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At your usage level

What Nordheim plans cost right now

Live pricing for the AEP Central delivery territory · August 2026

15.2¢
Average across live Nordheim plans
7.0¢
Where plans we price start today
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Computed across 123 live plans at 1,000 kWh, AEP Central 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 Nordheim 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

Saver Plus 12

Frontier Utilities

7.0¢

at 1,000 kWh

$70

est. monthly total

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

Your delivery utility

Who delivers electricity in Nordheim

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

Quick answers

Nordheim electricity questions, answered

As of August 2026, plans we offer in the AEP Central territory average 15.2¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh of monthly use, and today’s lowest effective rate is 7.0¢. Advertised rates move with your usage, so price plans at your own numbers.

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

Yes — most Nordheim 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 Nordheim today is 7.0¢ 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 123 plans in Nordheim, every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with, priced with delivery included.

Who sells here

Electricity companies serving Nordheim

17 providers sell into the AEP Central territory today, between them offering 123 residential plans. Cheapest first, priced at 1,000 kWh with fees and delivery included.

17
companies selling here
7.0¢
cheapest today, all in
123
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 Nordheim

Nordheim 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 Nordheim? 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 Nordheim 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 Nordheim Water Department Call 361-938-2321 Website →
    City of Nordheim Sewer Department Call 361-938-2321 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 Nordheim Sanitation Call 361-938-2321 Website →
Go deeper The full Nordheim electricity guide Read the guide ↓

About Nordheim: population 307 · DeWitt County · deregulated — you choose your provider.

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

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

Nordheim Electricity Rates

ProviderPlanPriceTermCancellation FeeTypeDocs
F
Frontier UtilitiesSaver Plus 12 Credits7.0c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
A
APGESimpleSaver 10 Credits7.0c per kWh10 Mo$150Fixed
G
Gexa EnergyEco Saver Plus 12 Green Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
G
Gexa EnergySaver Plus 12 Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
A
APGESimpleSaver 12 Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
R
Rhythm EnergyRhythm Max Saver 12 Green Credits7.2c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
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Energy TexasThe Lone Saver Plus 12 Green Credits7.2c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
R
Rhythm EnergyRhythm Max Saver 24 Green Credits7.3c per kWh24 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
Total: 123 plans Utility: AEP Texas Fetched: 9:28 PM

Price all 123 plans at your usage →

You have the power to choose your home’s electric company in Nordheim.

Compare Power is a free consumer service established in 2009 to help residents of Nordheim search for their lowest-rate electricity plan.

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

Offers from many different electricity companies are displayed conveniently, making comparing your options simple and quick.

This helps Texas energy customers avoid hidden charges and advertising gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without wasting hours making phone calls or sorting through dozens of online sites.

Energy in Nordheim is deregulated. As a resident, you can choose a retail electricity provider (your electricity provider), which gives you flexibility and power over your energy bill.

Deregulation of electricity in Texas de-monopolized the electricity market for most of Texas, the Nordheim included, which introduced lots of competition.

As a result, many excellent retail electricity providers compete for your business in Nordheim by offering low prices, making it a great time to shop, switch, and save costs on your power statement.

As many as 60-100 retail electricity providers compete for your business in Nordheim, with hundreds of plans to choose from.

Average Electricity Rates in Nordheim

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 Nordheim

#1 rule: Determine what your usage is!

Understanding how much energy you will consume month-to-month is the best way to find a deal on electricity in Nordheim. Why does this matter?

The “price per kWh” you see energy providers advertising is for an exact monthly usage (typically 2000 kWh).

Every plan has a different equation for how your monthly statement is calculated, and your monthly bill will vary depending on how much electricity you consume each month.

Unless you match the exact advertised usage 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 shop for an electricity company.

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

Better yet, if you have a year 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 perfect energy rate plan for your home.

Compare Power does all the complicated math for you in an instant. What takes hours on a spreadsheet is now done in a few seconds.

We put the power in your hands, taking what would amount to hours of research, spreadsheets, and computations across hundreds of plans and guiding you step-by-step to the electricity plan that’s best for your household’s usage.

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

We then assist you in enrolling with your chosen power provider without ever having to leave our website.

The bottom line is you must determine your expected or historical usage before ordering 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 cannot acquire 12 months of historical usage or own a brand new home, the next best thing is to estimate how much energy you will use in an average month.

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

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

Moving to Nordheim: Setting up Electricity

If this is your first time setting up electricity service in Nordheim, 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.

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 Nordheim

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

Your existing energy provider will raise your energy rate once your contract expires. If you do not act, 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 energy bill.

Switching is easy:

  • You don’t have to contact your current provider to cancel (no “break-up call”)
  • No one comes to your home
  • There is no disruption in your electricity supply
  • It takes just minutes

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

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

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

You can pick any date up to 14 days early from your current contract’s end date without an “early cancellation” penalty. Texas law protects you here.

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.

And even if you’re well inside your contract, savings achieved on your monthly bill by switching companies may outweigh the fee to break your existing contract.

If you’re ready to switch and would like to know how to find the best plan remember that understanding your usage is the best way to find the lowest price.

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

Nordheim 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.

Are you looking for a great electric company in Nordheim?

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

Click on the company of your choice to view rates, learn more, or sign up.

No-Deposit Electricity Plans in Nordheim

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

If assessed a deposit on your first plan selection, Compare Power will automatically show you other plans available without a deposit.

Instead of calling around power companies or browsing through websites to determine if different electricity companies require 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 regular 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.

Nordheim Business Power Rates

If you run a business in Nordheim, you’re in good company.

Nordheim 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 need to compare prices from competing energy companies to lower your electricity costs.

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 submit your information on Compare Power, and the providers will present their bids. You pick the lowest price. Simple, quick, and easy.

Click hereto get competing quotes for your business electricity.

Nordheim Utilities

Electricity

To learn more about smart meters or to download your electricity usage, visit (866) 223-8508.

To report an issue with your electricity service or power outages in Nordheim, visit the https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ or call them at (866) 223-8508.

Gas

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

Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling

In Nordheim, the City of Nordheim usually handles water, garbage, sewer, and recycling services.

Other Utility Service Areas in Texas

Not in the AEP Central 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.

  • CenterPoint
  • Oncor
  • Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)
  • AEP Texas North
  • AEP Texas Central
  • Sharyland Utilities

View Electricity Prices for Zip Codes in Nordheim

Find cheap electricity rates by zip code. Click on your zip code below to find competitive rates in your area.

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View Electricity Prices for Cities Near Nordheim

Are you searching for a lower electricity rate in a different city? If so, you can find the location below and then click to sign up for a more affordable electricity plan.

If your city is not on the list, use the zip code finder for a rate lower than what you currently pay in your city.

Nordheim Electricity Rates FAQs

Did You Know?

HISTORICAL

Nordheim was founded in 1906 by German immigrants who named the town after their homeland, meaning 'North Home' in German. The town was established along the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad, serving as a shipping point for cotton and cattle from the surrounding ranches. The original settlers built a distinctive German-style Lutheran church that still stands today as the town's most recognizable landmark.

RECENT

In 2020, Nordheim completed a major infrastructure upgrade that brought high-speed fiber internet to all residents and businesses in the tiny town of just over 300 people. This $2.3 million project made Nordheim one of the smallest communities in Texas to achieve universal broadband access, attracting several remote workers and small tech businesses to relocate to the rural community.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Country music songwriter and producer Whitey Shafer was born in nearby Whitney but spent much of his childhood in Nordheim visiting family. Shafer went on to write numerous hit songs including 'All My Exes Live in Texas' for George Strait and 'Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind' for George Strait, often crediting his small-town Texas upbringing for his authentic songwriting style.

DID YOU KNOW

Nordheim holds the unusual distinction of being the smallest incorporated city in Texas to have its own independent school district with a complete K-12 program. The Nordheim ISD serves just 85 students across all grades, making it one of the tiniest school districts in America, yet it consistently ranks among the top rural schools in Texas for academic achievement and has never had a graduating class larger than 12 students.

CULTURAL

Every October, Nordheim hosts the annual 'Sausage Festival' that draws over 5,000 visitors to the tiny town, making it temporarily one of the most densely populated places in Texas for a single day. The festival features traditional German sausage-making demonstrations, polka dancing, and a beer garden, celebrating the town's German heritage. Local families still use recipes brought over by the original 1906 settlers, and the festival's bratwurst is considered among the best authentic German sausage in South Texas.

City Departments & Utilities

City Hall

361-938-2321

Website

101 Main St, Nordheim, TX 78141

Water

City of Nordheim Water Department

361-938-2321

Website

Natural Gas

Atmos Energy

888-286-6700

Website

Garbage & Recycling

City of Nordheim Sanitation

361-938-2321

Website

School District

Nordheim Independent School District

361-938-2317

Website

Public Library

361-938-2321

Website