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What Penitas plans cost right now

Live pricing for the AEP Central delivery territory · August 2026

15.2¢
Average across live Penitas 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 Penitas 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 Penitas area today. Your usage may crown a different winner — price it at your numbers.

Your delivery utility

Who delivers electricity in Penitas

AEP Central owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meters in Penitas. 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

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

Who sells here

Electricity companies serving Penitas

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 Penitas

Penitas spans 5 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 Penitas? 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 Penitas 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 Penitas Water Department Call 956-585-4521 Website →
    City of Penitas Sewer Department Call 956-585-4521 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 Penitas Solid Waste Call 956-585-4521 Website →
Go deeper The full Penitas electricity guide Read the guide ↓

About Penitas: population 5,516 · Hidalgo County · deregulated — you choose your provider.

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

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

Penitas 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
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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 →

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

Compare Power is a free consumer service established in 2009 to assist residents of Penitas shopping for their lowest-rate electricity plan.

These official rates are the same prices you’ll find calling the electricity companies or visiting them online.

Competing plans from many different electricity companies are presented in a standardized layout that makes comparing your options simple and quick.

This assures Texas energy customers avoid hidden markups and marketing gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without throwing away hours and hours making phone calls or navigating dozens of websites.

Electricity in Penitas is deregulated. As an energy customer, you have a choice when picking a retail electricity provider (your energy company), which gives you flexibility and power over your energy bill.

Deregulation of energy in Texas de-monopolized the electricity market for most of Texas, including the city of Penitas, which introduced lots of competition.

As a result, many fantastic energy providers compete for your business in Penitas by offering low prices, making it a great time to compare, switch, and save costs on your energy bill.

As many as 60-100 retail electricity providers compete for your business in Penitas, with hundreds of plans to sort through.

Average Electricity Rates in Penitas

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 Penitas

#1 rule: Usage is key!

Knowing how much energy you will consume monthly is the best way to shop for energy in Penitas. Why should you care?

The rate you see energy providers advertising is for an exact monthly usage (typically 2000 kWh).

Every plan uses a different equation for how your monthly bill is determined, and your monthly bill will change according to how much electricity you consume each month.

Unless you match the exact advertised usage each month, you will end up paying a “price per kWh” different than what you saw when you ordered.

Thankfully, there’s a better way to shop for an energy provider.

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

Better yet, if you have 12 months 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 ideal way to find the right energy rate plan for your home.

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

We put you in the driver’s seat, taking what would amount to hours of research, spreadsheets, and computations across hundreds of plans, and navigate you step-by-step to the best electricity plan 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 help you order your plan with your chosen energy provider without ever leaving our website.

The bottom line is you must know your expected or historical usage before ordering 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 own 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 find the best energy plan for your specific usage.

Moving to Penitas: Setting up Electricity

If this is your first time setting up electricity service in Penitas, 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: You can estimate your monthly usage if you can’t obtain a usage history. Utilize our “Help Me Choose” tool when you enter your zip code below, and we’ll help you evaluate your home’s usage.

By signing up for a plan through Compare Power you will receive automated reminders when it’s time to renew your existing plan or switch plans.

Switching Electricity Companies in Penitas

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

Your existing electricity company will typically raise your energy rate once your term 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, check the rates of competing energy providers.

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

Switching is easy:

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

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

Your lights stay on when you switch. Electricity in Penitas 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 providers. Therefore the reliability of your service is not affected.

You can choose any date within 14 days of your contract expiration without an “early cancellation” penalty. 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 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’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 cheapest rate.

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

Penitas 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 Penitas?

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 Penitas

If you need to find an energy plan in Penitas 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.

Instead of calling a bunch of power companies 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 review 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.

Penitas Business Electricity Plans

If you manage a company in Penitas, you’re not alone.

Penitas has become a thriving place for many small to mid-sized companies. The city 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 shop for rates from competing providers to manage your energy bill.

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

You submit your information once, and the companies will present their bids. You pick the best price. Simple, quick, and easy.

Click hereto get competing quotes for your business electricity.

Penitas 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 Penitas, visit the https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ or call them at (866) 223-8508.

Gas

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

Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling

In Penitas, the City of Penitas 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 Penitas

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 Penitas

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.

Don’t see your city on the list? Use the zip code finder to search for your new low rate in your city.

Penitas Electricity Rates FAQs

Did You Know?

HISTORICAL

Penitas was founded in the early 1900s as a small farming community along the Rio Grande, with its name meaning 'little rocks' in Spanish, referring to the small stones found along the riverbank. The town was established by Mexican settlers who crossed the river seeking agricultural opportunities in the fertile Rio Grande Valley, and many of the original families' descendants still live in the community today.

RECENT

In 2020, Penitas completed a major infrastructure improvement project that included new water lines, street paving, and the installation of LED streetlights throughout the city. The $2.3 million project was funded through federal grants and has significantly improved the quality of life for residents while reducing the city's energy costs by 40%.

OTHER

FAMOUS PEOPLE/EVENTS: Penitas is the hometown of several notable Tejano musicians, including members of the Grammy-nominated group Siggno, who have performed at major venues across Texas and Mexico. The city also hosts an annual Cinco de Mayo festival that draws thousands of visitors from across the Rio Grande Valley, featuring traditional Mexican folk dancing, live music, and authentic regional cuisine.

DID YOU KNOW

Penitas sits directly on the Rio Grande and is one of the few Texas cities where you can literally walk across an international border during certain times of the year when the river is low. The city maintains a small ferry crossing that has operated since the 1920s, making it one of the last remaining informal border crossings between Texas and Mexico, though it's now primarily used for local family visits rather than commerce.

OTHER

CULTURAL/UNIQUE: Penitas is known throughout South Texas for its traditional 'raspas' (snow cone) stands that serve unique flavors like tamarind, chamoy, and pickled mango that reflect the city's deep Mexican cultural roots. The city also maintains one of the last active 'acequia' irrigation systems in Texas, a centuries-old Spanish colonial water management system that still helps local farmers irrigate their crops using gravity-fed channels from the Rio Grande.

City Departments & Utilities

City Hall

956-585-4521

Website

702 N Bentsen Palm Dr, Penitas, TX 78576

Water

City of Penitas Water Department

956-585-4521

Website

Natural Gas

Texas Gas Service

800-700-2443

Website

Garbage & Recycling

City of Penitas Solid Waste

956-585-4521

Website

School District

La Joya Independent School District

956-323-2000

Website

Public Library

956-585-4521

Website