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Moving? | Switching? | Compare Official Rates for competing energy companies in Early, Texas. Not all plans are equal. This free consumer service helps you cut through hidden fees & confusing ads to quickly discover the best energy plan for your home or business. No-deposit energy plans & same day power available.

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At your usage level

What Early plans cost right now

Live pricing for the Oncor delivery territory · August 2026

15.3¢
Average across live Early plans
6.8¢
Where plans we price start today
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Computed across 122 live plans at 1,000 kWh, Oncor delivery included — every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with. Same wires either way; only the contract changes.

Advertised rates are built to win the ad, not your bill — they only hold at one exact usage. Every number on this page already bakes in fees, credits, and delivery, so the trick doesn’t work here.

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Top plans

Top Early plans by monthly usage

Fees and bill credits bend each plan’s price curve — that’s how a bargain ad turns into an ugly bill. Pick the tab closest to your monthly usage and the trick stops working. Delivery included.

Order now = online checkout in about 10 minutes. Pick your start date — same-day at most addresses — and your account number arrives by email.

Today’s standout

Best-value 12-month plan

SimpleSaver 12

APGE

6.8¢

at 1,000 kWh

$68

est. monthly total

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The lowest effective 12-month rate we price in the Early area today. Your usage may crown a different winner — price it at your numbers.

Your delivery utility

Who delivers electricity in Early

Oncor owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meters in Early. Whichever plan you pick, Oncor still delivers the power and restores outages — switching providers never changes your wires. Every price on this page already includes Oncor delivery charges. If a rate elsewhere looks lower, check whether delivery is in it yet.

Quick answers

Early electricity questions, answered

As of August 2026, plans we offer in the Oncor territory average 15.3¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh of monthly use, and today’s lowest effective rate is 6.8¢. Advertised rates move with your usage, so price plans at your own numbers.

Oncor is Early’s transmission and delivery utility. It owns the wires and meters and restores outages. You choose your retail electricity provider; Oncor delivers no matter who you pick.

Yes — most Early addresses have smart meters, so orders placed by 5 p.m. on a business day can start the same day. Pick your start date at checkout, up to 90 days ahead.

Compare effective rates at YOUR usage, not advertised rates — fees and bill credits bend each plan differently. Check the contract length and cancellation fee, then confirm delivery charges are included. The tables on this page do all three, and checkout takes about ten minutes.

Yes. Texas law gives you a 14-day window before your contract end date to switch with NO early-termination fee. Find your end date on your bill, then shop it today — the expensive move is drifting onto a holdover rate.

It changes with your usage. The lowest effective rate we price in Early today is 6.8¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh — but a plan that wins at 1,000 kWh can lose at 2,000. Enter your ZIP and usage to see which company is cheapest for your home.

We currently price 122 plans in Early, every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with, priced with delivery included.

Who sells here

Electricity companies serving Early

17 providers sell into the Oncor territory today, between them offering 122 residential plans. Cheapest first, priced at 1,000 kWh with fees and delivery included.

17
companies selling here
6.8¢
cheapest today, all in
122
plans between them

Every provider here is licensed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. A licence says they can sell to you; it says nothing about whether the plan is any good. Compare the total at your own usage, not the headline rate.

By ZIP code

Electricity rates by ZIP code in Early

Early spans 2 ZIP codes. Rates are set by delivery territory rather than ZIP, so these will usually match — check yours if your street sits on a boundary.

Why Texans trust us

We’d rather you stay than switch wrong

We’ve read thousands of confusing Texas bills. We know the sting when the “great rate” turns out to be neither — and it’s not because you did anything wrong.

We tell 47% of shoppers to keep the plan they already have.

Online checkout takes about 10 minutes, start date up to 90 days out.

Ten minutes from now you can be done with it: plan locked at your real usage, start date set, account number in your inbox.

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Moving to Early? Set up your utilities in one pass

Electricity is the only utility you choose — and the only one where the wrong pick costs you every month. The rest come fixed with your address. The whole list:

  1. 1

    Turn on electricity

    Most Early addresses have smart meters — order by 5 p.m. on a business day and power can start the same day. Pick from today’s plans above, or price every plan we offer at your usage.

    Price plans for your new address →
  2. 2

    Start water & sewer

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

    City of Early Water Department Call 325-646-5322 Website →
    City of Early Sewer Department Call 325-646-5322 Website →
  3. 3

    Connect natural gas

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

  4. 4

    Set up trash & recycling

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

    City of Early Sanitation Department Call 325-646-5322 Website →
Go deeper The full Early electricity guide Read the guide ↓

About Early: population 2,762 · Brown County · deregulated — you choose your provider.

Your insider’s guide to finding the best electricity rates and energy plans in Early

Whether a business owner, new resident, or long-time citizen of Early, this comprehensive guide will enable you to find your best solution for an electricity plan.

Early electricity rates

ProviderPlanPriceTermCancellation FeeTypeDocs
A
APGESimpleSaver 12 Credits6.8c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
A
APGESimpleSaver 10 Credits6.8c per kWh10 Mo$150Fixed
4
4Change EnergyMaxx Saver Value 12 Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
F
Frontier UtilitiesSaver Plus 12 Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
G
Gexa EnergyEco Saver Plus 12 Green Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
G
Gexa EnergySaver Plus 12 Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
R
Rhythm EnergyRhythm Max Saver 12 Green Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
E
Energy TexasThe Lone Saver Plus 12 Green Credits6.9c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
Total: 122 plans Utility: Oncor Fetched: 9:28 PM

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You have the power to choose your home’s energy provider in Early.

Compare Power is a free consumer service started in 2009 to help residents of Early shopping for their best energy plan.

Plan information is presented in a user-friendly format that enables a quick and simple comparison of available plans and options.

Competing offers from many electricity providers are presented in a standardized layout that makes comparing your options simple and fast.

This assures Texas energy customers avoid hidden charges and advertising gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without spending hours and hours making phone calls or clicking around on hundreds of different online sites.

Energy in Early is deregulated. As an energy customer, you have a choice when selecting a retail electricity provider (your electricity company), which gives you insight and control over your energy bill.

Deregulation of energy in Texas de-monopolized the electricity market for most of Texas, the city of Early included, which introduced massive competition.

As a result, many excellent energy providers compete for your business in Early by offering low rates, making it a great time to compare, switch, and lower costs on your power statement.

As many as 65+ energy companies compete for your account in Early, with hundreds of plans to choose from.

Average electricity rates in Early

May 2026

The average residential electricity rate in Texas is 16.4¢, 11% less than the U.S. average.

EIA Rates

Residential · Texas · last 24 months

14.6¢15.2¢15.8¢16.4¢17.0¢06/2405/2505/26
Latest
16.4¢/kWh
Period avg
15.5¢/kWh
Min
14.6¢/kWh
Max
17.0¢/kWh
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA Form 826) · snapshot 2026-07-23.
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How to find the best energy plan in Early

#1 rule: Know your usage!

Discovering how much energy you will use in a month is the best way to find a deal on electricity in Early. Why is this so vital?

You see power providers advertising the “price per kWh” for an exact monthly usage (usually 2000 kWh).

Every plan uses a different equation for how your monthly statement is computed, and your monthly bill will vary depending on how much power you use in a month.

Unless you use exactly the advertised amount each month, you will end up paying an effective “price per kWh” different than the one you saw advertised when you signed up.

Fortunately, there’s a better way to pick your power provider.

Calculating your expected monthly bill based on anticipated monthly usage, then comparing rates by the total monthly bill is the best way to shop for the best rate for your household.

Better yet, if you have 12 months of usage history for your household, you can compare plans by total annual cost. This annualized method considers the changes in usage between the summer and winter months and is the ideal way to find the right energy plan for your home.

Compare Power does all this math for you in an instant. What takes hours on a spreadsheet is now solved in just seconds.

We put you in the driver’s seat, taking what would amount to hours of investigation, spreadsheets, and computations across hundreds of plans, and guide you step-by-step to the electricity rate plan that’s best for your household’s consumption.

We clarify the details, disclosing all fees, so you’ll know precisely where your money is going and what to anticipate on your monthly bill.

We help you order your plan with your selected electricity provider without leaving our website.

The bottom line is you must understand your expected or historical usage before selecting the right electricity plan for your home.

Energy usage history document showing monthly consumption data with pen pointing to figures

If you don’t know your usage, estimate

If you cannot acquire 12 months of historical usage, or you’re the owner of a brand new home, the next best thing is to estimate how much energy you will use in an average month.

Although knowing the previous 12 months of usage is optimum, it is far better to estimate the average energy consumption than to select the first electricity provider that you see advertised. After all, you have no idea how much energy you will use at that point.

Use Compare Power to shop for the best energy plan for your**specific usage.

Moving to Early: Setting up electricity

If this is your first time setting up electricity service in Early, to get the best rate, you need to get the previous 12 months of energy usage for your new home.

Ask the previous homeowner to provide you with their past 12 months of usage.

This information is readily found in recent billing statements.

Acquiring usage for the past 12 months may take effort, but the time (and savings) will be well worth it.

Once you have historical usage, Compare Power will do the math instantly to help you find the best plan for your home’s usage pattern.

Note: If you cannot obtain historical usage information, a second option would be to estimate your future usage using our “Help Me Choose” tool. By simply entering your zip code, the tool will be able to assess your home’s projected electricity consumption.

Sign-up for a plan instantly through Compare Power. We will remind you when it’s time to come back to switch and save at the end of the plan term you decide on.

Switching electricity companies in Early

Switching is good. Market conditions are always in flux, so it is important to shop for a lower rate each year when your contract expires.

Your existing energy company will typically raise your energy rate once your contract expires. If you do not take action, you’ll be left on a month-to-month rate significantly higher than the plan you signed up for.

Electric plug on hundred dollar bills with utility bill showing balance and electric charges

Before renewing your contract, shop the rates of competing energy companies.

Switching can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars yearly on your energy bill.

Switching is easy:

When you switch, your new energy provider will take care of everything for you, including canceling service with your previous provider.

There is no loss of power when you switch. Electricity in Early is all delivered by the Oncor Transmission and Distribution Utility.

The wires and poles that deliver power to your home do not change when you switch energy companies. Therefore the reliability of your service is not affected.

You can choose any date up to 14 days before your current contract’s end date without an “early termination” fee. That’s Texas Law.

If you’re still under contract, find out how many months remain on your contract. You can set a future start date with most companies up to 6o days in advance.

The amount saved each month by switching to a different electricity company may outweigh the one-time fee to get out of your contract early.

If you are unsure, email us your latest energy bill, and one of our team members will respond promptly with your best options.

If you’re ready to switch and want to know how to find the best plan, remember that understanding your usage is the best way to find the best rate.

You will want to gather your past usage for the past 12 months to determine the best plan with the lowest rate for your household.

Early energy companies

Provider Phone Rating
Good Charlie Energy 800-205-5230 4.9 (1,380)
Ambit Energy 877-282-6248 4.7 (563)
Frontier Utilities 877-437-7442 4.7 (16,419)
Gexa Energy 866-961-9399 4.7 (27,650)
Payless Power 855-854-8490 4.7 (22,601)
Pogo Energy 888-764-6669 4.7 (4,048)
Rhythm Energy 855-441-3030 4.7 (5,430)
TXU Energy 866-370-2440 4.7 (9,779)
Constellation 888-900-7052 4.6 (3,711)
Veteran Energy 800-578-7070 4.6 (1,322)
4Change Energy 855-784-2426 4.5
Amigo Energy 214-550-6496 4.5 (17)
BKV Energy 855-258-4797 4.5 (1,131)
Clearview Energy 800-746-4702 4.4 (1,068)
Just Energy 214-245-4065 4.4 (448)
Power Express 877-400-0232 4.4 (208)
Reliant 877-282-6248 4.4 (2,521)
Alliance Power 877-777-2017 4.3 (6)
APGE 877-544-4857 4.3 (2,732)
Chariot Energy 844-854-2257 4.2 (989)
Spark Energy 877-547-7275 4.2 (2,602)
Stream Energy 888-962-5888 4.2 (1,241)
TriEagle Energy 888-893-6737 4.2 (2,247)
Direct Energy 855-461-1926 4.0 (1,681)
Octopus Energy 833-628-6888 4.0 (126)
STAT Energy 855-207-7828 4.0 (100)
Varsity Energy 877-827-7389 4.0 (118)
Acacia Energy 877-997-2946 3.9 (1,800)
Green Mountain 877-245-7795 3.9 (3,294)
IronHorse 866-316-1549 3.9 (160)

Showing 30 active providers · residential. Sorted by Google rating.

Looking for a great electric company in Early?

You can sign up for service with great companies such as TXU Energy, Reliant, Direct Energy, and more.

No-deposit electricity plans in Early

If you need to find an energy plan in Early that requires no deposit, we can help.

If your first choice of plans charges a deposit, Compare Power will automatically show you additional plans that require no money down.

That saves you a lot of time and hassle. No more surfing the internet and calling electricity providers to determine if a deposit will be required.

We will review the different plans for any deposit requirements immediately so you can get your power on and get back to your day.

Learn how to get no-deposit lights.

Deposit Waivers

You may be eligible to have the deposit waived if you meet one of the requirements from the Texas Public Utility Commission §25.478 - PUCT §25.478.

If you have any questions about deposit waivers, you can contact us. One of our team members will get back to you as soon as possible.

Early business electricity plans

If you manage a company in Early, you’re in great company.

Early has become a thriving place for many small to mid-sized companies. The town is small enough to get to know people and thrive, yet close enough to large metropolitan cities that provide even more growth opportunities.

Open sign hanging in store window welcoming customers

You must shop for rates from competing energy companies to manage your electricity bill.

Compare Power bridges the gap between your business and energy companies by inviting various energy companies to compete for your business in a sealed bid process.

You enroll your information once, and the companies will present their bids. You get to choose the cheapest rate. Simple, quick, and easy.

Click hereto get competing quotes for your business electricity.

Early utilities

Electricity

To learn more about Smart Meters or to download your Electricity Usage, visit (877) 373-4858.

To report an issue with your electricity service or power outages in Early, visit the https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ or call them at (877) 373-4858.

Gas

For gas service in Early, call or visit Early official city website to determine who your provider is.

Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling

In Early, water, garbage, sewer, and recycling services are usually handled by the City of Early.

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Did You Know?

HISTORICAL

Early was founded in 1876 and named after Walter U. Early, a Confederate veteran who became a prominent local rancher and businessman. The town grew around the Santa Fe Railroad depot, which made it a crucial shipping point for cattle and cotton from the surrounding Brown County area during the late 1800s.

RECENT

In 2020, Early completed construction of a new $8.5 million high school campus that serves as a model for small-town education in Texas. The facility features state-of-the-art technology labs, a competition-grade gymnasium, and agricultural science facilities that support the school's award-winning FFA program.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Early High School produced NFL quarterback Case McCoy, younger brother of Colt McCoy, who played for the University of Texas Longhorns from 2010-2013. Case led Early to multiple playoff appearances and later became a backup quarterback for UT, stepping in during crucial games including the 2013 Alamo Bowl victory.

DID YOU KNOW

Early is home to one of Texas's most unusual municipal features - a city-owned buffalo herd that roams in a pasture visible from Highway 377. The herd was established in the 1990s as a tourist attraction and educational tool, and the buffalo have become unofficial mascots for the town, even appearing on city promotional materials.

CULTURAL

Every October, Early hosts the Heartland Mall Car Show, which draws classic car enthusiasts from across Central Texas to display vintage automobiles in the parking lot of what was once a thriving shopping center. The event has become a beloved tradition that celebrates both automotive history and the town's resilient community spirit, turning an abandoned retail space into a gathering place for families and car lovers alike.

City Departments & Utilities

City Hall

325-646-5322

Website

104 Early Blvd, Early, TX 76802

Water

City of Early Water Department

325-646-5322

Website

Natural Gas

Atmos Energy

888-286-6700

Website

Garbage & Recycling

City of Early Sanitation Department

325-646-5322

Website

School District

Early Independent School District

325-646-9535

Website

Public Library

325-646-3379

Website