New this month! Our team is providing a “TOP 3 Providers” analysis based on the data we collected since the beginning of the year. Let’s see which REPs are ranking first in each category of plans …
Our team at EnergySavings.com has been capturing daily snapshots of electricity plans from the Power to Choose website. Data collected* are analyzed monthly to give you an understanding of the offers available and the market trends. Grouping the most common plans by category, we analyze the same plan categories every month to give you an apples-to-apples comparison.
TRENDS: JULY vs JUNE
AEP North Delivery Area– July 2021: Rates and Trends for Most Common Plans:1
| Fixed Rate (cents/kWh) 12mo Plans |
Variable Rate (cents/kWh) | |||||
| June | July | Trends | June | July | Trends | |
| Lowest | 7.7 | 9.1 |  18% |
7.2 | 9.7 | 35% |
| Highest | 12.8 | 12.8 |  0% |
16.9 | 16.9 | 0% |
| Average | 9.5 | 10.6 | 12% |
10.5 | 12.2 | 16% |
| Number of REPs | 31 | 30 | -3% |
13 | 10 | -23% |
1Trends show the percentage change in the rate from the previous month for the same category of products. This table compares the lowest price offered by each REP that offered the respective type of plan in each month. The “Highest” row above shows the highest price among all the lowest price plans offered by REPs offering that type of plan in this region for each month.
We noticed in this delivery area that AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC is not offering plans anymore in the fixed rate category. WTU RETAIL ENERGY, DIRECT ENERGY and FIRST CHOICE POWER are the providers that we captured as not offering any more variable rate plans. The lowest rates increased by 18% for the fixed rate category, and by 35% for the variable rate category in the table above. Concerning the highest rate, the price did not vary between June and July.
AEP North Delivery Area – July 2021: Rates and Trends for Most Common 100% Green Plans:1
| 100 % green, Fixed Rate (cents/kWh) 12mo Plans |
100 % green, Variable Rate (cents/kWh) | |||||
| June | July | Trends | June | July | Trends | |
| Lowest | 8.5 | 9.8 | 15% |
8.6 | 10.9 | 27% |
| Highest | 13.9 | 12.1 |  -13% |
17.1 | 17.1 | 0% |
| Average | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5% |
13.3 | 13.6 | 3% |
| Number of REPs | 9 | 7 | -22% |
3 | 3 | 0% |
1Trends show the percentage change in the rate from the previous month for the same category of products. This table compares the lowest price offered by each REP that offered the respective type of plan in each month. The “Highest” row above shows the highest price among all the lowest price plans offered by REPs offering that type of plan in this region for each month.
Number of players: Regarding the 100% green category in the AEP North Delivery Area, AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC and TXU ENERGY left the game in the fixed rate category. They are not showing offers in this category in July 2021. On the other hand, the number of REPs showing offers in the variable rate category is stable. Price Variation: our team captured +15% and +27% for the lowest rates. The highest rate decreased by 13% in the first category and was stable in the second one.
Who are the Best Electricity Providers in the AEP North Delivery Area?
Our team is defining the best electricity provider as one that is reliable and offers attractive rates. As a result, we have only included in our analysis REPs who have consistently offered products on the Power to Choose website every month between January and July 2021, even despite the winter storm that occurred in February 2021, and identified the top 3 for each plan category below. Energy Providers’ ratings mentioned in this article were captured in July 2021 from the Power to Choose website.
Top 3 Electricity Providers for non-100% green 12 months fixed rate plans2:
| Average (cents/kWh) | Min Rate (cents/kWh) | Max Rate (cents/kWh) | Current Rate, July 2021 (cents/kWh) | |
| SPARK ENERGY LLC | 9.0 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| POWERNEXT | 9.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| WINDROSE ENERGY | 9.0 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
2Table shows the REPs that have the 3 lowest average monthly minimum rates from January 2021 to July 2021. We are excluding REPs that did not show offers during one or several months within this timeframe. Refer to the footer note in this article for more information about our data collection process and analysis.
- SPARK ENERGY LLC: this provider is ranked in the top position for this category of plan. They were certified on 4/22/2002 by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and obtained 2 stars on the Power to Choose website.
- POWERNEXT: was certified on 11/30/2018 and is rated 1 over 5 stars.
- WINDROSE ENERGY: was certified on 2/1/2018 and this provider’s rating went from 3 to 2 (over 5.)
Top 3 electricity providers for non-100% green variable rate plans2:
| Average Rate (cents/kWh) | Min Rate (cents/kWh) | Max Rate (cents/kWh) | July 2021 Rate (cents/kWh) | |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 8.1 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 9.0 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 10.0 | 8.1 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| YEP | 10.0 | 8.1 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
2Table shows the REPs that have the 3 lowest average monthly minimum rates from January 2021 to July 2021. We are excluding REPs that did not show offers during one or several months within this timeframe. Refer to the footer note in this article for more information about our data collection process and analysis.
- SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC: This energy provider was certified on 5/22/2019 and is rated 3/5 stars.
- INFUSE ENERGY LLC: certified on 8/6/2014 and obtained the maximum star rating on Power to Choose (5/5.)
- SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT: obtained their certification by the PUCT on 6/13/2006 and are rated with the maximum star rating!
- YEP: This REP is owned by the same parent company as SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT so they have the same PUCT certification date. YEP is also rated as one of the best as they obtained 5 stars.
Top 3 electricity providers for 100% green 12 months fixed rate plans2:
| Average Rate (cents/kWh) | Min Rate (cents/kWh) | Max Rate (cents/kWh) | July 2021 Rate (cents/kWh) | |
| GEXA ENERGY | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| CLEANSKY ENERGY | 9.2 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 |
2Table shows the REPs that have the 3 lowest average monthly minimum rates from January 2021 to July 2021. We are excluding REPs that did not show offers during one or several months within this timeframe. Refer to the footer note in this article for more information about our data collection process and analysis.
- GEXA ENERGY: was certified on 8/2/2001 by the PUCT. They have 2/5 stars.
- CLEANSKY ENERGY: are not rated on Power to Choose website and were certified only a few years ago on 11/7/2019.
- GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY: this provider was certified in 2001 and has a 4-star rating.
Top 3 electricity providers for 100% green variable rate plans2:
| Average Rate (cents/kWh) | Min Rate (cents/kWh) | Max Rate (cents/kWh) | July 2021 Rate (cents/kWh) | |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 9.1 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 13.8 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 10.9 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
2Table shows the REPs that have the 3 lowest average monthly minimum rates from January 2021 to July 2021. We are excluding REPs that did not show offers during one or several months within this timeframe. Refer to the footer note in this article for more information about our data collection process and analysis.
- INFUSE ENERGY LLC: was certified on 8/6/2014. They are rated 5/5 stars on the Power to Choose website.
- GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY: is ranked second in our Top 3 (see above in this article for more info about this energy provider.)
- AMBIT ENERGY: was certified on 10/18/2005 and is rated 3 stars.
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LIST OF ENERGY PROVIDERS/ PRICES
AEP North Delivery Area – July 2021: List of Lowest Reported EFL Prices for an estimated 1000 kWh’s *
July 2021: Lowest Electricity Prices in Abilene, Texas (or AEP North TDU area): Non-100% Green 12mo-Fixed Rate Plans:
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 1000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| 4CHANGE ENERGY | 9.1 |
| THINK ENERGY | 9.2 |
| VETERAN ENERGY | 9.2 |
| FRONTIER UTILITIES | 9.6 |
| FIRST CHOICE POWER | 9.7 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 9.8 |
| YEP | 9.8 |
| POWERNEXT | 10.0 |
| WINDROSE ENERGY | 10.0 |
| DISCOUNT POWER | 10.3 |
| CIRRO ENERGY | 10.4 |
| RANCHERO POWER | 10.4 |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 10.4 |
| RELIANT | 10.5 |
| SPARK ENERGY LLC | 10.6 |
| DIRECT ENERGY | 10.8 |
| TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP | 10.8 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 10.9 |
| TARA ENERGY | 10.9 |
| WTU RETAIL ENERGY | 10.9 |
| AMIGO ENERGY | 11.0 |
| CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 11.0 |
| JUST ENERGY | 11.0 |
| V247 POWER CORPORATION | 11.2 |
| PULSE POWER LLC | 11.3 |
| TXU ENERGY | 11.3 |
| SUMMER ENERGY LLC | 11.4 |
| ENERGY TO GO | 11.7 |
| CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC | 11.9 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 12.8 |
In this month, 53% of these REPs changed their price. Most of them increased it; only 4 REPs did the opposite. 4CHANGE ENERGY offered the lowest price while AMBIT ENERGY offered the highest.
July 2021: Lowest Electricity Prices in Abilene, Texas (or AEP North TDU area): Non-100% Green Variable Rate Plans:
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 1000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 9.7 |
| RANCHERO POWER | 9.8 |
| RELIANT | 9.9 |
| NEC CO-OP ENERGY | 12.4 |
| SOUTHWEST POWER & LIGHT | 12.5 |
| YEP | 12.5 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 12.7 |
| TEXPO ENERGY | 12.7 |
| TXU ENERGY | 13.3 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 16.9 |
SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC and AMBIT ENERGY offered the lowest and highest price, respectively. Among these 10 REPs, 7 changed their price during the month. They all increased their prices within the month of July.
July 2021: Lowest Electricity Prices in Abilene, Texas (or AEP North TDU area): 100% Green 12mo-Fixed Rate Plans:
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 1000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| GEXA ENERGY | 9.8 |
| CLEANSKY ENERGY | 10.3 |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 10.9 |
| RHYTHM | 11.1 |
| TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP | 11.3 |
| PULSE POWER LLC | 11.7 |
| ENERGY TO GO | 12.1 |
GEXA ENERGY and ENERGY TO GO took the lowest and highest price spots in this category, respectively. Eighty-six percent of these REPs changed their prices. All of them but two increased their prices within the month. TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP is the only provider that kept their price steady during the month of July 2021.
July 2021: Lowest Electricity Prices in Abilene, Texas (or AEP North TDU area): 100% Green Variable Rate Plan:
(lowest to highest rate)
| Energy Providers | Rate for 1000 kWh (¢/kWh) |
| GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY | 10.9 |
| INFUSE ENERGY LLC | 12.8 |
| AMBIT ENERGY | 17.1 |
GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY is the REP offering the lowest electricity rate here and AMBIT ENERGY offered the highest rate. Only AMBIT ENERGY didn’t change its price during the month.
* Data obtained from powertochoose.org (Power to Choose) for the days from 7/1/2021 to 7/31/2021. 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 1000 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 its pricing.