Compare Commercial Electricity Rates

Finding the right business electricity plan in Texas is an important part of running a successful company. With ElectricityPlans.com, you can make your business energy comparison online and shop for commercial electricity prices in Houston, Dallas and anywhere in Texas. Shop the same way you do for your home!

Use our tools to enter your zip code and shop for business rates per kWh. Or shop by phone if you spend over $2500 a month on power or are moving to a new location.

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Compare Small Business Electric Rates in TX

If you’re a small or medium-sized business, it’s easy to shop for electricity rates in Texas.

As a rule of thumb, if your business has more than five utility meters or if your average electric bill is less than $2500 per month, you can easily shop business power rates online.

ElectricityPlans lets you compare commercial electricity plans and electric companies. Then, to sign up, select the best plan for your business, provide information about your company, and done!

The provider you pick will run a credit check before initiating service, just like they do for residential plans. The retail electric provider (REP) will contact you for additional details to get service established if a deposit is required. If you think you may need to pay a deposit, call us first. We can connect you with brand-name companies offering flexible deposit policies.

You can view electricity rates based on your load factor (high, medium or low load factor electricity pricing). You can also view rates based on your start month, up to six months ahead of time. That lets you plan ahead to manage your utilities.

What’s Different Between Commercial and Residential Electricity Rates?

In a deregulated market like Texas, businesses can shop for an electricity supplier just like a residents can. But it’s a little different for business vs. residential customers.

First, since the TDU delivery charges on your commercial electricity bill vary based on your business’s meter designation, business electricity rate quotes are for energy only.

Your business’s TDU delivery rate varies based on the type of meter(s) you have. Your electricity provider passes the TDU delivery charges through on your bill every month.

As a result, the TDU delivery charges are the same regardless of which REP you choose for your business. So what that means is, you’ll ultimately shop to find the electricity supplier that gives you the best price per kWh for business electricity energy only.

The second reason it’s different shopping for commercial vs. residential electricity? Transparency. Many business electricity suppliers don’t publish their commercial electricity rates online.

For a third reason, no Power to Choose site exists for commercial electricity rates in Texas. So Texas businesses don’t have a similar comparison tool.

As a result, best way to choose an electricity supplier for your business is to compare business electricity suppliers online using ElectricityPlans.com. Just enter your zip code to compare business power rates and find the cheapest energy rates for your business in Texas.

How to Get the Best Business Electricity Rates in TX

To get the best prices for business electricity in Texas, you have to know three key things:

1. First, how much electricity you use.
2. Second, when you use electricity.
3. And third, your load factor, or the average amount of power you use vs. the maximum amount of power you use at any given time.

Knowing these three things helps you get the best rates for your business.

Businesses that spend less than $2,500 a month (small business electricity rates) can shop and compare rates online. These businesses usually have a low load factor.

Businesses that spend more than $2,500 a month (large business electricity rates) can shop for custom rates, which may be lower.

Your demand profile or how you use commercial power, impacts your business electricity rate. For example, rates will be very different between an office building vs. a restaurant vs. a manufacturing facility.

Most small business customers in Texas are low load factor. You can shop based on high, medium or low load factor on our site. If you don’t know, use low load factor as your default.

You should also consider when you shop for your electricity. Plan ahead and manage your business electricity shopping for the best rates. You can start shopping rates for your contract renewal up to six months ahead of time. Then just schedule your start date to coincide with your contract expiration. This can be a great tip for avoiding high summer renewal prices.

Consider different contract terms. Electricity rates will vary based on seasonality, the wholesale electricity market and forecasts. Sometime long term rates are better (24 months or longer). Sometimes short term business power prices are cheaper (6 month or 12 month business power rates). Just enter your zip code to start shopping rates in Texas.

Average Business Energy Rates in Texas

The average business electricity rate in Texas is 9.14¢ per kWh versus the national average of 13.39¢ per kWh. (source: EIA.gov August 2024)

Business electric plans are available in all major deregulated markets in Texas. These include Dallas commercial power, Houston business electricity, plus Fort Worth, Killeen, Midland, Odessa, Corpus Christi, Abilene, Round Rock, Galveston, and many more. Enter your zip code to shop for cheap business electric rates in your area.

Shop Large Texas Business Commercial Power Prices

In general, the more energy your business uses, the lower your electricity rate will be. For large businesses with monthly utility bills above $2,500 a month, you can get a custom quote.

We’ll do all the legwork for you. We’ll contact your utility company to get your historical usage information. Then we’ll get Texas commercial electricity quotes based on your unique usage profile. We have access to business electricity rates from many Texas suppliers. We can walk you through the process of choosing the best electricity plan for your business.

• Fixed plan full requirements:  Energy costs and any additional costs of grid reliability are included. This is the most secure and certain way to buy energy.
• Fixed plan with limited pass through: Energy costs are fixed, but you may have a pass through for ancillary services, such as line losses or basis, which is the cost of getting electricity at your specific location.

Learn more about shopping for business electricity plans in Texas.

Understanding Commercial Electricity and Your Rates

Small businesses have a lot going on. You have your computers and equipment running. You keep your facility cool with an HVAC system. And if you operate a warehouse or similar 24/7 facility, you use power around the clock.

It all adds up. The average business in the United States uses about 6,019 kWh of electricity per month, and your bill reflects it.

Texas’s deregulated electricity market lets you shop for ways to save. Evaluating your habits to make changes also brings down what you spend on electricity each month. In addition to browsing ElectricityPlans for the best commercial electricity rates in your region, we recommend:

• Assessing how much energy you use on a monthly basis, including the total amount and a breakdown by source, to determine where and how you can cut back. (Here are some tips on DIY benchmarking your commercial electricity usage.)
• Investing in smart technologies, like thermostats and lighting that only activate when people are in the room.
• Switching to energy-efficient equipment, machinery and appliances, and turning off common energy vampires, or passive sources continuously drawing a charge.
• Replacing your incandescent lightbulbs with longer-lasting, more energy-efficient LEDs.
• Installing solar panels to offset what you draw from the grid and a backup battery to store any excess electricity.

If you’re a large Texas business or have unique electricity needs, contact us for a custom electricity quote or call us at 844-214-5559.