Variable Advantage
SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC · 1-month contract · variable rate · AEP Texas Central delivery area
At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $1,026.75 over twelve months — an average of $85.56 a month, or 8.6¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 2nd cheapest of the 167 plans sold in AEP Texas Central 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
$1,026.75
$85.56 a month · 8.6¢ per kWh
advertised8.6¢and that is what it works out to
- The rate is variable, so this price is only what they charge this month.
your most expensive month
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 2.0475¢ | $32.76 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $4.95 |
| AEP Central delivery · 1,600 kWh × 5.6898¢ | $91.04 |
| AEP Central delivery · monthly fee | $3.24 |
| What you would actually pay | $131.99 |
fact label read September 1, 2026
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $68.54 | |
| Feb | $62.35 | |
| Mar | $60.80 | |
| Apr | $62.35 | |
| May | $76.28 | |
| Jun | $105.68 | |
| Jul | $131.99 | |
| Aug | $131.99 | |
| Sep | $108.77 | |
| Oct | $79.37 | |
| Nov | $65.45 | |
| Dec | $73.18 |
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 | 9.5¢ | 9.4¢ | $46.88 | $562.56 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 8.6¢ | 8.6¢ | $85.56 | $1,026.72 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 8.2¢ | 8.2¢ | $162.94 | $1,955.28 |
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
- 2.047¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
- Bill credits
- None. Nothing to qualify for and nothing to lose.
- Minimum usage fee
- None.
- AEP Central delivery charges
- $3.24 a month plus 5.6898¢ 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
Five plans that cost less than this one
Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.
- #1No Contract Advantage — Ranchero Power$85.56/mocosts $0 more
- #3SmartGreen 3 — SMARTENERGY HOLDINGS LLC$95.39/mocosts $117.91 more
- #4Ranchero Cheapskate - 3 — Ranchero Power$96.21/mocosts $127.83 more
- #5SoFed Try Us Out Now - 3 — SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC$96.21/mocosts $127.83 more
- #6Gexa Eco Choice 3 — GEXA ENERGY$97.44/mocosts $142.51 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 AEP Central tariff.
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 2.0475¢ | $32.76 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $4.95 |
| AEP Central delivery · 1,600 kWh × 5.6898¢ | $91.04 |
| AEP Central delivery · monthly fee | $3.24 |
| What you would actually pay | $131.99 |
fact label read September 1, 2026
Figures computed October 3, 2026 from the plan’s own Electricity Facts Label and published AEP Texas Central 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.