Electricity in Lubbock, Texas at 1,500 kWh a month
Lubbock is served by Lubbock Power & Light, which means 98 competitive plans are available to your address and every one of them carries the same Lubbock Power & Light delivery charges. At 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest of them costs $170.50 a month and the most expensive costs $283.62 — a difference of $1,357.41 over a year for identical electricity delivered down identical wires.
- plans available
- 98
- cheapest year
- $2,046
- middle of the market
- $2,520
- with conditions attached
- 36 of 98
The ten cheapest plans in Lubbock right now
Ranked by what twelve months actually cost at 1,500 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 | Bright Nights 10CHARIOT ENERGY · 10 months · 100% renewableCharges $10 every month before you use any electricity. | 11.7¢ | 11.4¢ | $170.50 | $2,046 |
| 2 | Bright Nights 6CHARIOT ENERGY · 6 months · 100% renewableCharges $10 every month before you use any electricity. | 11.8¢ | 11.5¢ | $172 | $2,064 |
| 3 | Sustainable Home Bundle - 5TARA ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 11.8¢ | 11.7¢ | $175 | $2,100 |
| 4 | Sustainable Living Bundle - 5JUST ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 11.8¢ | 11.7¢ | $175 | $2,100 |
| 5 | Sustainable Lifestyle - 5AMIGO ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 11.8¢ | 11.7¢ | $175 | $2,100 |
| 6 | Bright Nights 12CHARIOT ENERGY · 12 months · 100% renewableCharges $10 every month before you use any electricity. | 12.0¢ | 11.7¢ | $175 | $2,100 |
| 7 | True Value 11TRUE POWER · 11 months | 11.7¢ | 11.7¢ | $175.50 | $2,106 |
| 8 | TrueClassic 11AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC · 11 months | 11.8¢ | 11.8¢ | $176.37 | $2,116.44 |
| 9 | SoFed Better Rate - 5SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 11.9¢ | 11.8¢ | $176.67 | $2,120.04 |
| 10 | SFE RewardsPlus - 5SFE ENERGY TEXAS INC · 5 months | 12.0¢ | 11.9¢ | $179.10 | $2,149.20 |
The cheapest plan in Lubbock, itemised
Where the money actually goes
| Energy charge · 2,400 kWh × 10.7¢ | $256.80 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $10 |
| LP&L delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $266.80 |
advertised11.7¢better for you11.4¢
CHARIOT ENERGY advertises 11.7¢ per kilowatt hour for Bright Nights 10. In August, when a Lubbock house is running its air conditioning hardest, that becomes a $266.80 bill. Across the year it averages 11.4¢, because Lubbock Power & Light charges $0 to deliver it and the retailer’s own monthly charge does not care how much you use.
- Charges $10 every month before you use any electricity.
- We could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices.
Questions people in Lubbock ask
- What is the cheapest electricity plan in Lubbock?
- At 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest plan whose fact label we have read in full in Lubbock is True Value 11 from TRUE POWER, at $2,106 over twelve months — an average of $175.50 a month, or 11.7¢ per kilowatt hour once Lubbock Power & Light delivery charges and everything in the fact label are counted. The outright cheapest in the full ranking (including estimated parses) is $170.50 a month.
- 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 Lubbock is SimpleSaver 12 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC at 8.3¢, but priced properly it ranks 20 of 98 and costs $130.44 a year more than True Value 11.
- How much does the choice actually matter in Lubbock?
- $1,357.41 a year between the cheapest and most expensive plan on the same usage. That is the same electricity, delivered by Lubbock Power & Light 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. Lubbock Power & Light 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 Lubbock?
- 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 Lubbock Power & Light 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 Lubbock today the cheapest twelve-month plan works out to $175 a month and the cheapest month-to-month plan to $220.17. Locking in saves $542.04 a year at this usage, and month-to-month rates are variable, meaning they can rise without your agreement.
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8 of the 98 plans sold in Lubbock use a bill credit to make their advertised price look smaller, which is why we price every month separately. How we count.