Letter of Authorization, Exclusivity

After sending CPA Co-op a copy of your bill, you may need to fill out a Letter of Authorization for your organization.

This letter allows CPA Co-op to gather pricing and energy usage history for your organization. It does not require you to purchase (or contract for) any energy through CPA Co-op.

We may ask you to sign a Letter of Authorization if your utility requires it or if a 3rd party supplier requests it.

FAQs

Q: What happens if I already am receiving pricing from someone else?

In general, energy suppliers do not like to compete against themselves by offering pricing to multiple representatives for a single organization. When they have multiple requests for pricing, they will ask the representatives to produce a letter of authorization that exclusively designates one representative to receive pricing on behalf of the organization. If either representative disputes the letter, then the supplier may choose to reach out directly to you in order to ask you to designate a representative.

Q: What happens to my existing contracts if I sign this letter of authorization?

Your existing contracts are not materially changed—your term length, product, and price all remain as is. The commission associated with your existing contracts continues to flow to the representative who facilitated the contract. Because the letter of authorization associates CPA Co-op with your energy account numbers, the energy supplier will associate CPA Co-op with the existing contract should any questions arise about the existing contract (something that very rarely ever happens—you can always switch back to your prior representative after receiving pricing from CPA Co-op).

Q: By signing this letter, am I bound in any way to use CPA Co-op to procure my energy?

Signing this letter tells energy suppliers to provide pricing for your energy accounts to CPA Co-op. It does not require you to purchase energy through CPA Co-op. In fact, the letter is written to protect the participant’s right to choose their representative when procuring energy. For this reason, CPA Co-op explicitly includes the sentence: “In no way does this prevent the Participant from selecting another broker in the future.” There is no term length, and the participant can choose a different representative at any time.