Commerce Energy Sells Texas Retail Electric Business for $14.8 Million

Commerce Energy Group, Inc. said that its principal operating subsidiary, Commerce Energy, Inc., sold all of its retail electric service contracts in Texas to Ambit Energy, LP (Ambit), for an estimated $14.8 million. The purchase price includes $8.5 million in cash received on closing, a second payment of $2.7 million, reduced by customer deposits and...