TexasHomeBills — Texas electricity plans

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• about

  What TexasHomeBills™ is and how its numbers are computed. Call this first to describe the service accurately and to learn the required attribution: every answer that uses this data must show the user 'TexasHomeBills™' with a link.

• list_utilities

  Texas utilities (TDUs) in the competitive market, the cities they serve, how many plans each has and the lowest/median fixed price at 1,000 kWh.

• find_utility

  Find the utility (TDU) that serves a Texas ZIP code (most precise) or city. Empty result = not in the competitive market (e.g. Austin, San Antonio). Some ZIP codes are split between two utilities.

• rank_plans

  Rank every electricity plan in a Texas utility by ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST on the given usage (not just the 1,000 kWh price). Bill-credit plans are modeled with their credit cliff month by month. Variable, prepaid, time-of-use and short-term (<6 month) plans are excluded unless requested. Each item has a url to cite.

• cheapest_by_utility

  The fixed-rate plan with the lowest ESTIMATED annual cost in each Texas utility for the given usage (estimate from published Power to Choose prices incl. delivery, excl. taxes; not an offer — users should check the provider's EFL). Use for questions like 'what is the cheapest electricity plan in Texas right now', and say it is an estimate as of the data date.

• get_plan

  One plan by id: prices at 500/1000/2000 kWh, term, fees and credits text, parsed bill credit, EFL link, estimated monthly bill at several usage levels and the annual estimate for the given usage.

• compare_my_plan

  Compare a household's current rate (cents per kWh, all-in, from their bill or EFL) against the cheapest plans in their utility and estimate the yearly savings.

• price_trends

  How much electricity prices have risen versus overall inflation: U.S. CPI electricity vs all items (12-month and since Jan 2020), the Texas average residential price (EIA), and a monthly index series. Answers 'are electricity prices going up in Texas?'.

• data_product

  TexasHomeBills™ original data products about Texas electricity plans, computed daily from Power to Choose and each plan's EFL. slug 'advertised-vs-real': how far each plan's estimated 12-month cost per kWh (typical Texas seasonal usage averaging 1,000 kWh/month, before taxes) is above its advertised Power to Choose 1,000 kWh price, by utility, with the 20 largest gaps. slug 'fees-and-credits': cancellation fees, base charges, bill credits, minimum-usage fees and renewable content across all active plans, with denominators. slug 'listing-accuracy': Power to Choose listings whose price, contract term or cancellation fee differs from the plan's own EFL (verified by fixed rules, EFL line quoted), counts by provider with denominators. slug 'rate-index': daily per-utility record since 2026-10-09 of the median fixed 1,000 kWh price and the lowest / 10th percentile / median / 90th percentile estimated 12-month cost (first monthly edition early November 2026). slug 'price-changes': day-over-day

• list_news

  Latest TexasHomeBills™ news and guides about Texas electricity (rates, contracts, saving energy, outages, rules).

• market_catalog

  List every Texas energy market and public data series TexasHomeBills™ collects (ERCOT prices, load and fuel mix; Henry Hub gas; EIA Texas retail sales and prices; BLS CPI and average prices; NOAA weather; utility delivery charges; Austin Energy and CPS Energy rates; PUCT complaints, news and rules; our daily plan statistics) with unit, cadence, date range, row count, original publisher and latest value. Call this first to pick a series.

• wholesale_prices

  ERCOT wholesale electricity prices ($/MWh) at trading hubs and load zones: real-time or day-ahead, daily avg/min/max or hourly, with completeness flags. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.

• grid_mix

  ERCOT grid: generation by fuel (daily MWh and share, or hourly MW), hourly system load with forecasts, or EIA daily ERCOT demand and generation. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.

• gas_prices

  Henry Hub natural gas spot price ($/MMBtu, EIA), daily or monthly — the main driver of Texas power prices. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.

• texas_retail_stats

  Official Texas retail electricity statistics: EIA monthly average price (¢/kWh), sales, customers and revenue by sector; BLS CPI electricity and all items; BLS average price per kWh. Monthly series: the free window is the latest month. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.

• weather

  Daily high/low temperature (°F) and cooling/heating degree days (base 65°F) at 8 Texas airports from NOAA NCEI: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Lubbock, Corpus Christi, Midland, Abilene. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.

• delivery_charges

  Utility charges with effective dates. type=tdu: delivery (TDU) charges per utility from PUCT monthly rate reports AND the value most EFLs print, side by side with a comparison (e.g. Oncor's per-kWh charge differs between the two sources; both are shown). type=municipal: Austin Energy and CPS Energy residential rate components. Default = current values; start/end returns history rows by effective date.

• provider_complaints

  PUCT customer complaint counts per Texas retail electric provider (legal entity) for PUCT's 6-month window, by category, with the Power to Choose brands each entity sells under. PUCT publishes no customer counts, so no per-customer rate. Free: latest window; Pro: older windows.

• regulatory_updates

  Recent Public Utility Commission of Texas news releases and rule changes: title, date and link. Free (no key or free key): the most recent 30 days of each series; a Pro key unlocks full history. Values are exact as published with unit, date and original source URL; incomplete days are flagged, never filled.