State of Illinois to be Initial Market

HOUSTON, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Fordham, president and chief executive officer, today announced Champion Energy, LLC (www.championenergyservices.com) recently filed an application with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking authority to offer retail natural gas service to residential and small commercial customers in the State of Illinois. 

"Our entry into the deregulated retail natural gas market is a logical next step in extending the business model of Champion Energy beyond retail electricity," said Fordham.  "We look forward to building on our successful track record and we are excited to bring competitive rates, exceptional customer care and flexible solutions to residential and small commercial natural gas customers in the Nicor Gas Company, The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company and North Shore Gas Company utility areas in the State of Illinois."

Champion Energy has appointed George Ferguson as Director, Natural Gas to lead the company's efforts in the retail natural gas segment.  George is a seasoned veteran of the multi market retail electricity and natural gas industry.

About Champion Energy Services

www.championenergyservices.com

Houston-based Champion Energy Services is the fastest-growing retail electric provider in the nation and the largest never to have been affiliated with a utility. Champion Energy and Champion Energy Services currently serves residential, governmental, commercial and industrial customers in deregulated electric energy markets in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jersey and plans to begin serving customers in Maryland in the second quarter of 2012. The company has ranked "Highest in Residential Customer Satisfaction with Retail Electric Service, Two Years in a Row" according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010-2011 Texas Residential Retail Electric Provider Customer Satisfaction Studies(SM).* Backed by the financial strength of Texas-based Crane Capital and EDF Trading North America, LLC, the company serves 1,000,000 residential customer equivalents, with a peak load of near 2,600 megawatts. PUCT No. 10098, PA PUC license A-2009-2124113, Ohio PUC certificate 09-166E(1), Illinois (ICC) docket 10-0168, New Jersey BPU license ESL-0082 and Maryland IR-2196.

* For J.D. Power and Associates award information, go to www.jdpower.com.

CONTACT: Scott Fordham, President & Chief Executive Officer, +1-281-653-1813, sfordham@championenergyservices.com.

SOURCE Champion Energy Services

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