FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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           Commonwealth Energy Group Announces Date for Annual Meeting

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COSTA MESA, CA. - September 24, 2004 - Commerce Energy Group, Inc. (AMEX:  EGR),
a leading U.S.  electricity  service  provider,  announced today that it has set
Wednesday,  January 12, 2005 as the date for its Annual Meeting  relating to its
2004 fiscal year. Under Commerce's Bylaws and applicable rules of the Securities
and Exchange Commission,  any stockholder proposals or director nominations must
be submitted  to  Commerce's  principal  executive  offices  located at Commerce
Energy Group,  Inc., 600 Anton Boulevard,  Suite 2000,  Costa Mesa,  California,
Attention:  Corporate  Secretary,  by no  later  than  October  4,  2004,  to be
considered at the Annual  Meeting.  Any such proposals or nominations  must also
comply with  applicable SEC rules and contain the  information  specified by and
otherwise comply with Commerce's  Bylaws.  Any stockholder  wishing to receive a
copy of  Commerce's  Bylaws  should  direct a written  request to the  Corporate
Secretary at Commerce's principal executive offices.

About Commerce Energy Group, Inc.


Commerce  Energy  Group,  Inc. is a provider of energy  products and services to
homeowners,  commercial and industrial  consumers,  utilities,  governments  and
energy asset owners.  Operating since 1998 as Commonwealth  Energy  Corporation,
Commerce  Energy  Group  now  operates   through  its   subsidiaries   including
Commonwealth Energy Corporation,  which holds FERC and state licenses for retail
and wholesale energy commodities and is a retail  electricity  provider to homes
and businesses in California,  Michigan,  Pennsylvania  and New Jersey under the
brand name  "electricAmerica";  Skipping Stone, an energy  consulting  firm; and
utiliHost, an outsourcing services and technology provider. For more information
visit www.CommerceEnergy.com.


       For more information, contact:

       Investor Relations
       David Barnes
       Vice President Finance &
       Investor Relations
       dbarnes@electric.com
       714-259-2500

       Commerce Energy Group, Inc.
       600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 2000
       Costa Mesa, CA 92626
       Tel: 1-800-ELECTRIC(R)