Your utility still brings the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price.
Texas Power to Choose plans by wires company
There is no standard price here: everyone buys from a company they pick. These are the cheapest plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month.
Electric bills measure electricity in kWh.
AEP Texas Central
AEP Texas Central has no standard price. You buy from a company you pick.
Cheapest plans that lock your price today:
Energy Texas: 10.1 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,213 a year (10.11 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
RHYTHM: 10.1 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,213 a year (10.11 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
Companion Energy: 10.2 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $150 fee to cancel. About $1,225 a year (10.21 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
AEP Texas North has no standard price. You buy from a company you pick.
Cheapest plans that lock your price today:
Energy Texas: 10.2 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,225 a year (10.2 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
RHYTHM: 10.2 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,225 a year (10.2 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
Companion Energy: 10.3 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $150 fee to cancel. About $1,237 a year (10.31 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
TNMP has no standard price. You buy from a company you pick.
Cheapest plans that lock your price today:
Express Energy: 11.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 12 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,391 a year (11.6 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
Veteran Energy: 11.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 12 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,391 a year (11.6 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
Energy Texas: 12.7 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, all charges included, locked for 6 months.
No monthly fee. $20 fee to cancel for each month left. About $1,525 a year (12.71 cents per kWh on average) for a home that uses 1,000 kWh in an average month.
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Power to Choose, explained
What is Power to Choose?
It is the State of Texas's price list at powertochoose.org. The offers on this page come from it.
Is there a Price to Compare in Texas?
No. In most of Texas, everyone buys power from a company they pick.
Your wires company, like Oncor or CenterPoint, brings the power and fixes outages. It does not sell plans.
Why does a plan's price change with how much I use?
Texas plans list an average price at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kWh a month.
Some plans give a bill credit only when you use a set amount. In a month you use less, they cost more. Judy works out each plan at your own use.
What happens when my plan ends?
If you do nothing, you move to a month-to-month price. It can change every bill. Pick a new plan before your old one ends.
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Texas electric: three business days to change your mind
You have 3 federal business days after the terms arrive to cancel.