Houston Area - Electricity Plan

[TSLA Pilot]

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Just be sure to select the "100% RENEWABLE" filter so as to help leave a usable planet for all of us please.

Also, we've had wonderful success with MP2 Energy with an ANNUAL bill of about $14 (as in, "the total for the entire year"), this with two MS's in the garage and absurdly low SEER builder-grade garbage AC units. We do this with our SolarCity/Tesla Energy solar panels.

What a concept: power your house, AND your cars, with power from the Sun?!? Who would've thunk it?

 

[Missile Toad]

Low rates are possible with Griddy.com . You have to be able to cope with fast moving prices ... which tend to resemble the stock market in many ways. My data since I signed up ~16 months ago:

7.4, 7.3, 8.2, & 7.0¢/kWh, average for each of the first months of 2020.
for all time 9.2¢/kWh (16 months) -- that's all fees and taxes includedl

Peak, last August at 16.2¢/kWh average for the month. Get a $50 rebate on signing up with Griddy.com

Pro tip: Set your car to charge at 3:00AM nightly. Average price per kWh is around 4.2¢/kWh during that time for the last few charges I made on my Tesla.

 

[Feathermerchan]

So your average with Griddy is ~9¢ ? My 2 year contract is 9¢ flat. Anytime I want to use it.
I found it at power to choose.

 

[Missile Toad]

So your average with Griddy is ~9¢ ? My 2 year contract is 9¢ flat. Anytime I want to use it.
I found it at power to choose.

I see Texas Saver 24 - Pulse Power available in the NE Houston area for 24 months, based on the assumption that monthly consumption is 1,000 kWh. The cost goes to 12.1¢ at 2000 kWh and also to 17.5¢ at 500 kWh. Conceivably, if you are moving back and forth from 1000-2000kWh some middle ground of 9.7¢/kWh is reached. So how far are you into your 2 year contract and who is it with?

Incidentally, the spot-market electric prices are very slightly better in the Dallas area than the Houston area, maybe 0.1-0.2¢ lower. So all these 'plans' have that as a common cost, and may give you a slight advantage.

 

[Feathermerchan]

I am with Windrose energy. I am about a year in. It is a flat rate plan. Most recent bill is $36.30 for 387 kWh. To the $0.09/kWh they added 0.70, 0.06 Misc Gross Receipts Tax, and 0.71 PUC assessment Sales Tax.
House is 2,150 sq ft gas heat and water heat and we used almost no A/C so far this year.

 

[richtrav]

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[Feathermerchan]

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