In eligible customer-choice markets, including Texas, the electricity contract a business signs decides much of what it pays for power: the rate structure, the term, and what happens at renewal. Simexa helps commercial customers evaluate the supply options available through participating providers for each site, explains the terms, and coordinates enrollment, whether you have one location or many.
Available only in eligible customer-choice markets, such as Texas, and select commercial programs elsewhere.
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For many businesses, buying electricity is closer to a negotiated purchase than picking a plan from a list. Offers are often priced around your usage history, and the structure matters as much as the headline rate: fixed or indexed, how long the term runs, which charges can change, and when you need to decide on renewal. Your local utility still delivers the power and handles outages, whichever supplier you choose.
We start by confirming which of your sites are in utility areas with retail choice, then review recent bills to understand each site's usage. From there we lay out the available options per site or across the portfolio, side by side and with no extra Simexa markup, so the decision is clear before anything is signed. Businesses with specialized energy needs can also ask about qualifying natural gas procurement solutions in select markets. Simexa is an independent sales partner, not a utility or a supplier, and availability depends on your market, each site's utility area, the program and eligibility.
Fixed-rate plans
Predictable rates for the length of the term.
Variable and index plans
Rates that follow the market, where offered.
Renewable options
Plans that include renewable energy, where offered.
Natural gas procurement
Qualifying commercial gas opportunities in select markets, case by case.
Contract renewals
Approaching a renewal? Contact us to explore available options.
Several locations
Supply options reviewed for each eligible site.
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Plans per site
Options for each location's utility area.
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Terms made clear
Rate types, renewals and fees explained.
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Portfolio view
Many sites, one conversation.
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Share your usage
Sites and recent bills.
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Compare plans
Rates and terms per site.
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Enroll
Your utility keeps delivering power.
Ready for the next step?
Book an energy consultationThe full guideBusiness Energy, explainedHow it works, how the options compare and what to check before you sign.
How it works
A commercial electric bill has more moving parts than a household one. Knowing which parts you can shop for, and which stay with the utility, is the starting point for any procurement decision.
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Supply is competitive, delivery is not
In choice markets, the retail supplier sells you the electricity and sets the supply price and contract terms. The local utility keeps operating the distribution system, reading meters, maintaining lines and restoring service after outages, and its delivery charges are set by regulators. Switching suppliers changes the supply portion of the bill, not the wires or the reliability of service.
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Energy charges and demand charges
Energy is what you use over time, measured in kilowatt hours (kWh). Demand is how much power you draw at once, measured in kilowatts (kW). Many commercial rate schedules add a demand charge based on your highest demand, measured over short intervals such as 15 or 30 minutes. A single spike, like equipment starting together, can raise that charge for the whole billing period.
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Your load profile
A load profile is the shape of your usage: how much power you use, at what hours, and in which seasons. The cost to supply electricity changes through the day and is usually highest in the afternoon and early evening and during summer. A site that runs mostly at night or holds steady all day can look very different to a supplier than one that peaks on hot afternoons.
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Fixed, indexed and variable structures
A fixed price holds the supply rate for the contract term, with limited exceptions such as changes in regulated delivery charges or government fees. An indexed price follows a published market index through an agreed formula, so it moves with the market. A variable price can change at the supplier's discretion. Some offers fix part of the price and let other parts change, so read which components are fixed.
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Contract length and renewal timing
Commercial terms range from month to month to several years. What happens at the end matters as much as the start: many contracts roll to a month-to-month rate if nothing new is in place, and that rate can be much higher. Because market prices move, starting the comparison well before the end date gives you time to choose when to commit.
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Many sites, one view
Locations in different utility areas can have different options, rate schedules and delivery charges. Comparing every site together shows which can choose, lines up contract end dates, and lets you decide whether to buy for each site separately or as a group, where suppliers offer that.
Compare
How the common commercial supply structures usually compare. Actual offers depend on your market, your sites' usage and the supplier.
Fixed price
- How the price works
- Supply rate set for the full term, with limited exceptions
- Budget certainty
- High for the supply portion
- Good fit if
- You need predictable costs for budgeting
- Keep in mind
- If market prices fall, you keep your rate until the term ends
Indexed
- How the price works
- Follows a public market index through an agreed formula
- Budget certainty
- Low; costs move with the market
- Good fit if
- You can absorb price swings and watch the market
- Keep in mind
- Ask for the formula and how changes are reported
Variable
- How the price works
- Can change at the supplier's discretion
- Budget certainty
- Low
- Good fit if
- You need short-term flexibility
- Keep in mind
- Often the rate a contract rolls to when it expires
Renewable content
- How the price works
- Any structure above, with renewable energy claims attached
- Budget certainty
- Depends on the structure
- Good fit if
- Sustainability goals matter to your business
- Keep in mind
- Check the stated renewable share in the contract
General characteristics, not offers. Plan availability, pricing and terms depend on your market, each site's utility area, your usage, the supplier and eligibility.
Ready for the next step?
Book an energy consultationWhere it is available
Energy choice exists only in eligible customer-choice markets, such as Texas. Enter your address and we will confirm whether you can choose a provider there.
Independent, with more providers
We work across national providers, regional networks and specialized suppliers, so you compare what serves your address instead of one carrier's offer.
No extra Simexa markup
You get the plans and promotions available through the provider's channel. Provider taxes and service fees may still apply.
Quick help, in English or Spanish
Immediate confirmation when you ask, and our team contacts you within 1 hour during business hours. We coordinate the order and setup with the provider.
Questions about this service
Can my business choose its electricity provider?
Only where the site is in a state and utility area with retail electricity choice. Some states allow commercial customers to choose and others do not, and areas served by city utilities or cooperatives may not have choice. We confirm which of your sites can choose before comparing plans.
Will switching interrupt our power?
No. The local utility keeps delivering electricity over the same wires; only the supplier that sells and bills the supply portion changes. The switch takes effect on a scheduled date without any work at your site.
Who do we call during an outage?
Call the local utility for that site, not your supplier and not Simexa. The utility owns the poles and wires and restores service, and its outage number is usually on the electric bill. Simexa is a sales partner: we do not generate, deliver or bill electricity.
What is a demand charge?
A demand charge is the part of a commercial bill based on the highest amount of power a site draws at one time, measured over short intervals. It is separate from the energy charge for the total kWh you use. Spreading out when large equipment starts can lower peak demand, depending on your rate schedule.
Can Simexa help with natural gas?
For some businesses, yes. We can help source qualifying commercial natural gas procurement opportunities through participating partners in select markets, Pennsylvania among them. Gas is handled case by case, so share your sites and recent gas bills and we will tell you whether an option is available.
When should we start looking at renewal?
Well before your contract ends. Many contracts roll to a month-to-month rate if nothing new is in place, and market prices move, so early comparison gives you room to choose the timing. Check your contract for the notice period too. Approaching an energy contract renewal? Contact Simexa to explore available options.
What do you need from us to compare plans?
A list of your sites and recent electric bills for each. Bills show the utility area, account details, usage and demand, which are what offers are based on. More months of history give a clearer picture of seasonal patterns.
Can you cover many locations?
Yes. We can compare plans for each site, including sites in different utility areas, and coordinate them together. Where suppliers offer it, sites can also be priced as a group.
Does Simexa add a fee, and can you supply vendor documents?
Simexa does not add its own fee or markup to the pricing available through the supplier's sales channel; suppliers compensate us when you sign through us, and the charges and taxes in your contract still apply. For vendor onboarding, our team can assist with W-9s, certificates of insurance and applicable contractual documentation.
Who do we contact after the switch?
Billing and contract questions go to your supplier, and outages and wire problems go to the local utility. We help with the order and coordinate enrollment with the supplier, who handles service, billing and support. When you add sites or a renewal approaches, contact us to explore available options again.
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: How electricity is delivered to consumers
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: Electricity prices and factors affecting prices
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: Glossary, demand charge and demand interval
- Public Utility Commission of Texas, Power to Choose: Business (non-residential)
- Public Utility Commission of Texas, Power to Choose: Plan options
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