Pogo vs. Green Mountain Energy: At a Glance

The deregulated market in Texas ensures you have choices when selecting an electricity provider. Finding power that not only keeps the lights on but also gives you flexibility and works with you is essential. Pogo Energy and Green Mountain Energy are both electric companies that offer electricity to the Texas deregulated market. What energy company is the right energy company for you? Take a moment to compare benefits and decide who best fits into your world.

• Deposit required at signup
  • Pogo: Not required. Pogo Energy does not collect a deposit from customers.
  • Green Mountain: May be required before electric service can be activated.
• Contract type
  • Pogo: Month-to-month prepaid (no long-term contract).
  • Green Mountain: Fixed-term plans require a contract. Month-to-month options do not have contracts.
• Credit check
  • Pogo: Not required for prepay plans.
  • Green Mountain: Often aligned with traditional postpaid enrollment.
• Same day power on
  • Pogo: Get the power turned on the same day.* You must sign up and charge up your account with $60 before 6pm CT to receive same day power on service. Not available on Sundays or holidays.
  • Green Mountain: Same-day activation is not promoted as a core promise.

Green Energy Initiative from Green Mountain Energy and Pogo

Most of the electricity in the U.S. still comes from non-renewable fossil fuels. In fact, electricity generation is the largest industrial source of air pollution in the country. It produces more carbon emissions than any other industry and adds to the effects of climate change. Clean energy, on the other hand, is completely pollution-free. It’s made from natural, renewable sources like the sun and wind—things we’ll never run out of. And the best part? It actually helps reduce the impact of climate change and keeps our planet healthier for the future.

Both Green Mountain Energy and Pogo Energy make clean energy commitments: Pogo emphasizes 100% renewable energy for its operations and matching via RECs; Green Mountain has long-term positioning around 100% renewable, carbon-neutral claims and large-scale CO₂ avoidance. Green Mountain offers a deep, legacy green positioning; Pogo offers green energy combined with simplicity and flexibility.

Service Areas

Pogo Energy is all about Texas and the Texans that live here. Pogo offers prepay power to deregulated areas of Texas. The TDU’s we work with are, Oncor, Centerpoint, Texas New Mexico Power, AEP Central CP&L Area, and AEP North WTU Area.

Green Mountain Energy has a presence in Texas, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Their website has contact information for each of the TDU’s in their service areas.

Choosing the right Electric Company for You

Pogo Energy is passionate about providing electricity to Texans without all the headaches that other electric companies serve up. We hope we have the chance to prove to you how different an electric company can be.