What does free nights and weekends actually mean?

Your energy charge is $0 during the plan’s off-peak window. Utility delivery charges still apply, as they do on every plan. Weekday daytime energy is priced higher to offset the free hours.

Is the advertised 1,000 kWh rate my real price?

It’s the provider’s estimate, assuming a typical split between free and paid hours. Put more of your usage in the free window and your real average comes in lower; put less and it comes in higher. We show every plan at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kWh so you can see how it behaves.

Who saves the most on a free nights plan?

Homes that are busiest evenings and weekends and can shift big loads — laundry, dishes, EV charging, pre-cooling — into the free window. If your heaviest usage is weekday afternoons, compare a fixed-rate plan at the same usage first; we show both for your ZIP.

Does comparing cost anything?

No. WattKarma is a PUCT-licensed broker. Comparing is free; we are paid by the provider only if you enroll.

Free Nights & Weekends

Pay nothing for energy at night and all weekend.

Free nights and weekends plans charge $0 for the energy you use inside an off-peak window — commonly 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights, plus all day Saturday and Sunday. Run the laundry, the dishwasher, the EV charger, and the AC at night, and that energy is free. Enter your ZIP to see live plans and find the window that fits your home.

How it works

Free energy in a set window, every night and all weekend.

In competitive Texas you choose a retail electric provider (REP), and your utility — Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP Texas, TNMP, or Lubbock Power & Light — still delivers the power. On a free nights plan, the energy charge is $0 inside the plan’s window. Delivery charges apply as they do on every plan. Daytime energy is priced higher to fund the free hours, so the plan pays off when a good share of your usage lands in the window — and for a lot of Texas homes, it does.

Pick the window that matches your home. 9 p.m.–6 a.m. and 8 p.m.–7 a.m. are different products, and weekend rules differ. We show the window on every plan.
Daytime energy costs more. That’s how the free hours are funded — and why moving usage into the window is where the savings are.
Shift what you can. Laundry, dishes, EV charging, the pool pump, pre-cooling before a hot afternoon — each one you move into the window is free energy.

Is it right for you?

Three questions before you enroll.

The free window works best for homes that can put real usage inside it. Here’s how to tell if yours can:

When is your home busiest?Evenings and weekends — cooking, laundry, everyone home — is exactly the pattern these plans reward.
What can you shift into the window?Dishwasher, laundry, EV charging, pool pump, pre-cooling the house before a hot afternoon. Each one becomes free energy.
What does your weekday afternoon look like?Heavy AC while working from home all day? Compare against a fixed-rate plan at the same usage — we show both for your ZIP.

Want the full math, with worked examples? Read our guide: Texas free nights plans: compare true cost at 1,000 kWh.

FAQ

Free nights and weekends, explained.

Your energy charge is $0 during the plan’s off-peak window. Utility delivery charges still apply, as they do on every plan. Weekday daytime energy is priced higher to offset the free hours.
It’s the provider’s estimate, assuming a typical split between free and paid hours. Put more of your usage in the free window and your real average comes in lower; put less and it comes in higher. We show every plan at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kWh so you can see how it behaves.
Homes that are busiest evenings and weekends and can shift big loads — laundry, dishes, EV charging, pre-cooling — into the free window. If your heaviest usage is weekday afternoons, compare a fixed-rate plan at the same usage first; we show both for your ZIP.
No. WattKarma is a PUCT-licensed broker. Comparing is free; we are paid by the provider only if you enroll.

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