Electricity plans in Houston, TX
Houston is one of the more straightforward parts of Texas to shop for electricity in — the whole core of the city sits in CenterPoint Energy’s delivery territory, so most Houston addresses aren’t dealing with the boundary-ZIP confusion that trips people up elsewhere in the state. That said, “most” isn’t “all”, and the retail side — the actual company selling you electricity — is wide open competition, which is where the real decision-making happens.
Who delivers your power in Houston
One honest thing worth knowing up front: in Texas’s deregulated market, retail providers set their pricing at the delivery-utility level (here, CenterPoint), not neighborhood by neighborhood within Houston. So these real plans and prices apply anywhere CenterPoint delivers your power — which is most of Houston, though a handful of edge addresses can sit in a different utility’s territory, which is exactly the kind of thing our tool checks for you.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I get to choose my electricity company in Houston?
Yes. Houston sits in CenterPoint’s service territory, one of the deregulated parts of Texas where you pick your own retail electric provider instead of being assigned one by default.
Who actually delivers the power to my house in Houston?
CenterPoint owns the physical wires and handles outages in Harris County — that part isn’t something you shop for. The company you do choose is the retail electric provider (REP) that sells you the electricity itself; CenterPoint’s delivery charge is baked into every plan’s price whether you notice it or not.
How many electricity plans are available in Houston right now?
We’re tracking 119 real plans from 41 providers in CenterPoint’s territory, pulled from official plan filings — not a curated top-10 list.
What's the average electricity rate in Houston?
Across those 119 plans, the price at 1,000 kWh of usage averages 12.7¢/kWh, ranging from 10.9¢ to 15.6¢. Your actual best rate depends heavily on your real usage level, which is exactly what our tool factors in rather than quoting one headline number.
Plan counts, provider counts, and rates on this page are computed directly from our real plan dataset (sourced from official electricity plan filings), not estimated or written by hand. Delivery utility territory per Public Utility Commission of Texas records.