No Contract Advantage
Ranchero Power · 1-month contract · variable rate · Texas-New Mexico Power delivery area
At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $1,337.96 over twelve months — an average of $111.50 a month, or 11.2¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the cheapest of the 164 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
$1,337.96
$111.50 a month · 11.2¢ per kWh
advertised11.1¢really11.2¢
- The rate is variable, so this price is only what they charge this month.
your most expensive month
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 2.1275¢ | $34.04 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $4.95 |
| TNMP delivery · 1,600 kWh × 7.771¢ | $124.34 |
| TNMP delivery · monthly fee | $7.56 |
| What you would actually pay | $170.89 |
fact label read October 2, 2026
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $89.72 | |
| Feb | $81.80 | |
| Mar | $79.82 | |
| Apr | $81.80 | |
| May | $99.62 | |
| Jun | $137.23 | |
| Jul | $170.89 | |
| Aug | $170.89 | |
| Sep | $141.19 | |
| Oct | $103.58 | |
| Nov | $85.76 | |
| Dec | $95.66 |
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 | 12.4¢ | 12.4¢ | $62 | $744 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 11.1¢ | 11.2¢ | $111.49 | $1,337.88 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 10.5¢ | 10.5¢ | $210.48 | $2,525.76 |
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
- 2.127¢ 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
- None — this is a month-to-month plan.
The alternatives
The next five cheapest plans here
Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.
- #2Variable Advantage — SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC$111.50/mocosts $0 more
- #3SmartGreen 3 — SMARTENERGY HOLDINGS LLC$114.02/mocosts $30.30 more
- #4Ranchero Cheapskate - 3 — Ranchero Power$114.50/mocosts $36 more
- #5SoFed Try Us Out Now- 3 — SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC$114.50/mocosts $36 more
- #6Companion Pro + Perks 3 — Companion Energy$124.27/mocosts $153.28 more
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 × 2.1275¢ | $34.04 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $4.95 |
| TNMP delivery · 1,600 kWh × 7.771¢ | $124.34 |
| TNMP delivery · monthly fee | $7.56 |
| What you would actually pay | $170.89 |
fact label read October 2, 2026
Figures computed October 5, 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.