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Before you switch to Spark Energy
- Company
- Spark Energy, LLC (PUCT certificate #10046), per its Electricity Facts Label.
- Phone
- 1-833-488-3132 (enrollment line, as listed on Power to Choose; checked November 15, 2026). TrueBill can't take enrollments or account questions.
- How to switch
- Sign up with Spark Energy directly; it arranges the switch, and your current plan ends when the new service starts. Check your current plan's early termination fee first: Texas rules waive it in the last 14 days of a contract and when you move. Your local delivery utility keeps delivering your power either way.
Publicly listed residential plans with valid pricing data, from the state plan feed. Plan data updated November 15, 2026. Confirm current rates with the provider before enrolling.
Spark Energy is a Houston-based retail electricity and natural gas brand that says it was founded in 1999. Its Texas plans are sold by Spark Energy, LLC, which holds Public Utility Commission of Texas certificate #10046, issued in April 2002. Spark is part of Via Renewables, Inc., which was named Spark Energy, Inc. until August 2021; founder W. Keith Maxwell III and his affiliates have owned all of Via's common stock since a June 2024 merger. Every Texas plan TrueBill has tracked for Spark has been fixed-rate.
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Current Spark Energy Plans (5)
Every publicly listed Spark Energy residential plan in our data, with EFL average prices at the three standard usage levels. Plan data updated November 15, 2026.
PUCT complaint score
5/5 - Lowest complaint rate (older report). Report 2026-09; 2026-03-01 to 2026-08-31.
Size-adjusted complaint activity; 5 means the lowest complaint rate. This is not a finding that complaints were upheld, a power-reliability score, or PUCT endorsement. It does not affect price ranking.
Official PUCT report (latest publication)| Plan | Term | Type | 500 kWh | 1,000 kWh | 2,000 kWh | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sure Saver 12 | 12 mo | Fixed | 17.9–21.3¢ | 7.6–10.5¢ | 12.4–15.1¢ | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh · $100 cancel fee |
| Choose 3 | 3 mo | Fixed | 10.1–14.3¢ | 9.8–13.5¢ | 9.6–13.1¢ | $100 cancel fee |
| Choose 6 | 6 mo | Fixed | 11.8–16.2¢ | 11.5–15.4¢ | 11.3–15.0¢ | $100 cancel fee |
| Choose 12 | 12 mo | Fixed | 12.3–16.6¢ | 12.0–15.8¢ | 11.8–15.4¢ | $100 cancel fee |
| Choose 15 | 15 mo | Fixed | 12.5–16.8¢ | 12.2–16.0¢ | 12.0–15.6¢ | $100 cancel fee |
EFL average prices in cents/kWh, including delivery charges. Ranges reflect different delivery (TDSP) territories. Where a Spark Energy plan is listed without pricing, our review of its pricing formula isn't complete and we don't estimate it. Confirm current rates and terms with the provider before enrolling.
Average prices hide plan-structure differences — a bill-credit plan and a flat-rate plan can share a 1,000 kWh price and behave very differently at your usage. The compare tool estimates every plan at your actual monthly kWh.
Spark Energy vs. the cheapest plan in each delivery area
Spark Energy's best showing at 1,000 kWh is Sure Saver 12, #4 of 124 plans in Oncor territory and about $14 a month more than the cheapest plan there. Of its 5 plans in our data, 1 use a bill credit, which applies only inside the usage range its EFL sets, and 0 charge a minimum-usage fee below a usage floor. Cancellation fees we have reviewed are listed below; check the EFL for the rest.
| Delivery area | Spark Energy's best plan | Est. bill | Rank | Cheapest plan there | Est. bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central | Sure Saver 12 | $76/mo | 4 of 116 | Simple Saver 3 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $57/mo |
| AEP Texas North | Sure Saver 12 | $79/mo | 4 of 118 | SimpleSaver 12 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $60/mo |
| CenterPoint | Sure Saver 12 | $81/mo | 4 of 121 | Simple Saver 3 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $62/mo |
| Lubbock Power & Light | Choose 6 | $131/mo | 27 of 64 | SimpleSaver 12 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $76/mo |
| Oncor | Sure Saver 12 | $76/mo | 4 of 124 | Simple Saver 3 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $62/mo |
| TNMP | Sure Saver 12 | $105/mo | 4 of 122 | Simple Saver 3 (AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC) | $80/mo |
Early Termination Fees
We have verified the cancellation fee for 5 of 5 listed Spark Energy plans: $100 flat. Some fees are flat; others are charged per month remaining on the contract, which changes the math substantially. The exact amount and structure are stated in each plan's EFL and Terms of Service — confirm there before enrolling. Moving to a new address generally lets you exit a Texas contract without a fee when you provide proof of the move.
Plan Structures Spark Energy Offers
In today's listings: 5 Spark Energy plans are publicly listed in our data right now, including 1 with a minimum-usage bill credit.
Spark's Texas plans have come in two main families. Choose plans (Choose 3, 5, 6, 12 and 15) have used one fixed energy rate with a $0 base charge and no bill credit, plus pass-through delivery charges, so their EFL averages have moved 1.2¢ or less between 500 and 2,000 kWh. Sure Saver 12, first captured in August 2026, adds a $100 monthly credit tied to a 1,000 kWh threshold. Spark Instant 12, seen from late July to mid-September 2026 and not part of TrueBill's comparison, charged a $115 to $150 monthly base charge covering the first 1,000 kWh, delivery included, plus 14.00¢ per kWh above that.
Contract Options
In today's listings: Contract lengths listed right now: 3, 6, 12, and 15 months.
The number in a Choose plan's name has matched its term in months. Choose 6, 12 and 15 have been listed since TrueBill's tracking began in December 2025, Choose 3 since late August 2026, and Choose 5 only in the AEP Texas Central area from December 2025 to February 2026. Sure Saver 12 and Spark Instant 12 were 12-month terms. Under Spark's Texas Terms of Service, a fixed-rate contract that ends without a new plan continues month to month at Spark's variable rate, which can change every month.
Does Spark Energy Use Bill Credits?
In today's listings: 1 of Spark Energy's listed plan uses a minimum-usage bill credit ($100/month at a 1,000 kWh usage threshold). On Sure Saver 12's current EFL, the average price works out to 17.9–21.3¢ at 500 kWh vs 7.6–10.5¢ at 1,000 kWh — the same plan on different sides of its credit threshold.
Sure Saver 12 has been Spark's bill-credit plan: every version TrueBill has captured since August 2026 has carried a $100 credit tied to a 1,000 kWh threshold. Because the credit is a fixed amount, its EFL average has been lowest at 1,000 kWh: the 500 kWh average has run 2.0 to 2.6 times the 1,000 kWh figure on the same label, and the 2,000 kWh average has also been higher. Choose plans have carried no credit and a $0.00 minimum usage fee; their EFLs say "There is no incentive for this product."
How bill credits work, with a worked example from today's plans
Free Nights & Time-of-Use
In today's listings: No free-period or time-of-use plans appear in Spark Energy's listings right now.
Free-nights and other time-of-use plans have not been part of Spark's Texas catalog. None of the plan versions TrueBill has tracked since December 2025 was flagged as time-of-use, and the Choose and Sure Saver EFLs have priced every kWh at one energy rate. Spark Instant 12 priced usage in two tiers, a flat monthly amount up to 1,000 kWh and a per-kWh rate above it, so its price depended on how much you used, not when.
Renewable Positioning
Spark's website markets green electricity plans as "100% green, renewable electricity," saying it buys renewable energy credits to match a customer's usage. None of the Texas plans TrueBill has tracked was a 100% renewable product: their EFLs disclosed renewable content equal to the statewide average (35.2% until mid-June 2026, 37.2% after), except Choose 5 at 6.0%, and said Spark does not buy excess distributed renewable generation. Spark's Texas Terms of Service include a Solar Buyback Plan rider, but no plan TrueBill has tracked has been a solar buyback plan.
What to Check Before Picking a Spark Energy Plan
Its EFL says the $100 credit applies when monthly usage is "greater than 1,000 kWh," yet the label's 1,000 kWh average already includes it. A mild-weather month below the line pays the full energy rate and delivery charges; the 500 kWh average has run 2.0 to 2.6 times the 1,000 kWh figure.
Every Choose 3 average at 1,000 kWh that TrueBill has recorded was below every Choose 12 average in the same delivery area. A 3-month term reaches its end date quickly, though, and the $100 cancellation fee has been the same on 3- and 15-month terms.
Spark's website publishes its historical variable rates for expiring Texas contracts: 21.2¢ to 28.8¢ per kWh across delivery areas from November 2025 to October 2026, and 25.7¢ to 28.1¢ in October 2026. Its Terms of Service say Spark will send at least three expiration notices; shop before the date they give.
Between December 2025 and October 2026, TrueBill recorded 15 to 21 different 1,000 kWh averages for Choose 12 in each of the Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas and TNMP areas. Some changes track delivery-rate updates; compare the EFL version you would sign, not the plan name.
Who Spark Energy May & May Not Fit
- Households that want a flat fixed rate with no base charge, credit threshold or time-of-use window (the Choose plans)
- Homes that use more than 1,000 kWh in every billing cycle, for Sure Saver 12's $100 credit
- Shoppers who want a short fixed term and will shop again before it ends
- Smaller homes and apartments on Sure Saver 12: a month at or below 1,000 kWh gets no credit
- Shoppers looking for free-nights, time-of-use, prepaid or solar buyback plans, none of which Spark has listed in the Texas history we've tracked
- Anyone likely to let a short term lapse onto Spark's month-to-month variable rate
Based on the plans available in our data today — provider catalogs change. Rank plans by estimated cost at your usage rather than by brand.
Where Spark Energy Plans Are Listed
Spark Energy's current listings appear in all 6 deregulated delivery territories. Your delivery utility (TDSP) is fixed by your address and charges the same regulated delivery rates no matter which provider you pick — TrueBill includes them in every estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions About Spark Energy
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