Bright Nights 8
CHARIOT ENERGY · 8-month contract · fixed rate · Texas-New Mexico Power delivery area · 100% renewable
At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $1,587.25 over twelve months — an average of $132.27 a month, or 13.2¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 22nd cheapest of the 168 plans sold in Texas-New Mexico Power territory.
Your number
What a year costs at your usage
Move the slider or pick 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh — the year total, the effective rate, and whether a bill credit still applies all recompute here. You do not have to go back to the comparison.
1,000 kWh a month on average
A year on this plan
$1,587.25
$132.27 a month · 13.2¢ per kWh
advertised13.3¢better for you13.2¢
- Charges $9.95 every month before you use any electricity.
- Free hours assumes 35% of your usage falls inside the free hours. Run the air conditioning in the afternoon and this plan costs more than it looks.
your most expensive month
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 5.7¢ | $91.20 |
|---|---|
| Free hours · assumes 35% of usage | −$31.92 |
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $9.95 |
| TNMP delivery · 1,600 kWh × 7.771¢ | $124.34 |
| TNMP delivery · monthly fee | $7.56 |
| What you would actually pay | $201.13 |
fact label read September 22, 2026
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $107.02 | |
| Feb | $97.84 | |
| Mar | $95.55 | |
| Apr | $97.84 | |
| May | $118.50 | |
| Jun | $162.11 | |
| Jul | $201.13 | |
| Aug | $201.13 | |
| Sep | $166.70 | |
| Oct | $123.09 | |
| Nov | $102.43 | |
| Dec | $113.91 |
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 | 15.1¢ | 15.0¢ | $74.89 | $898.68 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 13.3¢ | 13.2¢ | $132.27 | $1,587.24 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 12.5¢ | 12.3¢ | $247.03 | $2,964.36 |
What is actually in this plan
The fine print, in plain English
- Base charge
- $9.95 every month before you use any electricity at all. Over a year that is $119.40.
- Energy charge
- 5.700¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
- Bill credits
- None. Nothing to qualify for and nothing to lose.
- Minimum usage fee
- None.
- TNMP delivery charges
- $7.56 a month plus 7.7710¢ per kilowatt hour, added on top. This is your utility’s charge for the poles and wires and is the same whichever retailer you choose.
- Early termination fee
- $15 if you leave before the end of the 8-month term. Worth comparing against what you would save by switching.
- Free hours
- Electricity is free Free hours. We assume about 35% of a household’s usage falls in that window, which is generous; the daytime rate on plans like this is usually well above the market to pay for it.
The alternatives
Five plans that cost less than this one
Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.
- #1No Contract Advantage — Ranchero Power$111.50/mosaves $249.29 a year
- #2Variable Advantage — SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC$111.50/mosaves $249.29 a year
- #3SmartGreen 3 — SMARTENERGY HOLDINGS LLC$114.02/mosaves $218.99 a year
- #4SoFed Try Us Out Now- 3 — SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC$114.50/mosaves $213.29 a year
- #5Ranchero Cheapskate - 3 — Ranchero Power$114.50/mosaves $213.29 a year
One month, itemized
August on this plan
The hottest month, at 1,000 kWh a month average. Every line here comes from the fact label or the TNMP tariff.
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 5.7¢ | $91.20 |
|---|---|
| Free hours · assumes 35% of usage | −$31.92 |
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $9.95 |
| TNMP delivery · 1,600 kWh × 7.771¢ | $124.34 |
| TNMP delivery · monthly fee | $7.56 |
| What you would actually pay | $201.13 |
fact label read September 22, 2026
Figures computed October 3, 2026 from the plan’s own Electricity Facts Label and published Texas-New Mexico Power 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.