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Autopay Texas 12

DIRECT ENERGY · 12-month contract · fixed rate · CenterPoint Energy delivery area

At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $1,749.22 over twelve months — an average of $145.77 a month, or 14.6¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 135th cheapest of the 171 plans sold in CenterPoint Energy territory.

Cost at your usage

1,000 kWh a month on average

A year on this plan

$1,749.22

$145.77 a month · 14.6¢ per kWh

advertised14.6¢and that is what it works out to

your most expensive month

July · itemisedDIRECT ENERGYAutopay Texas 121,600 kWh used this month
Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 8.4581¢$135.33
Base charge · every month regardless of usage$4.95
CenterPoint delivery · 1,600 kWh × 5.1567¢$82.51
CenterPoint delivery · monthly fee$4.67
What you would actually pay$227.46
Across twelve months at your usage$1,749.22 / year

Every month at 1,000 kWh

Estimated bill for each month of the year on this plan
MonthEstimated billNotes
Jan$115.82
Feb$104.92
Mar$102.20
Apr$104.92
May$129.43
Jun$181.17
Jul$227.46
Aug$227.46
Sep$186.61
Oct$134.88
Nov$110.37
Dec$123.98

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.

Advertised and recomputed average price at each published usage level
UsageThey advertiseWe computeMonthly billA year
500 kWh a month15.6¢15.5¢$77.69$932.28
1,000 kWh a month14.6¢14.6¢$145.77$1,749.24
2,000 kWh a month14.1¢14.1¢$281.92$3,383.04

What is actually in this plan

The fine print, in plain English

Base charge
$4.95 every month before you use any electricity at all. Over a year that is $59.40.
Energy charge
8.458¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
Bill credits
None. Nothing to qualify for and nothing to lose.
Minimum usage fee
None.
CenterPoint delivery charges
$4.67 a month plus 5.1567¢ 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
$150 if you leave before the end of the 12-month term. Worth comparing against what you would save by switching.

The alternatives

Five plans that cost less than this one

Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.

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 CenterPoint tariff.

August · itemisedDIRECT ENERGYAutopay Texas 121,600 kWh used this month
Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 8.4581¢$135.33
Base charge · every month regardless of usage$4.95
CenterPoint delivery · 1,600 kWh × 5.1567¢$82.51
CenterPoint delivery · monthly fee$4.67
What you would actually pay$227.46
Across twelve months at your usage$1,749.22 / year

Figures computed August 7, 2026 from the plan’s own Electricity Facts Label and published CenterPoint Energy 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.