Texas Electricity Providers

Independent provider guides with current plan counts, plan structures, and rates compared by estimated monthly cost.

Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.

In deregulated Texas you buy electricity from a retail electricity provider (REP) — the companies below — while your local utility (TDSP) delivers it over the same wires regardless of who you choose. Providers differ in the plan structures they favor: some compete with flat fixed rates, some with minimum-usage bill credits, some with free-nights windows, and some with renewable-certificate marketing.

Each guide covers the structures a provider actually offers, its current publicly listed plans with EFL average prices, cancellation fee details where available, and the situations its plans may or may not fit. Plan counts and rates come from the same live inventory the comparison tool ranks, refreshed every 6 hours.

Provider Guides

Chariot Energy
8 plans listed
6.7–15.4¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rateVariableBill creditsFree nights / TOU
Chariot Energy plans →
Discount Power
8 plans listed
7.2–16.3¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rateBill credits
Discount Power plans →
Green Mountain Energy
4 plans listed
15.0–18.2¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rate
Green Mountain Energy plans →
Reliant
4 plans listed
14.6–17.7¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rate
Reliant plans →
Direct Energy
3 plans listed
14.6–17.8¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rate
Direct Energy plans →
Rhythm Energy
3 plans listed
7.0–13.9¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rateBill credits
Rhythm Energy plans →
Champion Energy
2 plans listed
12.0–14.7¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rate
Champion Energy plans →
Frontier Utilities
1 plan listed
11.4–13.0¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor, TNMP
Fixed-rate
Frontier Utilities plans →
Gexa Energy
1 plan listed
11.4–12.4¢ at 1,000 kWh
Listed in: AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint, Oncor
Fixed-rate
Gexa Energy plans →
TXU Energy
No current listings
Not in current public listings
TXU Energy plans →

Head-to-Head Comparisons

Side-by-side breakdowns of providers that often end up on the same shortlist, using live plan data from both.

Browse Plans by Category

Cut across providers by the plan structure you actually want, with live matching inventory.

Provider vs. Utility: Who Does What

Your provider (REP) — you choose

Sets your energy rate and plan structure, sends your bill, and handles your account. Switching providers changes the supply portion of your bill — usually the majority of it.

Your utility (TDSP) — fixed by address

Owns the poles, wires, and meter; restores outages; charges regulated delivery rates that are identical for every provider. TrueBill includes these charges in every estimate.

Frequently Asked Questions About Texas Electricity Providers

What is the difference between an electricity provider (REP) and my utility (TDSP)?
A retail electricity provider (REP) sells you an energy plan and handles billing — that's the company you choose on this page. A transmission and distribution utility (TDSP) owns the poles, wires, and meters, delivers the power, and fixes outages. Your TDSP is fixed by your address and charges the same regulated delivery rates no matter which provider you pick. See the TDSP territory guides for who delivers power where.
How are the plan counts on these pages calculated?
Counts reflect each provider's residential plans currently published to the state's official plan feed that pass TrueBill's pricing-data quality checks — the same inventory the compare tool ranks. Providers rotate offers frequently, so counts change through the week.
Why isn't every Texas provider listed here?
Provider guides launch as we build enough reliable, provider-specific data to make a page genuinely useful. The compare tool covers the full listed market for your ZIP regardless of whether a provider has a guide page yet.
Which provider is the cheapest?
It changes weekly and depends heavily on your usage level and delivery area — a plan that's cheapest at 2,000 kWh can be mid-pack at 500 kWh. Rather than naming one provider, compare estimated total monthly cost at your actual usage in the compare tool.

Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.