“full” regulation of brokers…
So, the all stop in New York for Customer Choice (http://realgyenergyservices.com/deregulation-of-a-small-part-of-a-highly-regulated-industry-just-collapsed/) is having ripples. One of the issues emerging is the role and cost of brokers. This may become a rallying cry as it allows marketers (who are already licensed, bonded and have “skin in the game”) to scapegoat brokers as the “bad actor”.
Realgy supports competitive agents. Realgy does not work with or support agents, brokers, consultants or aggregators that do not serve their client’s interest and do so in a honest and open manner. Sometimes, this means we do not serve a customer that is represented by such a broker/agent. Sometimes it requires us to cease doing business with a consultant or broker who puts their own interests ahead of the customer.
Realgy has seen where brokers can and do mislead customers. Realgy has seen where marketers can and do mislead customers.
Each state has oversight over marketers and has enforcement against fraud, abuse or misleading a customer. Realgy supports each state aligning the Customer Choice market to function as an open market and allow fair competition to set service and pricing.
Realgy will continue to provide competitive energy offers, through agents, brokers, consultants and directly to customers, to reduce costs and save as compared to the utility default service.
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