Electricity in Tilden, Texas at 1,500 kWh a month
Tilden is served by Nueces Electric Cooperative, which means 1 competitive plans are available to your address and every one of them carries the same Nueces Electric Cooperative delivery charges. At 1,500 kilowatt hours a month, the cheapest of them costs $232 a month and the most expensive costs $232 — a difference of $0 over a year for identical electricity delivered down identical wires.
- plans available
- 1
- cheapest year
- $2,784
- middle of the market
- $2,784
- with conditions attached
- 1 of 1
The ten cheapest plans in Tilden 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 | Residential Electricity... Plain and simple.NEC Co-op Energy · month to monthCharges $40 every month before you use any electricity. | 16.8¢ | 15.5¢ | $232 | $2,784 |
The cheapest plan in Tilden, itemised
Where the money actually goes
| Energy charge · 2,400 kWh × 12.8¢ | $307.20 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $40 |
| Nueces EC delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $347.20 |
advertised16.8¢better for you15.5¢
NEC Co-op Energy advertises 16.8¢ per kilowatt hour for Residential Electricity... Plain and simple.. In August, when a Tilden house is running its air conditioning hardest, that becomes a $347.20 bill. Across the year it averages 15.5¢, because Nueces Electric Cooperative charges $0 to deliver it and the retailer’s own monthly charge does not care how much you use.
- Charges $40 every month before you use any electricity.
- The rate is variable, so this price is only what they charge this month.
- We could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices.
Full breakdown of Residential Electricity... Plain and simple.
Questions people in Tilden ask
- What is the cheapest electricity plan in Tilden?
- At 1,500 kilowatt hours a month there are 1 plans available in Tilden. The cheapest works out to $232 a month once Nueces Electric Cooperative delivery charges are counted — open the ranking above for the name and the arithmetic.
- Is the plan with the lowest advertised rate the cheapest?
- Advertised rates are quoted at exactly 1,000 kWh a month. A plan that looks cheapest there can rank far lower once bill credits, base charges and Nueces Electric Cooperative delivery are priced at your usage.
- How much does the choice actually matter in Tilden?
- $0 a year between the cheapest and most expensive plan on the same usage. That is the same electricity, delivered by Nueces Electric Cooperative 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. Nueces Electric Cooperative 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 Tilden?
- 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 Nueces Electric Cooperative keeps delivering the electricity either way. Only the company billing you changes.
- Should I take a twelve-month contract or stay month to month?
- Fixed-rate contracts hold their price for the whole term. Month-to-month plans are variable: the retailer can change the rate with notice, and historically they do so after a market spike rather than before one.
0 of the 1 plans sold in Tilden use a bill credit to make their advertised price look smaller, which is why we price every month separately. How we count.