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Shop electricity rates in Richardson starting at [Lowest Rate Short Code] per kWh.
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Power Wizard has rates in Richardson ranging from [Lowest Rate Short Code] to [Highest Rate Short Code] per kWh. Our electricity experts pick one plan for each of the three ways Richardson homes actually use power.
6.5¢ / kWh
APG&E SimpleSaver 11. Eleven-month term and the lowest headline rate available in Richardson today.
Choose Plan6.7¢ / kWh
Gexa Energy Gexa Saver Plus 12. Bill-credit structure — check the usage threshold on the Electricity Facts Label before choosing.
Choose Plan13.1¢ / kWh
Rhythm Energy Simply Select 9. Straight fixed rate with no usage threshold to clear, suited to apartments and smaller homes.
Choose Plan*These are plans picked by Power Wizard electricity experts based on pricing, customer experience, and other factors. Updated for ZIP Code 75080. Pricing and plan offerings for electricity providers are subject to change.
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Richardson is part of Texas’s deregulated electricity market, so you choose the retail provider that sells you electricity. Rates change often and vary by provider, plan, usage and ZIP code.
Some plans carry usage tiers, base fees or bill credits, so compare plans based on average usage patterns and read the Electricity Facts Label for the full cost structure before enrolling. You will notice the Richardson table splits into two price groups with little in between; almost every plan in the cheaper group is a bill-credit plan, and the bill and usage credit section below explains what has to happen for those rates to hold.
| Plan Name | ¢/kWh | Est. energy cost | Term | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E – SimpleSaver 11 | 6.5¢ | $65.00 | 11 mos. | 4.8 |
| Companion Energy – Companion Savings + Benefits 12 | 6.7¢ | $67.00 | 12 mos. | 4.3 |
| Gexa Energy – Gexa Saver Plus 12 | 6.7¢ | $67.00 | 12 mos. | 5.0 |
| 4Change Energy – Maxx Saver Value 12 | 6.7¢ | $67.00 | 12 mos. | 4.9 |
| Express Energy – Flash Value 12 | 6.9¢ | $69.00 | 12 mos. | 4.7 |
| Rhythm Energy – Rhythm Max Saver 12 | 7.7¢ | $77.00 | 12 mos. | 4.8 |
| Energy Texas – The Lone Saver Plus 12 | 7.7¢ | $77.00 | 12 mos. | 4.7 |
| Veteran Energy – Valor 12 | 13.5¢ | $135.00 | 12 mos. | 4.7 |
| BKV Energy – Lantana 11 | 13.5¢ | $135.00 | 11 mos. | 4.8 |
| Atlantex Power – Luminous 9 | 14.8¢ | $148.30 | 9 mos. | 3.8 |
| CleanSky Energy – Free Nights 12 | 17.0¢ | $170.00 | 12 mos. | 3.6 |
| Payless Power – 6 Month Postpaid | 17.4¢ | $174.00 | 6 mos. | 3.4 |
*Updated for ZIP Code 75080. Pricing and plan offerings are subject to change. Monthly figures are based on 1,000 kWh usage and cover the energy portion only.
The rate above covers the electricity itself. Oncor charges separately to deliver it: [Base Charge Short Code] a month plus [Energy Charge Short Code] per kWh, which every Richardson home pays on any plan. [VERIFY — these two figures must be generated from the placeholders and never typed. They take a different utility identifier from every other placeholder on this page, so if they do not render, that is the first thing to check. Suppression: if they return nothing, suppress this sentence and keep the column label change]
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Late summer is the highest-demand stretch of the year on the ERCOT grid, and offers posted through September generally price that demand in. Richardson’s cooling season holds through the end of September before easing in October, and the city’s large commercial load along the US 75 corridor keeps daytime demand high even as residential use starts to fall. What to do this month. If your contract ends before December, lock a fixed rate now rather than waiting. If it runs past February, wait for the shoulder season in October and November, when demand falls and rates typically follow.
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A typical Richardson home uses about [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_kwh" format="number" decimals="0"] kWh a month and pays around [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_cost"] at today’s average all-in rate of [Average Short Code Number] per kWh. Rates here start at [Lowest Rate Short Code], so anything in the lower half of that range is a good rate in Richardson right now.
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The figure above is an all-in rate, covering both the energy and the Oncor delivery charges, so it is directly comparable with the bottom line on your own bill. It is a marketplace and usage average: a specific home’s bill depends on square footage, insulation and cooling load. In Richardson that spread has a particular shape. The city splits two ways — mid-century single-storey ranch stock south of Arapaho Road in neighbourhoods like Richardson Heights and Heights Park, much of it built between the mid-1950s and the early 1970s, against a large apartment and townhome segment north of Renner Road, around CityLine and around the University of Texas at Dallas. A one-bedroom apartment near the university and a four-bedroom home in Canyon Creek sit a long way apart on either side of the city average.
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| Home size | Typical monthly usage | Expected monthly bill | Where to look |
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| Apartment or 1–2 bedrooms | Pending | Pending | the “Best for low usage” card above |
| 3 bedrooms | [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_kwh" format="number" decimals="0"] kWh | [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_cost"] | the “Best overall in Richardson” card above |
| 4 or more bedrooms | Not yet sourced | Not yet sourced | the “Best for high usage” card above |
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Providers display rates at three standard usage levels so plans can be compared consistently.
| Monthly usage | Average Marketplace Rate |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | 17.7¢ |
| 1,000 kWh | 14.3¢ |
| 2,000 kWh | 14.9¢ |
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Average Marketplace Rate, Oncor — trailing 12 months
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Richardson is two housing stories in one city: mid-century ranch stock south of Arapaho Road, and a large apartment and townhome segment north of Renner Road and around the university. Just as the homes differ, so do their energy needs.
A fixed-rate plan locks your price per kWh for the whole contract term, so a hot Richardson summer changes how much you use but not what you pay per unit. Unlike a bill-credit plan, there is no monthly usage target to hit.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Fixed Rate Electricity Plans
These time-of-use plans give you free electricity during a set window, and the plan name tells you which one: nights, weekends, or three-day weekends. The free hours are paid for by a higher rate the rest of the time, so the plan only works if you can move real usage into the window.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Free Nights Electricity
These bill credit plans apply a credit to your bill in any month your usage clears the plan’s threshold, which the Electricity Facts Label states. Clear it and the effective rate is among the lowest available anywhere on this page. Miss it and you pay the full rate with no credit at all, which is the half most comparisons leave out.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Bill Credit Plans
You pay into a balance before you use the electricity, with no deposit and no credit check. Service continues as long as that balance holds. The trade-off is the rate: prepaid plans in Richardson price well above the fixed-rate contracts on this page, so this is the route when a credit check or a deposit is the obstacle, not when price is.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: No Deposit Plans
Renewable energy plans give Richardson residents a way to support cleaner energy without changing how they use electricity. Every plan below is matched with 100% renewable generation: your home draws the same electricity from the same grid either way, and the provider buys renewable credits to match what you use, which supports investment in wind and solar projects instead of fossil fuels.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Green Energy Plans
If you have rooftop solar, these plans credit you for the electricity you export back to the grid. The pairing that determines your annual bill is the import rate set against the export credit, and the Electricity Facts Label states both.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Solar Buyback
A variable-rate plan has no locked rate. Your price per kWh moves with the wholesale market every month, so it can sit below a fixed rate through mild weather and climb sharply during a Richardson summer or a winter freeze. It suits a household on a short horizon — a student year, a twelve-week posting, a stay that ends before a twelve-month term would — and the exposure is real either way. We almost never recommend one.
[Plan Type Shortcode] — plan type: Month to Month Plans
Texas’s deregulated electricity market lets Richardson residents choose who sells them electricity. A student in a one-bedroom apartment near the university consumes power differently than a family in a four-bedroom home in Canyon Creek, and the providers serving Richardson are not equally good at both.
Some of the most popular electricity providers on Power Wizard’s marketplace include APG&E, Gexa Energy, and 4Change Energy.
We evaluate electricity companies on customer service, online account tools, and plan options, weighing factors like how easy it is to manage your account and pay your bill, how clearly plan pricing is presented, and what real customers report about their experience.
| Electricity company | Best for | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| APG&E | Best for the lowest headline rate | 4.8 |
| Gexa Energy | Best for renewable energy | 5.0 |
| 4Change Energy | Best for charitable giving | 4.9 |
| Rhythm Energy | Best for transparent pricing | 4.8 |
| BKV Energy | Best for straightforward fixed rates | 4.8 |
| Electricity company | Good fit for | Our rating |
|---|---|---|
| Companion Energy | Shoppers who want a no-frills fixed plan | 4.3 |
| Express Energy | Shoppers who want a short contract term | 4.7 |
| Energy Texas | Shoppers who want plain-spoken plan terms | 4.7 |
| Veteran Energy | Veterans and military families | 4.7 |
| Atlantex Power | Shoppers comparing nine-month terms | 3.8 |
| CleanSky Energy | Households that can shift usage into free-night hours | 3.6 |
| Payless Power | Households looking to skip a deposit | 3.4 |
* Ratings are based on Power Wizard’s internal scoring methodology and customer experience benchmarks. Company features may vary by location in Richardson. Enter your ZIP code to see available plans in your area.
These ratings are current at the time of writing and are subject to change.
It is worth checking these providers to see whether their plans, pricing and features fit your home’s power needs. Enter your ZIP code to compare the plans available at your address.
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You can shop around and switch providers at the end of your contract. ETFs may apply if you leave early. ETFs do not apply if you are moving, even if your contract has not been fulfilled, and they do not apply to anyone in the last two weeks of their electricity contract.
Pro tip. North Texas runs a long cooling season that holds from June through September, and Richardson’s demand peaks alongside it. Spring and fall bring the lowest rates because demand falls. Start shopping 60 to 90 days before your contract ends and schedule the switch for the day it expires.
Your provider sells you the plan. The utility delivers the power, and it is assigned by address rather than chosen.
Oncor Electric Delivery is the utility for every address in Richardson. It owns and maintains the poles, wires, meters and service connections, and it handles outage response. You cannot switch Oncor, but you can switch the retail provider selling you the electricity.
Every utility in Texas, Oncor included, charges a delivery fee for moving electricity to your home. These are regulated charges that apply to every customer in the service area, so changing providers does not change them. In Richardson they are:
No retail plan can reduce these charges. They are set by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and are updated a few times a year.
Your retail electricity provider cannot restore service. That is Oncor’s job, whichever company sells you your plan.
Oncor crews cover the wider Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, so restoration times during a widespread event depend on how many customers are affected across the region rather than on which provider you buy from.
Running a business in Richardson means watching overhead, and electricity is often a large part of it. Commercial properties here can shop for business electricity plans just as residential customers do — fixed-rate, market-indexed and renewable options are all available, often with commercial perks such as volume pricing, consolidated invoicing or a dedicated account manager.
That covers the offices, retail units, restaurants and professional services filling the Telecom Corridor along US 75, the CityLine mixed-use district at the Bush Turnpike and Galatyn Park, alongside the businesses serving the University of Texas at Dallas campus inside the city limits. Enter your ZIP code to see the commercial plans available at your address.
A typical Richardson home uses about [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_kwh" format="number" decimals="0"] kWh a month and pays around [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_cost"] at today’s average all-in rate of [Average Short Code Number] per kWh. Rates here start at [Lowest Rate Short Code], so anything in the lower half of that range is a good rate in Richardson right now. Remember that every plan also carries Oncor delivery charges on top of the energy rate, so a very low advertised rate is a smaller saving than it looks.
[elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_cost"] per month, roughly [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_annual_cost"] a year, on typical usage of [elec_stat city="Richardson" type="city_monthly_kwh" format="number" decimals="0"] kWh a month. That is a marketplace and usage average: a specific home’s bill depends on square footage, insulation and cooling load, and Oncor delivery charges apply on top of the energy rate on every plan. See what a typical Richardson home spends for the full breakdown.
No. Fifteen cents sits above Richardson’s current Average Marketplace Rate of [Average Short Code Number] and well above the lowest rates available here today, which start at [Lowest Rate Short Code]. A home paying 15 cents would spend more each month than one on the average rate. Check whether the figure you are holding is an energy-only rate or an all-in rate before you compare it, because the two are not the same number.
The cheapest plan on the marketplace today is [Lowest Plan Short Code]. Rates run from [Lowest Rate Short Code] to [Highest Rate Short Code] per kWh. The cheapest plans in Richardson are usually bill-credit plans, which only beat a straightforward fixed rate if your usage clears the plan’s threshold every month, so read the Electricity Facts Label before enrolling.
The most common and most expensive cause is a contract that ended and rolled onto a variable month-to-month rate. After that: usage rising with the long North Texas cooling season, which holds from June through September, or a change to the regulated Oncor delivery charges, which update a few times a year and apply on every plan.
There is no single best provider, because the right one depends on how your home uses power. Among the companies available in Richardson today, APG&E holds the lowest headline rate, Gexa Energy is the strongest on renewable plans, and BKV Energy is the one to look at for a straightforward fixed rate with no usage threshold to clear. Compare all three against your own usage rather than on headline rate alone.
Yes. Prepaid and no-deposit plans skip the credit check and the upfront deposit. The trade-off is honest: the per-kWh rate is higher than a fixed-rate contract — noticeably higher in Richardson today — and service can be disconnected if the balance runs out. If you can pass a credit check, a fixed-rate plan is cheaper.
Richardson sits in a humid subtropical climate with a long cooling season that holds from June through September and sets the annual peak for most homes. Winters are mild by comparison, with short, sharp heating spikes during North Texas freeze events rather than a sustained heating season. A fixed-rate plan holds your price per kWh steady through both, though it does not change how much power a hot August needs.
Yes. You can shop around and switch providers at the end of your contract, and an early termination fee may apply if you leave early. ETFs do not apply if you are moving, even if your contract has not been fulfilled, and they do not apply to anyone in the last two weeks of their electricity contract. If you are partway through a term, check the fee on your Electricity Facts Label against what a new plan would save you before deciding.
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