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What Gallatin plans cost right now

Live pricing for the Oncor delivery territory · August 2026

15.3¢
Average across live Gallatin plans
6.8¢
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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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin area today. Your usage may crown a different winner — price it at your numbers.

Your delivery utility

Who delivers electricity in Gallatin

Oncor owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meters in Gallatin. 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

Gallatin 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 Gallatin’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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin, every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with, priced with delivery included.

Who sells here

Electricity companies serving Gallatin

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 Gallatin

Gallatin 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 Gallatin? 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin Water Department Call 903-683-2313 Website →
    City of Gallatin Sewer Department Call 903-683-2313 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 Gallatin Sanitation Call 903-683-2313 Website →
Go deeper The full Gallatin electricity guide Read the guide ↓

About Gallatin: population 419 · Cherokee County · deregulated — you choose your provider.

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

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

Gallatin 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
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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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As a resident or business owner within Gallatin, you can choose the electricity provider that best meets your needs.

Compare Power is a free consumer service established in 2009 to help residents of Gallatin shop for their best electricity plan.

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

Plans from many different electricity providers are shown in a simple layout that makes evaluating alternatives simple and quick.

This assists Texas consumers in avoiding hidden fees and advertising gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without spending hours making phone calls or sorting through hundreds of different websites.

Electricity in Gallatin is deregulated. As a resident, you can choose a retail electricity provider (your electricity company), which gives you insight and command over your energy bill.

Deregulation of electricity in the state de-monopolized the energy market for most of the state, the city of Gallatin included, which introduced lots of competition.

As a result, many excellent energy providers compete for your business in Gallatin by offering low rates, making it a great time to shop, switch, and save costs on your electricity bill.

As many as 100+ retail electricity providers compete for your business in Gallatin, with hundreds of plans to select from.

Average electricity rates in Gallatin

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 Gallatin

#1 rule: Determine what your usage is!

Knowing the amount of electricity you will consume month-to-month is the ideal way to find a deal on energy in Gallatin. Why does this matter?

The rate you see electricity companies advertising is for an exact monthly usage (typically 1000 kWh).

Every plan uses a different calculation for how your monthly statement is calculated, and your monthly bill will change according to how much energy you consume each month.

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

Fortunately, there’s a better way to select your electricity rate.

Calculating your expected monthly bill based on estimated monthly usage, then comparing rates by total monthly cost is the best way to shop for the lowest rate for your home.

Better still, if you have a year of usage history for your home, 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 best way to discover the right electricity plan for your home.

Compare Power does all the complicated math for you instantly. What could take you hours inside a spreadsheet is now done in moments.

We put the power in your hands, taking what would amount to hours of investigation, spreadsheets, and computations across hundreds of offers and navigating you step-by-step to the energy plan that’s best for your home’s usage.

We clarify the fine print, disclosing the various charges, so you’ll know precisely where your money is going and what to expect on your bill.

We then assist you in ordering your plan with your chosen energy company without ever having to leave our website.

The bottom line is you must determine your expected or historical usage before choosing the best 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 recently purchased a home or business, or you cannot obtain 12 months of usage history, you can always estimate the average amount of energy that you will use in any given month.

While not as optimal as having all the previous 12 months of usage, estimating your average usage is better than blindly choosing the first plan you see advertised by an electricity provider at a specific usage that isn’t what you’ll consume.

Use Compare Power to find the best electricity plan for your**specific usage.

Moving to Gallatin: Setting up electricity

If this is your first time setting up electricity service in Gallatin, 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 can assess your home’s projected electricity consumption.

By signing up for a plan through Compare Power, you will receive automated reminders when renewing your existing plan or possibly switching plans.

Switching electricity companies in Gallatin

Switching is good. Market conditions are always in flux, so it is essential to shop for a lower price each year when your contract is close to expiring.

Your existing energy company will typically raise your electricity rate once your contract expires. If you fail to take action, you’ll be left on a month-to-month rate significantly more 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 electricity companies.

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

Switching is easy:

When you switch, your new electricity company will handle everything for you, including terminating service with your previous provider.

Your lights stay on when you switch. Electricity in Gallatin 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 electricity providers. 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 cancellation” fee. That’s Texas Law.

If you’re still under contract, check how many months remain on your contract. You can set a future start date with most providers 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’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 find your past usage for the last 12 months to determine your household’s best plan with the lowest rate.

Gallatin 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 Gallatin?

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

To sign up, learn more, or view current rates, click on your chosen company.

No-deposit electricity plans in Gallatin

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

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

Instead of calling a bunch of energy providers or browsing through websites to determine if different electricity companies need a deposit, this will save you tremendous time and effort.

Working for you, we will instantly check any deposit requirements for other plans, allowing you to get power and return to your everyday activities stress-free.

Learn how to get no-deposit lights.

Deposit Waivers

You may be eligible to waive the deposit if you meet one of 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.

Gallatin business electricity rates

If you manage a business in Gallatin, you’re in great company.

Gallatin is home to many small and large businesses and is a thriving town to run a business.

Open sign hanging in store window welcoming customers

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

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

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

Click hereto get competing quotes for your business electricity.

Gallatin utilities

Electricity

To learn more about smart meters or to download your electricity usage, visit +1 (888) 313-4747.

To report an issue with your electricity service or power outages in Gallatin, visit the https://stormcenter.oncor.com or call them at +1 (888) 313-4747.

Gas

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

Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling

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

Other utility service areas in Texas

Not in the Oncor Service area? Search low electricity rates by service area and local utility company.

Click on your Texas Distribution Utility (TDU) below to compare electricity rates in your service area.

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Did You Know?

HISTORICAL

Gallatin was founded in 1847 and named after Albert Gallatin, the fourth Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The town served as an important stagecoach stop along the old military road between Nacogdoches and Fort Worth, making it a vital link in early Texas transportation and commerce during the Republic of Texas era.

RECENT

In 2020, Gallatin completed a major downtown revitalization project that restored several historic buildings dating back to the 1800s along Main Street. The project included new sidewalks, period-appropriate street lighting, and facade improvements that have attracted new businesses and increased tourism to this small East Texas community.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Country music legend George Jones spent part of his childhood in nearby areas of Cherokee County and often performed at local venues around Gallatin in his early career. The town also claims connection to several Texas Rangers who were stationed in the area during the frontier period, including Captain William 'Big Foot' Wallace who passed through regularly on patrol.

DID YOU KNOW

Gallatin is home to one of the oldest continuously operating general stores in East Texas, originally established in 1852. The store still operates today and maintains many of its original fixtures, including a hand-cranked cash register and wooden floors worn smooth by over 170 years of customers, making it a living piece of Texas frontier history.

CULTURAL

Every October, Gallatin hosts the annual 'Frontier Days Festival' which recreates life in the 1800s with blacksmith demonstrations, period costumes, and traditional crafts. The festival draws visitors from across East Texas who come to experience authentic frontier skills like butter churning, rope making, and old-fashioned cooking over open fires, preserving the town's rich pioneer heritage.

City Departments & Utilities

City Hall

903-683-2313

Website

101 Main St, Gallatin, TX 75764

Water

City of Gallatin Water Department

903-683-2313

Website

Natural Gas

Atmos Energy

888-286-6700

Website

Garbage & Recycling

City of Gallatin Sanitation

903-683-2313

Website

School District

Gallatin Independent School District

903-683-2254

Website

Public Library

903-683-2313

Website