ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the classes of deregulated electricity that are currently the most frequently utilized. An understanding of these classes of deregulated electricity is necessary to be able to cost effectively purchase electricity from other than the serving utility sources. A large number of customers that promote electricity deregulation are large users where electricity costs have considerable impact on their product and processes. The deregulated electricity received and metered at the serving utility meter point is recorded and credited to the customer much like a deposit in a bank savings account. The main and most important distinction between brokers and producers is the fact that brokers do take or assume title to the electricity they market. The difference between marketers and producers is that producers own electricity generation facilities and marketers do not. The marketer category is the largest supplier of deregulated electricity.
