Early in 2014 I noted that Comcast was toying with the idea of getting into the electricity business in their home state of Pennsylvania. That effort has went live in March of 2014, with Comcast teaming up with a unit of NRG Energy to effectively bundle electricity with Comcast's suite of phone, cable, broadband, and home security services. The program, dubbed Energy Rewards, offered users who signed up for Comcast's new energy services prepaid Visa cards and three free months of HBO, Showtime or Starz.

As it stands, the "Energy Rewards" program was restricted solely to select portions of Pennsylvania. While I've seen some users in our forums state that they're still receiving promos for the program, the company's Energy Rewards website states they're no longer accepting enrollments.

One customer says he received one of these promotional flyers in last months bill, despite a promotion expiration date in July, so I contacted Comcast to see where their electricity ambitions currently reside.

"This was a pilot program," Comcast tells me. "At this time, we’ve mutually agreed with NRG to no longer market Energy Rewards to existing Comcast customers." Asked if Comcast is still contemplating the energy business, I was told "we are evaluating opportunities, but (have) nothing to report now." The company says that Independence Energy Group (IEG) will continue to serve as the retail energy supplier for customers that signed up for Energy Rewards.