Texas was impacted during the month of February by the massive power outages leaving more than 3 million households without electricity. Even as investigations are still happening to determine what caused this crisis, early analysis underlines that the state was not equipped for such a cold weather event. Power generation equipment failed and caused major blackouts in the entire state. Let’s find out the impact of this weather crisis on the data we captured from Power to Choose for the month of February 2021.
Power to Choose is a website created by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) that lists electricity plans offered by certified Retail Energy Providers (REPs). For more information about Power to Choose and its role, please consult this page. If you haven’t decided which kind of plan best fits your needs, please consult our FAQ section for things to consider when shopping for your next electricity plan in Texas.
Our team at energysavings.com has been capturing daily snapshots of the energy plans offered on the Power to Choose site and has put together the following information regarding the energy plans offered during the month of February 2021 for the TNMP delivery area. Please click here for a map that shows the location of the transmission and distribution utilities in competitive areas. Please note that as rates may change at any time in the day on the Power to Choose site, the following analysis is only based on information captured in our snapshots each month.
1. Fixed Rate Plans
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a Fixed Rate 12-month Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| ENERGY MONGER LLC | 9.8 |
| VARSITY ENERGY LLC | 9.8 |
| FRONTIER UTILITIES | 10.0 |
| RELIANT | 10.0 |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 10.0 |
| VOLT ELECTRICITY PROVIDER LP | 10.0 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 10.1 |
| WINDROSE ENERGY | 10.1 |
| CIRRO ENERGY | 10.2 |
| DISCOUNT POWER | 10.3 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 10.3 |
| VETERAN ENERGY | 10.3 |
| SPARK ENERGY LLC | 10.4 |
| POWER OF TEXAS HOLDINGS INC | 10.5 |
| POWERNEXT | 10.5 |
| 4CHANGE ENERGY | 10.6 |
| ENTRUST ENERGY INC | 10.7 |
| AMIGO ENERGY | 10.9 |
| JUST ENERGY | 10.9 |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 10.9 |
| TARA ENERGY | 10.9 |
| THINK ENERGY | 11.0 |
| SUMMER ENERGY LLC | 11.1 |
| GRIDPLUS ENERGY | 11.5 |
| TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP | 11.5 |
| AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 11.6 |
| PULSE POWER LLC | 11.6 |
| CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 11.7 |
| CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC | 11.8 |
| TXU ENERGY | 11.9 |
| ENERGY TO GO | 12.1 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 13.1 |
The same lowest rate of this table was offered by two REPs: Varsity Energy and Energy Monger.
| Varsity Energy | Energy Monger | |
| Plan Name | HOMERUN 12 | 12 Month E-Pay / E-Bill The Best Fixed Rate Plan |
| Termination fee? | $150 | $15 per month left in term |
| New customers only? | No, available for all customers | No, available for all customers |
| Special terms? | This product requires auto-pay and e-bill | The discounts are not available if you do not sign up for and maintain AutoPay and Paperless services |
Ambit Energy with the plan “Lone Star Classic 12” offered the highest rate of this category of plan. This plan was offered to all customers. It charges a $199 cancellation fee. The special terms stated that a discount of 0.2¢ per kWh applies to enrollment in paperless billing and automatic payment services.
Market trend: About 63% of the REPs changed their price here during the month of February, and most of them increased their rates. Only Infuse Energy, Champion Energy and Southwest Power & Light kept offering plans all month on the Power to Choose website.
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a Fixed Rate 24-month Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| RELIANT | 9.8 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 10.0 |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 10.1 |
| WINDROSE ENERGY | 10.1 |
| SPARK ENERGY LLC | 10.2 |
| FRONTIER UTILITIES | 10.4 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 10.5 |
| CIRRO ENERGY | 10.6 |
| THINK ENERGY | 10.8 |
| AMIGO ENERGY | 10.9 |
| JUST ENERGY | 10.9 |
| MIDAMERICAN ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 10.9 |
| TARA ENERGY | 10.9 |
| SUMMER ENERGY LLC | 11.0 |
| AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 11.3 |
| CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 11.4 |
| PULSE POWER LLC | 11.4 |
| GRIDPLUS ENERGY | 11.5 |
| TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP | 11.5 |
| DISCOUNT POWER | 11.6 |
| TXU ENERGY | 11.7 |
| ENERGY TO GO | 11.9 |
Reliant offered the lowest rate to new customers only who enroll through the Power to Choose website. “Reliant Power On 24 Plan” was the name of this plan that had a $295 of cancellation fee.
Energy to Go offered the price above with a plan named “Fixed To Go 24.” It was the highest rate of this category. This plan was available to all customers. It also charges a $20/month remaining of early termination fee.
Market trend: About 64% of the REPs changed their price here during the month of February. Of the changes, there were more price increases than decreases. Only Infuse Energy, Southwest Power & Light , Champion Energy and Amigo Energy kept offering plans all month on the Power to Choose website.
2. Variable Rate Plans
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a Variable Rate Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 8.8 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 8.9 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 9.1 |
| YEP | 9.1 |
| DIRECT ENERGY | 10.3 |
| FIRST CHOICE POWER | 10.3 |
| RELIANT | 10.9 |
| NEC CO-OP ENERGY | 12.8 |
| TXU ENERGY | 13.5 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 17.9 |
Southern Federal Power offered the lowest rate for this type of plan. This plan’s name is “Variable Advantage: Month-to-Month,” and new customers only were eligible to this rate.
Ambit Energy offered the highest rate of this category. The plan was called “Lone Star Flex” and was available for all customers.
Market trend: About 64% of the REPs changed their price here during the month of February, and most of them increased their rates. Only Reliant and Nec Co-op Energy kept offering plans all month on Power to Choose website.
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3. 100% Green Plans
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a 100% Green Fixed Rate 12-month Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| GEXA ENERGY | 9.7 |
| GREEN ENERGY EXCHANGE | 9.7 |
| FRONTIER UTILITIES | 10.0 |
| VARSITY ENERGY LLC | 10.0 |
| TOMORROW ENERGY CORP | 10.2 |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | 10.4 |
| CLEANSKY ENERGY | 10.6 |
| RHYTHM | 11.3 |
| ATG CLEAN ENERGY | 11.7 |
| AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 11.8 |
| TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP | 11.8 |
| PULSE POWER LLC | 11.9 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 12.2 |
| IBERDROLA TEXAS | 12.2 |
| ENERGY TO GO | 12.4 |
For this category, Green Energy Exchange and Gexa Energy were the REPs that offered the same lowest price in this category. Let’s see how they compared:
| Green Energy Exchange | Gexa Energy | |
| Plan Name | Texas Green 12 Autopay | Gexa Choice Green 12 |
| Termination fee? | $150 | $150 |
| New customers only? | Available for all customers | Yes |
| Special terms? | Not captured | Not captured |
Energy to Go was captured having the highest price for this category. This plan was available to all customers and has a $20/month remaining as early termination fee. The plan’s name is “Green To Go 12.”
Market trend: Only about 33% of the REPs changed their price here during the month of February, and all increased their rates. Only Rhythm and Iberdrola Texas kept offering plans during the week of the winter storm on the Power to Choose website.
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a 100% Green Fixed Rate 24-month Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | 10.3 |
| GEXA ENERGY | 10.4 |
| GREEN ENERGY EXCHANGE | 10.4 |
| TOMORROW ENERGY CORP | 10.6 |
| RHYTHM | 11.2 |
| AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 11.5 |
| ATG CLEAN ENERGY | 11.7 |
| IBERDROLA TEXAS | 11.8 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 12.5 |
Chariot Energy was showing the lowest rate. The plan was called “Chariot Choice 24,” had a $49 cancellation fee and is available to all customers.
The highest rate was offered by Green Mountain Energy. The name of this plan was “Pollution Free Crystal Clear 24 Choice.” It was available to all customers and had a $200 cancellation fee.
Market trend: Only Iberdrola Texas changed their price during the month of February by decreasing their rate. Only Rhythm and Iberdrola Texas had plans posted on the Power to Choose website during the winter storm.
TNMP – Lowest Reported EFL Price for a 100% Green Variable Rate Plan for an estimated 2000 kWh’s during February 2021*
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 2000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 9.0 |
| BULB | 9.7 |
| CHARIOT ENERGY | 10.7 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 15.7 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 18.1 |
The lowest rate here was offered by Infuse Energy with a plan called “Keep It Simple Savings Green Flex.” This plan was available to new customers only.
The highest rate of this category was offered by Ambit Energy with a plan called “Ambit Green Texas Flex.” This plan was available to all customers.
Market trend: Infuse Energy is the only REP who changed their variable plan price in February 2021 by increasing their rate. Only Green Mountain Energy Company kept offering one plan with a stable rate all month on the Power to Choose website.
* Data obtained from powertochoose.org (Power to Choose) for the days from 2/1/2021 to 2/28/2021. The tables above list the lowest price in cents/kWh offered by each retail electricity provider (REP) for a given type of plan for a monthly usage of 2000 kWh. If more than one product was available from the same REP for a given type of plan, EnergySavings.com only included the one with the lowest rate in its analysis. Please note that as products and rates may change at any time in the day on Power to Choose; EnergySavings.com’s analysis is based on information captured in its single daily snapshot, and therefore cannot guarantee that every product and rate made available in the month has been captured. Please reach out to [email protected] if you feel that any meaningful data has not been captured and EnergySavings.com may, at its sole discretion, issue a correction to the report. The analysis is performed by excluding plans that are marked as “Minimum usage fees/credits”, “Time of Use”, and “Prepaid” according to the data captured from Power to Choose. For more information about the electricity plans mentioned in this report, please consult both the Electricity Fact Label (EFL) and Terms of Service (TOS) for those plans. Those documents are available on the Power to Choose site if the plan is still currently offered. The rates listed may differ if the REP has changed their pricing.