Great electricity rates for your small business

Take control of your energy budget with plans built for small businesses.

About small business plans

Your business is not just a job but part of your identity. As a small business owner, you have enough to deal with without worrying about how you'll power your business. Turn to Direct Energy for affordable electricity plans tailored to your needs. Let us power your small business so that you can return to doing what you do best: taking care of your customers.

From simple sign up to a seamless transition, we make getting electricity for your small business easy.

Why switch your business to Direct Energy?

Budget protection

Lock in a great fixed supply rate for your power or natural gas. It won't change for the entire length of your contract.

Easy signup

Switching is easy! Call to get started.

Texas customers: call 1-888-782-2558 
Northeast and Midwest customers: call 1-888-782-6888

Renewable energy

Get simple and affordable 100% renewable energy for your small business in select service areas.

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Making the switch only takes a few minutes, and once you finish signing up, your work is done. We'll handle the rest of the details.

 

Sign up in just a few steps

We know how valuable your time is, so we made signing up simple.

1

Select your plan

Choose from fixed-rate, renewable or month-to-month energy plans.

2

Call to sign up

We'll walk you through plan details and enrollment.

3

Sit back and relax

We'll take care of switching your service. You can expect it to start within 1-2 billing cycles.

   

We proudly offer electricity plans for small businesses in Texas and electricity and natural gas plans for small businesses in the Northeast and Midwest regions.

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Frequently asked questions

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Texas customers
You can pay your bill by a variety of methods, including credit/debit card, check or bank draft, via your Direct Energy LP online account management tool, through the Direct Energy LP automated phone system or by speaking with one of our customer care representatives.

Pay your bill by mail
Send a check with the relevant account information to:
Direct Energy
P.O. Box 660896
Dallas, TX 75266-0475

Pay your bill over the phone
Please call 1-833-480-7834. Customer care agents are available from 7:00am – 7:00pm CST, Monday through Friday.

Pay your bill in person
Direct Energy LP offers hundreds of payment locations across Texas. Please visit directenergy.com/payinperson to find a convenient payment location near you.

Pay your bill through your bank
If you have set up bill payments through your bank or other financial institution, please update the payee to Direct Energy at the address listed above.

Online bill pay and automatic payments
Make quick and secure monthly payments — or set up automatic payments — via your Direct Energy online account (using the steps above) from either your checking account or a Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover credit card.

Quick Pay
Make an online payment without logging in to your account at DirectEnergy.com/quickpay.

Customers outside of Texas
Please contact your local utility for billing information.

Notice – Certain customers may be eligible to apply for the following designations based on the nature of the business:

  • Critical Load Public Safety Customer: A non-residential customer for whom electric service is considered crucial for the protection or maintenance of public safety, including but not limited to hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and critical water and wastewater facilities.
  • Critical Load Industrial Customer: An industrial customer for whom an interruption or suspension of electric service would create a dangerous or life-threatening condition on the retail customer's premises.

You can apply for the applicable designation, which affords certain protections. Please contact Direct Energy for more information. Critical Load Public Safety Customer and Critical Load Industrial Customer designations require you to complete an application with your TDU:

Please note that these statuses do not guarantee an uninterrupted, regular, or continuous power supply. If electricity is a necessity, the customer must make arrangements for on-site back-up capabilities or other alternatives in the event of loss of electric service.

At Direct Energy, we use our expertise in the energy marketplace to provide straightforward guidance related to your electricity, gas and other energy needs. In addition, with a dedicated team of sales professionals and an in-house customer relations team, you will receive personalized support, from your initial contact with us and throughout the term of your contract.

We provide energy supply to small businesses of all types, including government entities, schools, commercial real estate, healthcare, manufacturers, retail, and food and beverage.

To determine whether you're a small business, we use a general building size guideline of 10,000 square feet or less. We generally classify large businesses or enterprises as those that have a building size of more than 10,000 square feet.

If you're a small business owner, Direct Energy provides energy plans to meet your needs.

Our sister company, NRG, provides energy solutions for large businesses and enterprises.

No. There is no need for any physical modifications to your facility or meter to receive electricity/natural gas supply from us. Delivery of your electricity/natural gas will continue through the same transmission and distribution system owned and operated by your local utility.

You should not lose service if you switch to service with us from your utility or another supplier. Direct Energy Business works closely with your local utility or supplier to coordinate the date you begin service with us and when service ends with your utility or supplier. This ensures that you have no disruption in service as you move from one service provider to another.

For businesses with facilities that are sized 10,000 square feet or less: contact us at 1-888-782-2558 for Texas customers or 1-888-782-6888 for Northeast and Midwest customers.

For businesses with facilities sized more than 10,000 square feet: our sister company, NRG, provides solutions for large businesses and enterprises. Contact NRG at 1-866-380-7339.

Have a question about a plan or need help placing an order?

Midwest and Northeast region1-866-966-1806

Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET (Mon-Fri)

Texas: 1-833-480-7839

Hours: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT (Mon-Fri)