This choice would have never been possible if it wasn't for the Senate Bill 215. Senate Bill 215 officially landed in Georgia in 1997, with deregulation starting July 1, 1998. Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGLC) is responsible for storing and distributing your natural gas, and marketers such as the companies at WhiteFence are able to sell natural gas to consumers. Only customers in the AGLC service area are able to compare and choose their natural gas provider, but fortunately their coverage area is quite large. The legislation's intent and purpose was to promote competition, and promote it did indeed. You may believe that competition is a bad thing, or you may read or come across news blurbs that are convincing many that deregulation is only driving prices up. In all reality competition forces companies to constrain prices to attract new business, which means lower natural gas rates and lower bills for you at the end of the month.
The green revolution is a great example of how competition helps energy companies to offer unique environmental incentives for customers to offset carbon emissions and help fund environmental projects. Competition promotes the availability of additional products and services, which gives you the ability to pick from fixed rates, variable rates and even green energy! More importantly, competition improves the quality of service.
Natural gas companies in Georgia understand the value of having you as a customer and are willing to do whatever it takes to keep you around. Senate Bill 215 launched just a little over 10 years ago, yet many Georgians aren't aware of the advantages of deregulation. It's so simple to to enjoy competitive pricing for your natural gas today, and enjoy the fruits of deregulation and a competitive natural gas market.
