Luminous 36
Estimated cost
Higher rate than most AEP Texas Central plans
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 | $63.72 $95.56 | $159.29 |
| Feb | 943 kWh | $56.89 $84.78 | $141.67 |
| Mar | 822 kWh | $50.01 $73.90 | $123.91 |
| Apr | 767 kWh | $46.88 $68.95 | $115.83 |
| May | 986 kWh | $59.34 $88.64 | $147.98 |
| Jun | 1326 kWh | $78.69 $119.21 | $197.89 |
| Jul | 1567 kWh | $92.40 $140.87 | $233.27 |
| Aug | 1622 kWh | $95.53 $145.82 | $241.35 |
| Sep | 1337 kWh | $79.31 $120.20 | $199.51 |
| Oct | 1008 kWh | $60.59 $90.62 | $151.21 |
| Nov | 800 kWh | $48.76 $71.92 | $120.68 |
| Dec | 910 kWh | $55.02 $81.81 | $136.83 |
- Rate type
- Fixed
- Contract term
- 36 months
- Cancellation fee
- $20/mo remaining, up to $720 total
- Renewable content
- 23%
- Last confirmed
- Oct 16, 2026
- PUCT score
- 2 out of 5 stars (higher is fewer complaints)
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- Utility (TDU)
- AEP Texas Central
- Price at 500 kWh
- 15.3¢/kWh
- Price at 1,000 kWh
- 15.0¢/kWh
- Price at 2,000 kWh
- 14.8¢/kWh
This plan's 36-month term would run roughly November 2026 to October 2029, an estimated $5908 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 AEP Texas Central territory average about 13.6¢/kWh right now, roughly 1.2¢/kWh more than a typical 12-month plan (12.4¢/kWh), about $13/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.
Kilowise read this plan's own Fact Sheet formula as an all-in $3.24/month fixed charge (REP base charge plus TDU delivery, combined) plus 14.680¢/kWh (REP energy charge plus TDU delivery, combined), the same formula behind the estimate above. It has no usage-threshold credits, so no bill-credit cliff.
Among the 144 fixed-rate AEP Texas Central plans available right now, this one's rate is higher than most. A cheaper plan may still come out ahead even after any bill credits. Compared at each plan's price across a range of household usage, not at one point a bill credit could be tuned around.
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 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| Crammingunauthorized charges added to the bill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discontinuancewrongful or improper disconnection of service | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Provision Of Serviceservice wasn't provided as promised, or other deceptive practices | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Quality Of Servicecustomer service quality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slammingswitched to this provider without the customer's permission | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |