# How to actually compare energy companies in Texas… > Choosing an energy provider in Texas is harder than it should be -- teaser rates, hidden conditions, and support that disappears. Base keeps the rate steady, the… - Canonical URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/blog/how-to-actually-compare-energy-companies-in-texas-without-getting-tricked - HTML version: the same URL, requested with `Accept: text/html` - Markdown URL: https://www.basepowercompany.com/blog/how-to-actually-compare-energy-companies-in-texas-without-getting-tricked.md ## Page outline - How to actually compare energy companies in Texas (without getting tricked) - Stay powered. Save money. - Table of contents - Look at one number: the energy rate per kWh - Ignore "free nights" and usage thresholds - Lower your energy bill with one fixed rate. - Check what happens after year one - Ask one question about customer service: where is the team? - The shortcut - 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. - 3 reasons Base Power batteries beat generators - 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.