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Abilene Electricity Rates

Edited by Rafael Morales
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The cheapest True Fixed electricity rate in Abilene today for a 12 to 23 month term is 11.1¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh, from True Power. Across the 53 True Fixed plans in that range we track in Abilene, the average is 13.3¢/kWh. Both numbers account for the energy provider’s charges and all TDU delivery and base charges, so they reflect what you actually pay.

That 11.1¢ is the floor for a real fixed rate in Abilene on a term of 12 months or longer. If you see a 12-month-or-longer plan advertised well below this rate, it is almost certainly a bill credit plan. Those rates only apply if your monthly usage lands inside a narrow window, usually right around 1,000 kWh. Over a year you will likely miss it in at least 4 months (overpaying $400 or more), using too little or too much. Clear Energy Facts does not recommend these plans.

Every plan listed here is True Fixed. If you are looking for a different plan type in Abilene, we track those separately: Best Free Nights plans, Best Free Weekends plans, and No-credit-check prepaid plans.

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Best True Fixed Plans in Abilene

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1st
True Power
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True Value 12
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.4¢
1000 KWH
11.1¢
2000 KWH
10.9¢

Top concerns

⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ Risk of account being transferred

⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️ Need to call for Autopay setup

⚠️ ⚠️ One of the highest cancellation fees

⚠️ ⚠️ High Complain Ratio. 1 on PUCT score

⚠️ 2% fee for payments outside AutoPay.

2nd
3rd
Express Energy
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Express Energy Speedy 12SM
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.6¢
1000 KWH
11.2¢
2000 KWH
11.1¢

Top concerns

⚠️⚠️⚠️ One of the lowest ratings on Google Reviews

4th
Gexa Energy
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Gexa Eco Choice 12
100% Renewable
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.6¢
1000 KWH
11.3¢
2000 KWH
11.1¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Common negative review: higher rates at renewal.

5th
Frontier
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Frontier Power Saver 12
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.6¢
1000 KWH
11.3¢
2000 KWH
11.1¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Common negative review: higher rates at renewal.

6th
7th
Energy Texas
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No Bull 12 - 12 month plan
100% Renewable
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.3¢
1000 KWH
11.4¢
2000 KWH
11.5¢
8th
Rhythm
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Digital Choice 12 - 12 month plan
100% Renewable
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.3¢
1000 KWH
11.4¢
2000 KWH
11.5¢
9th
Budget Power
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No Gimmicks 12 - AEP Texas Central
PTC
Sep 13
12 months
500 KWH
11.8¢
1000 KWH
11.5¢
2000 KWH
11.3¢

Top concerns

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Risk of account being transferred

⚠️⚠️⚠️ High Complain Ratio. 1 on PUCT score

⚠️⚠️ Poor Customer Service on Google Reviews

10th
Texans Choice Power
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Choose 12
Company website
Sep 07
12 months
500 KWH
12.1¢
1000 KWH
11.8¢
2000 KWH
11.6¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Limited public review history: no active Google reviews profile

11th
Southern Federal
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SoFed Digital Saver Plus - 12
Company website
Sep 11
12 months
500 KWH
12.5¢
1000 KWH
12.1¢
2000 KWH
12.0¢
12th
Atlantex Power
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Luminous
Exclusive Offer
Sep 09
12 months
500 KWH
12.4¢
1000 KWH
12.1¢
2000 KWH
11.9¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Limited public review history: no active Google reviews profile

13th
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Abundance Energy
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Confident Renter 12
Company website
Sep 11
12 months
500 KWH
12.6¢
1000 KWH
12.3¢
2000 KWH
12.1¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Common negative review: long wait times on customer service calls.

15th
Abundance Energy
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Fixed Rate – Straight Forward 12
Company website
Sep 11
12 months
500 KWH
13.2¢
1000 KWH
12.4¢
2000 KWH
12.0¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Common negative review: long wait times on customer service calls.

16th
17th
Constellation
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Fix Rate 12
Company website
Sep 12
12 months
500 KWH
13.0¢
1000 KWH
12.7¢
2000 KWH
12.6¢

Top concerns

Live Agent Payment Fee: They charge a $6.95 per call fee for customers who choose to make a payment via a call center agent

18th
Cleansky Energy
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Embrace Green 12 - Fixed Rate Product
100% Renewable
Company website
Sep 11
12 months
500 KWH
13.0¢
1000 KWH
12.7¢
2000 KWH
12.5¢
19th
Atlantex Power
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Luminous Green
100% Renewable
Exclusive Offer
Sep 09
12 months
500 KWH
13.0¢
1000 KWH
12.7¢
2000 KWH
12.5¢

Top concerns

⚠️ Limited public review history: no active Google reviews profile

20th

Showing the best available 500 / 1000 / 2000 kWh prices for the selected term range. Sources include PowerToChoose (“PTC”) and direct provider sites. We are not affiliated with PowerToChoose.org or the Public Utility Commission of Texas; these offers are shown for informational purposes only.

TDU Contact and Outage Information for Abilene

The main ZIP codes for Abilene are 79601, 79602, 79603, 79605, and 79606. AEP Texas delivers electricity to homes in Abilene and is also the company you should contact if you experience a power outage in your area. 

Utility Service Contacts

AEP Texas Central

Visit TDU Website Open Outage Map

Support Phone

866-223-8508

Abilene Housing & Heating Facts

Local housing and heating composition based on city profile inputs.

Median Year Built

1975

Abilene has a sharp summer-to-winter contrast. Houses make up 72.2% of homes here, heating is split almost evenly between electric at 52.1% and gas at 45.5%, and the median build year is 1975. August normals run about 96°F high and 72°F low, so cooling drives most of the bill, though the dry air helps compared with Houston. January normals of 59°F high and 35°F low mean winter matters too, especially for the half of Abilene homes on electric heat, where cold fronts across West Central Texas can make winter one of the biggest cost periods of the year.

Energy Tip: If you want to cool a garage or workshop, an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler) can be a practical option in Abilene’s warm, low-humidity climate. These systems work best in hot, dry conditions, so they are often a better fit for garages, shops, or other semi-open spaces than in humid parts of Texas.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. "Selected Housing Characteristics." American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles, Table DP04.


Heating Type Share

Electricity 52.1%
Gas 45.5%
Other 2.4%

Housing Mix Share

House 72.2%
Apartment 16.9%
Other 10.9%

What a typical Abilene home pays for electricity

Based on Abilene's housing profile, a medium house with electric heat is the most common setup in the city. Priced at the average of every 12 month True Fixed plan in Abilene, that runs about $1,812 a year, or roughly $151 a month, though the monthly figure swings with the season.

Use this as a reference point. If your usage is similar to the profile below and your bill is well above these numbers, you are probably overpaying.

Change the profile if yours is different.

Estimated yearly cost

$1,812

Sum of the four seasonal blocks

Average month

$151

Seasons swing above and below this

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The Real Cost of Gimmicky Bill-Credit Plans in Abilene

Unfortunately, bill-credit plans dominate search results and social media advertising in Texas’s deregulated electricity market. Their “as low as” rates appeal to shoppers—but what is the real cost?

The table below shows why these plans do not guarantee the advertised rate and estimates the actual rate you could pay. These calculations are based on average usage by housing type, so individual results can vary significantly. Nevertheless, many households in Abilene will have similar usage profiles and could end up overpaying.

Use the filters to apply the plan’s actual charges and credits to different Abilene housing and heating profiles over 12 months.

Estimated yearly cost

$1,965

Average month

$164

True yearly rate

14.4¢

Total annual bill divided by annual usage

Season Usage (kWh) Energy + delivery Base cost Bill credit Estimated bill Effective rate
Dec - Feb 1,200 $235.25 $3.24 −$125.00 $113.49 9.5¢
Mar - May 850 $166.64 $3.24 $0.00 $169.88 20.0¢
Jun - Aug 1,600 $313.67 $3.24 −$125.00 $191.91 12.0¢
Sep - Nov 900 $176.44 $3.24 $0.00 $179.68 20.0¢

Top 5 Reviewed Electricity Companies in Abilene

Highest review scores among True Fixed providers currently listed for Abilene.

Rank #1 Score 4.59/5
Spark Energy

Spark Energy

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From 9.9¢ @ 1000 kWh

2 eligible plans

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Rank #2 Score 4.29/5
Cleansky Energy

Cleansky Energy

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From 12.3¢ @ 1000 kWh

6 eligible plans

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Rank #3 Score 4.24/5
Champion Energy

Champion Energy

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From 12.7¢ @ 1000 kWh

5 eligible plans

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Rank #4 Score 4.23/5
Constellation

Constellation

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From 10.6¢ @ 1000 kWh

2 eligible plans

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Rank #5 Score 4.16/5
Southern Federal

Southern Federal

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From 10.5¢ @ 1000 kWh

4 eligible plans

Read Full Review

Why Isn’t Our “Cheapest Rate” in Abilene as Low as the Ones on Google?

If you have been searching for electricity in Abilene, you have likely seen ads for rates as low as 8¢ per kWh. It looks like a great deal, but there is a catch: those are often Bill Credit traps.

The “True Fixed” Difference: This page focuses exclusively on True Fixed Plans. Unlike the teaser rates you find elsewhere, a True Fixed plan does not change based on how much electricity you use.

How the “8¢ Trap” Works: Bill Credit plans charge a very high base rate but reward you with a credit, usually $35 to $150, only if you hit a specific usage threshold, typically 1,000 kWh.
  • The trap: If you live in an apartment and use 990 kWh, just 10 kWh short of the target, you miss the credit entirely. 
  • The result: Instead of paying the advertised 8¢, your actual rate for that month could jump to 20¢ per kWh. 

Stay Away of these rates If You Live in an Apartment: If you are moving into an apartment in Abilene, these plans will almost always cost you more money in the long run because your usage is rarely high enough to trigger the discount consistently.
We believe in transparency. For a deeper look at the math behind these teaser rates, check out our full analysis: Why the Lowest Texas Rates Are Often a Trap.

Types of Electricity Plans Available in Abilene

If you are shopping for electricity in Abilene, you will see several different plan types. Some are simple and easy to understand, while others depend on your monthly usage, the time of day, or special equipment in your home.

  • Truly Fixed Plans: These plans keep the same energy rate for the full contract term, which makes them one of the most predictable options in Abilene.
  • Bill Credit Plans: These plans give you a bill credit only when your monthly usage falls within a certain range, so your real rate can change a lot from month to month. Almost all comparison websites feature this kind of plan.
  • Tiered Plans: These plans use different pricing levels based on how much electricity you use during the billing cycle. These plans are very common among large companies such as Reliant and TXU.
  • Free or Discount Nights Plans: These plans offer free or lower-priced electricity at night, but the daytime rates are often much higher. Reliant, TXU, Infuse, Revolution, Green Mountain, Amigo, and Just Energy are some of the companies that offer these kinds of plans.
  • Free or Discount Weekends Plans: These plans give you free or discounted electricity on weekends, but weekday pricing may be less attractive.
  • Buyback Plans: These plans are made for homes with solar panels and let you receive credit for extra electricity sent back to the grid.
  • Special Equipment Plans: These plans are linked to certain devices, such as smart thermostats, and may include special discounts or program benefits. Octopus and Think Energy are two companies that usually offer this type of plan.
  • EV Plans: These plans are designed for electric vehicle owners and usually offer better pricing during overnight charging hours.
  • Prepaid Plans: These plans let you pay in advance for electricity and usually do not require a long contract, though you must keep enough balance in the account.
  • Variable Plans: These plans do not lock in a fixed rate, so the price can go up or down each month.

Frequently Asked Questions about Electricity Rates in Abilene

What is the best 12-month True Fixed rate in Abilene right now?

The Cheapest 12-month True Fixed plan right now in Abilene is True Power — True Value 12, with a rate of 11.1¢/kWh at 1000 kWh.

What is the average electricity bill in Abilene for a studio apartment (electric heating)?

Priced at the average of every 12 month True Fixed plan in Abilene, the estimated monthly bill for a studio apartment with electric heating is $69.81. That average includes the TDU delivery charges and assumes no provider base charge, so it works as a reference point: a similar home paying well above it is probably on an expensive plan.

What is the average electricity bill in Abilene for a medium house (electric heating)?

Priced at the average of every 12 month True Fixed plan in Abilene, the estimated monthly bill for a medium house with electric heating is $150.98. That average includes the TDU delivery charges and assumes no provider base charge, so it works as a reference point: a similar home paying well above it is probably on an expensive plan.

What is the average electricity bill in Abilene for a medium house (gas heating)?

Priced at the average of every 12 month True Fixed plan in Abilene, the estimated monthly bill for a medium house with gas heating is $139.62. That average includes the TDU delivery charges and assumes no provider base charge, so it works as a reference point: a similar home paying well above it is probably on an expensive plan.

How do I know if a plan I choose is a True Fixed plan in Abilene?

If you find a plan that looks good on another provider’s website, in an online ad, or even on Power to Choose, you can still use Clear Energy Facts to double-check it.

First, download or open the plan’s Electricity Facts Label (EFL). Then compare it using our EFL Inspector: EFL Inspector .

This tool helps you tell whether a plan is truly fixed, a bill-credit plan, a free nights/weekends offer, or something else.

Which TDU serves Abilene?

The primary TDU serving Abilene is AEP Texas Central. This TDU owns and maintains local delivery poles and wires, and also manages outage restoration.

How do I confirm the correct TDU for my address in Abilene?

Check your current electricity bill or service paperwork for the delivery utility name. If you are moving, enter your ZIP code and address during enrollment to confirm the exact TDU.