FAQ
Energy deregulation continues to occur across the country. Atlas Scinergy operates in every deregulated state, and helps businesses obtain substantial savings on energy costs. Let us help by answering some questions you may have.
Your current Transmission and Distribution Utility, continues to deliver electricity and natural gas to your business. Your local utility company still responds to service interruptions and continues to maintain the poles, wires and pipelines. You will continue to receive the same reliable service you are used to with your local utility company, regardless of which energy provider you receive supply from.
As a result of deregulation, you can now choose to buy your energy from a different provider than the local distribution company in your area. These competing companies own the power generation plants.
No. Regardless of which energy provider we help you choose, your electricity and natural gas will continue to be delivered safely and reliably by the local utility company, which is still regulated by the Public Utility Commission.
The answer is simple: we save you time and money.
Due to supplier requirements, PUC certifications, credit rules and other factors, the complex energy markets require in-depth due diligence. Atlas Scinergy interfaces with a legal staff, regulatory experts and industry analysts to stay in-tune with energy markets, suppliers and new opportunities on a daily basis; assess the long-term sustainability of suppliers by evaluating their financial stability and billing history; scrutinize their customer service timeliness and reporting processes; and analyze management's experience and expertise.
This mission constitutes more than a full-time job. It does not require a person; it requires personnel. It is the full-time job of an entire organization.
With Atlas Scinergy, you can capitalize on the benefits offered by deregulation without committing significant time and resources to understanding the complexity of the markets. We get to know your business and your specific energy needs. With this in mind, we negotiate with energy providers on your behalf to get the best rates and terms. After you have an agreement with a provider, we continue to service your business, and in case your needs change we are there to renegotiate new agreements that fit those needs. We do all the work. You receive all the benefits, including no out-of-pocket costs.
No. City-owned utilities and member-owned electric cooperatives have the option of giving their customers a choice of providers, or keeping things the same.
No. No matter which energy provider you choose, your energy will continue to be delivered safely and reliably by the local utility company.
First, you should know that this is highly unlikely. However, if this does in fact happen, rest assured that you would not be without energy. Your local distribution company will continue to deliver energy to your facility. Atlas Scinergy would work with you to place you with a new energy supplier as quickly as possible.
Since your local utility company is still responsible for the maintenance and repair of the poles and wires, you would call them in the event of an emergency or power outage.
Once you have chosen an energy supplier, there are two different scenarios that can occur. One is that you will receive two separate bills – one from your distribution company and one from your competitive power supplier. The other scenario would be a single bill – it would be a combined bill that would contain both the distribution company’s charges and the competitive power supplier’s charges. It all depends on the supplier that you choose and their arrangement with the distribution company.
