Want to switch electricity companies in Texas? If you live in Texas, it’s easy to change your electricity provider. Most Texas residents have the ability to choose their electricity provider, thanks to deregulation. (Check this list of deregulated vs. regulated city in Texas to see if you can switch electricity suppliers.) This quick read gives you the basics of switching electricity providers.
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Smart Meter Texas – Information To Manage Your Electricity Usage
With energy bills climbing, consumers and business owners alike are looking for ways to cut back. One way to do this is to better understand your electricity usage.
Smart meters, installed by local utilities across Texas, can help you do that. Tap into Smart Meter Texas, the free website where you can access your meter information, to start your energy savings journey!
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Texas Electricity Shopping Statistics – Annual Review 2025
What choices did Texas electricity consumers make in 2025? Our second annual electricity shopping review reveals how Texans shopped for power this year, and how those choices shifted compared to 2024.
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Purchasing Business Electricity: Energy Procurement Strategy
What’s your energy procurement strategy? For most small business owners, this is just another item that they purchase for their business. You mark the calendar to shop for your next contract, but may give very little thought to other aspects of it.
Here are four things to think about for your energy procurement strategy, to get the best commercial electricity price for your business.
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What’s Driving Electricity Demand in Texas?
Summer electricity peak demand in Texas is expected to grow nearly 80% in the next 10 years, from 85,464 MW in 2023 to a projected 153,230 MW in 2033. And no, electric vehicles aren’t the cause.
According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the entity responsible for managing the Texas grid, the three factors driving electricity demand in Texas are: artificial intelligence, hydrogen electrolysis and cryptocurrency mining.
Who is the Biggest Electricity Provider in Texas?
The largest Retail Electricity Provider (REP) brand in Texas is Reliant Energy, with 1,545,510 residential customers. The second largest retail electricity provider brand in Texas is TXU Energy, with 1,442,516 residential customers.
Five parent corporations (NRG Energy, Vistra Corp., Just Energy Group, NextEra Energy Inc. and Constellation Energy Corporation) control 90% of the Texas residential electricity customer base.
Data Source: All retail electricity providers in Texas must file their customer counts by type of customer with the Energy Information Administration. We’ve extracted and analyzed data from the EIA 2025 Annual Electric Power Industry Report released October 7, 2026, and appended their parent corporation.
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BillSmart™ Compare Plans Tool: Compare Electricity Plans Side by Side
Comparing electricity plans side by side is harder than it should be, due to different fee structures, different fees or credits, different fine print. BillSmartTM Compare Plans cuts through that. Select up to three plans you’re considering, enter your monthly usage, and see your estimated bill under each option in a single view.
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Deregulated Cities in Texas – Electricity Choice
Over 26 million people in Texas, more than 85% of the state’s population, have the power to choose their electricity provider thanks to electricity deregulation. Some of the largest cities in Texas are deregulated for electricity, including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Corpus Christi. Here’s a complete list of cities and town in Texas that are deregulated.
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What Electric Company Services my Address?
Finding our what electricity company serves your address lets you determine whether you have electricity choice in Texas. You can quickly find your electricity company (utility) using ElectricityPlans ESID Lookup Tool, or by entering your zip code in a comparison shopping site.
How Does Weather Affect Texas Electricity Rates?
Weather can significantly impact Texas electricity rates due to supply and demand. Warm weather drives high electricity usage for cooling homes and businesses. Cold weather extremes cause power usage to soar with demand for heat. Your best bet for electricity shopping is to avoid the seasonal extremes.
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