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Post by Bob Liu on Mar 12, 2021 18:11:59 GMT -6
As of 03/12/2021, this plan is gone:
Direct - Autopay Texas 4
Switch date: up to 6 months from now
It only existed for a short period of time (about a week).
This is not good.
We need this kind of plan to jump over STEP-1 (at least 3 months).
We’ll see next week if Direct Energy will bring back short-term plans.
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Post by Lyle on Mar 15, 2021 6:11:25 GMT -6
Bob
I need a 6-12 month plan mid April. Last year when I look for plans many of them where really not fixed charge in that at 500KW they may charge 12cents and at 2000KW they charged way less like 8cents. I ended up using some site that graphed this to show the actual plan. Are plans still doing that? Or are the different charge points more reasonable now? Is Power to choose the best site to choose plans from or is there a better one?
Thanks
Lyle
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Post by Bob Liu on Mar 15, 2021 8:18:18 GMT -6
Bob I need a 6-12 month plan mid April. Last year when I look for plans many of them where really not fixed charge in that at 500KW they may charge 12cents and at 2000KW they charged way less like 8cents. I ended up using some site that graphed this to show the actual plan. Are plans still doing that? Or are the different charge points more reasonable now? Is Power to choose the best site to choose plans from or is there a better one? Thanks Lyle
Power-To-Choose, “the official and unbiased electric choice website of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. This website is available to all electric providers to list their offers for free.”
It’s the “electric providers” playing the pricing tricks, not PTC. :)
Most short-term plans are simple. That’s what we’re concentrated on here. Long-term plans are a little different.
I don’t make long-term plan suggestions. It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I CAN NOT. Everyone’s consumption pattern is different. Plan A is good for me, it may not be for you.
When the pricing gets complicated, we do need a computer to help us with the calculation to figure out which plan is best for us. Here’s two for your reference:
* Spreadsheet from Mike Schilder at Nextdoor.com
* Texas Power Guide: www.texaspowerguide.com/
Please keep in mind. These are “helps”. I would go back to PTC to check for updates and accuracy, before really signuping the plan. |
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Post by Lyle on Mar 18, 2021 2:37:57 GMT -6
Bob
Thanks for the tips and websites. You are a great help as usual.
Lyle
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