Texas electric prices
Checked on Nov 12 from powertochoose.org.Judy takes no money from energy companies. How we check
CenterPoint has no standard price. You buy from a company you pick.
Free, with no account. No one will call you.
No. Changing your price never turns off your power. CenterPoint still brings it to your home and fixes outages.
For a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.
About $1,273 a year
Companion Energy
10.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,273 a year
FRONTIER UTILITIES
10.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,273 a year
GEXA ENERGY
10.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,285 a year
Energy Texas
10.7 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,285 a year
RHYTHM
10.7 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,308 a year
Octopus Energy
10.9 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,381 a year
Express Energy
11.5 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 8 months
About $1,381 a year
Veteran Energy
11.5 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 8 months
About $1,381 a year
Budget Power
11.5 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 6 months
About $1,391 a year
Ranchero Power
11.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, locked for 7 months
Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. These plans list an average price at 1,000 kWh a month with every charge included. Your cost depends on how much you use.
Prices come from Power to Choose (powertochoose.org). We check it every 2 hours. Judy looks at more than price: she checks your own bill, fees and where prices are going.
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Judy compared 160 offers for CenterPoint homes on Nov 12 at 4:27 PM.
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Serves the Greater Houston area.
A kWh is one unit of electricity (kWh on your bill). Judy compares the price you pay now with the best plans for your use.
No. CenterPoint brings the power to your home, but it does not sell a price plan.
Everyone buys from a company they pick. Judy compares the price you pay now with the best plans for your use.
In Texas, these companies are called retail electric providers.
Each plan has an Electricity Facts Label (EFL). It shows the plan's price at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kWh a month.
Yes. Your power stays on. CenterPoint still brings it to your home and fixes problems.
The new company sends your bill. Check your contract for a fee to leave early.
Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.
Have your CenterPoint bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.
Look for the ESI ID on your bill. It is a long number. The new company needs it to switch you.
The new company tells CenterPoint for you.
You have 3 business days to cancel for free after you get the new company's plan papers.
Weekends and holidays don't count.
To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.
The company must send you at least 3 notices before a fixed plan ends. The last one comes at least 30 days before it ends.
If you do nothing, you move to a month-to-month price that can change every bill. You can leave it any time with no fee.
Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.
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You have 3 federal business days after the terms arrive to cancel.
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