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Compare Texas retail electricity providers and catalog prices at 500 and 1,000 kWh—enter your ZIP for plans at your address.
Texas lets most homes choose a retail electric provider. The comparison table lists WattKarma catalog providers with ownership notes, PUCT certificates, and sample averages by delivery utility. WattKarma is a licensed broker (PUCT #BR220202).
Your TDU delivers power and handles outages. Your retail provider sells the generation portion on the bill. Confirm your delivery utility on the utilities hub, then read each plan's Electricity Facts Label (EFL).
Updated October 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM CT
Gexa Energy operates under NextEra Energy.
Gexa Energy operates under NextEra Energy.
Frontier Utilities operates under NextEra Energy.
Frontier Utilities operates under NextEra Energy.
4Change Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
4Change Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
Express Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
Express Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
Atlantex Power is listed as Atlantic Energy Texas by the PUCT.
Atlantex Power is listed as Atlantic Energy Texas by the PUCT.
Veteran Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
Veteran Energy operates under Value Based Brands LLC.
BKV Energy operates under BKV-BPP Retail LLC.
BKV Energy operates under BKV-BPP Retail LLC.
APG&E is a privately held retail electric provider under AP Holdings.
APG&E is a privately held retail electric provider under AP Holdings.
Payless Power operates under Young Energy, LLC.
Payless Power operates under Young Energy, LLC.
Lowest catalog average at 500 and 1,000 kWh per provider; your address may differ.
| Provider | Parent company | PUCT certificate | TDU areas | Plans in catalog | CenterPoint (Houston)Houston 77002 | Oncor (DFW)Dallas 75201 | AEP Texas CentralCorpus Christi 78401 | AEP Texas NorthAbilene 79601 | TNMPTexas City 77590 | LP&L (Lubbock)Lubbock 79401 | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gexa Energy |
NextEra Energy | #10027 | 5 / 6 | 10 | 500 kWh12.9¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
500 kWh12.2¢ 1,000 kWh7.4¢ |
500 kWh12.5¢ 1,000 kWh7.0¢ |
500 kWh12.6¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
— | 500 kWh13.9¢ 1,000 kWh8.9¢ |
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| Frontier Utilities |
NextEra Energy | — | 5 / 6 | 13 | 500 kWh12.9¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
500 kWh12.2¢ 1,000 kWh7.4¢ |
500 kWh12.5¢ 1,000 kWh7.0¢ |
500 kWh12.6¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
— | 500 kWh13.9¢ 1,000 kWh8.8¢ |
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| Payless Power |
Young Energy, LLC | #10110 | 4 / 6 | 6 | 500 kWh18.9¢ 1,000 kWh15.9¢ |
500 kWh19.3¢ 1,000 kWh16.3¢ |
500 kWh18.2¢ 1,000 kWh15.3¢ |
500 kWh18.5¢ 1,000 kWh15.5¢ |
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| APG&E |
— | #10105 | 5 / 6 | 3 | 500 kWh14.9¢ 1,000 kWh14.4¢ |
500 kWh15.2¢ 1,000 kWh14.8¢ |
500 kWh15.1¢ 1,000 kWh14.8¢ |
500 kWh16.2¢ 1,000 kWh15.9¢ |
500 kWh17.6¢ 1,000 kWh16.8¢ |
— | See plans |
| BKV Energy |
BKV-BPP Retail LLC | #10323 | 5 / 6 | 12 | 500 kWh14.3¢ 1,000 kWh13.8¢ |
500 kWh14.5¢ 1,000 kWh14.1¢ |
500 kWh12.9¢ 1,000 kWh12.6¢ |
500 kWh13.5¢ 1,000 kWh13.1¢ |
— | 500 kWh13.4¢ 1,000 kWh13.4¢ |
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| 4Change Energy |
Value Based Brands LLC | #10041 | 5 / 6 | 10 | 500 kWh12.8¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
500 kWh12.2¢ 1,000 kWh7.4¢ |
500 kWh12.7¢ 1,000 kWh7.0¢ |
500 kWh12.8¢ 1,000 kWh7.3¢ |
— | 500 kWh16.7¢ 1,000 kWh12.7¢ |
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| Express Energy |
Value Based Brands LLC | #10041 | 4 / 6 | 11 | 500 kWh13.0¢ 1,000 kWh7.5¢ |
500 kWh12.4¢ 1,000 kWh7.6¢ |
500 kWh12.7¢ 1,000 kWh7.4¢ |
500 kWh12.8¢ 1,000 kWh8.7¢ |
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| Veteran Energy |
Value Based Brands LLC | #10041 | 4 / 6 | 7 | 500 kWh18.1¢ 1,000 kWh12.6¢ |
500 kWh19.7¢ 1,000 kWh14.3¢ |
500 kWh18.8¢ 1,000 kWh13.4¢ |
500 kWh18.7¢ 1,000 kWh13.4¢ |
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| Atlantex Power |
— | — | 5 / 6 | 20 | 500 kWh14.5¢ 1,000 kWh7.7¢ |
500 kWh14.7¢ 1,000 kWh7.8¢ |
500 kWh13.3¢ 1,000 kWh6.6¢ |
500 kWh15.3¢ 1,000 kWh8.5¢ |
— | 500 kWh15.4¢ 1,000 kWh8.8¢ |
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Prices are the lowest average ¢/kWh at 500 and 1,000 kWh in WattKarma's catalog for the ZIP shown. Your price depends on address, usage, and plan. Read the Electricity Facts Label (EFL) before you enroll.
A dash (—) in the table means we did not have a catalog average for that provider in that delivery area at the sample ZIP in the column header. Enter your ZIP for live plans at your address.
NextEra Energy: Gexa Energy (PUCT #10027, acquired June 2005) and Frontier Utilities.
NRG: Reliant (since 2009, PUCT #10007), Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Cirro, and NRG.
TXU Energy (PUCT #10004).
Champion Energy Services is a retail subsidiary of Calpine (source). Constellation completed its acquisition of Calpine on January 7, 2026 (source).
Young Energy, LLC: Payless Power (PUCT #10110), prepaid specialist.
174 Power Global / Hanwha: Chariot Energy.
Titan Gas, LLC: CleanSky Energy d/b/a (PUCT #10268).
BKV–Banpu Power JV: BKV Energy / BKV-BPP Retail (PUCT #10323).
AP Holdings: APG&E is privately held.
Enter your ZIP first. Compare the Electricity Facts Label at 500, 1,000, and 2,000 kWh, the contract term, and any early termination fee. WattKarma shows plans our catalog includes; we do not claim every address will have the lowest price on the market.
Compare PUCT certificate numbers on the table, then read the full EFL before you enroll.
These providers hold PUCT certificates but do not currently have plans in WattKarma's residential catalog for most ZIP codes. See the PUCT REP directory for the full list.
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