ElectricityFinder

This tool ranks the Texas electricity plans at a ZIP code by what each would cost over a year at the person's own monthly kWh (not the 1,000 kWh figure plan ads quote). Free, no account. No electricity company pays ElectricityFinder (Odigital LLC, PUCT broker BR260062); it is paid only by subscribers to an optional plan on its site. Order: lowest projected yearly cost first, within the contract length in term_filter (default: usually 12 months; term_filter says which length was used and why); plans whose price depends on conditions (bill credits, time-of-use, usage tiers) come after plans without them. Each plan comes with its projected yearly cost at that usage and its Electricity Facts Label (efl_url), the Texas-required label of the plan's rates, fees and terms. price_conditions is null when ElectricityFinder found no condition on a plan's price, and otherwise holds the kind and a note written to be repeated as is; a null does not rule out conditions, and the EFL is the authority. link reopens the same comparison on electricityfinder.online, re-priced with that day's plans; it does not expire. revisit holds the link and a suggested reminder date. cheapest_any_term names a plan of another contract length with a lower projected yearly cost, counting only plans whose price is fixed for at least the 12 months that cost covers. Variable plans are left out: their facts label sets the price for the first billing cycle only. utility_note is set when a co-op or city utility serves the ZIP; homes it serves cannot choose a retail plan. A Variable or Indexed rate_type means the price can change from month to month. interval_data comes from a fixed rule and says whether 15-minute meter data could change the cheapest plan for this home. interval_data.paid_plan, present only when the verdict is interval_data_can_change_the_answer, describes the optional paid plan that prices on 15-minute data. how_to_get_my_usage explains how to get the monthly kWh numbers this tool takes.

How a Texas household gets 12 months of electricity usage (kWh) for compare_texas_electricity_plans: Smart Meter Texas download, bills, or one typical month. Also explains when monthly numbers are enough.

Sends feedback to the people who run ElectricityFinder: a price or plan that looks wrong, an answer that was confusing, a missing feature, or an error. It is for when the person asks to send feedback. The message holds their words about the problem, not the conversation; personal details (names, addresses, emails, ESI IDs, account numbers) do not belong in it.