Suppliers to Shop and Compare Plans HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 20, 2024) – The Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA), the nation’s leading trade association representing competitive retail energy suppliers, is celebrating its fifth annual National Energy Shopping Day by empowering consumers to take control of their energy choices....

By: Tracy McCormick, Executive Director of the Retail Energy Supply Association Under former Governor Parris Glendening’s 1999 Electric Choice and Competition Act, Maryland made the wise choice to join other states to restructure the market to address rising rates. Today, 13 states and the District of Columbia allow consumers to purchase their energy outside a...