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Direct Energy's competitors and similar companies include Consumers Energy, Eskom Holdings SOC, Hydro-Quebec, ComEd, Sentient Energy, Verv, PlotWatt and TekSolv.
 Direct Energy Direct Energy is a retail energy provider offering electricity and natural gas plans to residential and small business customers. |  Hydro-Quebec Hydro-Québec is a Canadian Crown corporation engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Quebec and the export of electricity to the Northeastern United States. |  Sentient Energy Sentient Energy designs and builds the MM2 line monitor for use by electric utilities worldwide. |  Verv Verv (also known as Green Running) is a company that uses artificial intelligence to provide energy insights. |  PlotWatt PlotWatt is a company that manages energy for restaurants, businesses, enterprises, and utilities. |  TekSolv TekSolv is a provider of integrated safety, equipment and automation services to heavy industry challenges. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 1886 | Founding Date 1923 | Founding Date 1944 | Founding Date N/A | Founding Date 2008 | Founding Date 2009 | Founding Date 2008 | Founding Date 1997 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Private | Type Private |
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Locations | Locations Houston, US HQ Columbia, US Houston, US Terrace Park, US | Locations Jackson, US HQ Grand Rapids, US Saginaw, US | Locations Johannesburg, ZA HQ | Locations Montréal, CA HQ | Locations Oakbrook Terrace, US HQ Oakbrook Terrace, US | Locations Burlingame, US HQ Torremolinos, ES Frisco, US Milpitas, US Santa Clara, US | Locations London, GB HQ | Locations Durham, US HQ Durham, US | Locations Newark, US HQ Carrollton, US Collinsville, US Harrisburg, US |
Employees | Employees 2,153 | Employees 8,0901% decrease | Employees 41,431 | Employees 20,6004% increase | Employees 5,0471% increase | Employees 104 | Employees 20 | Employees 5 | Employees 1282% decrease |
Financial | |||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $6.2b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) R295.8b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $16.1b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods R173.7b (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods $2.9b (FY, 2024) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit R122.1b (FY, 2024) | Gross profit $13.2b (FY, 2024) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income $816m (FY, 2020) | Net income (R55b) (FY, 2024) | Net income $2.7b (FY, 2024) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A |
Funding | |||||||||
Latest funding round | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 4.6m (almost 4 years ago) | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round N/A | Latest funding round $ 1.2m (almost 11 years ago) | Latest funding round $ 3m (almost 14 years ago) | Latest funding round N/A |
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 4.6m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 22.5m | Total funding raised $ 1.6m | Total funding raised $ 4.7m | Total funding raised N/A |
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