Electricity in May, Texas at 1,000 kWh a month
May is served by AEP Texas North, which means 165 competitive plans are available to your address and every one of them carries the same AEP Texas North delivery charges. At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest of them costs $108.34 a month and the most expensive costs $199.33 — a difference of $1,091.95 over a year for identical electricity delivered down identical wires.
- plans available
- 165
- cheapest year
- $1,300.05
- middle of the market
- $1,608.88
- with conditions attached
- 75 of 165
The ten cheapest plans in May 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 | Bright Nights 6CHARIOT ENERGY · 6 months · 100% renewableCharges $12.67 every month before you use any electricity. | 10.8¢ | 10.8¢ | $108.34 | $1,300.05 |
| 2 | Sustainable Simply Days - 5AMIGO ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $108.66 | $1,303.95 |
| 3 | Balanced Days Bundle - 5TARA ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $108.66 | $1,303.95 |
| 4 | Sustainable Days Bundle - 5JUST ENERGY · 5 monthsWe could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices. | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $108.66 | $1,303.95 |
| 5 | TrueClassic 11AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC · 11 months | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $108.86 | $1,306.26 |
| 6 | 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. | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $109.36 | $1,312.26 |
| 7 | Simply September 6RHYTHM · 6 months · 100% renewableThe $5 credit depends on staying on autopay and paperless billing; miss it once and the bill jumps. | 10.9¢ | 10.9¢ | $109.36 | $1,312.26 |
| 8 | 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. | 10.9¢ | 11.0¢ | $109.66 | $1,315.95 |
| 9 | Bright Nights 10CHARIOT ENERGY · 10 months · 100% renewableCharges $13.33 every month before you use any electricity. | 10.9¢ | 11.0¢ | $109.66 | $1,315.95 |
| 10 | 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. | 10.9¢ | 11.0¢ | $109.66 | $1,315.95 |
The cheapest plan in May, itemised
Where the money actually goes
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 9.5667¢ | $153.07 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $12.67 |
| AEP North delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $165.74 |
Across twelve months at your usage$1,300.05 / year
advertised10.8¢and that is what it works out to
CHARIOT ENERGY advertises 10.8¢ per kilowatt hour for Bright Nights 6. In August, when a May house is running its air conditioning hardest, that becomes a $165.74 bill. Across the year it averages 10.8¢, because AEP Texas North charges $0 to deliver it and the retailer’s own monthly charge does not care how much you use.
- Charges $12.67 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 May ask
- What is the cheapest electricity plan in May?
- At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest plan whose fact label we have read in full in May is TrueClassic 11 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC, at $1,306.26 over twelve months — an average of $108.86 a month, or 10.9¢ per kilowatt hour once AEP Texas North delivery charges and everything in the fact label are counted. The outright cheapest in the full ranking (including estimated parses) is $108.34 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 May is SimpleSaver 12 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC at 6.6¢, but priced properly it ranks 124 of 165 and costs $484 a year more than TrueClassic 11.
- How much does the choice actually matter in May?
- $1,091.95 a year between the cheapest and most expensive plan on the same usage. That is the same electricity, delivered by AEP Texas North 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. AEP Texas North 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 May?
- 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 AEP Texas North 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 May today the cheapest twelve-month plan works out to $112.66 a month and the cheapest month-to-month plan to $117.99. Locking in saves $63.98 a year at this usage, and month-to-month rates are variable, meaning they can rise without your agreement.
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23 of the 165 plans sold in May use a bill credit to make their advertised price look smaller, which is why we price every month separately. How we count.