Texas market overview

Electricity Rates in Texas

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Your electricity rate in Texas is made of two parts. The energy charge from the retail provider you pick, and the delivery charge from the TDU that owns the poles and wires at your address. You choose the provider. You do not choose the TDU, and your address moves both numbers.

Delivery charges differ between CenterPoint and Oncor. Wholesale power costs differ because ERCOT settles each zone separately, and congestion and local generation are not the same across the state. Not every provider competes in every territory, and the ones that do price each one on its own. A statewide average blends all six and describes none of them.

The sections below compare each territory by contract length, delivery charges, and the mix of plan types on offer. Open your city page for the individual True Fixed plans available there.

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Types of Plans in Texas

Texas electricity plan types, gimmick risks, common problems, and tools for checking them
Truly Fixed Low Nothing hidden. The risk is overpaying. EFL Inspector
Prepaid Medium Run out of balance and you get disconnected. EFL Inspector
Bill Credit High Miss 1,000 kWh and your rate can double. EFL Inspector
Tiered High Rate changes as usage crosses each tier. EFL Inspector
Free Nights High Day rate is inflated to pay for the free hours. Free Nights Calculator
Free Weekends High Weekday rate is inflated to pay for the weekend. Free Weekends Calculator
Variable High Provider can raise the price any month. EFL Inspector

Texas market overview

Compare electricity markets by TDU territory

Each section summarizes the full True Fixed market at 1,000 kWh. Individual company and plan details live on the linked city pages.

Utility delivery territory

Oncor electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

Oncor True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 9.1¢/kWh Average 10.7¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 10.4¢/kWh Average 12.3¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 11.3¢/kWh Average 13.8¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 12.1¢/kWh Average 14.1¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 12.3¢/kWh Average 13.9¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

6.0295¢/kWh + $4.06/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

122 True Fixed 30 bill credit 28 free nights 22 free weekends 202 total

Cities in this territory

Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Plano Irving Garland Mesquite Carrollton Richardson Lewisville Grand Prairie McKinney Frisco Mansfield Killeen Temple Round Rock Waco Odessa Midland Tyler

Utility delivery territory

CenterPoint electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

CenterPoint True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 10.9¢/kWh Average 11.7¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 10.8¢/kWh Average 12.6¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 11.6¢/kWh Average 14.1¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 12.6¢/kWh Average 14.5¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 12.8¢/kWh Average 14.2¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

6.4130¢/kWh + $4.90/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

125 True Fixed 31 bill credit 31 free nights 23 free weekends 210 total

Cities in this territory

Houston Katy Cypress Pearland Baytown League City Missouri City Texas City Galveston

Utility delivery territory

AEP Texas Central electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

AEP Texas Central True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 8.8¢/kWh Average 10.5¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 10.2¢/kWh Average 12.0¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 11.1¢/kWh Average 13.3¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 11.8¢/kWh Average 13.6¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 11.9¢/kWh Average 13.5¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

5.7554¢/kWh + $3.24/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

119 True Fixed 29 bill credit 27 free nights 21 free weekends 196 total

Cities in this territory

Corpus Christi Victoria Laredo McAllen Edinburg Mission Brownsville

Utility delivery territory

AEP Texas North electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

AEP Texas North True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 10.0¢/kWh Average 11.0¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 10.3¢/kWh Average 12.6¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 11.3¢/kWh Average 13.9¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 11.9¢/kWh Average 14.4¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 12.3¢/kWh Average 14.6¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

5.6407¢/kWh + $3.24/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

117 True Fixed 33 bill credit 28 free nights 21 free weekends 199 total

Cities in this territory

Abilene San Angelo

Utility delivery territory

Lubbock Power electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

Lubbock Power True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 11.0¢/kWh Average 12.5¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 11.2¢/kWh Average 13.4¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 11.8¢/kWh Average 14.1¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 12.4¢/kWh Average 14.6¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 13.0¢/kWh Average 15.6¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

6.3120¢/kWh + $0.00/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

62 True Fixed 10 bill credit 13 free nights 7 free weekends 92 total

Cities in this territory

Lubbock

Utility delivery territory

TNMP electricity rates and delivery charges

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True Fixed rates by contract length

Cheapest and market-average all-in rates at 1,000 kWh.

TNMP True Fixed rate summary by contract length
3–5 months Cheapest 11.7¢/kWh Average 12.6¢/kWh
6–11 months Cheapest 12.3¢/kWh Average 14.2¢/kWh
12–23 months Cheapest 13.3¢/kWh Average 15.4¢/kWh
24–35 months Cheapest 13.9¢/kWh Average 15.7¢/kWh
36+ months Cheapest 14.1¢/kWh Average 15.7¢/kWh

TDU delivery charges

7.4022¢/kWh + $7.85/month

These delivery charges apply across retail electricity plans in this territory.

Plans that Clear Energy Facts currently follows

108 True Fixed 26 bill credit 28 free nights 21 free weekends 183 total

Cities in this territory

Texas City League City

Texas electricity companies

Top rated electricity companies in Texas

We currently review 44 electricity companies serving Texas. These are the ten highest scoring. Scores reflect customer service, billing practices, complaint history, and pricing transparency. Rates shown are the lowest True Fixed rate each company offers across all six territories.

Rank #1 Score 4.59/5
Spark Energy

Spark Energy · True Fixed from 9.9¢

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Rank #2 Score 4.53/5
Varsity Energy

Varsity Energy · True Fixed from 11.6¢

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Rank #3 Score 4.29/5
Cleansky Energy

Cleansky Energy · True Fixed from 12.3¢

Also offering free nights plans and free weekends plans.

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Rank #4 Score 4.24/5
Champion Energy

Champion Energy · True Fixed from 12.4¢

Also offering free weekends plans.

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Rank #5 Score 4.23/5
Constellation

Constellation · True Fixed from 10.6¢

Also offering bill credit plans and free nights plans.

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Rank #6 Score 4.19/5
BKV Energy

BKV Energy · True Fixed from 12.4¢

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Rank #7 Score 4.16/5
Ranchero Power

Ranchero Power · True Fixed from 10.5¢

Also offering bill credit plans and variable plans.

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Rank #8 Score 4.16/5
Southern Federal

Southern Federal · True Fixed from 10.5¢

Also offering variable plans.

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Rank #9 Score 4.15/5
Texans Choice Power

Texans Choice Power · True Fixed from 11.8¢

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Rank #10 Score 4.04/5
Abundance Energy

Abundance Energy · True Fixed from 12.3¢

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Learn before you choose

Understand the Texas electricity market

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