Electricity in Gordon, Texas at 1,000 kWh a month
Gordon is served by Texas-New Mexico Power, which means 166 competitive plans are available to your address and every one of them carries the same Texas-New Mexico Power delivery charges. At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest of them costs $120.15 a month and the most expensive costs $191.63 — a difference of $857.77 over a year for identical electricity delivered down identical wires.
- plans available
- 166
- cheapest year
- $1,441.82
- middle of the market
- $1,670.99
- with conditions attached
- 75 of 166
The ten cheapest plans in Gordon right now
Ranked by what twelve months actually cost at 1,000 kWh a month, not by advertised rate. The gap between those two orderings is the whole reason this list exists.
| # | Plan | Advertised | Really | A month | A year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Gimmicks 11Budget Power · 11 months | 12.0¢ | 12.0¢ | $120.15 | $1,441.82 |
| 2 | September Savin' 6Energy Texas · 6 months · 100% renewableThe $5 credit depends on staying on autopay and paperless billing; miss it once and the bill jumps. | 12.0¢ | 12.0¢ | $120.28 | $1,443.38 |
| 3 | Simply September 6RHYTHM · 6 months · 100% renewableThe $5 credit depends on staying on autopay and paperless billing; miss it once and the bill jumps. | 12.0¢ | 12.0¢ | $120.28 | $1,443.38 |
| 4 | Bright Nights 6CHARIOT ENERGY · 6 months · 100% renewableCharges $18 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.1¢ | 12.1¢ | $121 | $1,452 |
| 5 | Bright Nights 10CHARIOT ENERGY · 10 months · 100% renewableCharges $18 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
| 6 | Sustainable Home Bundle - 5TARA ENERGY · 5 monthsCharges $12 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
| 7 | Sustainable Lifestyle - 5AMIGO ENERGY · 5 monthsCharges $12 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
| 8 | Sustainable Days Bundle - 5JUST ENERGY · 5 monthsCharges $12 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
| 9 | Sustainable Simply Days - 5AMIGO ENERGY · 5 monthsCharges $12 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
| 10 | Bright Nights 12CHARIOT ENERGY · 12 months · 100% renewableCharges $18 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.2¢ | 12.2¢ | $122 | $1,464 |
The cheapest plan in Gordon, itemised
Where the money actually goes
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 4.785¢ | $76.56 |
|---|---|
| TNMP delivery · 1,600 kWh × 6.43¢ | $102.88 |
| TNMP delivery · monthly fee | $8 |
| What you would actually pay | $187.44 |
advertised12.0¢and that is what it works out to
Budget Power advertises 12.0¢ per kilowatt hour for No Gimmicks 11. In August, when a Gordon house is running its air conditioning hardest, that becomes a $187.44 bill. Across the year it averages 12.0¢, because Texas-New Mexico Power charges $102.88 to deliver it and the retailer’s own monthly charge does not care how much you use.
Questions people in Gordon ask
- What is the cheapest electricity plan in Gordon?
- At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest plan whose fact label we have read in full in Gordon is No Gimmicks 11 from Budget Power, at $1,441.82 over twelve months — an average of $120.15 a month, or 12.0¢ per kilowatt hour once Texas-New Mexico Power delivery charges and everything in the fact label are counted.
- Is the plan with the lowest advertised rate the cheapest?
- The plan with the lowest advertised rate among the labels we have read in full in Gordon is SimpleSaver 12 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC at 8.2¢, but priced properly it ranks 136 of 166 and costs $539.66 a year more than No Gimmicks 11.
- How much does the choice actually matter in Gordon?
- $857.77 a year between the cheapest and most expensive plan on the same usage. That is the same electricity, delivered by Texas-New Mexico Power down the same wires, metered by the same meter. The only thing that differs is the contract.
- Why is my bill higher than the advertised rate suggests?
- Three reasons, in order of size. Texas-New Mexico Power charges a fixed amount every month plus a rate per kilowatt hour to deliver electricity to your house, and that lands on your bill whichever retailer you pick. Many plans add their own monthly base charge on top. And plans that advertise a low rate often do it with a bill credit that only pays out above a usage threshold, so a mild month misses it entirely and the effective rate that month is far higher than advertised.
- Can I switch if I rent in Gordon?
- Yes, as long as the electricity account is in your name, which it usually is for a house or a small building. Your landlord does not choose your retailer. Nothing physical changes when you switch — no engineer visit, no interruption — because Texas-New Mexico Power keeps delivering the electricity either way. Only the company billing you changes.
- Should I take a twelve-month contract or stay month to month?
- In Gordon today the cheapest twelve-month plan works out to $122 a month and the cheapest month-to-month plan to $128.38. Locking in saves $76.57 a year at this usage, and month-to-month rates are variable, meaning they can rise without your agreement.
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24 of the 166 plans sold in Gordon use a bill credit to make their advertised price look smaller, which is why we price every month separately. How we count.