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Founded in 1999 and licensed to sell electricity in Texas in 2002, Spark Energy is now a national retail electricity and natural gas provider. They now provider electricity and/or natural gas services in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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Great company and great rate.
So far my bill went down and I find the whole experience easier and more convenient than what I had before I can pay online and there are no fees. Love it. Babsy_2004 from Keller TX

Marked down for the first short bill
Ordering was easy, hand off to Spark was seamless. First bill was only 20 days, which was small enough to miss the rebate. So if you're switching you may want to time it to be closer to the beginning or end of the cycle. Fred from Colleyville TX

Spark Energy customer for life
Exceeded my expectations. Happy Customer from Dallas TX


4-5 Star Reviews: 41 (25%)



Great company and great rate.

So far my bill went down and I find the whole experience easier and more convenient than what I had before I can pay online and there are no fees. Love it.

Babsy_2004 from Texas
September 2nd, 2021

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3-4 Star Reviews: 18 (11%)



Price was in the top 2, but the website/monitoring is lacking

I really liked my two previous companies, but switched from both once the promotion of the first year ended. This company had one of the cheaper plans for the energy that my home uses during a year period. I figured that all companies at this point are the same. Who ever needs to call into an electric company? You go online, pay your bill, and view your usage. BUT.... you can't view your usage real time it seems. So my plan that I need to use so much energy before I hit that bill credit, I can't monitor. There are some months that I am below the threshhold, but could easily (as terrible as this does seem to me) turn on some extra stuff, to bring myself up to the 1000kw I need. But I can't even tell this info. Which I have never seen with a company before this. ??? If you are going with a threshold plan, I would maybe avoid spark at this point until they fix this.

Jill Jere from Texas
April 22nd, 2021

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2-3 Star Reviews: 18 (11%)



Dreadful customer service!

What a scam! They will not make any reasonable effort to let you know your contract is expiring, except snail mail. They also will not inform you they switched you to a totally different plan. They will do whatever it takes to make as much money off you as they can. They are highly unethical and certain dont give a darn about customer loyalty. Run away!

Catherine C from Texas
July 21st, 2022

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1-2 Star Reviews: 74 (45%)



Extra Fast Disconnect Notice

I recently attempted to pay my bill (prior to the due date) and it showed it as paid so I waited a few days and still showed a $0 balance due. Fast forward 10 days (6 days past due) I come home to a shutoff notice in 7 days and now my account is suddenly showing a balance past due. As someone who pays my bills on time and who has seen some bad electric companies, this is by far the most extreme and quickest shut off notice I've ever heard of. The company makes a mistake and instead of notifying me you there is indeed a balance due they resort to an immediate threat of shut-off. Not to mention the fact my electric bill has almost doubled and even on the months I shut off the AC/Heater and all non essentials my bill only drop about $25-$50 but the following month jumps up higher. Even with the increase in energy costs there is no reason that mine (or anyone else's) should have such a small drop followed by larger increase. Sounds like price gouging at its best. I will no be renewing my service once my current contract expires and would suggest you look elsewhere for your energy needs.

Josh from Texas
February 27th, 2023

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Where can I order Spark Energy electricity?

Spark Energy does not have any electricity plans

Where can I order Spark Energy natural gas?

Spark Energy has natural gas plans in Michigan, Maryland, and Illinois

What do customers think about Spark Energy?

That depends on who you ask. There will always be someone who feels wronged by a company, no matter how good they actually are. The average Spark Energy customer review is 0 / 5 stars. Keep in mind, consumers will go out of their way to complain far more often than they will to give praise.