Steven Boss Named to University of Texas Engineering School Advisory Board

Business Wire, Oct 2, 2007

COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (Amex:EGR) today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steven S. Boss has been named to the Advisory Board of the University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering.

"I'm delighted and honored to join the Board of my alma mater," said Boss. "My time as a student in the engineering school has had a profound and positive effect on my daily life - both business and personal. I value the opportunity to help today's students benefit from their time at UT."

Boss is an alumnus of UT with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He has led Commerce Energy for the past two years. Prior to joining Commerce Energy, Boss practiced law, specializing in the representation of energy companies and commercial energy users. He also has significant operating experience in the retail energy industry. Most recently, he served as president of Energy Buyers Network LLC, an energy consulting firm that provided regulatory representation and structured direct-access energy transactions for commercial energy users.

Before that, Boss led Sierra Pacific Energy Company and Nevada Power Services and served as president and CEO of Sunrise Energy Services Inc. During Boss' tenure, Sunrise Energy became one of the largest, independent, natural gas marketing companies in the U.S. commercial market sector. Sunrise was publicly traded and listed on the Amex and London stock exchanges.

Boss has also served in various legal and senior-management positions in a number of energy companies, and is a sought-after speaker on energy policy and energy restructuring.

In addition to his engineering degree, he earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California and has been a member of the California State Bar since 1974.

About University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering ranks among the top six public engineering schools in the United States. With the nation's fourth highest number of faculty elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, the School's more than 7,000 students gain exposure to the nation's finest engineering practitioners. Appropriately, the School's logo, an embellished checkmark used by the first UT engineering dean to denote high quality student work, is the nation's oldest quality symbol. The School maintains a Web site at http://www.engr.utexas.edu.

About Commerce Energy Group, Inc.

Commerce Energy Group, Inc. is a leading independent U.S. electricity and natural gas marketing company, operating through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Commerce Energy, Inc. and Skipping Stone Inc. Commerce is publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange (Amex) under the symbol: EGR. Commerce Energy, Inc. is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and by state regulatory agencies as an unregulated retail marketer of natural gas and electricity to homeowners, commercial and industrial consumers and institutional customers.

Headquartered in Orange County, California, the company also has an office in Dallas, Texas, as well as several area offices located around the U.S. For nearly a decade, customers have relied on Commerce to deliver competitive pricing, innovative product offerings and personalized customer care in addition to quality gas and electric services. For more information, visit www.CommerceEnergy.com.