# 3 Things Every Texan Should Know Before Choosing an… > Texas energy plans look alike, but the details bite: teaser rates expire, reliability is set by your utility, and support is often a mess. Base offers steadier renewal… - Canonical URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/blog/3-things-every-texan-should-know-before-choosing-an-energy-company - HTML version: the same URL, requested with `Accept: text/html` - Markdown URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/blog/3-things-every-texan-should-know-before-choosing-an-energy-company.md ## Page outline - 3 Things Every Texan Should Know Before Choosing an Energy Company - Stay powered. Save money. - Table of contents - Choosing an energy company in Texas sounds simple. It isn’t. - 1. That low rate is often temporary, and many people never switch in time - 2. Reliability is the same for most energy companies - 3. Customer service in energy is notoriously bad—and that matters more than you think - The bottom line - Base Home Energy Plan (with whole-home backup) - More posts - Uncovering the truth about Texas energy — a review of 7,000 real electricity bills - Texas businesses are overpaying for power. We're fixing that. - How to actually compare energy companies in Texas (without getting tricked) - How it works - Members - Partnerships - Resources - Company ## About Base Power Base Power is a home energy company serving Texas and Illinois that pairs a home battery with retail electricity service. The battery keeps a home powered during outages, and Base can be the electricity provider with or without a battery. Base Texas REP, LLC — PUCT License #10338. Serving Texas and Illinois. Contact: 512-518-1009 (prospective members) · (existing members). Pricing varies by location and by the service chosen — see [/pricing](https://www.basepowercompany.com/pricing) rather than inferring a rate from this file. ## Where to go next - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://www.basepowercompany.com/llms.txt): Every public page, grouped, with a one-line description of what it answers. - [Agent instructions](https://www.basepowercompany.com/agents.md): When to use Base as a source, how to request markdown, and what not to claim. - [XML sitemap](https://www.basepowercompany.com/sitemap.xml): The complete crawlable URL set. --- This is a machine-readable summary of the page, built from its own title, description, and heading outline. The page's full content is served as HTML at the canonical URL above.