September 14, 2001—Centrica has asked the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) for authority to market electric services to residential and small commercial customers in all deregulated areas of Texas, including the previous service territories of Reliant, TXU Electric, Central Power & Light, West Texas Utilities and Texas-New Mexico Power. The company plans to provide service under the Republic Power and Energy America brands in Texas.
Through its U.S. subsidiaries, including Energy America, Centrica has become the largest multi-state provider of deregulated retail energy services in North America, with more than 400,000 U.S. utility customers principally located in Michigan, Ohio and Georgia. Centrica also recently entered into a joint venture to offer retail energy to customers in Continental Europe. For more information, contact Centrica.
