"That larger customer will then be more attractive to power providers," he said.

I have one power provider to choose from.

Since 2002, approximately 85% of commercial and industrial consumers have switched power providers at least once.

This does not have to involve personal sacrifice, as the Bush administration has implied, these power providers say.

After their railway operations ended, they often remained as regional electric power providers.

A conference for power providers interested in bidding is set for March 16.

The company is also an independent power provider in Malaysia and Thailand.

In claims before federal regulators, California says it is owed a refund of at least $9 billion from the power providers.

Both companies are expected to receive bids from green power providers in the coming weeks.

Representatives of the power providers did not explain the increase other than to say that demand was outpacing supply.