The TRUE Method™ · Total Real-Usage Evaluation
The rate on the billboard isn’t the price you pay.
the fine print, read aloud — that’s this whole page.
Texas electricity ads are tuned to exactly 1,000 kWh — and nobody uses exactly 1,000 kWh. We price every plan we offer at YOUR real usage, fees and traps included, and tell you the truth. Even when the truth is “stay put.”
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The ad
“Lowest rate in Texas!”
9.9¢ crossed out
per kWh — says the billboard
- * at exactly 1,000 kWh. You used 1,127 last month.
- + $9.95/mo base charge
- + 4.6¢/kWh TDU delivery — not mentioned in the ad
- − the $100 bill credit you lose at 999 kWh
Your TRUE cost
14.2¢ /kWh · $160/mo
Total Real-Usage Evaluation — every plan, your numbers.
Pricing the Texas market…
We tell about half the people who check to stay put.
Truth is the product — savings are a consequence of the truth. If your plan is already right, we’ll say so, and you’ll be back to your day in five minutes.
- Texans served
- 2M+
- Avg. yearly savings when switching wins
- $200
- From 90,000+ reviews
- 4.9/5
How the TRUE Method works
- 1
Your real usage goes in
Your ZIP and home profile, your uploaded bill, or your smart-meter history. Real kilowatt-hours — no “average household” fiction.
- 2
Every plan gets the TRUE treatment
Base charges, TDU delivery, tier penalties, bill credits — every line of every EFL, computed at your numbers.
- 3
The truth comes out, ranked
Plans ranked by what YOU would actually pay. The trap plans sink. Sometimes your current plan wins — we’ll say so.
Start where it hurts
A bill that made your stomach drop
Upload it. Bill Detective reads every line item and tells you — in about 60 seconds — exactly where the money went.
Upload your billA renewal letter full of tiny print
Renewal offers are priced for people who don’t check. Check. We’ll price the offer against the whole market at your usage.
Check your renewalMoving this week — need power on
Same-day service on most plans, no-deposit options, and the movers checklist that keeps day one boring (the good kind).
Get moving power ⬜An EFL you can’t decode
That fine-print fact label is where the traps live. Upload it — we translate it into your real monthly cost.
Decode your EFLJust shopping around
Every licensed Texas plan, ranked by your TRUE cost — not by whoever paid for placement. Traps sink to the bottom.
Compare every plan we offerA question a website can’t answer
Real Texans, 30,000+ hours on these phones. We won’t sell you — we’ll tell you what we’d do with your bill.
Call 866-963-9353The games their marketing plays
- THE AD SAYS
“9.9¢/kWh — lowest rate in Texas!”
THE TRUTHAt exactly 1,000 kWh. Use 850 or 1,200 and the math changes completely. Nobody uses exactly 1,000 kWh.
- THE AD SAYS
“$100 bill credit every month!”
THE TRUTHThe credit is why the 1,000-kWh number looks good. At 999 kWh it vanishes and your effective rate jumps ~5¢.
- THE AD SAYS
“Free nights and weekends!”
THE TRUTHThe daytime rate pays for the “free.” Unless you run your life after 9pm, you usually pay more overall.
- THE AD SAYS
“Fixed rate — no surprises.”
THE TRUTHThe energy charge is fixed. TDU delivery — 30–40% of your bill — can and does change.
Texans, after checking
Reliant kept raising my rates every year. I finally compared and found out I could save $112/month with a different provider. The switch was seamless - no interruption in service at all.
I needed electricity turned on THE SAME DAY for my new apartment. Called at 10am, had power by 3pm. Absolutely saved me - I was moving in that afternoon and needed AC working in the Texas heat. ComparePower came through!
I used to estimate my usage and always got it wrong. Live Link pulled my real data from my smart meter and matched me with a plan that actually fits how I use electricity. Saving $89/month now!
Moving from California to Texas, I had no frame of reference for electricity costs. The usage estimator made it so easy - just answered a few questions about my home and got a realistic estimate. Helped me budget correctly from day one.
I was moving to Austin and had no idea what my electricity usage would be in my new apartment. The usage estimator asked about my square footage, appliances, and habits - then gave me a super accurate estimate. My first bill was within $8 of the prediction!
I thought Reliant was giving me a good deal because I'd been a 'loyal customer' for 10 years. They weren't. ComparePower showed me I could save $98/month by switching. Did it in minutes online.
Straight answers
Yes. Providers pay us a referral fee when you enroll through us — the same plans cost the same whether you come through Compare Power or go direct. You never pay us anything, and the ranking is by YOUR TRUE cost, not by who pays us more.
Total Real-Usage Evaluation: we compute the full cost of every plan we offer — energy charge, base fees, TDU delivery, tier penalties, bill credits — at your actual kilowatt-hours instead of the advertised 1,000-kWh fiction. Your TRUE cost is your total real-usage expense for the year.
Then we tell you that, and you stay put. It happens to about half the people who check. The five minutes still buys you certainty — and a reminder before your contract expires so it stays true.
No — your ZIP and home profile get you a solid estimate. For the sharpest answer, upload a bill (Bill Detective reads your real usage in about 60 seconds) or connect your smart-meter history.
Back to your day, confident you aren’t overpaying.
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