Energy deregulation allows a state or portion of a state, such as a city, and the people in it, to choose their own company they want to supply them with electricity. It’s sort of like the phone company, it’s the same lines of electricity, and you now have a choice as to who sells you what’s in the lines. This will save thousands of people hundreds of dollars on their energy bill every month because competition is the best thing for lowering prices. And consumers now have a choice in where there money is going.

A few common sense tips to save on you energy bill: ask you energy provider for a level payment plan. This means you will pay the same amount, based on previous energy usage and predicted usage, each month so there are no surprises. Then at the end of a 12-month period, you will either owe a difference if you used more energy than predicted or get a refund if you used less. Turn on your ceiling fan, reverse the direction because heat rises and this will help to bring the heat back down to where you are. Using your ceiling fan can shave about $10 off you heating bill. Keep warm air in by insulating your house, through doors and windows. Much of the warm air we have is seeping out through cracks in the window and door frames. Simple insulations can prevent this and save the warm air for you. And change your furnace filter. If the air can’t flow through properly, then it can’t heat your house. For every degree you dial down on the thermostat, you save 1 to 3 percent on your heating bill. If you are in New York or Texas energy deregulation has proceeded and people are really seeing the benefit's of the power your way. Taking the few steps above and making the choice will save you hundreds of dollars a year.You will also help the economy by driving prices down on the monopoly by simply making a choice to save money on your everyday usage.