{"id":5621,"date":"2020-09-22T06:35:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T11:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2020-09-18T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T18:47:43","slug":"cheapest-12-month-average-electricity-bill-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/cheapest-12-month-average-electricity-bill-in-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheapest 12 Month Average Electricity Bill in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4412\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4412\" class=\"wp-image-4412 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Find out how to shop for the the lowest electricity bills in Houston. Learn why  a cheap rate doesn't always mean the best savings!\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/shutterstock_252304462.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><center>Are you sure that deal adds up?<br \/>Find out how to shop for the the lowest electricity bills in Houston. Learn why a cheap rate doesn&#8217;t always mean the best savings!<\/center><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which Houston Plans Have the Lowest Average Electricity Bill?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most common ways <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retail electricity providers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advertise their pricing is to state the average price per kWh at 1,000 kWh of usage. But when has your electric bill ever been exactly 1,000 kWh? Probably never.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Electricity Ratings<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goes beyond this single number to show you the average electricity bill for 1,000 kWh over the course of a year. Usage in some months can fall 1,000 kWh, other months it climbs above 1,000 kWh. The\u00a0Estimated Average Bill feature gives you another point of comparison in your search for the lowest average electricity bill in Houston. You can even input your own average usage into the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Electricity Ratings Bill Calculator<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to customize the information to your energy needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Do Average Price and Average Bill Differ?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The electricity plan with the lowest average price doesn\u2019t always have the lowest average bill. This happens because plans have different pricing structures. Some plans have flat billing where you pay the same price for each kWh you use. Other plans have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tiered rates and bill credits<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can drastically change the average price base on a single kWh difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many plans have these sort of price differences at the 1,000 kWh mark. Therefore, months when usage varies above or below this threshold can have significantly different prices. This can have a huge impact when you\u2019re trying to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">save on utility bills<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Plans With The Lowest Average Electricity Bill in Houston\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though these 12-month fixed rate plans have higher average price per kWh at 1,000 kWh, they have the lowest average electricity bill in Houston:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Plan<\/td>\n<td>Retail Company<\/td>\n<td>Average Price Per kWh<\/td>\n<td>Average Bill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Value Online 12<\/td>\n<td><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies\/cirro-energy'>Cirro Energy<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.8 cents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$106<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12 Month GREEN (No Min Usage Fee)<\/td>\n<td><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies\/constellation'>Constellation<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.9 cents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$109<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12 Month (No Min Usage Fee)<\/td>\n<td>Constellation<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.9 cents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$109<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the exception of a relatively small bill credit in the <\/span>12 Month GREEN<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plan, these plans have flat pricing structures. This means customers can save no matter how much energy they use in a month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Plans With The Lowest Average Price in Houston<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For sake of comparison, the 12-month fixed rate plans below have the lowest average price yet do not always have the lowest average bills:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Plan<\/td>\n<td>Retail Company<\/td>\n<td>Average Price Per kWh<\/td>\n<td>Average Bill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GridEdge 12<\/td>\n<td><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies\/chariot-energy'>Chariot Energy<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.7 cents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$120<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gexa Saver 12<\/td>\n<td><a href='https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/companies\/gexa-energy'>Gexa Energy<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.9 cents\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$174<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smart Value Online 12<\/td>\n<td>Cirro Energy<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.8 cents<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$106<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bill credits in the first two plans in the table above cause very different bill amounts throughout the year. The <\/span>Cirro Energy<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plan has flat pricing. It appears in both tables because it has a low rate that helps customers save no matter their usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare To Save On Houston Electricity\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the lowest average electricity bill in Houston is all about understanding your own usage. Your typical high month, low month, and average month help you determine which plan is right for you. Shop plans at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find the one that makes the most sense for your home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which Houston Plans Have the Lowest Average Electricity Bill? One of the most common ways retail electricity providers advertise their pricing is to state the average price per kWh at 1,000 kWh of usage. But when has your electric bill ever been exactly 1,000 kWh? Probably never.\u00a0 Texas Electricity Ratings goes beyond this single number <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/cheapest-12-month-average-electricity-bill-in-houston\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cheapest 12 Month Average Electricity Bill in Houston - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Not all the lowest rates deliver the lowest electricity bills in Houston. 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