The Lone Saver Plus 12 by Energy Texas
The Lone Saver Plus 12 is a 12-month fixed-rate plan from Energy Texas. Its low advertised rate often puts it near the top of PowerToChoose when plans are sorted by price. But that rate depends on earning a bill credit. Meet the monthly usage requirement, and the plan can be inexpensive. Miss it, and your cost can be much higher than the advertised rate. Here is how the plan works, with the numbers for both outcomes.
- Advertised · 500 kWh
- 20.1¢
- True · 500 kWh
- 20.1¢
- Advertised · 1,000 kWh
- 7.7¢
- True · 1,000 kWh
- 15¢
- Advertised · 2,000 kWh
- 14¢
- True · 2,000 kWh
- 14¢
Active plan. Pricing checked September 27, 2026.
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What the advertised rates tell you
PowerToChoose lists The Lone Saver Plus 12 at 20.1 cents per kWh for 500 kWh, 7.7 cents for 1,000 kWh, and 14 cents for 2,000 kWh. Every plan is compared at these three usage levels. Each figure is an average price at that exact usage, not a promise of what your bill will be.
How the bill credits work
This plan offers two credits. Use at least 1,000 kWh in a month to receive the $125 usage credit. A separate $5 monthly credit applies when you meet the autopay and paperless billing conditions. These credits make the advertised price at 1,000 kWh look low. Below 1,000 kWh, you lose the usage credit and your average cost per kWh rises sharply. The autopay credit can still apply.
A January bill, step by step
Our standard usage profile averages 1,000 kWh a month over the year, with January at 1,010 kWh. Here is the January bill for The Lone Saver Plus 12 in the Oncor area:
At 1,010 kWh, the January bill is $79.01, or 7.8 cents per kWh. That usage is just 10 kWh above the usage-credit requirement. At 990 kWh, you lose the $125 usage credit. The $5 autopay credit still applies, but the bill rises to $199.96, or 20.2 cents per kWh, even though you used less electricity.
To receive the $5 credit, you must use autopay and paperless billing and keep your account current. If you stop using autopay or paperless billing, you lose this credit.
Why the price drops at 1,000 kWh
At 1,000 kWh, the $125 credit sharply reduces the average cost per kWh. Use just one kWh less and you lose that entire credit for the month. Household usage often changes by hundreds of kWh between seasons, which makes staying above the threshold every month difficult.
What a year costs in your delivery area
The table below uses a monthly average of 1,000 kWh, with usage rising and falling through the seasons. It shows the estimated annual cost and average price per kWh in each delivery area.
Your usage in each month determines whether you receive the credit. A month below 1,000 kWh means losing the $125 credit.
Energy Texas contract fees
Energy Texas’s Terms of Service contract lists 8 separate fees.
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