Electricity Plans for Large Homes

Bigger home, bigger electricity bill. If your home is 3000 square feet or larger, your electricity usage is typically over 2000 kWh a month. The best electricity plans for large homes with high usage are basic fixed rate plans or bill credit plans that target specific usage levels.

Best Electricity Plan for High Usage Homes

Our top recommendation for high usage homes is a basic fixed rate electricity plan. You’ll pay the same fixed energy rate per kWh for the term of your agreement. The only reason your effective rate will vary slightly with usage is because of any monthly base charges from the provider or the delivery/utility company.

Here are the best electricity plans for high usage homes.

Pro Tip: The electricity rates for bill credit plans look cheaper than the fixed rate options. But you have to look at the effective rate based on what you actually use. Use our Bill Calculator Tool to see what you actually pay. Just enter your zip code, then enter your actual monthly usage.

Bill Credit Plans for Large Homes with High Usage

Many electricity suppliers offer bill credit plans targeted at homes using over 2000 kWh a month. These plans apply a bill credit at exactly 1000 or 2000 kWh, making the advertised rate appear lower. But what actually matters is what you pay, which is the effective rate. The effective rate incorporates the bill credit at your specific level of usage

For example, if you earn a bill credit of $150 at 2000 kWh, that’s a credit of 7 cents per kWh factored into the advertised rate ($150 divided by 2000). But using 3000 kWh, that’s a credit of just 5 cents per kWh factored into the average. Your effective rate will increase as you use more power.

That’s why the key to a bill credit plan is to (1) look at the Plan Details section to see the actual energy rate and (2) use the Bill Calculator Tool to see what you’ll really pay. Just enter your monthly usage to see your actual effective rate and your estimated bills at each level of usage.

Pro Tip: The rates shown below are the effective rate for exactly 2000 kWh. You need to review the Plan Details and use the Bill Calculator Tool to see what you’ll actually pay. Enter your zip code to get started.

How Much Electricity Does a Large Home Use?

We know from realtor websites that an average Texas home is 2,031 square feet. And we also know from the Energy Information Administration data that the average home in Texas uses 13,152 kWh a year. Doing the math that’s 6.48 kWh per square foot for a home in Texas.

You can use that to estimate electricity usage for a large home in Texas.

Square Footage	Average Monthly kWh Usage	Average Annual kWh Usage
2250	1,214	14,570
2500	1,349	16,189
2750	1,484	17,808
3000	1,619	19,427
3250	1,754	21,046
3500	1,889	22,665
3750	2,024	24,284
4000	2,159	25,903
4250	2,293	27,521
4500	2,428	29,140
4750	2,563	30,759
5000	2,700	32,400
6000	3,240	38,880
7000	3,780	45,360
8000	4,320	51,840
9000	4,860	58,320
10000	5,400	64,800

Remember that there are a lot of factors at play here: the energy efficiency of the home, electricity usage habits, number of occupants, whether there’s a pool or not.

Your best approach is to compare your usage with your neighbors or review information on average electricity usage. If you’re buying a new home, you can request past usage information from the seller. Or, your builder may have estimates from other construction projects.