Smart Secure 36
AE TEXAS · 36-month contract · fixed rate · Lubbock Power & Light delivery area
At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $1,764 over twelve months — an average of $147 a month, or 14.7¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 58th cheapest of the 98 plans sold in Lubbock Power & Light territory.
These figures are estimated. We could not read AE TEXAS’s fact label cleanly enough to trust a line-by-line reconstruction, so the rate structure here is solved from the three prices Power to Choose publishes. It reproduces those three points exactly but may miss a condition that only bites at other usage levels. Read the label yourself.
Cost at your usage
1,000 kWh a month on average
A year on this plan
$1,764
$147 a month · 14.7¢ per kWh
advertised14.7¢and that is what it works out to
- We could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices.
your most expensive month
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 14.7¢ | $235.20 |
|---|---|
| LP&L delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $235.20 |
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $114.66 | |
| Feb | $102.90 | |
| Mar | $99.96 | |
| Apr | $102.90 | |
| May | $129.36 | |
| Jun | $185.22 | |
| Jul | $235.20 | |
| Aug | $235.20 | |
| Sep | $191.10 | |
| Oct | $135.24 | |
| Nov | $108.78 | |
| Dec | $123.48 |
The published comparison points
Checking our arithmetic against theirs
Power to Choose makes every retailer publish an average price at exactly 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kilowatt hours a month. Those are the three numbers we recompute from the fact label; when ours land on theirs we know we have read the label correctly. They assume flat usage every month, which is why they differ from the seasonal figures above.
| Usage | They advertise | We compute | Monthly bill | A year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh a month | 14.7¢ | 14.7¢ | $73.50 | $882 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 14.7¢ | 14.7¢ | $147 | $1,764 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 14.7¢ | 14.7¢ | $294 | $3,528 |
What is actually in this plan
The fine print, in plain English
- Base charge
- None. You pay only for what you use, plus your utility’s delivery charges.
- Energy charge
- 14.700¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
- Bill credits
- None. Nothing to qualify for and nothing to lose.
- Minimum usage fee
- None.
- LP&L delivery charges
- Included in the energy charge above. LP&L still charges roughly $0 a month plus 6.2700¢ per kWh; the retailer has folded it in rather than billing it separately.
- Early termination fee
- $20 if you leave before the end of the 36-month term. Worth comparing against what you would save by switching.
- Notes from the label
- fact label was read but did not reproduce the published prices reconstructed as a flat-rate plan
The alternatives
Five plans that cost less than this one
Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.
- #1True Value 11 — TRUE POWER$117/mosaves $360 a year
- #2Bright Nights 10 — CHARIOT ENERGY$117/mosaves $360 a year
- #3TrueClassic 11 — AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC$117.58/mosaves $353.04 a year
- #4Bright Nights 6 — CHARIOT ENERGY$118/mosaves $348 a year
- #5Sustainable Living Bundle - 5 — JUST ENERGY$118/mosaves $348 a year
One month, itemised
August on this plan
The hottest month, at 1,000 kWh a month average. Every line here comes from the fact label or the LP&L tariff.
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 14.7¢ | $235.20 |
|---|---|
| LP&L delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| What you would actually pay | $235.20 |
Figures computed August 7, 2026 from the plan’s own Electricity Facts Label and published Lubbock Power & Light delivery charges. We are not the retailer and cannot sell you electricity; confirm the rate on the label before you sign anything. How we count.