Compare Eagle Pass Electricity Rates, Plans and Providers

There are over 130 electricity plans in Eagle Pass, and choosing the best plan for your home can feel like a challenge. Many electricity providers have fixed rates and transparent pricing, but others use hidden fees and tiered rates that can increase your monthly power bills. Below are some of the best energy plans and plans with the cheapest energy rates in Eagle Pass.

Compare The Best Electricity Rates in Eagle Pass

These are our top plan picks for Eagle Pass. These plans prioritize billing predictability without confusing rate structures, such as bill credits or times of use. You can find cheaper rates below. However, these plans are worth consideration if you want predictable monthly energy bills.

We gathered information on the energy rates by researching plans at 1,000 kWh in the AEP Central service area. These rates are accurate as of the current date.

Cheapest Electricity Rates in Eagle Pass

You’ll find some of the cheapest electricity rates in Eagle Pass below. However, carefully check your home’s energy usage before signing up for one of these plans. Many of them rely on bill credits to offer the low advertised rates. Bill credits can help you save if your monthly energy usage consistently meets the required kilowatt-hour level to qualify for the bill credit. However, in months when you don’t earn the bill credit, your energy rate will skyrocket.

We gathered information on the energy rates by researching plans at 1,000 kWh in the AEP Central service area. These rates are accurate as of the current date.

*Denotes plans that include a bill credit based on usage. While bill credit plans advertise low rates, you may pay far more if your usage exceeds or falls below the bill credit usage requirements.

How To Choose the Best Eagle Pass Electricity Plan

Eagle Pass is part of the Texas deregulated electricity market, where home and business owners can choose their electricity providers. However, some providers advertise low rates while adding hidden fees and confusing requirements in a service contract’s fine print. There are energy plans with features such as bill credits or time-of-use rates, which can benefit you in some cases but can also surprise you with high power bills. Before enrolling in any plan, we recommend you read its electricity facts label (EFL), where energy providers are legally required to explain all their fees.

If you live in Eagle Pass, we recommend fixed-rate electricity plans with 12-month contracts, which offer the most predictable energy costs over time. With a fixed-rate plan, you can secure a low rate in the spring or fall, when electricity prices are typically lower. By doing this, you can avoid price hikes that usually happen in summer and winter, when power demand increases due to air conditioning and space heating usage. A 12-month plan allows you to secure a low electricity rate every year, but 24 and 36-month plans can sometimes offer lower rates.

Knowing your electricity usage also helps when comparing electricity plans in Eagle Pass. Energy providers advertise electricity rates at different consumption levels so that you can focus on plans with affordable rates based on your usage. We recommend checking your power bills for at least the last 12 months or pulling your exact historic usage data using the Smart Meter Texas website.

Which Electricity Companies Are the Best in Eagle Pass?

Reliant Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and TriEagle Energy are the top-scoring electricity companies in our review. These providers scored well for bill predictability, energy costs, customer satisfaction and plan features and options.

Check out the table below for other top energy companies in Texas.

The energy providers that offer the cheapest Irving electricity rates are Gexa Energy, 4Change Energy and Frontier Energy. However, the plans with the lowest energy rates typically use bill credits, which may not match your energy usage needs. Carefully review a plan’s EFL before signing up for a bill credit plan.

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Eagle Pass Plan Types

If you’re looking for the best electricity plans in Eagle Pass, our team recommends fixed-rate plans, which offer predictable bills and can benefit most households. However, depending on your usage habits and payment preferences, other types of plans might work for your home. Eagle Pass has dozens of electricity plans, most of which fall under the following categories.

Fixed-Rate Electricity Plans in Eagle Pass

Fixed-rate plans lock in your kilowatt-hour price for an entire contract term. These plans can offer savings if you enroll in the spring or fall, when Eagle Pass electricity rates are typically lower. Most fixed-rate plans have 12, 24 or 36-month contracts — but you can also find plans shorter than 12 months or lasting up to 60 months.

Keep in mind that fixed-rate plans have early termination fees (ETFs) if you cancel before your contract ends. Depending on the electricity provider and plan, the ETF is a fixed charge or calculated based on the remaining months in the contract.

For example, most 12-month plans have a cancellation fee of $150, but this figure can exceed $200 or $395 in longer contracts. Plans with a flexible ETF may charge around $15 or $20 per each remaining month in your contract.

Reliant Energy, Frontier Utilities and TriEagle Energy have the most affordable fixed-rate plans in Eagle Pass as of January 2025.

Variable-Rate Electricity Plans in Eagle Pass

Variable-rate plans are flexible, allowing you to switch at any time without cancellation fees. However, these plans don’t offer a guaranteed electricity price, which means your rate can change every month. This can lead to high bills in summer and winter when electricity rates tend to increase due to the demand for cooling and heating. Additionally, providers can increase rates at will, even if market prices are low.

Variable-rate plans may offer temporary savings when market prices dip, but our energy experts don’t recommend them even in these scenarios. These plans cannot match the price stability and long-term savings of fixed-rate plans, based on our research.

According to our July 2024 survey of more than 1,000 Texans, 63% of respondents who experienced a surprise on their monthly energy bill were signed up for a variable-rate plan.

Keep in mind that many electricity providers will switch you to a variable-rate plan if you finish a fixed-rate plan without choosing another option. If this happens, we recommend looking for another fixed-rate plan before your rates increase.

Bill Credit Plans in Eagle Pass

Bill credit plans have a unique structure in which you earn credits for reaching specific consumption levels, lowering your average rate. For example, a bill credit plan may charge 22 cents per kWh but provide a $100 credit if you reach 1,000 kWh of energy usage — reducing your total bill from $220 to $120. However, if your monthly usage falls short of the target, you lose the bill credit and must pay the full rate.

These plans can lead to savings if your energy usage stays within the bill credit range every month. However, homes in Eagle Pass tend to have a seasonal demand, using less electricity in spring and fall due to the mild weather. While a fixed-rate plan charges less if you lower your consumption, a bill credit plan effectively punishes homeowners by applying higher rates. For this reason, we don’t typically recommend bill credit plans.

Time-of-Use Energy Plans in Eagle Pass

Time-of-use plans charge different rates depending on the time of day and sometimes depending on the season. Typically, these plans charge high rates during peak demand periods, such as during the day or on weekdays, and low rates during off-peak periods, which are typically at night or on weekends. Some time-of-use plans also include free energy periods, typically during the evenings or weekends, with high rates outside of the free schedule.

Time-of-use plans might work if you can shift your consumption towards low-rate or zero-rate periods, but this can be difficult to achieve for many homeowners. These plans typically charge the highest rates in the evening, when many customers return home from work and switch on their lights and appliances. Additionally, you’ll pay very high rates if your air conditioning unit runs during the daytime, which are typically paid periods.

We don’t normally recommend time-of-use plans, but the Cirro Energy Smart Nights 12 plan is a viable option for Eagle Pass residents. This plan offers a discounted rate at night while charging a reasonable rate during daytime hours, which is competitive, based on our research.

Solar Buyback Plans in Eagle Pass

Solar buyback plans allow homeowners with solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid, earning credits that get subtracted from their monthly bills. If there is a month when your solar credits exceed your energy usage, the handling of surplus credits varies depending on the plan.  Some solar buyback plans allow you to “bank” unused credits for future months, but others offer no compensation.

Before signing up for a solar buyback plan, keep in mind there are two different rates to consider: the rate you pay when using grid electricity and the compensation rate for excess solar energy. We recommend looking for a solar buyback plan that charges an affordable fixed rate (ideally at or below the state-wide average of 15.61 cents per kWh) while paying you a competitive buyback rate. Most companies offer a buyback rate significantly below the rate you pay per kWh. However, some providers offer an even match, making for the best deal.

Many electricity providers offer solar buyback plans in Eagle Pass. Our team reviewed the EFLs and buyback rates from several providers’ solar buyback plans and determined that Green Mountain Energy and TXU Energy pay the highest buyback rates in 2024.

Prepaid Energy Plans in Eagle Pass

Prepaid plans let you pay for energy in advance, eliminating the traditional billing cycle. Your daily usage is deducted from your balance, and you can add funds at any time. However, it is important not to let your balance reach $0 since prepaid plans often have a short disconnection period.

Prepaid electricity plans allow you to break down monthly energy costs into smaller payments, or you can also make a large payment to cover several months of consumption. Since you pay for electricity in advance, these plans also allow you to enroll without a credit check or security deposit. These plans are often referred to as no-deposit plans or month-to-month plans.

Most prepaid energy plans have variable rates, which can lead to unpredictable costs. However, Payless Power offers prepaid plans with fixed rates and contract terms of six or 12 months.

Eagle Pass’s Utility Company

If you live in Eagle Pass or any other location with deregulated electricity, your power bill will include charges from two different companies:

• Your chosen electricity provider, which sells you energy.
• The local transmission and distribution utility (TDU) operates the grid that delivers that energy to your home or business.

AEP Central is the TDU or “poles and wires” company in Eagle Pass. Regardless of your chosen electricity plan or provider, your electricity company will include AEP Central delivery fees in your monthly bills:

• Base charge: $3.21 per month, regardless of energy consumption
• Delivery charge: 6..1298 cents per kWh

Unlike your electricity provider, your TDU is assigned by geographic location, and you cannot choose it. The only way to change your TDU is by moving outside of its service area.

Eagle Pass Commercial Electricity

The Texas deregulated energy market allows both home and business owners to choose their electricity providers, and business rates are typically lower. According to October data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average commercial rate in Texas is 8.57 cents per kWh, which is significantly lower than the residential average rate of 15.61 cents per kWh. However, keep in mind that rates can vary depending on the monthly energy usage of your business and your plan enrollment date — just like with residential plans.

Frequently Asked Questions About Eagle Pass Energy

What company has the cheapest electricity rate in Eagle Pass?

If we only consider fixed-rate plans with no bill credits, three Eagle Pass energy providers offer rates below 15 cents per kWh as of December 2024: Reliant Energy, Frontier Utilities and TriEagle Energy. You’ll find the lowest rate overall from Gexa Energy, 4Change Energy, Frontier Utilities and Express Energy. However, these providers’ cheapest plans often depend on bill credits. If your consumption falls below 1,000 kWh per month, rates increase to around 22 cents per kWh.

What is a good price for electricity per kWh in Eagle Pass?

Considering only fixed-rate plans with 12-month contracts and predictable bills, the lowest rates in Eagle Pass range from 13.0 to 16.0 cents per kWh. You can find plans with lower rates if your monthly energy usage meets the minimum — or maximum — usage levels required for certain bill credit plans, such as those offered by Gexa Energy, 4Change Energy or Frontier Utilities. However, this plan type doesn’t offer the same price stability as fixed-rate plans.

What is the best energy provider in Eagle Pass?

Our top picks for energy providers in Eagle Pass include TriEagle Energy and Reliant Energy, both of which earned 4.7 out of 5 stars in our review. The companies’ 12-month plans have the lowest fixed rates in Eagle Pass as of December 2024, which include:

• TriEagle Energy Simple Savings 12
• Reliant Basic Power 12

TriEagle Energy also offers 100% renewable and bill credit plans in addition to its fixed-rate plans. Reliant offers a much wider selection of plans, with options such as solar buyback, prepaid and free nights.

Can you get same-day energy in Eagle Pass?

Texas electricity providers can offer same-day energy if you submit your request before the cutoff time, which varies by company. Thanks to the smart meters used in Texas, switching your electricity provider has become a fully digital process. Keep in mind that same-day electricity is unavailable on Sundays and holidays or if you have a switch-hold for pending bills with your current provider. Additionally, switching your electricity plan often requires a credit check and, in some cases, a security deposit.

How We Rate and Review Texas Electricity Companies

With dozens of providers and hundreds of plans available in the deregulated Texas market, choosing the right one can feel overwhelming. Home Energy Club created a comprehensive rating methodology to help Texans cut through the complexity and find the best electricity plan for their needs, whether they’re moving to Texas or looking to switch providers.

We’ve researched dozens of Texas electricity providers and scored them out of 5 stars based on cost, bill predictability, customer satisfaction, brand trust, and plan features. Here’s how those core factors weighed into our ratings:

• Plan features (33%)
• Customer satisfaction and brand trust (27%)
• Plan rates and pricing (20%)
• Energy bill predictability (20%)