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CUB Gas Market Monitor
An Analysis of Spark Energy's Offers
Spark Energy 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 Spark Energy's performance, followed by a breakdown of its plans in each utility service territory where the plans are offered.

Note: Spark Energy is an independent provider of gas and electricity to homes and businesses nationwide.


Plans offered in NICOR territory
Average
Savings|(Loss)
Number
of plans
Percent
Plans that saved
$0.00
0
0%
Plans that lost
($720.77)
193
100%

Active plans = 41  Expired plans = 152


 Spark Energy
Offer date
Plan typeTermUsage rateMonthly feeSavings
(Loss)
07/06/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$4.95($173.30)
Two month discounted rate of 41.4 cents per therm.
06/01/11Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($174.94)
Two month discounted rate of 41.4 cents per therm.
05/04/11Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($192.38)
Two month discounted rate of 41.4 cents per therm.
04/06/11Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($193.44)
Two month discounted rate of 41.4 cents per therm.
02/02/11Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($192.26)
2-month discounted rate of .414/therm.
01/05/11Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($394.48)
2-month discounted rate of .414/therm
12/01/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($460.51)
11/03/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($515.76)
10/06/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($517.23)
09/01/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($362.23)
07/07/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($349.09)
06/02/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($531.02)
05/05/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($535.47)
04/07/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($538.40)
03/03/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($540.14)
02/03/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($542.54)
01/06/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($600.97)
08/04/10Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($355.16)
12/09/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($585.86)
11/04/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($597.86)
10/07/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($569.55)
09/02/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($561.27)
08/05/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($550.66)
07/08/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($556.74)
06/03/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($557.59)
05/06/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($550.34)
04/01/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($567.47)
03/04/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($603.47)
02/04/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($278.08)
01/07/09Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($504.27)
12/03/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($472.23)
11/05/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($424.06)
10/01/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($429.18)
09/03/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($431.31)
08/04/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($432.83)
07/04/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($434.74)
06/04/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($439.33)
05/04/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($551.99)
04/04/08Variable2 YearsChanges Monthly$4.95($596.69)
11/02/11Fixed1 Year$0.600$4.95($192.79)
09/07/11Fixed1 Year$0.600$4.95($229.36)
08/10/11Fixed1 Year$0.600$4.95($236.53)
08/03/11Fixed1 Year$0.630$4.95($259.00)
07/06/11Fixed1 Year$0.630$4.95($265.19)
06/01/11Fixed1 Year$0.630$4.95($272.13)
05/25/11Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($304.33)
05/18/11Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($295.53)
05/11/11Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($326.73)
05/04/11Fixed1 Year$0.680$4.95($321.93)
04/27/11Fixed1 Year$0.670$4.95($318.23)
04/20/11Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($309.98)
04/13/11Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($305.85)
04/06/11Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($312.62)
02/23/11Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($320.75)
02/16/11Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($325.05)
02/02/11Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($353.00)
01/26/11Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($389.50)
01/19/11Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($402.75)
01/12/11Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($393.47)
01/05/11Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($401.42)
12/15/10Fixed1 Year$0.630$4.95($241.90)
12/08/10Fixed1 Year$0.650$4.95($260.45)
12/01/10Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($222.02)
11/24/10Fixed1 Year$0.630$4.95($235.17)
11/10/10Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($216.62)
11/03/10Fixed1 Year$0.590$4.95($179.52)
10/27/10Fixed1 Year$0.580$4.95($179.99)
10/20/10Fixed1 Year$0.590$4.95($191.91)
10/13/10Fixed1 Year$0.590$4.95($193.24)
10/06/10Fixed1 Year$0.600$4.95($201.19)
09/29/10Fixed1 Year$0.600$4.95($206.63)
09/22/10Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($237.11)
09/15/10Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($241.08)
09/08/10Fixed1 Year$0.610$4.95($225.18)
09/01/10Fixed1 Year$0.620$4.95($235.78)
08/25/10Fixed1 Year$0.610$4.95($229.28)
08/18/10Fixed1 Year$0.640$4.95($267.70)
08/11/10Fixed1 Year$0.640$4.95($271.68)
08/04/10Fixed1 Year$0.670$4.95($311.43)
07/28/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($330.13)
07/21/10Fixed1 Year$0.680$4.95($319.53)
07/14/10Fixed1 Year$0.670$4.95($303.63)
07/07/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($332.78)
06/30/10Fixed1 Year$0.850$4.95($543.68)
06/23/10Fixed1 Year$0.700$4.95($351.55)
06/16/10Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($383.35)
06/02/10Fixed1 Year$0.680$4.95($327.70)
05/26/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($332.39)
05/19/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($342.99)
05/12/10Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($358.89)
05/05/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($335.04)
04/28/10Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($368.55)
04/21/10Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($332.78)
04/14/10Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($379.15)
04/07/10Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($377.83)
03/31/10Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($361.42)
03/24/10Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($372.02)
03/17/10Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($394.54)
03/10/10Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($399.84)
03/03/10Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($435.62)
02/24/10Fixed1 Year$0.780$4.95($430.44)
02/17/10Fixed1 Year$0.810$4.95($480.79)
02/10/10Fixed1 Year$0.800$4.95($466.21)
02/03/10Fixed1 Year$0.820$4.95($491.39)
01/27/10Fixed1 Year$0.810$4.95($432.16)
01/20/10Fixed1 Year$0.820$4.95($454.69)
01/13/10Fixed1 Year$0.800$4.95($428.19)
01/06/10Fixed1 Year$0.840$4.95($470.59)
12/21/09Fixed1 Year$0.830$4.95($402.76)
12/16/09Fixed1 Year$0.820$4.95($398.79)
12/09/09Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($321.94)
12/02/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($258.34)
11/23/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($987.87)
11/18/09Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($998.47)
11/11/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($994.49)
11/04/09Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($1020.99)
10/21/09Fixed1 Year$0.840$4.95($1147.36)
10/14/09Fixed1 Year$0.760$4.95($1041.36)
10/07/09Fixed1 Year$0.790$4.95($1083.76)
09/30/09Fixed1 Year$0.780$4.95($1066.91)
09/09/09Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($907.91)
09/02/09Fixed1 Year$0.660$4.95($909.23)
08/26/09Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($951.07)
08/19/09Fixed1 Year$0.700$4.95($961.67)
08/12/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($989.50)
08/05/09Fixed1 Year$0.750$4.95($1022.62)
07/29/09Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($967.73)
07/22/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($983.63)
07/15/09Fixed1 Year$0.700$4.95($954.48)
07/08/09Fixed1 Year$0.690$4.95($945.21)
07/01/09Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($1000.86)
06/24/09Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($997.64)
06/17/09Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($1050.64)
06/10/09Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($1014.87)
06/03/09Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($1016.19)
05/27/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($979.85)
05/20/09Fixed1 Year$0.750$4.95($1023.58)
05/13/09Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($1052.73)
05/06/09Fixed1 Year$0.730$4.95($993.10)
04/29/09Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($972.67)
04/22/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($981.94)
04/15/09Fixed1 Year$0.720$4.95($984.59)
04/08/09Fixed1 Year$0.700$4.95($955.44)
04/01/09Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($963.39)
03/25/09Fixed1 Year$0.760$4.95($1028.76)
03/18/09Fixed1 Year$0.700$4.95($957.21)
03/11/09Fixed1 Year$0.710$4.95($966.48)
03/04/09Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($1004.91)
02/25/09Fixed1 Year$0.740$4.95($1011.15)
02/18/09Fixed1 Year$0.750$4.95($1017.77)
02/04/09Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($1048.25)
01/28/09Fixed1 Year$0.770$4.95($1042.85)
01/21/09Fixed1 Year$0.790$4.95($1069.35)
01/14/09Fixed1 Year$0.790$4.95($1069.35)
01/07/09Fixed1 Year$0.860$4.95($1156.80)
12/31/08Fixed1 Year$0.860$4.95($480.95)
12/24/08Fixed1 Year$0.820$4.95($425.30)
12/17/08Fixed1 Year$0.850$4.95($476.97)
12/10/08Fixed1 Year$0.810$4.95($420.00)
12/03/08Fixed1 Year$0.870$4.95($491.55)
11/26/08Fixed1 Year$0.980$4.95($1317.18)
11/19/08Fixed1 Year$1.020$4.95($1368.85)
11/12/08Fixed1 Year$0.870$4.95($1175.40)
11/05/08Fixed1 Year$0.950$4.95($1277.43)
10/29/08Fixed1 Year$0.900$4.95($1207.04)
10/22/08Fixed1 Year$0.930$4.95($1248.12)
10/15/08Fixed1 Year$0.920$4.95($1229.57)
10/08/08Fixed1 Year$0.900$4.95($1205.72)
10/01/08Fixed1 Year$0.980$4.95($1307.74)
09/24/08Fixed1 Year$1.040$4.95($1388.70)
09/10/08Fixed1 Year$0.880$4.95($1179.35)
09/03/08Fixed1 Year$1.000$4.95($1333.05)
08/27/08Fixed1 Year$1.120$4.95($1495.73)
08/20/08Fixed1 Year$1.070$4.95($1436.10)
08/14/08Fixed1 Year$1.070$4.95($1426.83)
08/06/08Fixed1 Year$1.130$4.95($1507.66)
07/30/08Fixed1 Year$1.141$4.95($1525.91)
07/23/08Fixed1 Year$1.410$4.95($1882.33)
07/16/08Fixed1 Year$1.466$4.95($1956.53)
07/09/08Fixed1 Year$1.466$4.95($1956.53)
07/02/08Fixed1 Year$1.535$4.95($2047.96)
06/25/08Fixed1 Year$1.496$4.95($1995.99)
06/18/08Fixed1 Year$1.517$4.95($2023.81)
06/11/08Fixed1 Year$1.460$4.95($1948.29)
06/04/08Fixed1 Year$1.416$4.95($1889.99)
05/28/08Fixed1 Year$1.410$4.95($1884.40)
05/14/08Fixed1 Year$1.390$4.95($1855.25)
05/07/08Fixed1 Year$1.340$4.95($1783.70)
04/30/08Fixed1 Year$1.310$4.95($1751.61)
04/23/08Fixed1 Year$1.270$4.95($1693.31)
04/16/08Fixed1 Year$1.220$4.95($1627.06)
04/09/08Fixed1 Year$1.190$4.95($1593.93)
04/04/08Fixed1 Year$1.150$4.95($1530.33)