PowerToChoose.org is the Texas PUCT official comparison site. It lists 200+ Retail Electric Providers (REPs) and their current residential offers. Sort by 1,000-kWh average price (not 500-kWh or 2,000-kWh advertised rates). Read the EFL (Electricity Facts Label) on every plan. Avoid bill credits below 1,000 kWh. The shopper's playbook below works for any Texas household in the deregulated zones.
How PowerToChoose works
The site is operated by the Texas PUCT and lists all PUCT-licensed REPs and their current offers. The site sorts plans by advertised average price, which is helpful but not the only thing that matters.
Each plan has a unique EFL (Electricity Facts Label) — a PUCT-mandated nutrition-label disclosure of all material terms. Read the EFL before signing any plan. The EFL is more reliable than the advertised average price.
Sort by 1,000-kWh average price
The site shows three average prices for each plan: 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kWh. The reason: many plans have bill credits that only apply at specific usage thresholds. A plan that looks great at 2,000 kWh might be expensive at 500 kWh.
1,000 kWh is the typical Texas household monthly usage. Sort by 1,000-kWh average price for your apples-to-apples comparison. Most reputable plans price clean at all three usage levels.
Read the EFL on every plan
The EFL discloses: energy charge per kWh, base charge or fixed monthly fee, TDU delivery charges, minimum usage credit (if any), cancellation fee, contract term, and renewal terms. All required by PUCT rule.
Critical EFL fields to check: average price at YOUR usage level, cancellation fee under $50, contract term 12 to 24 months, no minimum usage fee that triggers a penalty at your actual usage.
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