Texas electricity, explained in plain English
Moving to a new place, staring at a renewal notice, or weighing a plan? These consumer-first guides explain the details that decide what you'll actually pay — in plain language, with no jargon assumed.
Moving? Get the lights on
Step-by-step guides to setting up electricity at a new Texas address, both statewide and for your city. Renting? Start with how electricity works in an apartment.
Bill higher than expected?
Start with the bill itself. Separate higher usage from a higher effective price, then check whether delivery charges or the plan formula explain the difference.
Why your electric bill is so high
A 10-minute diagnosis that separates usage, price, billing, and equipment causes before you spend money on a fix.
Read the guideTDU delivery charges explained
The regulated part of your bill: current rates for every utility and why delivery charges do not vary by provider.
Read the guideBill credits and free nights
See when special pricing can save money and when it can cost more.
Read the guideContract ending or rate going up?
A renewal notice is a decision point, not an instruction to stay or switch. Compare the whole plan, understand the protected timing, and choose the option that fits your home.
Renew or switch when your contract ends
A whole-plan decision guide using your actual usage, contract, useful features, provider experience, and moving plans.
Read the guideEarly termination fees
When you can leave a Texas electricity contract without a fee.
Read the guideHow to switch electricity providers
What happens to your service, timing, documents, and account when you switch providers.
Read the guideWeighing a plan?
Three things decide what you'll actually pay: the facts label behind the headline rate, how bill credits behave at your usage, and the delivery charges every plan includes.
How to read an Electricity Facts Label
A plain-English walkthrough of every line on the EFL.
Read the guideBill credits and free nights
See when special pricing can save money and when it can cost more.
Read the guideTDU delivery charges explained
The regulated part of your bill: current rates for every utility and why delivery charges do not vary by provider.
Read the guideCurious how it all works?
The background reading: who generates, delivers, and sells your power, where you get a choice, and how home batteries fit into the grid.
How the deregulated market works
Who generates, delivers, and sells your power, and where your choice of provider comes in.
Read the guideWhich parts of Texas are deregulated
Where you can choose your provider, the exceptions, and how to check your address.
Read the guideHome batteries and virtual power plants
How batteries balance the grid, where customer credits come from, and what control, backup reserve, and program terms mean.
Read the guideAbout this site
This site is operated by Light, a Texas retail electric provider. We explain what the disclosures say and link to sources you can check.
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