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Updated Sep 1, 2026
← Honest Texas Electricity · CenterPoint
Plans we threw out — CenterPoint
Of 177 plans in CenterPoint (Houston and the Gulf Coast), we filtered out
98 as gimmicks and kept
79 honest ones.
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✕ Express Energy — Flash Value 12 Has a bill credit or usage fee — the advertised price depends on hitting a specific usage, and you pay more if you miss it. ✕ Octopus Energy — Octo Simple 3 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ Base Power — Base Energy 36 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ RHYTHM — Rhythm Max Saver 24 Has a bill credit or usage fee — the advertised price depends on hitting a specific usage, and you pay more if you miss it. ✕ Octopus Energy — Octo Simple 9 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ Octopus Energy — Octo Simple 6 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ VARSITY ENERGY LLC — HOMERUN 10 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ AMIGO ENERGY — Power Perks - 12 Has a bill credit or usage fee — the advertised price depends on hitting a specific usage, and you pay more if you miss it. ✕ TARA ENERGY — Value Choice - 12 Has a bill credit or usage fee — the advertised price depends on hitting a specific usage, and you pay more if you miss it. ✕ JUST ENERGY — Smart Choice - 12 Has a bill credit or usage fee — the advertised price depends on hitting a specific usage, and you pay more if you miss it. ✕ RELIANT — Reliant Power On 18 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ Think Energy — Think Clean 12 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest. ✕ Think Energy — Think Clean 24 Charges a flat monthly base fee on top of the rate — it quietly raises your real cost, and hits low-usage months hardest.