Champion Energy Services Ranked Highest by J.D. Power and Associates in Customer Satisfaction Among Texas Residential Retail Electricity Providers

HOUSTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Fordham, president and chief executive officer, today announced that Champion Energy Services (www.championenergyservices.com) has been ranked highest in customer satisfaction among Texas residential retail electricity providers (REPs), according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Texas Residential Retail Electric Provider Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) released today.

The study, now in its third year, measures customer satisfaction with REPs in Texas by examining four key factors: pricing, billing and payment, communications and customer service. Champion Energy's overall satisfaction score was 737 on a 1,000-point scale, earning the company the highest score amongst its competitors.

"Champion Energy's business model is exceptionally customer-centric, with around-the-clock customer care provided with a Texas touch every day of the year," said Fordham. "Our employee teams strive to ensure that every touchpoint provides a positive experience for our valued customers, and the findings released in the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates study reflect Champion Energy's unwavering commitment to providing exemplary satisfaction."

According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, approximately 51 percent of the 5.6 million eligible Texas residential customers were served by the non-utility affiliated retail electricity providers as of March 31, 2010.

About Champion Energy Services

Houston-based Champion Energy Services (championenergyservices.com) ranks among the top retail electricity providers in the United States. Champion Energy currently serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in deregulated electric energy markets in Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio and is slated to enter the New Jersey and California markets in 2010. The company serves 450,000 residential customer equivalents, with a peak load near 1,200 megawatts. Champion Energy is backed by the financial strength of Texas-based Crane Capital. PUCT No. 10098, PA, PUC license A-2009-2124113, Ohio PUC certificate 09-166E(1), Illinois (ICC) docket 10-0168.

About J.D. Power and Associates

Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, performance improvement, web intelligence and customer satisfaction. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on care review and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings and more, visit JDPower.com. JD. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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