Fort Worth Electricity Rates & Plans: Compare by Real Usage
Compare plans in Fort Worth by estimated monthly cost at your usage, with Oncor delivery charges included.
Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.
Live eligible-plan inventory — Oncor territory; the same active, validation-clean, fresh plan set the compare tool ranks, with TDSP delivery charges included. Rate and bill figures cover standard-priced plans only (free-period and time-of-use plans are counted in inventory but excluded from rate figures). Source: daily EFL capture of the state plan feed; refreshed with this page about every 6 hours. Confirm current rates with the provider before enrolling.
Top Electricity Plans in Fort Worth (Ranked by Real Monthly Cost)
Plans below are ranked by estimated total bill including Oncor delivery charges. Enter your actual monthly kWh for personalized results and confirm final details with the provider.
| # | Plan | Provider | Rate (1,000 kWh) | Est. bill (1,000 kWh) | Term | Fine print |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SimpleSaver 12 | AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 6.2¢/kWh | $62/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $150 cancel fee |
| 2 | Sure Saver 12 | SPARK ENERGY LLC | 6.4¢/kWh | $64/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $100 cancel fee |
| 3 | The Lone Saver Plus 12 | Energy Texas | 6.8¢/kWh | $68/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $20 cancel fee |
| 4 | Rhythm Max Saver 24 | RHYTHM | 7.3¢/kWh | $73/mo | 24 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $20 cancel fee |
| 5 | Variable Advantage | SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 8.9¢/kWh | $89/mo | 1 mo | Variable rate |
Estimated bills include Oncor delivery charges. Confirm final pricing on the provider's Electricity Facts Label before enrolling. Use the interactive comparison below to rank all 165 plans at your own usage, or the full comparison tool.
Every Fort Worth address shops the same deregulated retail market: Oncor delivers the power and maintains the lines, and you choose the supply plan from competing retail providers. What makes Fort Worth shopping distinctive is the usage split — downtown, West 7th, and TCU-area apartments running well under the 1,000 kWh advertising benchmark, mid-century ranch stock on the east and south sides that cools hard through 100°F stretches, and large new construction along the Alliance Corridor. Those profiles reward different plan structures, so ranking by estimated monthly cost at your own kWh matters more here than any advertised rate.
Fort Worth tends to be slightly warmer and drier than Dallas, which means similar cooling costs but with air conditioning running fewer total hours per year due to lower nighttime humidity.
Fort Worth Electricity Rates — August 2026
Weekly standard-priced market index — Oncor territory, snapshot from the week of August 31, 2026. Unlike the live inventory above, rate figures here exclude free-period and time-of-use plans.
In the week of August 31, 2026, 164 standard-priced plans from 41 providers were on the market in Oncor territory. At 1,000 kWh, the cheapest works out to 6.6¢/kWh all-in (about $66 for the month), and the territory average is 13.2¢/kWh — down 0.8¢ vs the week of August 3, 2026. All figures include Oncor delivery charges.
| Monthly usage | Cheapest rate | Average rate | Cheapest est. bill | Average est. bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | 9.5¢/kWh | 14.0¢/kWh | $47/mo | $70/mo |
| 1,000 kWh | 6.6¢/kWh | 13.2¢/kWh | $66/mo | $132/mo |
| 2,000 kWh | 8.5¢/kWh | 13.1¢/kWh | $170/mo | $262/mo |
Standard-priced plans in the Oncor service territory tracked in the TrueBill database, weekly snapshot from August 31, 2026. Rate = estimated all-in monthly bill (energy + Oncor delivery charges) divided by usage — the same average-price definition the Electricity Facts Label uses. Time-of-use and free-period plans are excluded from rate figures. Oncor delivery charges are identical across the territory, so these rates apply to Fort Worth addresses served by Oncor. Plan pricing changes often — confirm current terms with the provider.
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Provider Rates on the Oncor Grid This Week
Lowest and average all-in rates per provider at 1,000 kWh, from the snapshot for the week of August 31, 2026.
| Provider | Plans | Lowest rate | Avg rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 7 | 6.59¢ | 11.18¢ |
| SPARK ENERGY LLC | 5 | 6.92¢ | 10.62¢ |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 5 | 8.90¢ | 14.37¢ |
| Octopus Energy | 6 | 9.06¢ | 10.89¢ |
| TARA ENERGY | 5 | 10.23¢ | 13.09¢ |
| AMIGO ENERGY | 5 | 10.23¢ | 16.25¢ |
| JUST ENERGY | 4 | 10.23¢ | 13.83¢ |
| Companion Energy | 2 | 10.60¢ | 11.10¢ |
| Rhythm Energy | 4 | 10.64¢ | 11.74¢ |
| Energy Texas | 4 | 10.64¢ | 12.09¢ |
Rates are EFL average prices at 1,000 kWh including Oncor delivery charges. This is territory-level data — identical for every city on the Oncor grid, because providers price by TDSP territory, not by city. Full history on the Texas rate history page.
Typical Homes in Fort Worth
Fort Worth has a distinctly different character than Dallas, with less high-rise density and a strong tradition of single-family ownership. Much of the housing stock consists of 1950s–1980s ranch-style homes in Eastside and Southside neighborhoods, newer developments in the Alliance Corridor and far west Fort Worth, and Mid-Century Modern homes in the Cultural District area.
How to Compare Fort Worth Electricity Plans
Start from your housing type, because Fort Worth's usage spread is wide. Apartments near downtown, West 7th, and TCU often run 600–900 kWh outside summer — below the thresholds many bill-credit plans require, and exactly where base charges and minimum-usage fees weigh heaviest. The 1950s–1980s ranch homes across east and south Fort Worth swing the other way: original insulation and long 100°F stretches can push July and August to double a spring month, so a plan that ranks well at your April usage may reorder at your August usage. Newer Alliance-corridor builds start more efficient per square foot but are simply larger, and their first cooling season is untested. Compare at both a mild-month and a peak-month figure with Oncor delivery charges included, check where each plan's credit threshold or tier boundary sits relative to those two numbers, and confirm current terms with the provider before enrolling.
Local planning angle for Fort Worth
Fort Worth homes can span very different usage ranges by neighborhood and home type, making one-size benchmark comparisons less reliable.
Why Fort Worth Residents Compare Electricity Plans
Fort Worth residents compare electricity plans because the city's open-plains climate creates usage patterns different from humid East Texas markets. The combination of dry summer heat and sharp winter cold fronts can make plan structures calibrated for Gulf Coast usage behave differently in Tarrant County, making usage-level comparisons especially valuable.
Who Delivers Electricity in Fort Worth
Oncor (your delivery utility)
Oncor owns and maintains the poles, wires, transformers, and meters in Fort Worth. They handle outages and infrastructure, but they do not sell electricity plans. You choose a retail provider separately, and Oncor delivers the power regardless of which provider you pick.
Oncor's delivery charges are the same for every customer in Tarrant County, regardless of retail provider. TrueBill includes these charges in every estimate.
Review Oncor TDSP delivery charges and service-area details →All of Fort Worth proper is in Oncor's delivery territory — the same grid and identical regulated delivery charges as Dallas, Arlington, and the rest of the metroplex, which is why providers price by territory rather than by city. Some communities around Fort Worth sit on different wires — electric cooperatives serve parts of the surrounding counties, and other utilities operate pockets in the region — so if you're outside city limits, confirm your address before assuming Oncor pricing applies.
Typical Electricity Usage in Fort Worth
Fort Worth homes often use significantly more electricity during summer cooling months than during the rest of the year.
That seasonal swing changes plan economics: bill credits, minimum usage fees, and usage-based pricing can behave very differently as monthly usage moves up and down.
TrueBill ranks plans using your actual usage profile whenever possible instead of relying only on the standard 1,000 kWh benchmark.
Estimated profile derived from Fort Worth seasonal ranges and Oncor service-area usage patterns.
Seasonal Usage & Weather in Fort Worth
Monthly Usage Patterns
Fort Worth usage typically runs 1,100–1,800 kWh in peak summer months. The city experiences slightly drier heat than Dallas, which can mean somewhat shorter AC runtimes despite similar temperature peaks. Winter usage typically runs 700–1,200 kWh, with demand spikes possible during cold fronts that push through the open plains west of the city.
How Fort Worth's Weather Affects Your Bill
Fort Worth's location on the open plains west of Dallas means exposure to intense summer sun and dry southwestern winds that frequently push temperatures above 100°F. Strong cold fronts dropping down from Canada in winter can send temperatures from 70°F to below 20°F within hours, temporarily spiking heating loads in ways that South Texas rarely experiences.
What to Check Before Picking a Plan in Fort Worth
Units near downtown, West 7th, and TCU frequently use less than 1,000 kWh outside summer, so plans whose value depends on a usage-threshold credit can quietly underperform for Fort Worth renters.
East and south Fort Worth's 1950s–1980s homes can double spring usage in August. Compare plan behavior at both ends of your range — a tier boundary or credit threshold can sit right between them.
Alliance-corridor construction is efficient per square foot but large, and move-in plan choices predate any real usage history. Re-compare after your first August bill.
Oncor delivery charges apply identically on every plan and are missing from supply-only advertising. Compare all-in estimates that include them.
TrueBill factors these plan structures into every estimate. Plan terms can change, so confirm details with the provider before enrolling.
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Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.