{"id":3846,"date":"2018-05-31T06:05:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:11:34","slug":"deposit-electricity-plans-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/deposit-electricity-plans-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Deposit Electricity Plans in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3845\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3845\" class=\"wp-image-3845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138.jpg\" alt=\"Avoid expensive deposits on great low-rate electricity in Houston with these awesome plans.\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/iStock-658902138-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Don\u2019t let credit problems keep you from shopping for great low, fixed-rate electricity in Houston! Check out these low-deposit solutions! <\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Can I get Texas electricity with a low deposit?<\/h2>\n<p>When your credit is less than stellar or you\u2019ve made a few late payments of your electricity bill, your retail electricity provider may charge you a deposit to ensure that you can pay for your service. Deposit amounts vary from provider to provider and plan to plan. If a low deposit is important to you, check out these <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/electricity-rates\/texas\/houston'>Houston electricity plans<\/a> that won\u2019t break the bank to turn on your power:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amigo Web 24 from Amigo Energy<\/li>\n<li><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies\/power-express'>#Quick24<\/a> from Power Express<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Freedom Plan from First Choice Power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These plans will light up your home without a big up-front cost. All three require the same amount for a deposit; an amount equal to the greater of either your next two months of service or one-fifth of your annual consumption. You\u2019ll be hard-pressed to find a lower deposit amount anywhere else.<\/p>\n<h3>Power to choose a friend in CenterPoint Houston<\/h3>\n<p>The Amigo Web 24 plan locks in your electricity price for two years. Unlike most other plans, the rate doesn\u2019t vary by your usage. Whether you use a lot of electricity or just a little, you pay 11.1 cents per kWh.<\/p>\n<p>Through their EZ Access program, Amigo Energy allows customers to break up their deposits over more than one billing cycle. They still expect you to pay your bill and prorated deposit on time so you should expect to face paying more than your energy usage each month until the deposit amount is fully paid.<\/p>\n<p>This plan also offers an optional $5 per month carbon footprint offset through their Just Green program, 100% of the energy you consume is offset by the purchase of Texas renewable energy. This means your renewable content is either zero or all. There\u2019s no in-between. You can start or stop the Just Green program at any time.<\/p>\n<h3>A plan for the average Texas energy consumer<\/h3>\n<p>The #Quick24 plan is also a fixed-rate electricity plan with a two-year contract term. The key to this plan is to make sure your home uses more than 1,000 kWh of electricity per month. This plan gives you a $65 bill credit once your monthly usage exceeds 999 kWh. At 500 kWh per month, the average rate for this plan is 13.6 cents per kWh, but that price drops to 7.1 cents per kWh once you factor in the bill credit.<\/p>\n<h3>Prepaid electricity keeps you untethered<\/h3>\n<p>The Monthly Freedom Plan is a month-to-month variable rate plan. Currently, the price is lowest for high usage consumers. The rate is 12.4 cents per kWh at 2,000 kWh. While you\u2019re not locked into a contract and there\u2019s no early termination fee, remember that a variable rate plan is price rides the waves of the free market. When the wholesale electricity price rises, so does your electric bill. That means you could face staggering electric bills in the coming hot <a rel='nofollow' href='https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2018-05-16\/searing-heat-has-texas-power-surpassing-1-000-a-megawatt-hour'>Texas summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Save when you Compare Texas electricity rates<\/h3>\n<p>You can find more <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/electricity-rates\/prepaid-electricity'>low deposit plans<\/a> on Texas Electricity Ratings. <a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/electricity-rates'>Compare power plans<\/a> to see which one best suits your Houston home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can I get Texas electricity with a low deposit? When your credit is less than stellar or you\u2019ve made a few late payments of your electricity bill, your retail electricity provider may charge you a deposit to ensure that you can pay for your service. 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