Ambit Energy California Basics
California is the 9th state expansion for Ambit Energy and launched September of 2012 with the PG&E natural gas territory. It was a magical moment when they announced California as the next state at Ambition 2012 the American Airlines center in downtown Dallas went nuts.
To be honest this expansion came out of nowhere since I expected Ambit to fully tap into all the expansion opportunities with electricity first. After further discussion with those in the know I got a better idea of the vision and grand plan. Essentially now is the time for Ambit Energy to develop distribution within California with natural gas as it is widely expected electricity will fully deregulate within the next 12-24 months. This is essentially going to be an exact repeat of Illinois where we went in with natural gas, teams and networks grew and did well then when we added electricity summer of 2011 things started going crazy.
A new gold-rush is about to hit California, are you going to take part?
Ambit Energy Meetings & Events in California
As you can see by the map below, we have a full slate of ongoing business presentation meetings taking place all over California. For complete details, see PowerZone if you are a consultant or contact your referring consultant for details if you not yet enrolled with Ambit Energy.
Ambit Energy’s California Coverage Map
Ambit Energy PG&E Service Territory
Ambit Energy opened California with service in the PG&E natural gas territory which has the single largest natural gas delivery territory in the state. As you can see the map(s) show the general territory outline and are not an exact science. To know if Ambit Energy will be able to service your customer you should change the question you ask from “where do you live” to “who is your service provider” because at the end of the day Ambit Energy can service any customer whose natural gas service is handled by PG&E.
Future Ambit Energy California Expansions?
When you look at the natural gas (above) and electricity (below) utility service maps you will see there are a LOT of expansion opportunities. As is usually the case, Ambit opened up the biggest natural gas market first and one by one (sometimes several at a time) we’ll fill in the rest. When electricity completes full deregulation I expect Ambit Energy will be very aggressive in opening all the big territories as quickly as possible. I don’t know when electricity is coming but I for one am glad we have some time to lay the groundwork and start planting seeds. I know that any efforts planted now with natural gas will pay off very well today and extremely well when electricity opens.
Ambit Energy California – Customer Basics
Service Reliability, Storm Outage & Customer Service
Many people are worried they will receive inferior service or be last on the block to get their service restored during a storm outage. I often have to fight back the urge to laugh at the question, but simply put the answer is a resounding… NO.
Whether you like or hate the service you’ve received from your local utility company it will not change one iota because your local utility provider (PG&E, Southern California Edison, etc…) will continue to provide all services related to delivery which include reading your meter, taking care of repairs during a storm outage and even billing… so the only thing that changes is the price you pay.
Ambit Energy California Service Plans
We don’t yet know the details of the specific plans that will be offered in California outside of the fact that it will be just natural gas to start with. We expect the plan offering to be similar to most Ambit Energy states where there are variable and fixed options. As soon as we launch on the 20th we’ll update this page with details.
Ambit Energy California Rates
Our rates vary by individual territory and change regularly so it’s not possible to keep up-to-date rates on this page but one thing you can count on is that Ambit is committed to providing a discount compared to the default utility provider. Taking PG&E as an example, if their rates go up that means our rates will likely go up but not as much, their rates go down we will go down a bit farther. There may be a short adjustment period in a changing marketplace but as a general rule Ambit will always price below the default utility provider which in this example is PG&E. On the other hand it is not possible to always be priced the cheapest among the entire array of deregulated energy supply companies that we compete with on a head to head basis but we will always be priced below what most consumers are comparing against. Click here to check current Ambit Energy rates.
Ambit Energy California Billing
Ambit Energy is not involved in the delivery process, which includes the billing. What this means is you will continue to receive the same bill from the same local utility company except after switching to Ambit Energy you will notice a line item notation on the supply portion of the bill indicating Ambit Energy as your new energy supply company.
A Highlight of Ambit’s Value Proposition in California
- Nothing Changes – Switching to Ambit Energy does not negatively affect anything regarding the service, reliability or billing of your service. The only noticeable change will be a line-item notation on your existing bill indicating Ambit Energy as your new energy supply/generation company.
- Proven Track Record – In business since 2006, Ambit Energy is #1 on Inc.500 for 2010, has a BBB A rating, a member in good standing with the DSA and savings verified by the consumer watchdog group Citizens Utility Board.
- More details to come once we launch and know what Ambit Energy gives us to work with.
Questions, comments, corrections or additions?
We’ve done our best to compile all the important info regarding Ambit Energy California but if you have any thoughts to add or anything you think worth sharing please do so in the comments below.
Yours in success,
Shawn Cornett
Ambit Energy Founding Executive Consultant
Top 20 Income Earner
Six Time 5-Star Club Qualifier
Pacesetter, Powersurge & Pure Energy Award Winner
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