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


Plans offered in NICOR territory
Average
Savings|(Loss)
Number
of plans
Percent
Plans that saved
$25.95
47
100%
Plans that lost
($0.00)
0
0%

Active plans = 13  Expired plans = 34


 Ambit Energy
Offer date
Plan typeTermUsage rateMonthly feeSavings
(Loss)
11/02/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$0.76
New customers get a 5% discount off the utility price the first two months.
10/05/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$1.30
New customers get a 5% discount off the utility price the first two months.
09/07/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$1.44
New customers get a 5% discount off the utility price the first two months.
08/03/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$1.59
New customers get a 5% discount the first two months.
07/06/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$1.74
New customers get a 5% discount the first two months.
06/01/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$1.88
New customers get a 5% discount the first two months.
05/04/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$2.51
For new customers only
05/04/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$2.01
04/06/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$4.99
For new customers only
02/02/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$15.32
For New customers only.
02/02/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$5.05
01/05/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$6.03
01/05/11Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$20.60
For new customers only.
12/01/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$25.12
For new customers only
12/01/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$6.87
11/03/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$39.91
For NEW customers only
11/03/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$11.00
10/06/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$6.06
09/01/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$6.03
08/04/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$6.00
07/07/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$5.98
06/02/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$5.94
This is a continuation of Ambit’s “winter freeze” plan, which after April 30 switched from a 55 cents per therm fixed rate to a variable rate.
05/05/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$5.91
This is a continuation of Ambit’s “winter freeze” plan, which after April 30 switched from a 55 cents per therm fixed rate to a variable rate.
03/03/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$11.37
02/03/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$17.12
01/06/10Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$23.14
12/02/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$83.16
Winter Freeze fixed-rate through April 30, 2010
12/02/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$27.94
11/11/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$74.06
This is the Winter Freeze rate. After April 30, it goes to the guaranteed savings variable rate.
11/04/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$31.54
10/07/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$33.78
09/02/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$34.33
08/05/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$34.87
07/01/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$35.42
06/03/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$35.99
05/06/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$36.57
04/01/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$38.88
03/04/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$40.42
02/04/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$44.12
01/07/09Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$47.67
12/03/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$51.01
11/05/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$53.49
10/01/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$55.09
09/03/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$55.55
08/04/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$56.25
07/04/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$56.68
06/04/08Variable1 YearChanges Monthly$0.00$57.11