Renewable Electricity Plans in Texas
Current plans from Texas providers that market their entire residential lineup as 100% renewable — what RECs actually mean, and what the green label costs.
Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.
Publicly listed residential plans with valid pricing data matching this category. Data updated October 19, 2026. Confirm current rates with the provider before enrolling.
Every Texas home receives the same physical grid mix — roughly a third of ERCOT generation is already wind and solar. What a “100% renewable” plan adds is accounting: the provider retires renewable energy certificates (RECs) matching your usage, which funds renewable generation on your behalf. It's a real mechanism with a real (usually small) cost, not a different wire to your house.
This list is scoped precisely: plans from providers that market their entire residential lineup as 100% renewable — currently Gexa Energy (NextEra), Green Mountain Energy (NRG), Rhythm Energy, and Chariot Energy. Other providers offer individual renewable-marketed plans too; our database has no plan-level renewable field, so rather than guess we list the providers whose positioning is unambiguous. The authoritative renewable percentage for any specific plan is on its EFL.
Check the live table before assuming a premium: renewable marketing on its own tells you nothing about price. The same label can sit on plans near the bottom of the market or well above it, and where each provider lands changes as catalogs rotate.
Current Plans in This Category (16)
Data updated October 19, 2026. From 3 providers with publicly listed pricing.
| Provider | Plan | Term | 500 kWh | 1,000 kWh ▾ | 2,000 kWh | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARIOT ENERGY | GridPlus 12 | 12 mo | 19.2–22.5¢ | 6.3–9.2¢ | 12.4–15.1¢ | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh |
| RHYTHM | Rhythm Max Saver 24 | 24 mo | 19.8–22.7¢ | 7.5–9.9¢ | 13.8–16.1¢ | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh · 24-mo term |
| GEXA ENERGY | Gexa Eco Choice 3 | 3 mo | 10.0–13.2¢ | 9.6–12.4¢ | 9.5–12.0¢ | |
| RHYTHM | Digital Choice 3 | 3 mo | 9.6–12.6¢ | 9.7–12.3¢ | 9.8–12.2¢ | |
| RHYTHM | Digital Choice 6 | 6 mo | 10.3–13.2¢ | 10.4–12.9¢ | 10.5–12.8¢ | |
| GEXA ENERGY | Gexa Eco Choice 8 | 8 mo | 11.1–14.1¢ | 10.7–13.3¢ | 10.6–13.0¢ | |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Bright Nights 8 | 8 mo | 12.0–15.1¢ | 10.7–13.3¢ | 10.1–12.5¢ | 5.9¢/kWh outside free window |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Bright Nights 12 | 12 mo | 12.3–15.7¢ | 11.0–13.9¢ | 10.4–13.1¢ | 7.4¢/kWh outside free window |
| RHYTHM | Digital Choice 12 | 12 mo | 11.0–14.0¢ | 11.1–13.7¢ | 11.2–13.6¢ | |
| GEXA ENERGY | Gexa Eco Choice 12 | 12 mo | 11.7–14.7¢ | 11.3–13.9¢ | 11.2–13.6¢ | |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Bright Nights 24 | 24 mo | 13.2–16.4¢ | 11.9–14.6¢ | 11.3–13.8¢ | 7.9¢/kWh outside free window · 24-mo term |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Bright Nights 36 | 36 mo | 13.5–16.6¢ | 12.2–14.8¢ | 11.6–14.0¢ | 8.2¢/kWh outside free window · 36-mo term |
| RHYTHM | Digital Choice 24 | 24 mo | 12.5–15.5¢ | 12.7–15.2¢ | 12.8–15.1¢ | 24-mo term |
| RHYTHM | Digital Choice 36 | 36 mo | 12.9–14.2¢ | 13.1–14.3¢ | 13.2–14.4¢ | 36-mo term |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Chariot Choice 24 | 24 mo | 13.6¢ | 13.2¢ | 13.0¢ | 24-mo term |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | Chariot Freedom | Month-to-month | 15.9–18.7¢ | 15.5–17.9¢ | 15.4–17.5¢ | Variable rate |
EFL average prices in cents/kWh, including delivery charges; ranges span delivery (TDSP) territories. Sorted by the 1,000 kWh column. Plan terms change — confirm current rates and conditions with the provider before enrolling.
How This List Is Ranked
Plans are ordered by EFL average price at 1,000 kWh from the same quality-checked inventory our compare tool prices. The scope is provider-level (lineups marketed as 100% renewable), so treat the list as “renewable-marketed options ranked by cost” — and verify any plan's official renewable content percentage on its EFL.
Who This Category May & May Not Fit
- Shoppers who want their usage matched with RECs without paying attention to plan mechanics — every plan here carries the positioning
- Cost-conscious green shoppers: renewable-marketed plans aren't automatically premium-priced, so compare them at your usage like any other plan
- EV owners and night-shifted households — Chariot's free-nights plans appear here with verified time-of-use pricing
- Anyone who interprets 100% renewable as changing the power at their meter — it's a certificate mechanism, and if that accounting doesn't matter to you, it's not worth any premium
- Shoppers who stop at the label: a renewable plan with a bill-credit cliff or free-window structure still needs the same usage-fit scrutiny as any other plan
What to Check Before Enrolling
Renewable-marketed plans can price with the cheapest in the market or run several cents above it, and that changes as catalogs rotate. Never pay a green premium you haven't measured against alternatives.
“Eco”, “Solar”, and “Green” in a plan name carry no regulatory meaning. The EFL's renewable content percentage is the official disclosure — check it, especially on plans from providers outside this list.
Renewable-marketed plans use the same structures as everything else: bill credits, free windows, base charges. The Notes column flags them; the usual threshold math applies.
Reading the EFL for These Plans
The EFL for every Texas plan includes a “Renewable Content” line stating the percentage of the plan's energy matched with renewable sources — that line, not the marketing, is the enforceable disclosure. Beyond it, read these EFLs like any other: average prices at your usage level, base charge, credit thresholds, free-window hours, and the early termination fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.