Smart 1000 Select 12
TXU 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 $2,040 over twelve months — an average of $170 a month, or 17.0¢ per kilowatt hour all in. That makes it the 167th cheapest of the 171 plans sold in CenterPoint Energy territory.
These figures are estimated. We could not read TXU ENERGY’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
$2,040
$170 a month · 17.0¢ per kWh
advertised9.9¢really17.0¢
- Loses its $106.50 bill credit in months under 1,000 kWh (your Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec).
- Charges $14.50 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 × 19.1¢ | $148.98 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $14.50 |
| CenterPoint delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| No $106.50 credit · needs 1,000 kWh, you use 780 | not earned |
| What you would actually pay | $163.48 |
Every month at 1,000 kWh
| Month | Estimated bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | $163.48 | missed the credit |
| Feb | $148.20 | missed the credit |
| Mar | $144.38 | missed the credit |
| Apr | $148.20 | missed the credit |
| May | $182.58 | missed the credit |
| Jun | $148.66 | |
| Jul | $213.60 | |
| Aug | $213.60 | |
| Sep | $156.30 | |
| Oct | $190.22 | missed the credit |
| Nov | $155.84 | missed the credit |
| Dec | $174.94 | 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 | 22.0¢ | 22.0¢ | $110 | $1,320 |
| 1,000 kWh a month | 9.9¢ | 9.9¢ | $99 | $1,188 |
| 2,000 kWh a month | 14.5¢ | 14.5¢ | $290 | $3,480 |
What is actually in this plan
The fine print, in plain English
- Base charge
- $14.50 every month before you use any electricity at all. Over a year that is $174.
- Energy charge
- 19.100¢ per kilowatt hour, the same at any usage.
- Bill credits
- $106.50 off your bill in months you use at least 1,000 kWh.
- Minimum usage fee
- None.
- CenterPoint delivery charges
- Included in the energy charge above. CenterPoint still charges roughly $4.67 a month plus 5.1567¢ per kWh; the retailer has folded it in rather than billing it separately.
- Early termination fee
- $150 if you leave before the end of the 12-month term. Worth comparing against what you would save by switching.
- Notes from the label
- host returned 403 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.
- #1Bright Nights 6 — CHARIOT ENERGY$101.34/mosaves $823.95 a year
- #2September Savin' 6 — Energy Texas$101.37/mosaves $823.58 a year
- #3Simply September 6 — RHYTHM$101.37/mosaves $823.58 a year
- #4True Value 10 — TRUE POWER$102.34/mosaves $811.95 a year
- #5Bright Nights 10 — CHARIOT ENERGY$102.34/mosaves $811.95 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 CenterPoint tariff.
| Energy charge · 1,600 kWh × 19.1¢ | $305.60 |
|---|---|
| Base charge · every month regardless of usage | $14.50 |
| CenterPoint delivery · included in the energy charge | $0 |
| Bill credit · 1,000+ kWh | −$106.50 |
| What you would actually pay | $213.60 |
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.