Smart Simple 36
Estimated cost
Shown at a typical Texas household's usage, about 1,096 kWh/month. Enter your own usage for a personalized estimate.
Before taxes. A real bill runs about 1-2% higher where a city charges local sales tax on electricity. More
Usage and cost by month ?
Cost bars split by Delivery Energy
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| Month | Usage | Delivery Energy | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1063 kWh | $73.07 $70.23 | $143.30 |
| Feb | 943 kWh | $65.37 $62.47 | $127.84 |
| Mar | 822 kWh | $57.61 $54.82 | $112.43 |
| Apr | 767 kWh | $54.09 $51.24 | $105.33 |
| May | 986 kWh | $68.13 $65.12 | $133.25 |
| Jun | 1326 kWh | $89.94 $87.78 | $177.71 |
| Jul | 1567 kWh | $105.39 $103.49 | $208.88 |
| Aug | 1622 kWh | $108.92 $107.02 | $215.94 |
| Sep | 1337 kWh | $90.64 $88.50 | $179.14 |
| Oct | 1008 kWh | $69.54 $66.51 | $136.06 |
| Nov | 800 kWh | $56.20 $53.40 | $109.60 |
| Dec | 910 kWh | $63.26 $60.41 | $123.67 |
- Rate type
- Fixed
- Contract term
- 36 months
- Cancellation fee
- $395
- Renewable content
- 22%
- Last confirmed
- Oct 17, 2026
- PUCT score
- 2 out of 5 stars (higher is fewer complaints)
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- Utility (TDU)
- CenterPoint
- Price at 500 kWh
- 14.0¢/kWh
- Price at 1,000 kWh
- 13.5¢/kWh
- Price at 2,000 kWh
- 13.2¢/kWh
This plan's 36-month term would run roughly November 2026 to October 2029, an estimated $5319 over that window. Your rate isn't locked past then. The yearly cost figure annualizes the rate so plans of different lengths compare directly.
Around 3-year plans in CenterPoint territory average about 14.4¢/kWh right now, roughly 1.0¢/kWh more than a typical 12-month plan (13.3¢/kWh), about $11/month more at a typical Texas household's usage. A longer contract locks your energy rate against increases; whether that premium pays off depends on where prices go. See how rate locks have paid off historically.
Complaint history by category ?
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| Category | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billing | 10 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 119 |
| Crammingunauthorized charges added to the bill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Discontinuancewrongful or improper disconnection of service | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Provision Of Serviceservice wasn't provided as promised, or other deceptive practices | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
| Quality Of Servicecustomer service quality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slammingswitched to this provider without the customer's permission | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |