verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message stream type privately held industry retail electricity provision founded 2004 headquarters dallas texas united states key people larry mondry ceo 2016 1 number of employees 245 october 2012 website mystream.com stream is an american retail electricity and natural gas firm active in states which have deregulated energy markets . the company is headquartered within the infomart building in dallas . stream energy uses multi level marketing to recruit independent distributors through its marketing division ignite . the company provides services to both residential and commercial customers . contents 1 history 2 multi level marketing 3 references 4 external links history edit stream logo on the dallas infomart dallas tx 2016 stream gas & electric ltd. d b a stream energy was founded in august 2004 after the deregulation of the texas electricity market . stream was licensed as a retail electrical provider by the public utilities commission of texas on 21 january 2005 and formally began operations through the initial enrollment of texas electricity customers on 7 march 2005 . the company has since expanded to other states . the company has expanded and also operates in various energy markets in georgia 2008 pennsylvania 2010 maryland 2011 new jersey 2011 and new york 2012 and d.c. 2 multi level marketing edit in 2014 stream merged its separately branded multi level marketing arm ignite into the stream brand . 3 substantively employing the same model as excel communications stream associates earn commission through the gathering of energy customers . they also earn income when the sales agents they recruit into the business gather a required number of energy customers . all money paid through the stream sales organization is solely attributed to customer gathering activities . local meetings known as business presentations are held to promote the concept . sales associates also maintain internet based homesites that serve as informational web forums for recruits . in 2010 the sign up cost in georgia was 300 with a 25 monthly fee to maintain a website . associates typically received between 0.50 and 3 a month for each customer they recruited . 4 according to stream energy s income disclosure statement among sales associates who maintained their position qualifications throughout calendar year 2013 and earned at least one commission or bonus payment representing 84.5 % of all sales associates the average annual income was 686.90 ; for the majority 81.9 % of those associates the average annual income was 117.12 . 5 in 2016 stream announced announced that larry mondry has been selected by the firm s board of managers as its new president and chief executive officer a role which he assumes immediately . 6 references edit http www.businesswire.com news home 20160205005128 en stream announces president ceo http www.streamenergy.net wp news stream energy officially opens for business in new york http dsnblog.com tag stream energy m. b. pell ; margaret newkirk 6 december 2010 . selling energy and prosperity . the atlanta journal constitution . retrieved 24 april 2014 . http pdfs.streamenergy.net pdfs disclosure page.pdf http www.businesswire.com news home 20160205005128 en stream announces president ceo external links edit official website public utilities commission of texas website electric reliability council of texas ercot retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title stream energy & oldid 743419575 categories power companies of the united statesmulti level marketing companiesdirect marketingcompanies based in dallasenergy companies established in 2004non renewable resource companies established in 20042004 establishments in texashidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 15 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view