Compare Texas electricity plans
Our primary job is helping you understand the real bill—not just an advertised rate.
Compare plans for your home
Use your ZIP code and usage to compare estimated monthly cost, contract structure, and common plan traps.
Compare electricity plans →Shop without getting tricked
Understand fixed, variable, prepaid, and time-of-use plans before you sign.
Read the shopping guide →Avoid bill credits, fees, and gimmicks
See how the advertised rate can diverge from the bill your household actually receives.
See common plan traps →Understand your TDU charge
Learn what Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, and LP&L charge to deliver electricity.
Explain TDU charges →Never get surprised by an expiring contract
Set a free reminder using your actual electricity-plan end date.
Moving to Texas
Practical checklists built around real state deadlines and official sources.
Moving to Texas checklist
Coordinate electricity, vehicle registration, your driver license, and voter registration.
Open the moving checklist →Driver license for new residents
What to bring and how the 90-day transfer window works.
Read the license guide →Register an out-of-state vehicle
Insurance, registration, inspections, and the 30-day deadline.
Read the vehicle guide →Moving and electricity contracts
Learn when a genuine relocation may waive an early termination fee.
Read the relocation rule →Moving to Texas from another state
Start with the electricity system you already know, then see exactly what changes at the new Texas address.
From CCAs and California utilities to Texas retail choice
Understand the new REP and TDU roles, rebuild the usage estimate, and avoid comparing unlike rate structures.
Open the California guide →From an assigned utility to a Texas plan marketplace
Learn why the outage company stays assigned while many Texas households separately choose a retail contract.
Open the Florida guide →How ESCO experience translates—and where it does not
Compare New York supplier choice with Texas REPs, TDUs, Electricity Facts Labels, and summer-shaped usage.
Open the New York guide →Lower home costs & understand renewable energy
Supporting guides for after the electricity-plan decision.
Save electricity at home
Practical ways to reduce usage without relying on vague slogans.
See electricity-saving ideas →Buy or sell renewable power
Compare a renewable retail plan with installing your own generation.
Read the renewable-power guide →Texas solar guide
Evaluate solar economics, incentives, financing, and export-credit rules without the sales fog.
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