Palacios electricity rates and energy plans
Whether a business owner, new resident, or long-time citizen of Palacios, use of this comprehensive guide will enable you to find your best solution for an electricity plan.
Time to read: about 7 min
Sections in this guide:
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- Palacios Electricity Rates Table (live 24/7 updates)
- Electricity Price Trends in Palacios (average kWh price chart)
- How to find the best energy plan in Palacios (know your usage!)
- Moving to Palacios: Setting up Electricity (how to choose the right plan)
- Switching electricity companies in Palacios (how to choose the best plan)
- Palacios Energy Companies
- No-Deposit Electricity Plans in Palacios
- Palacios Business Electricity Plans
- Palacios Utilities (and how to report a power outage)
Palacios Electricity Rates Table
As a resident or business owner within Palacios, you have the power to choose the electricity provider that best meets your specific needs.
ComparePower is a free consumer service established in 2009 to assist residents of Palacios searching for their best electricity plan.
These official rates are the identical rates you’ll find calling the electricity companies or visiting their websites.
Competing offer from several different electricity providers are shown in a standardized layout that makes comparing your options simple and fast.
This assures Texas consumers avoid hidden fees and advertising gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without spending hours of time making phone calls or clicking through dozens of different web sites.
72 Palacios Electric Rates
These live rates for AEP Central service area were updated on . Pricing shown is based on an exact usage of 1000 kWh.
Electricity Price Trends in Palacios
Energy in Palacios, Texas, has been deregulated. As an energy customer, you have a choice when it comes to picking a retail electricity provider (your electricity company), which gives you control and power over your energy bills.
Deregulation of energy in the state de-monopolized the electricity market for the majority of the state, the city of Palacios included, which introduced lots of competition.
As a result, many fantastic retail electricity providers compete for your business in Palacios by offering low-prices, making it a great time to compare, switch, and save money on your electricity bill.
As many as 60-100 energy companies compete for your business in Palacios and there are hundreds of plans to choose from.
Average Electricity Rates in Palacios, Texas
This chart is compiled using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA.GOV).
The average price for electricity in Texas in 2017 was 11.4 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
There are fixed-rate plans for Palacios residents on ComparePower with rates as low as $0.08
How to find the best energy plan in Palacios
#1 rule: Usage is king!
Knowing the amount of electricity you will consume month-to-month is the ideal way to shop for energy in Palacios. Why does this matter?
The “price per kWh” you see power companies advertising is for an exact monthly usage (usually 2000 kWh).
Every plan uses a different calculation for how your monthly bill is calculated, and your monthly bill will change according to how much power you consume in the month.
Unless you use exactly the advertised amount each month, you will end up paying an effective “price per kWh” different than the one you saw advertised when you signed up.
Thankfully, there’s a better way to choose your energy rate.
Calculating your total monthly bill based on estimated monthly usage, then comparing plans by total monthly bill, is the best way to shop for the best rate for your home.
Better yet, if you have 12 months of usage history for your home, you can compare plans by total annual cost. This annualized method takes into account the changes in usage between summer and winter months and is the absolute best way to find the perfect energy rate plan for your home.
ComparePower does all the complicated math for you instantly. What takes hours on a spreadsheet is now done in just seconds.
We put the power in your hands, taking what would amount to hours of research, spreadsheets, and computations across hundreds of offers and navigate you step-by-step to the electricity rate plan that’s best for your household’s usage.
We clarify the fine print, disclosing all fees and charges, so you’ll know precisely where your money is going and what to anticipate on your bill.
We then assist you in enrolling with your selected energy company without ever having to leave our website.
The take away here is you must know your expected or historical usage before selecting the right energy plan for your home.
If you don’t know your usage, estimate
If you recently purchased a home or business, or you cannot obtain 12-months of usage history, you can always estimate the average amount of energy that you will use in any given month.
While not as optimal as having all previous 12-months of usage, estimating your average usage is better than blindly choosing the first plan you see advertised by an energy provider at a specific usage that isn’t what you’ll consume.
Use ComparePower to shop for the best electricity plan for your specific usage.
Moving to Palacios: Setting up Electricity
If this is your first time setting up electricity service in Palacios, to get the best rate you need to get the previous 12-months of energy usage for your new home.
Ask the previous home-owner to provide you with their past 12-months of usage.
This information is readily found in recent billing statements.
It may take some effort to acquire usage for the past 12-months, but the time (and savings) will be well worth it.
Once you have historical usage, ComparePower will do the math instantly to help you find the best plan for your home’s usage pattern.
Note: If you can’t obtain usage history, you can estimate your monthly usage instead. Utilize our “Help Me Choose” tool when you enter your zip code below and we’ll help you evaluate your home’s usage.
By signing up for a plan through ComparePower you will receive automated reminders when it’s time to renew your existing plan or to possibly switch plans.
Switching electricity companies in Palacios
Switching is good. Market conditions are always in flux, so it is essential to shop for a lower price each year when your contract is about to expire.
Your existing electricity company will typically raise your electricity rate once your contract expires. If you do not take action, you’ll be left on a month-to-month rate that is significantly higher than the plan you signed up.
Before renewing your contract make sure to check the rates of competing energy companies.
Switching can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars each year on your electricity bill.
Switching is easy:
- You don’t have to call your current company to cancel (no “break-up call”)
- No one comes to your home
- There is no disruption in your power supply
- It takes just minutes
When you decide to switch, your new electricity company will handle everything for you including terminating service with your previous company.
There is no loss of power when you switch. Electricity in Palacios is all delivered by the Oncor Transmission and Distribution Utility.
The wires and poles that deliver electricity to your home do not change when you switch energy providers. Therefore the reliability of your service is not affected.
You can pick any date within 14 days of your contract expiration date without an “early cancellation” penalty. Texas law protects you here.
If you’re still under contract, check how many months remain on your contract. You can set a future start date with most providers up to 6o days in advance.
And even if you’re well inside your contract, savings achieved on your monthly bill by switching providers may outweigh the fee to break your existing contract.
If you are unsure email us your latest energy bill and one of our team members will respond to you promptly with your best options.
If you’re ready to switch and would like to know how to find the best plan remember that understanding your usage is the best way to find the truly best rate.
Keep in mind that when you get ready to switch, and you want to know the most efficient way to find the right plan at the best rate, it is essential that you first understand your usage. To accomplish that, you will need to collect the usage history for the past 12 months.
Palacios Energy Companies
Looking for a great electric company in Palacios?
You can sign up for service with great companies such as TXU Energy, Reliant, Direct Energy and more.
Click on the provider of your choice to view rates, learn more, or sign up.
| Energy Companies in Palacios | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| 4Change Energy | 855-550-6663 |
| Champion Energy | 877-653-5090 |
| Direct Energy | 855-307-6915 |
| First Choice Power | 888-458-6877 |
| Green Mountain | 844-854-2257 |
| Reliant | 855-887-2194 |
| Frontier Utilities | 866-763-5084 |
| Cirro Energy | 844-417-7179 |
| Constellation | 855-798-2889 |
| Gexa Energy | 855-639-8210 |
| TXU Energy | 866-603-1533 |
| Payless Power | 855-854-8482 |
| Pulse Power | 855-652-1045 |
No-Deposit Electricity Plans in Palacios
Need to find an energy plan in Palacios that doesn’t require a deposit?
If assessed a deposit on your first plan selection, ComparePower will automatically show you other plans available without a deposit.
That saves you a lot of time and hassle. No more clicking around and calling electricity providers to determine if a deposit is needed.
We will review the other plans for any deposit requirements instantly so you can get your power on and get back to your day.
Deposit Waivers
You may be eligible to have the deposit waived if you meet one of the following criteria.
A residential customer or applicant may be deemed as having established satisfactory credit if:
- The customer has been a customer of any REP or an electric utility within the two years prior to the request for electric service; is not delinquent in payment of any such electric service account, and during the last 12 consecutive months of service was not late in paying a bill more than once.
- The customer or applicant possesses a satisfactory credit rating obtained through a consumer reporting agency, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission.
- The customer or applicant is 65 years of age or older and the customer is not currently delinquent in payment of any electric service account.
- The customer or applicant has been determined to be a victim of family violence.
- The customer is medically indigent.
The requirements above are directly from the Texas Public Utility Commission §25.478 – Credit Requirements and Deposits.
Note: For any of the situations above, you must first complete your order an energy plan on ComparePower before you can obtain a waiver for your deposit.
After you’ve placed your order, you will receive an email with instructions as well as contact information for your new energy company.
Important: You must send your waiver information by email, phone, fax or mail to your new energy company (not to ComparePower).
As soon as your energy company receives your documentation, they will let you know that they’ve sent a request for your energy service to begin.
Remember, your energy company will not start your electric service until you satisfy any deposit requirement (you pay or receive a waiver).
If you have any questions on deposit waivers, you can contact us. One of our team members will get back to you as soon as possible.
Palacios Business Power Rates
If you manage a company in Palacios, you’re not alone.
Palacios has become a thriving place for many small to midsized companies. The town is small enough to get to know people and thrive, yet close enough to large metropolitan cities that provide even more opportunity for growth.
To lower your electricity bill, you need to compare rates from competing providers.
ComparePower bridges the gap between your business and energy companies by inviting various energy companies to compete for your business in a sealed bid process.
You submit your information once and the companies will present their bids. You to choose the cheapest rate. Simple, quick, and easy.
Click here to get competing quotes for your business electricity.
Palacios Utilities
Electricity
To learn more about Smart Meters, or to download your Electricity Usage, visit Smart Meter Texas.
To report an issue with your electricity service or power outages in Palacios, visit the AEP Central website or call them at 1-877-373-4858.
Gas
For gas service in Palacios, call or visit Palacios official city website to determine who your provider is.
Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling
In Palacios, water, garbage, sewer, and recycling services are usually handled by the City of Palacios.
Other Utility service areas in Texas
Not in the AEP Central Service area? Search low electricity rates by service area and local utility company.
Click on your Texas Distribution Utility (TDU) below to compare electricity rates in your service area.
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