Electricity in Putnam, Texas at 1,500 kWh a month
Putnam 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 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest of them costs $156.17 a month and the most expensive costs $289.83 — a difference of $1,603.92 over a year for identical electricity delivered down identical wires.
- plans available
- 165
- cheapest year
- $1,874.04
- middle of the market
- $2,333.93
- with conditions attached
- 74 of 165
The ten cheapest plans in Putnam 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 6CHARIOT ENERGY · 6 months · 100% renewableCharges $12.67 every month before you use any electricity. | 10.8¢ | 10.4¢ | $156.17 | $1,874.04 |
| 2 | Bright Nights 10CHARIOT ENERGY · 10 months · 100% renewableCharges $13.33 every month before you use any electricity. | 10.9¢ | 10.5¢ | $157.83 | $1,893.96 |
| 3 | Sure Saver 12SPARK ENERGY LLC · 12 monthsYour bill swings from $77.08 to $312.15 across the year on this plan. | 7.4¢ | 10.6¢ | $158.84 | $1,906.12 |
| 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¢ | 10.6¢ | $159.33 | $1,911.96 |
| 5 | 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¢ | 10.6¢ | $159.33 | $1,911.96 |
| 6 | 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¢ | 10.6¢ | $159.33 | $1,911.96 |
| 7 | SimpleSaver 12AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC · 12 monthsYour bill swings from $69.60 to $328.39 across the year on this plan. | 6.6¢ | 10.6¢ | $159.62 | $1,915.38 |
| 8 | 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. | 10.9¢ | 10.7¢ | $160.83 | $1,929.96 |
| 9 | 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¢ | 10.7¢ | $160.83 | $1,929.96 |
| 10 | 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¢ | 10.7¢ | $160.83 | $1,929.96 |
The cheapest plan in Putnam, itemised
Where the money actually goes
| Energy charge · 2,400 kWh × 9.5667¢ | $229.60 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $12.67 |
| AEP North delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $242.27 |
Across twelve months at your usage$1,874.04 / year
advertised10.8¢better for you10.4¢
CHARIOT ENERGY advertises 10.8¢ per kilowatt hour for Bright Nights 6. In August, when a Putnam house is running its air conditioning hardest, that becomes a $242.27 bill. Across the year it averages 10.4¢, 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 Putnam ask
- What is the cheapest electricity plan in Putnam?
- At 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest plan whose fact label we have read in full in Putnam is Sure Saver 12 from SPARK ENERGY LLC, at $1,906.12 over twelve months — an average of $158.84 a month, or 10.6¢ 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 $156.17 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 Putnam is SimpleSaver 12 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC at 6.6¢, but priced properly it ranks 7 of 165 and costs $9.26 a year more than Sure Saver 12.
- How much does the choice actually matter in Putnam?
- $1,603.92 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 Putnam?
- 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 Putnam today the cheapest twelve-month plan works out to $158.84 a month and the cheapest month-to-month plan to $172.90. Locking in saves $168.67 a year at this usage, and month-to-month rates are variable, meaning they can rise without your agreement.
- Which plan is cheapest with no conditions attached?
- TrueClassic 11 from AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC, at $161.62 a month. It has no bill-credit threshold to clear, no minimum-usage fee and no free-hours arithmetic — the rate is the rate. That costs $33.26 a year more than the cheapest fully-read plan, which is a fair price for not having to think about it.
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23 of the 165 plans sold in Putnam use a bill credit to make their advertised price look smaller, which is why we price every month separately. How we count.