Direct Energy is one of North America’s largest competitive energy suppliers of electricity, natural gas and related services. With approximately 6,000 employees, they are active in upstream production (electricity and natural gas) and downstream delivery.  Direct Energy operates in 10 Canadian provinces and 46 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia, with more than six million customer relationships.  In North America, Direct Energy operates under four Lines of Business: DE Business, DE Residential, DE Services and DE Upstream & Trading.