Texas Resource Center

Electricity help first. Everything else organized.

Start with a Texas electricity plan you can understand, then handle the practical details of moving, lowering home costs, and evaluating renewable energy.


Compare Texas electricity plans

Our primary job is helping you understand the real bill—not just an advertised rate.

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Compare plans for your home

Use your ZIP code and usage to compare estimated monthly cost, contract structure, and common plan traps.

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Shopping guide

Shop without getting tricked

Understand fixed, variable, prepaid, and time-of-use plans before you sign.

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Plan math

Avoid bill credits, fees, and gimmicks

See how the advertised rate can diverge from the bill your household actually receives.

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Delivery charges

Understand your TDU charge

Learn what Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, and LP&L charge to deliver electricity.

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Never get surprised by an expiring contract

Set a free reminder using your actual electricity-plan end date.

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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.

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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.

California → Texas

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 →
Florida → Texas

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 →
New York → Texas

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 →

Save water in Texas

Lower water use and the energy required to heat it.

See water-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.

Explore Texas solar →

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