Market Rates: Houston Electricity & Centerpoint 5/24

Good morning, everyone. Here is today’s shopping guide entry for Texas electricity, covering the Centerpoint TDSP. This includes electricity in Houston and the surrounding areas. The rates for Houston electricity are a little bit more expensive than Dallas electricity, but they’re still much cheaper than the rest of the state of Texas. To help shoppers get a head start on finding new electricity plans, below is a list of the most regularly ordered types of electricity plans in Texas, both short term month to month electricity plans, long term fixed rate electricity plans, and environmentally friendly green energy plans. The list below should be a good place for Houstonians to start shopping and save money.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

StarTex Power – 5.5

Reliant Energy – 5.5

Mega Energy – 5.6

Frontier Utilities – 6.4

Kinetic Energy – 6.6

Bounce Energy – 7.0

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.2

Reliant Energy – 7.3

Bounce Energy – 7.3

Southwest Power & Light – 7.6

Dynowatt – 8.0

YEP – 8.2

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.3

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Brilliant Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Brilliant Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.3

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.4

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.4

cities covered in this shopping guide: Houston electricity; Baytown electricity; Kingwood electricity; Sugar Land electricity; Humble electricity; Galveston electricity; Pasadena electricity.

Market Rates: West Texas & Lewisville 5/20

Good afternoon, everyone. Today marks our last shopping guide entry this for Texas electricity. Today’s service area is the Texas-New Mexico power footprint, which covers electricity in Lewisville and many other service pockets all over Texas. The electricity rates in this region are between the rates for Houston and Dallas, so while not the most expensive in Texas, it’s still important to understand the price floor and find a good deal to help you save money. Below are the most commonly ordered types of electricity plans with the cheapest electricity prices for the service area. It is a good place to start shopping.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6.3

Reliant Energy – 6.4

StarTex Power – 6.6

Dynowatt – 6.6

Frontier Utilities – 6.7

Bounce Energy – 6.9

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.0

Dynowatt – 7.1

Bounce Energy – 7.4

Reliant Energy – 7.4

Southwest Power & Light – 7.5

YEP – 7.6

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.5

Reliant Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.5

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Cities covered in this shopping guide: Lewisville electricity.

Market Rates: North Texas & Abilene Electricity 5/19

Good afternoon, folks. Here is today’s Texas electricity shopping guide, this one reviewing the electric rates for North Texas (AEP North). This coverage area includes electricity in Abilene and electricity in San Angelo. It’s important to keep in mind that electricity prices for this region are expensive, so switching electricity providers is a good way to keep your bills low and save money. This shopping guide is a great place for consumers to start that process.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6.6

Reliant Energy – 6.7

StarTex Power – 6.9

Bounce Energy – 7.0

Frontier Utilities – 7.1

Southwest Power & Light – 7.4

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.5

Reliant Energy – 7.6

Bounce Energy – 7.6

Southwest Power & Light – 7.9

YEP – 8.0

Dynowatt – 8.0

Texas Power – 8.0

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Amigo Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.2

Cities covered in this shopping guide: Abilene electricity; Alpine electricity; San Angelo electricity; Vernon electricity.

Market Rates: South Texas & Corpus Christi Electricity 5/18

Good morning, everyone. Today’s entry into the Texas electricity shopping guide is for the South Texas area (AEP Central). This service area includes electricity for Corpus Christi and electricity for Brownsville. The electric rates in this region are the highest in Texas so shoppers should use the guide below to understand where the market starts and which electricity plans can be considered competitive. The list below is made up of the most common types of electricity plans ordered by customers with the lowest electricity prices, so it’s a great place to start shopping and save money.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6.7

Reliant Energy – 6.8

StarTex Power – 6.9

Mega Energy – 6.9

Fontier Utilities – 7.4

Bounce Energy – 7.8

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 8.0

Reliant Energy – 8.1

Bounce Energy – 8.1

Southwest Power & Light – 8.4

Dynowatt – 8.4

YEP – 8.5

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

Mega Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Brilliant Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.0

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.1

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.3

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.3

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.8

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 10.0

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 10.0

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 10.0

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.6

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.7

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.7

Cities covered in this shopping guide: Brownsville electricity, Corpus Christi electricity, Harlingen electricity, Laredo electricity, McAllen electricity, San Benito electricity, Victoria electricity

Market Rates: Houston Electricity 5/17

Good morning, everyone. Today’s entry into the Texas electricity shopping guide examines the electric rates for Houston electricity (Centerpoint service area). Shoppers looking to change electricity providers or get a lower priced electricity plan can start with the list below to understand the current market status. The electric plans listed are the most often ordered terms and types of electricity from some of the most recognizable names in Texas electricity.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 5.5

StarTex Power – 5.5

Mega Energy – 5.6

Kinetic Energy – 6.0

Frontier Utilities – 6.4

Bounce Energy – 7.0

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.2

Bounce Energy – 7.3

Reliant Energy – 7.3

Southwest Power & Light – 7.6

Dynowatt – 8.2

YEP – 8.2

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.3

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Brilliant Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Brilliant Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.3

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.4

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.4

Cities covers in this shopping guide: Houston electricity; Baytown electricity; Kingwood electricity; Sugar Land electricity; Humble electricity; Galveston electricity; Pasadena electricity.

Market Rates: Dallas Electricity 5/16

Good morning, folks. Today we dive back into our daily Texas electricity shopping guide entries that examine the lowest priced electricity plans in each region of Texas. Mondays we take a look at the Dallas Metroplex, which means the electricity plans for the Oncor service area, which covers Dallas electricity and Fort Worth electricity. Below are the lowest electric rates for the most commonly ordered electricity plans by customers in Oncor. It should help shoppers looking for new electricity providers save money.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 5.1

StarTex Power – 5.1

Mega Energy – 5.2

Kinetic Energy – 5.4

Frontier Utilities – 5.9

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.0

Reliant Energy – 7.1

Southwest Power & Light – 7.1

Bounce Energy – 7.2

YEP – 7.2

Dynowatt – 7.3

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Mega Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.1

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.1

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.1

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

Brilliant Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.5

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Mega Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.3

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.5

Cities covered int his shopping guide: Dallas electricity; Fort Worth electricity; Arlington electricity; Waco electricity; Irving electricity; Midland electricity; Odessa electricity; Plano electricity; Richardson electricity; Round Rock electricity; Tyler electricity;

Market Rates: West Texas Electricity 5/13

Good morning, Texans. Today is the last Texas electricity shopping guide entry of the week. It examines the electric rates for Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP), which is a huge pocket of service in West Texas and smaller pockets all over the state. It provides service for: Fort Stockton electricity, League City Electricity, Lewisville electricity, Friendswood electricity, and more. The electricity prices are about on par with Abilene and San Angelo (AEP North), so they’re about a cent and a half-more than than Oncor’s region. Below are the cheapest electricity plans listed out by their service periods and green energy content.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6.3

Reliant Energy – 6.4

StarTex Power – 6.6

Dynowatt – 6.7

Frontier Utilities – 6.7

Bounce Energy – 6.9

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Dynowatt – 7.2

Kinetic Energy – 7.3

Bounce Energy – 7.4

Reliant Energy – 7.4

Southwest Power & Light – 7.5

YEP – 7.6

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

Reliant Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.5

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.5

YEP – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.6

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

YEP – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

A New REP in Texas: Twin Eagle Resource Management

The Texas electricity market just got a bit more crowded. It looks like a company named Twin Eagle Resource Management has filed the paperwork to sell electricity in Texas. That’s quite a mouthful for a name. Fortunately, to avoid confusion with an existing retail electricity provider (REP) that does business as TriEagle Energy, Twin Eagle will be doing their business as TERM Power or TERM Energy. Which is actually great, because I can assure you that it would probably end up being as confusing as hell to have multiple numerically titled Eagle electricity companies operating in the Texas space.

Anyway, there’s a lot to already juggle in regards to the number of REP’s operating in Texas, and they can easily jumble together. Twin Eagle, however, does seem to have a solid pedigree in regards to their leadership. Here’s a run down of their Executive Leadership Team and a strategic partnership:

Twin Eagle is led by President, CEO and co-founder Griff Jones. Jones previously started Champion Energy Services and co-founded Eagle Energy Partners, and held a variety of positions at Dynegy and its predecessor.

Chuck Watson serves as Chairman of Twin Eagle Resource Management and is also a co-founder. Watson previously co-founded Eagle Energy Partners, and previously established NGC Corp., Dynegy’s predecessor, serving as chairman and CEO until his departure in May of 2002.

Former Champion Energy CEO and co-founder Rob Doty serves as CFO and Executive Vice President of Twin Eagle Resource Management. Doty was previously CFO at Dynegy.

Larry Leverett serves as Executive Vice President, Power for Twin Eagle Resource Management, and will lead power risk management and operations associated with the expansion of the company’s customer-focused power business. Leverett was most recently Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations at Calpine and was previously Senior Vice President, Wholesale Markets at TXU Portfolio Management.

Kim Casey, former Executive Vice President at Fulcrum Power Services, serves as Vice President, Power Origination at Twin Eagle. Casey has also served as a Senior Director at Dynegy.

Chesapeake Operating, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is an investor in Twin Eagle, and one of its key strategic suppliers of natural gas.

It’s not clear exactly when they’ll actually be offering new electricity plans to residential and commercial customers, but it’s safe to say they’ll have offers on the market sometime in the next year.

Market Rates: North Texas Electricity 5/12

Good morning, everyone. Here’s this week’s Texas electricity shopping guide entry for North Texas (AEP North), which includes the prices for electricity in Abilene and electricity in San Angelo. The electricity rates in this area are almost as expensive as South Texas, so shopping for value to help save money is pretty important unless you have money to burn. Below is a list of the most commonly ordered electricity plans with the cheapest prices in this region, so it’s a good place to start the shopping process if you live in the AEP North service area.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 6.6

Reliant Energy – 6.7

StarTex Power – 6.9

Bounce Energy – 7.0

Frontier Utilities – 7.1

Southwest Power & Light – 7.4

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.5

Bounce Energy – 7.6

Reliant Energy – 7.6

Southwest Power & Light – 7.9

YEP – 8.0

Dynowatt – 8.0

Texas Power – 8.0

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.3

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.4

Amigo Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.7

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 8.8

Amigo Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Texas Power – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 8.9

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.0

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan -9.0

YEP – 12 Month fixed Plan – 9.1

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.2

Market Rates: Houston Electricity 5/10

Posted below are the details for our second Texas electricity shopping guide entry for the week, this one examining the rates in the Houston electricity market. Houston electricity (Centerpoint) is still relatively cheap compared with the rest of Texas, but Texans shouldn’t leave any money on the table simply because Houston electricity rates aren’t as high as other areas of the state. Below is a list of the most commonly ordered types of electricity plans, listed according to the lowest electricity prices. It’s a good place to start researching the shopping process and save money on electricity.

Month to Month Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 5.4

StarTex Power – 5.4

Mega Energy – 5.6

Kinetic Energy – 6.0

Frontier Utilities – 6.4

Bounce Energy – 7.0

Month to Month Green Electricity Plans:

Kinetic Energy – 7.2

Bounce Energy – 7.3

Reliant Energy – 7.3

Southwest Power & Light – 7.6

YEP – 8.2

Dynowatt – 8.2

Long Term Fixed Rate Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.1

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.3

YEP – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.4

APNA Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Potentia Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.2

Bounce Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.8

Brilliant Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 9.9

Long Term Fixed Rate Green Electricity Plans:

Reliant Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Southwest Power & Light – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.6

Mega Energy – 6 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Kinetic Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Mega Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.7

Southwest Power & Light – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.8

Tara Energy – 12 Month Fixed Plan – 9.8

Kinetic Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.3

Mega Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.4

Southwest Power & Light – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.5

Tara Energy – 24 Month Fixed Plan – 10.5