{"id":1346,"date":"2016-11-29T09:45:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/?post_type=ep_provider&#038;p=1346"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:21:37","slug":"direct-energy","status":"publish","type":"ep_provider","link":"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/providers\/direct-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Direct Energy is one of the largest residential energy retailers in North America serving almost five million customers. They offer a wide variety of natural gas and electricity plans as well as home services. With Direct Energy Ohio, you&#8217;ll find a competitive rate for your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re shopping for electricity or <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalgasplans.com\/ohio\/providers\/direct-energy\/\">natural gas<\/a> in Ohio\u2019s deregulated market, learn more about what Direct Energy does, browse its plans and rates to save, or observe rate trends to understand your bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shop Rates for your Delivery Company<\/strong>: <a href=\"#aep\">AEP-Ohio<\/a>, <a href=\"#cle\">Cleveland Illuminating Company<\/a>, <a href=\"#dpl\">Dayton Power and Light<\/a>, <a href=\"#duke\">Duke Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/OE\">Ohio Edison<\/a>, <a href=\"#te\">Toledo Edison<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"direct-energy-best-electricity-plans-in-ohio\">Direct Energy &#8211; Best Electricity Plans in Ohio<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Direct Energy plans in Ohio typically include &#8220;term optimized plans&#8221;. Direct Energy&#8217;s pricing team looks beyond the standard 12, 24 and 36 month terms. Instead, they scour the market to find the best opportunities for savings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch for these <strong>odd-term plans to get the best pricing opportunity.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block zip-search-block zip-search-horizontal\">\n\t\t<div class=\"zip-search-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zip-search-title\">Shop Direct Energy Plans for Your Ohio Home<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<form method=\"get\" class=\"zip-search-form header-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-facets=\"fwp_plan_provider=1346\" data-plan-slug=\"plans\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"zipcode\" placeholder=\"Enter Your Zip Code\" maxlength=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"zipsearch\"  value=\"Compare\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"cle\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates in Cleveland OH Area (The Illuminating Company)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%207\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 7<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">7<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.69 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.09 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.29 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for The Illuminating Company (FirstEnergy) delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"aep\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates for Columbus OH  Area (AEP-Ohio)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%207\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 7<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">7<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.29 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.69 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.89 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for Ohio Power (AEP Ohio) delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"te\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates for Toledo OH Area (Toledo Edison)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%207\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 7<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">7<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.49 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.99 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.09 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for Toledo Edison (FirstEnergy) delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"dpl\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates for Dayton Ohio Area (AES)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%206\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 6<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">6<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.39 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.69 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.89 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for AES Ohio (formerly DP&amp;L) delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"duke\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates in Cincinnati OH Area (Duke Energy)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%207\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 7<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">7<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.59 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.09 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.19 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for Duke Energy Ohio delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<a name=\"oe\"><\/a>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Direct Energy Rates for Akron Ohio Area (Ohio Edison)<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%207\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 7<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">7<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.49 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.89 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/plans\/?plan_title=Live%20Brighter%2018\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Direct Energy Live Brighter 18<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t12.09 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 04\/21\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy) delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block zip-search-block zip-search-horizontal\">\n\t\t<div class=\"zip-search-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zip-search-title\">Shop Direct Energy Ohio Plans Near You<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<form method=\"get\" class=\"zip-search-form header-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/ohio\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-facets=\"fwp_plan_provider=1346\" data-plan-slug=\"plans\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"zipcode\" placeholder=\"Enter Your Zip Code\" maxlength=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"zipsearch\"  value=\"Compare\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"direct-energy-proudly-serves-ohio-electricity-customers\">Direct Energy Proudly Serves Ohio Electricity Customers<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Direct Energy serves not only Ohio, but also 15 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and three Canadian provinces. Its team prides itself on building trust-based customer relationships with Ohio residents looking for an energy provider that truly cares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With a wide range of affordable, flexible electricity plan options<\/strong> \u2014 and using an approach that is innovative and never satisfied with the status quo \u2014 Direct Energy gives Ohio electricity customers the \u201capples to apples\u201d approach to affordability and choices they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also need natural gas?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/naturalgasplans.com\/ohio\/providers\/direct-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shop Direct Energy&#8217;s natural gas rates for Ohio customers &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"save-on-electricity-in-ohio\">Save On Electricity In Ohio<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Direct Energy offers <strong>Ohio electricity customers a powerful combination of attention, expertise, and pricing<\/strong> to supports the everyday lives of everyone they service. As a result, when you allow this electricity provider into your Ohio business or home, you are saying \u201cyes\u201d to efficiency, to savings, to innovation in providing electricity, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct Energy seeks out innovation in all areas of energy efficiency and customer service. They offer green energy products and your online account has functionality like Direct Your Energy to help make smarter decisions about energy use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-is-direct-energy\">Who Is Direct Energy?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Direct Energy is a retail electricity and natural gas supplier for the Columbus area of Ohio. In connecting customers with power for their homes and businesses, Direct Energy promises a more personalized approach to energy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A choice of plans<\/strong>: Customers can select from three Direct Energy plans. 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