Electricity 101
How do I lower my bills? How do I shop for Texas electricity? What is Texas electricity deregulation? What is a "time-of-use" plan? Welcome to Electricity 101.
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Become an electricity expert.
From how it’s made to how it’s billed, learn how to make smarter energy choices and save on electricity.
How Electricity Gets to Your Home
Electricity travels from power plants through transmission lines, substations, and local utilities before reaching your home, with each player ensuring safe delivery and outage response.
How to Prepare for a Power Outage
A guide for Texans on getting ready for power outages, with clear steps on supplies, safety, and actions to take before, during, and after the lights go out.
What is Demand Response?
On hot Texas days, the grid works hard to keep up. Demand response rewards you for shifting energy use, helping prevent blackouts, cut costs, and protect the planet.
Short Term vs Long Term Contracts
Learn how Texas electricity pricing works and compare long-term fixed plans with short-term variable rates, and see how renewables and new tech could shape future costs.
What’s a Kilowatt-Hour?
A kilowatt-hour is the unit that measures your electricity use. Learn how kWh is calculated, how it differs from kW, what common appliances use, and how tracking it can help lower your bill.
