Market eligibility
State policy is
the starting point.
Check the fuel, utility, and meter before shopping. These policy summaries are research notes, not a statement that Jaken Energy is registered in a state or that every hotel account is eligible.
Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Further eligibility review needed
Electricity: Hotels in participating retail competition territories can compare retail electric providers while the transmission and distribution provider continues delivery.
Natural gas: Gas supply or transportation options depend on the serving utility tariff, customer class, service availability and written qualification; electricity choice does not establish gas choice.
Most municipal and cooperative systems have not opted into electric choice. ERCOT coverage does not establish retail participation, and Texas includes areas outside ERCOT. No hotel gas tariff or qualifying transportation determination was provided.
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Electricity: Customers in Ameren Illinois, ComEd and MidAmerican territories can choose alternative electric supply, with delivery continuing through the utility.
Natural gas: ICC identifies residential and small commercial gas choice at Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas and Peoples Gas. Larger commercial transportation requires separate utility tariff review.
Municipal and cooperative electric participation is optional. Mt. Carmel has a choice right but ICC reports no registered alternative suppliers. The cited small-commercial gas programs do not include Ameren or other gas utility territories. PJM and MISO entries identify regional coverage, not the hotel meter assignment.
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Electricity: Eligible customers of PUCO-regulated distribution utilities can choose certified competitive retail electric supply while utility delivery continues.
Natural gas: Competitive natural gas service requires the applicable utility territory, service class and provider authority. PUCO describes CRNGS certification for residential and small commercial service; larger commercial transportation must be checked separately.
Municipal and cooperative electric systems and specified assistance-program customers are excluded from the cited electric choice framework. A hotel is not automatically a small commercial customer. Government aggregation participation depends on the program and account classification.
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Electricity: Businesses can shop for licensed electricity suppliers through PAPowerSwitch; supplier offer eligibility depends on the distribution company and tariff.
Natural gas: Competitive natural gas supply is available in participating service arrangements, but offers are not available in every area. Confirm the natural gas distribution company, commercial tariff and provider authority.
Licensing does not establish an available offer for a specific meter. Not every licensed gas supplier posts an offer. Utility delivery and supplier commodity contracts remain separate; actual commercial classification and enrollment conditions require account review.
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Electricity: Eligible commercial customers can purchase third-party electricity supply while their local utility continues delivery.
Natural gas: Eligible commercial customers can purchase third-party natural gas supply while their local utility continues delivery, subject to the utility service arrangement and active provider eligibility.
Confirm the distribution company, commercial service class and default-service product. BGS includes different procurement arrangements; a hotel default product is not universally fixed. TPS licensing and agent, consultant or private-aggregator registration are distinct roles. Aggregation requires actual program and account confirmation.
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Electricity: Eligible customers can select an energy service company for electricity supply while utility delivery continues.
Natural gas: Eligible customers can select an energy service company for natural gas supply while utility delivery continues; actual account classification and current ESCO eligibility must be checked.
Electric and gas small nonresidential definitions differ under the current UBP. Residential and small-customer restrictions cannot be assigned to all hotel contracts. Current broker or consultant registration and compensation disclosures must be checked for the actual role. NYISO is verified regional coverage, with meter-level assignment still requiring utility confirmation.
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Electricity: Maryland permits competitive electricity supply under PSC licensing and applicable utility enrollment rules, with utility delivery continuing.
Natural gas: Maryland permits competitive natural gas supply under PSC licensing and applicable utility service rules; confirm the hotel gas utility, tariff and provider authority.
Verify actual customer class, territory, active supplier license and enrollment conditions. PSC supplier application material expressly includes brokers in the licensing requirement. Residential comparison pages do not fully describe a commercial hotel contract. State and local building programs impose separate coverage tests.
Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Further eligibility review needed
Electricity: The dedicated PSC electric-choice page identifies Delmarva Power customers as eligible for third-party supply; other electric territory participation requires direct confirmation.
Natural gas: The residential and general small-commercial gas pilot ended October 31, 2001. Published Delmarva commercial transportation tariffs describe conditional service; a hotel needs the current governing tariff and written qualification.
The PSC general electric-regulation page also mentions the cooperative, while the dedicated choice page identifies Delmarva. Do not resolve that discrepancy by assuming non-Delmarva eligibility. The June 27, 2025 gas tariff provides transportation schedules and operating conditions, not a current qualification finding for every hotel.
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Electricity: District business customers can select licensed electricity suppliers while the local regulated utility continues delivery.
Natural gas: District business customers can select licensed natural gas suppliers while the local gas utility continues delivery, subject to account eligibility and available service.
Electricity and gas supplier authority require separate review; PSC materials include aggregators, brokers and marketers within supplier roles. Confirm actual license, commodity, account authorization and commercial terms. Benchmarking and BEPS have different building coverage and reporting requirements.
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Electricity: Customers of investor-owned electric utilities can select competitive supply. Municipal electric utilities do not participate in competitive electric choice.
Natural gas: Eligible customers can select licensed competitive natural gas suppliers or retail agents under the serving utility service arrangement; confirm commercial tariff and provider availability.
Electric supplier and electricity broker roles differ; gas supplier and retail agent roles also differ. Confirm commodity, commercial authorization, current license and actual utility territory. Municipal electric exclusions do not determine gas eligibility. Municipal aggregation participation is voluntary and actual program inclusion must be checked.
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Electricity: Commercial Eversource and United Illuminating accounts can consider licensed supply offers; verify account class and current default-service treatment.
Natural gas: Commercial and industrial accounts can select PURA-approved gas marketers through eligible utility transportation service; residential gas choice is excluded.
Confirm utility territory, active gas marketers, transportation tariff, supplier/aggregator status and Standard Service versus Last Resort Service classification. The October 2026 Standard Service reform concerns residential and small-business procurement, not every commercial hotel.
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Electricity: Commercial meters can consider registered nonregulated power producers, subject to utility territory, account classification and current enrollment requirements.
Natural gas: Commercial gas transportation can use Rhode Island Energy Business Choice services, including FT-1 and FT-2; verify the actual tariff, class, marketer and acceptance.
Verify current Rhode Island Energy gas tariff, service type, metering, notice basis, return conditions and marketer participation. Electricity purchaser-only negotiators have an express NPP definitional exclusion when they do not buy/resell. Registration or a utility resource is not proof of an available offer.
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Electricity: Commercial utility accounts can consider competitive electric suppliers or utility default service, with community-power treatment verified separately where applicable.
Natural gas: Current En 3000 rules establish competitive gas supplier and aggregator requirements for nonresidential customers; verify utility transportation eligibility and active offers.
Use current Department of Energy En 2000 rules effective May 15, 2026 and En 3000 effective May 21, 2026 rather than superseded competitive-market Puc chapters. Read small-commercial protections by classification; community-power enrollment differs for customers already with competitive supply.
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Electricity: Commercial accounts can consider licensed competitive electricity providers or applicable Standard Offer service; verify utility, class and provider participation.
Natural gas: MPUC says most commercial and industrial accounts can choose bundled gas or transportation-only service, subject to utility terms and supplier availability.
Confirm utility tariffs, current supplier willingness, firm/interruptible treatment and switching conditions. Read current Chapter 305 and class-specific disclosures. ISO-NE covers substantial Maine territory, but northern or specific meter arrangements need separate confirmation.
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Electricity: Business electricity choice uses licensed alternative suppliers under a general 10% utility sales cap, subject to statutory exceptions; enrollment queues and account eligibility require utility confirmation.
Natural gas: Gas Customer Choice operates through participating utility programs and licensed alternative gas suppliers; verify the hotel’s commercial tariff, switching and return conditions.
A supplier license does not create an enrollment slot. Verify current utility cap/queue, account class and existing obligations. MPSC currently does not license/register brokers or aggregators of electric or gas service, while holding licensed suppliers responsible for marketing on their behalf.
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Electricity: Electricity remains generally regulated. Georgia’s territorial law provides specified commercial/manufacturing loads of900 kW or greater a one-time supplier choice and agreed transfers, requiring site-specific review.
Natural gas: AGL territory uses certified gas marketers while AGL delivers gas; Liberty and municipal systems have different regulated or local supply arrangements.
A 900 kW load does not give every existing hotel unrestricted repeated switching. Confirm site history, territory and transfer approvals. Check gas provider territory and current marketer certification/enrollment; no independent consultant license assertion is made.
Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Further eligibility review needed
Electricity: Electric retail access is restricted to statutory pathways, including qualifying large Phase I/II utility accounts, approved aggregation, and conditional 100% renewable service; review 56-577 and the incumbent tariff.
Natural gas: Natural gas choice depends on the applicable SCC-approved utility program or transportation tariff, customer class and supplier participation.
Do not describe unrestricted electricity shopping. Verify the relevant statutory pathway, current incumbent renewable tariff, aggregation approval, return conditions and continuing charges. CSP/aggregator activity, license and local-utility registration require current scope review.
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Electricity: Nonresidential Direct Access uses registered ESPs and a capped utility lottery/waitlist process. Community Choice Aggregation is a separate local default-generation arrangement with opt-out options.
Natural gas: Eligible core commercial accounts can consider registered Core Transport Agents under utility rules; noncore transportation follows distinct tariff conditions.
No immediate Direct Access enrollment is promised. Verify utility territory, actual slot/notice requirements, CCA status, exit/continuing charges and ESP registration. Gas class, CTA status and utility enrollment must be confirmed; municipal arrangements need their own review.
Reviewed 2026-10-12 · Further eligibility review needed
Electricity: Nonresidential Direct Access permits use of PUC-certified electricity service suppliers under participating utility procedures; confirm the actual utility’s current enrollment and service terms.
Natural gas: Large nonresidential gas transportation is described in the PUC’s January 2023 report. Current hotel eligibility, volume thresholds, supplier obligations and enrollment require the actual utility tariff and confirmation.
Electricity choice is not proof of gas eligibility. Confirm utility participation, current access windows, transition/return terms, ESS certification and aggregator role. Gas remains review-required because the retained primary policy account is historical and no current property tariff threshold is asserted.