Spark Instant 12
SPARK ENERGY LLC · 12-month contract · fixed rate · Texas-New Mexico Power delivery area
At 1,000 kilowatt hours a month spread across a Texas year, this plan costs $2,240 over twelve months — an average of $186.67 a month, or 18.7¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 162nd cheapest of the 166 plans sold in Texas-New Mexico Power territory.
These figures are estimated. We could not read SPARK ENERGY LLC’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
$2,240
$186.67 a month · 18.7¢ per kWh
advertised14.0¢really18.7¢
- Loses its $70 bill credit in months under 1,000 kWh (your Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec).
- Charges $70 every month before you use any electricity.
- We could not read this plan’s fact label cleanly, so these numbers are reconstructed from its three published prices.
a month this plan works against you
| Energy charge · 780 kWh × 14¢ | $109.20 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $70 |
| TNMP delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| No $70 credit · needs 1,000 kWh, you use 780 | not earned |
| What you would actually pay | $179.20 |
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $179.20 | missed the credit |
| Feb | $168 | missed the credit |
| Mar | $165.20 | missed the credit |
| Apr | $168 | missed the credit |
| May | $193.20 | missed the credit |
| Jun | $176.40 | |
| Jul | $224 | |
| Aug | $224 | |
| Sep | $182 | |
| Oct | $198.80 | missed the credit |
| Nov | $173.60 | missed the credit |
| Dec | $187.60 | missed the credit |
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 | 28.0¢ | 28.0¢ | $140 | $1,680 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 14.0¢ | 14.0¢ | $140 | $1,680 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 14.0¢ | 14.0¢ | $280 | $3,360 |
What is actually in this plan
The fine print, in plain English
- Base charge
- $70 every month before you use any electricity at all. Over a year that is $840.
- Energy charge
- 14.000¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
- Bill credits
- $70 off your bill in months you use at least 1,000 kWh.
- Minimum usage fee
- None.
- TNMP delivery charges
- Included in the energy charge above. TNMP still charges roughly $8 a month plus 6.4300¢ per kWh; the retailer has folded it in rather than billing it separately.
- Early termination fee
- $200 if you leave before the end of the 12-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 bill-credit plan; the credit threshold is assumed to be 1,000 kWh
The alternatives
Five plans that cost less than this one
Same territory, same 1,000 kWh a month, same method.
- #1No Gimmicks 11 — Budget Power$120.15/mosaves $798.18 a year
- #2September Savin' 6 — Energy Texas$120.28/mosaves $796.62 a year
- #3Simply September 6 — RHYTHM$120.28/mosaves $796.62 a year
- #4Bright Nights 6 — CHARIOT ENERGY$121/mosaves $788 a year
- #5Bright Nights 10 — CHARIOT ENERGY$122/mosaves $776 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 TNMP tariff.
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 14¢ | $224 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $70 |
| TNMP delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| Bill credit · 1,000+ kWh | −$70 |
| What you would actually pay | $224 |
Figures computed August 7, 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.