Texas Electricity Ratings

[caption id="attachment_4068" align="aligncenter" width="726"] Plan Picker 3000 — Better than Power to Choose! [/caption] How Can I Find Help Choosing the Best Dallas Energy Plan? Shopping for an electricity plan can be a pain. Each plan has different benefits that work well for some but not for others. And if you choose the wrong plan, you could lose a lot of money. So how do you know you’re getting the best value with your power to choose in Dallas? If you’re an Oncor customer, struggling to compare electrical rates in Texas , then you need to let Plan Picker 3000 help you find the best option. How Does Plan Picker 3000 Help Me Compare Energy Providers? Plan Picker 3000 lets you pick the right plan based upon what’s important to you in an electricity plan. You’ll start by choosing one of four options that you highly prioritize when choosing an electricity provider: No Bill Surprises: You want a plan that prioritizes straightforward pricing. Best R...

[caption id="attachment_4065" align="alignright" width="375"] Are renewables taking over the Texas electric industry? New generator connections make it very probable. [/caption] What is the Future of Texas Energy? Purchasing green energy is important to many Texas electricity customers but not all. Yet, if current trends continue, green energy may be the only option. As a proportion of total Texas electricity usage, wind power is expected to overtake coal sometime this year or next. According to the most recent Generator Interconnection Status Report (GIR) from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), 80 GW of potential generation capacity is at various stages of approval. Of that 80 GW, 38 GW is wind power and 30 GW comes from solar power plants but none of the 80 GW capacity comes from coal. Wind turbines are already a common sight west of the Texas Hill Country. With a few years, solar farms will be, too. About half of the new solar volume...

[caption id="attachment_3683" align="alignright" width="375"] Smile, Dallas! Lower ONOCR rates mean savings on your monthly electric bills! [/caption] What Kind of Savings Can I Expect with Oncor’s Recent Rate Reduction? With Texas hurricane season currently underway, it pays to have good news about lower electricity rates. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) recently approved Oncor’s requested delivery rate decrease . It comes as a result of the federal tax cuts imposed at the end of last year by the Trump administration with savings set to begin this October. The savings are set to take place now that the PUCT has approved Oncor’s annual revenue requirement (ARR). Every year, utility companies must have their profit margins reviewed by the PUCT. Any increases or decreases to rates must be approved as part of government oversight. The rates approved by the PUCT are lower than Oncor originally suggested, and as a result, slightly better for co...

[caption id="attachment_4050" align="aligncenter" width="576"] We compare the plans of two of the biggest Texas electricity providers! [/caption] Who Offers the Better Electricity Plan in Dallas? We’ve compared the plans of TXU and Stream Energy head to head. One popular plan type in particular is Texas Renewable Energy. If you’re looking to save money, you’ll want to know how we break down the plans and see which one comes out on top. A free nights plan is great for customers who can move their energy use to off-peak hours. This can help make it easier for you to find low rates in the ONCOR area . TXU and Stream both offer free nights electricity. However, when you compare the electricity rates of TXU’s Free Nights & Solar Days 12 versus Stream’s Free Nights , you find that TXU is the better option. Who Offers Lower Electricity Rates? Stream Free Nights ’ electricity rate is slightly higher than TXU ’s Free Nights & Solar Days 12...

[caption id="attachment_3916" align="alignright" width="370"] ERCOT’s seasonal forecast for the coming fall and winter is out. Learn about how it could affect your monthly Texas electric bill as the cold weather returns! [/caption] Will there be enough Texas electricity for the cold weather? The organization responsible for managing nearly all of the Texas power grid -- the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) -- says there will be plenty of electricity for Texans this fall and winter. Even at peak demand, Texas electricity customers will stay warm and toasty when their furnaces fire up. Peak demand in the fall is estimated to be 58,619 MW which easily fits within the 81,000 MW of capacity that will be available. That includes 915 MW of capacity from two natural gas-fired power plants, one wind project, and three solar projects that recently came online. Plus, there’s another 265 MW of planned operational capacity projected to become available ...

[caption id="attachment_3744" align="alignright" width="375"] Looking for a shot term break from high priced plans for your high usage home in Dallas? We’ve got the deals here! [/caption] Which Plans Have the Cheapest Rates for High Energy Use in Dallas? If you live in a large residence, then you know the burden of high energy bills each month. The cost of running the A/C to keep your house cool during summer can take its toll on your budget. Luckily, Bounce Energy offers three of the cheapest energy plans that favor large households: Fast Fixed 4 , Fantastic Fixed 6 , and Nifty 9 . How Cheap Are the Electricity Rates for High Usage Plans? Fast Fixed 4 and Nifty 9 both offer an electrical charge of 4.1 cents per kWh, and Fantastic Fixed 6 offers 4.2 cents per kWh. With TDU charges of $3.49 per month and 3.789 cents per kWh of usage, the average for Fast Fixed 4 and Nifty 9 is just 9.6 cents per kWh and 9.7 cents per kWh for Fantastic Fixed 6 . How S...

[caption id="attachment_4026" align="alignright" width="382"] Just when you thought it was safe, the Texas hurricane season roars back to life! Learn what"s behind it and what you can expect. —Image courtesy of NOAA [/caption] What Texas Hurricane Season? We should be in the middle of a strong hurricane season. But if you’ve looked for storm systems in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico over the past two months, there’s been total nada happening. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey one year ago, the dearth of tropical cyclones has been a welcome respite from Texas electricity supply outages. What happened to the “above-normal” hurricane season? Remember back in the May hurricane prediction that there was uncertainty about how warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the Main Development Region (MDR) would get this summer? NOAA’s computer weather models suggested the possibility that the Atlantic could stay cooler this summer. Well, that possibility b...