No Minimum Usage Electricity Plans in Texas
A minimum-usage charge is a flat fee added when your monthly usage falls below a stated level — often around $9.95 under 1,000 kWh. The energy rate itself does not change, which is why these are still fixed-rate plans, but a small month costs proportionally more than the advertised rate suggests.
They suit some households perfectly well. They suit a small apartment, a part-time residence, or anybody with a mild-weather month rather badly, because those are exactly the months that fall under the threshold.
We list plans that carry one, clearly labelled, rather than hiding them — a market where they did not exist would be a market we invented. The plans below are the ones that do not carry one at all.
Plans available through our marketplace
No minimum-usage plans in Texas · priced at 1,000 kWh a month.
Oncor
ZIP 75201
73 plansfrom $1,584/yr
CenterPoint
ZIP 77002
69 plansfrom $1,596/yr
AEP Texas Central
ZIP 78401
71 plansfrom $1,500/yr
AEP Texas North
ZIP 79601
63 plansfrom $1,500/yr
Texas-New Mexico Power
ZIP 77590
63 plansfrom $1,800/yr
75
distinct plans across the five areas
74 sold in more than one
18
participating providers
$1,500
lowest projected first-year cost found
AEP Texas Central · ZIP 78401
39
published at 100% renewable
75
with no minimum-usage charge
- 12-month:
- 25
- 24-month:
- 21
- 36-month:
- 14
Sampled at one ZIP code in each of Texas's 5 competitive delivery areas (75201, 77002, 78401, 79601 and 77590), with plans priced at 1,000 kWh per month. These are the plans our marketplace carries at those ZIP codes — not every plan sold in Texas, and not a statewide price list. Prices differ between delivery areas because delivery charges do. Enter your ZIP code for exact availability at your address.
Example plans for No minimum-usage plans in Texas
Drawn from live inventory at one ZIP code in each of 5 Texas delivery areas, ranked by projected first-year cost at 1,000 kWh a month. Each price is for the delivery area named beside it and does not apply statewide. This is not a price list for No minimum-usage plans in Texas: which plans you can buy, and what they cost, depends on your own address.
| Provider | Plan | Term | Delivery area sampled | Projected first year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Gas & ElectricClear Rate 9 · 9 mo · AEP Texas CentralLowest sampled | Clear Rate 9 | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,500Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.5¢/kWh | |
| Chariot EnergySolarize 15 · 15 mo · AEP Texas Central | Solarize 15100% renewable | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,510Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.6¢/kWh | |
| AP Gas & ElectricClear Rate 12 · 12 mo · AEP Texas Central | Clear Rate 12 | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,512Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.6¢/kWh | |
| Chariot EnergySolarize 12 · 12 mo · AEP Texas Central | Solarize 12100% renewable | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,522Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.7¢/kWh | |
| Rhythm EnergySimply Select 6 · 6 mo · AEP Texas Central | Simply Select 6100% renewable | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,525Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.7¢/kWh | |
| Chariot EnergySolarize 18 · 18 mo · AEP Texas Central | Solarize 18100% renewable | AEP Texas CentralZIP 78401also in 4 other areas | $1,534Avg. price at 1,000 kWh: 12.8¢/kWh |
69 more plans in this sample — see everything available at your address
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