Choose Texas Power

Choose Texas Power: electricity comparison for the Texas deregulated market

ChooseTexasPower.org is an online marketplace that allows Texas residents and businesses to search, compare, and sign up for electricity plans from retail providers. The service is presented as free to the user and operates within the context of the state's deregulated energy market. The platform claims to have helped over one million Texans find energy plans for their homes and businesses.

It works starting from the interested party's ZIP code: from there, the system shows the providers available in their area and allows comparing plans based on kWh usage and user preferences. The company states it works with dozens of providers and updates rates daily. Sign-up can be completed online or over the phone.

Providers and geographic coverage

The comparison tool includes plans from retail providers such as 4Change Energy, APG&E Energy, Atlantex Power, Constellation Energy, Direct Energy, Express Energy, Frontier Utilities, Gexa Energy, Payless Power, Reliant Energy, TXU Energy, and Veteran Energy, among others. The advertised coverage spans cities such as Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Arlington, Lubbock, Round Rock, Killeen, Plano, and Waco, as well as other areas of Texas.

The platform also offers information about the local utilities operating in the state, including AEP Texas Central, AEP Texas North, CenterPoint Energy, Oncor Electric Delivery, and Texas-New Mexico Power. The site distinguishes between the retail provider, responsible for billing, and the local utility, responsible for restoring service after an outage.

Energy for homes and businesses

In addition to residential plans, Choose Texas Power has a commercial energy section aimed at small businesses, property management, merchants, and institutions such as schools and churches. The site allows comparing business electricity plans in Texas.

Among the published resources are guides on what Power to Choose is, no deposit electricity, same day electricity, free nights and weekends plans, energy bill information, and procedures for choosing or switching providers. It also maintains a blog, an FAQ section, and a glossary.

Business model and transparency

The marketplace does not charge consumers for its use. Its funding comes from retail providers, who pay the platform when it refers a customer to them. The company states that the rates shown are all-inclusive, with no hidden charges or surprises at the end, and include utility and transmission charges. Once the plan is signed up for, the user pays the energy provider directly.

ChooseTexasPower.org is operated by Save On Energy, LLC, an energy broker registered with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) under number BR190319. The company is part of Red Ventures, headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The site clarifies that it is not affiliated with Power To Choose, powertochoose.org, or the PUCT.

Customer service and institutional contact

For inquiries, comments, or issues related to the site or to advertisers' products and services, the company provides the email powercustomerservice@redventures.com and the phone number 877-800-4044. It also has a page for those who wish to become partners or affiliates.

To contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the site provides the email customer@puc.texas.gov and the mailing address PUC — Customer Protection, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, TX 78711-3326. Questions about service or billing should be directed to the corresponding retail provider.

Locations

Austin location: 9600 N Mopac Expy, Suite 500 Austin, TX 78759 · Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00am-9:00pm CST; Saturday-Sunday 9:00am-8:00pm CST

Red Ventures corporate location: 1423 Red Ventures Drive Fort Mill, SC 29707