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An Analysis of Dominion Retail's Offers
Dominion Retail is an unregulated gas supplier that markets or has marketed plans in at least one of the service territories of the regulated utilities in northern Illinois: Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, or North Shore Gas. Some unregulated companies operate in all three. This is a summary of Dominion Retail's performance, followed by a breakdown of its plans in each utility service territory where the plans are offered.
An Analysis of Dominion Retail's Offers
Savings|(Loss) | of plans | ||
| Plans that saved | |||
| Plans that lost | |||
Active plans = 21 Expired plans = 131
| Dominion Retail | |||||
| Plan type | Term | Usage rate | Monthly fee | Savings (Loss) | |
| 11/09/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($15.41) |
| 10/12/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($19.48) |
| 09/07/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($20.59) |
| 08/10/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($21.28) |
| 07/13/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($22.45) |
| 06/08/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($24.89) |
| 05/18/11 | Variable | June 2012 | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($194.90) |
| 05/11/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($27.58) |
| 04/06/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($43.79) |
| 02/09/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($56.56) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months. | |||||
| 01/12/11 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($129.38) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months | |||||
| 12/01/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($167.66) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months | |||||
| 11/10/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($169.55) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months. | |||||
| 10/06/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($180.72) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months. | |||||
| 09/08/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($183.78) |
| With 7 percent discount off Nicor price for the first two months. | |||||
| 08/11/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($187.17) |
| 07/07/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($188.33) |
| 06/09/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($188.47) |
| 05/05/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($189.50) |
| 04/07/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($174.44) |
| 03/10/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($160.10) |
| 02/10/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($136.17) |
| 01/13/10 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($107.90) |
| 12/09/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($85.98) |
| 11/04/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($86.34) |
| 09/09/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($78.78) |
| 08/12/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($74.06) |
| 07/08/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($71.84) |
| 06/03/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($69.25) |
| 05/06/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($112.52) |
| 04/08/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($78.40) |
| 04/01/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($83.50) |
| 03/11/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($90.47) |
| 03/04/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($103.83) |
| 02/11/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($86.37) |
| 01/07/09 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($92.13) |
| 12/10/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($100.39) |
| 11/12/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($74.79) |
| 10/08/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($49.48) |
| 09/03/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($51.49) |
| 08/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($60.40) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 07/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($46.09) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 06/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($44.97) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 05/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($44.33) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 04/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($47.98) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 03/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($45.24) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 02/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($47.69) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculate savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 01/09/08 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $0.00 | ($41.49) |
| While plan has no term limit, we calculated savings/loss over 12 months. | |||||
| 02/01/07 | Variable | 1 Year | Changes Monthly | $2.95 | ($94.73) |
| 03/01/06 | Variable | Dec-2006 | Changes Monthly | $2.95 | ($167.32) |
| Based on data collected over 10 months | |||||
| 11/02/11 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.550 | $0.00 | ($160.39) |
| 10/05/11 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.550 | $0.00 | ($170.69) |
| 09/07/11 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.550 | $0.00 | ($174.56) |
| 08/03/11 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($204.53) |
| 07/06/11 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($204.74) |
| 06/01/11 | Fixed | Through June 2012 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($205.71) |
| 05/04/11 | Fixed | Through April 2012 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($207.92) |
| 04/06/11 | Fixed | Through April 2012 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($210.15) |
| 02/02/11 | Fixed | Through Dec. 2011 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($80.55) |
| 01/05/11 | Fixed | Thru Dec-2011 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($95.52) |
| 11/03/10 | Fixed | 10 months | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($96.49) |
| Through Sept. 2011 | |||||
| 10/06/10 | Fixed | Sept-2011 | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($120.40) |
| 09/08/10 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.590 | $0.00 | ($135.31) |
| 08/04/10 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($285.15) |
| Through Aug. 2011 | |||||
| 07/07/10 | Fixed | July-2011 | $0.680 | $0.00 | ($254.83) |
| 06/09/10 | Fixed | July-2011 | $0.680 | $0.00 | ($258.96) |
| 05/05/10 | Fixed | June-2011 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($294.65) |
| 04/07/10 | Fixed | Jun-2011 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($301.87) |
| Through June 2011 | |||||
| 03/03/10 | Fixed | June-2011 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($322.73) |
| 02/03/10 | Fixed | Nov-2010 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($109.06) |
| Through NOVEMBER 2010 | |||||
| 01/06/10 | Fixed | June-2010 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($28.67) |
| Through June 2010 | |||||
| 12/02/09 | Fixed | Nov-2010 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($123.01) |
| 11/04/09 | Fixed | Nov-2010 | $0.700 | $0.00 | ($904.62) |
| 10/07/09 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.650 | $0.00 | ($766.64) |
| 08/05/09 | Fixed | June 2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($749.81) |
| 07/01/09 | Fixed | June 2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($874.52) |
| 06/03/09 | Fixed | June-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($891.86) |
| This replaces the fixed rate that was 60.5 cents through May 2010 | |||||
| 05/06/09 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($772.05) |
| 04/01/09 | Fixed | March 2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($764.05) |
| 03/04/09 | Fixed | Mar-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($828.91) |
| 02/25/09 | Fixed | March-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($927.83) |
| 02/04/09 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($1668.70) |
| 01/07/09 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($1920.44) |
| 12/03/08 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($2171.52) |
| 11/05/08 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($2372.38) |
| 10/01/08 | Fixed | Sept 2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($2523.35) |
| 09/10/08 | Fixed | Sept-2010 | $0.410 | $0.00 | ($2623.78) |
| 09/03/08 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $61.72 |
| 08/06/08 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $62.56 |
| 07/02/08 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | ($93.91) |
| 06/04/08 | Fixed | Nov. 2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | $85.48 |
| 05/07/08 | Fixed | Through Nov. 2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $96.06 |
| 04/04/08 | Fixed | Nov. 2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $106.89 |
| 03/06/08 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $125.18 |
| 02/01/08 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.800 | $0.00 | $149.40 |
| 01/03/08 | Fixed | Through Nov-08 | $0.799 | $0.00 | $164.80 |
| 12/07/07 | Fixed | November 2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | $155.65 |
| 11/02/07 | Fixed | November 2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | ($1165.95) |
| 10/04/07 | Fixed | November 2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | ($1123.55) |
| 09/04/07 | Fixed | Nov-2008 | $0.799 | $0.00 | ($1081.37) |
| This rate is 10 percent off the Nicor Gas rate. | |||||
| 06/04/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.792 | $0.00 | $63.81 |
| This rate is 10 percent off the Nicor Gas rate. | |||||
| 05/08/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.774 | $0.00 | $67.44 |
| 05/01/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | $44.44 |
| 04/09/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.980 | $0.00 | ($126.50) |
| 04/06/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($92.38) |
| 03/02/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | $39.02 |
| 02/02/07 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | $29.09 |
| 12/18/06 | Fixed | Nov-07 | $0.929 | $0.00 | ($147.41) |
| 12/04/06 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($71.48) |
| 11/10/06 | Fixed | Nov-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($1107.07) |
| 11/02/06 | Fixed | Oct-07 | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($971.14) |
| 10/06/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($1106.13) |
| 09/22/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.889 | $0.00 | ($1105.50) |
| 09/12/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.949 | $0.00 | ($1185.00) |
| 09/07/06 | Fixed | July-07 | $0.990 | $0.00 | ($1188.95) |
| 08/15/06 | Fixed | Jul-07 | $0.990 | $0.00 | ($1188.81) |
| 08/09/06 | Fixed | Jul-07 | $0.990 | $0.00 | ($1188.81) |
| 07/14/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.990 | $2.95 | ($1239.04) |
| 07/07/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.990 | $2.95 | ($1239.04) |
| 06/15/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.990 | $2.95 | ($1238.90) |
| 05/17/06 | Fixed | Jan-07 | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($138.18) |
| 04/04/06 | Fixed | Jan 2008 | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($4851.96) |
| 03/06/06 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($3201.08) |
| 02/27/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($1615.83) |
| 02/24/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.840 | $1.00 | ($1138.83) |
| 02/21/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $1.190 | $2.95 | ($1602.58) |
| 02/13/06 | Fixed | 1 Year | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($1651.23) |
| 02/06/06 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($3300.25) |
| 01/09/06 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.200 | $2.95 | ($3300.25) |
| 01/05/06 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.290 | $2.95 | ($3538.75) |
| 12/19/05 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.290 | $2.95 | ($3539.27) |
| 12/06/05 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.190 | $2.95 | ($3274.27) |
| 11/14/05 | Fixed | 2 Years | $1.190 | $2.95 | ($3274.71) |
| 11/02/05 | Fixed | 5 Years | $0.410 | $2.95 | ($7790.32) |
| 10/24/05 | Fixed | 5 Years | $0.410 | $2.95 | ($7790.49) |
| 10/18/05 | Fixed | 5 Years | $0.410 | $2.95 | ($7724.24) |
| 08/15/05 | Fixed | May-2006 | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($1146.13) |
| 07/11/05 | Fixed | May-2006 | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($1171.51) |
| 06/07/05 | Fixed | May-2006 | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($1196.89) |
| 05/02/05 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($1222.27) |
| 04/19/05 | Fixed | May-2006 | $0.875 | $2.95 | ($1222.29) |
| 08/30/04 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.740 | $2.95 | ($1044.83) |
| 06/01/04 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.695 | $2.95 | ($985.18) |
| 10/14/03 | Fixed | 2 Years | $0.580 | $2.95 | ($1661.49) |
| 09/22/03 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.610 | $2.95 | ($867.72) |
| 09/07/03 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.740 | $2.95 | ($1044.85) |
| 08/25/03 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.610 | $2.95 | ($867.57) |
| 08/19/03 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.630 | $2.95 | ($894.07) |
| 07/28/03 | Fixed | 2 Years | $0.648 | $2.95 | ($1840.69) |
| 06/16/03 | Fixed | 2 Years | $0.596 | $2.95 | ($1702.72) |
| 06/09/03 | Fixed | 2 Years | $0.590 | $2.95 | ($1686.82) |
| 05/19/03 | Fixed | 2 Years | $0.590 | $2.95 | ($1686.69) |
Savings|(Loss) | of plans | ||
| Plans that saved | |||
| Plans that lost | |||
Active plans = 0 Expired plans = 2
| Dominion Retail | |||||
| Plan type | Term | Usage rate | Monthly fee | Savings (Loss) | |
| 07/11/05 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.875 | $0.00 | ($1200.76) |
| 06/20/05 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.875 | $0.00 | ($1223.44) |
Savings|(Loss) | of plans | ||
| Plans that saved | |||
| Plans that lost | |||
Active plans = 0 Expired plans = 2
| Dominion Retail | |||||
| Plan type | Term | Usage rate | Monthly fee | Savings (Loss) | |
| 07/11/05 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.875 | $0.00 | ($1163.06) |
| 06/20/05 | Fixed | 1 Year | $0.875 | $0.00 | ($1185.53) |