HOUSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Energy®
has been named the Best Electricity Company in the Houston
Chronicle's Best of the Best 2020 awards. The awards recognize
businesses across 11 categories that were voted on by the community
this past spring. Direct Energy was named the community's favorite
from more than 50 energy companies that were
nominated.
"We are thrilled to be recognized as our customer's favorite
electricity company," said Bruce
Stewart, president, Direct Energy, North America
Home. "Everything we do is focused on making the lives
of our customers better, and we are proud to serve the
community."
With headquarters in Houston,
Direct Energy serves approximately 600,000 Texans with retail
electricity services and gives back to the community in many ways.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Direct Energy supported the
community by donating more than $710,000 to the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program,
which helps Texans pay their electricity bills, and $70,000 to Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals®.
Direct Energy is one of North
America's largest retail providers of electricity, natural
gas, and home and business energy-related services with nearly four
million customers. Direct Energy gives customers choice,
simplicity, and innovation where energy, data, and technology meet.
A subsidiary of Centrica plc (LSE: CNA), an international energy
and services company, Direct Energy, its subsidiaries and/or
affiliates, operate in 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and 8 provinces in
Canada. To learn more about Direct
Energy, please visit www.directenergy.com.
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