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Spark Energy is a privately owned retail energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas that serves hundreds of thousands of residential and commercial customers in 18 states across the country. Spark Energy’s founder, President and Chief Executive Officer is William Keith Maxwell III.

History
Spark Energy was founded in 1999. It started as a small regional natural gas provider and has grown into a national-level retail electricity and natural gas provider. Spark Energy was an early pioneer in the retail energy business. Spark Energy has a number of affiliates and partners, including Marlin Midstream and Tarpon Gas Storage.

Community
Spark Energy actively supports many charities, including: Special Olympics Texas, Child Advocates, DePelchin Children’s Center, Helping a Hero, Salvation Army, and Star of Hope.

Products and Services
At Spark Energy, customers can lock-in a set price on each kilowatt-hour or therm for the duration of a contract. Currently, Spark Energy offers fixed contract terms of 3, 6, 12, 18, or 24 months and renewable contracts in 12 month terms. Spark Energy’s rates today reflect projections on what a competitive price would be for the term of the contract based on present market conditions. Energy prices go up and down over time in response to changes in the market. The rates Spark Energy quotes are determined by the anticipated prices for electricity or natural gas over the length of the contract. For longer contracts, energy companies generally set slightly higher rates because they face increased exposure to market fluctuations. Shorter contracts are generally set at slightly lower rates because the electricity provider is exposed to less uncertainty.

List of Service Areas

 * California
 * Nevada
 * Arizona
 * New Mexico
 * Colorado
 * Texas
 * Florida
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Minnesota
 * Ohio
 * Pennsylvania
 * New York
 * Vermont
 * New Hampshire
 * Massachusetts
 * Rhode Island
 * Delaware
 * Maryland