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Electricity providers in Irving, TX

Home to Las Colinas and the 'Headquarters of Headquarters,' Irving sits in Oncor's deregulated territory — dozens of providers compete, and every one delivers over the same Oncor wires.

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Written and reviewed by the Base Power team · Last updated May 27, 2026

Quick answer

Irving is deregulated and served by Oncor, so you choose your retail provider from a long list while Oncor owns the wires and delivers power to every home regardless of who you pick. Since the delivery charges and outage response are identical across providers, what you're comparing is the energy rate and the plan design — and many Irving plans use bill credits or tiers that obscure the real cost. Base keeps it to one flat energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh) plus Oncor's pass-through delivery and a flat monthly membership.

How it works

What you're actually choosing in Irving

Choosing a provider in Irving has nothing to do with the wires outside your home. Oncor owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meter, delivers your power, and restores it after an outage, for every Irving home regardless of your provider — and its delivery charges are set by the PUCT and passed through without markup. Your provider choice changes the energy rate, the plan structure, and the service, not your reliability.

Irving's professional, high-usage households — especially around the Las Colinas business district — make the all-in cost of a plan worth comparing carefully. More than 100 licensed providers compete across Oncor territory, so there's no shortage of options; the skill is reading past the headline rate to what a plan actually costs at your usage.

The wires

Irving is served by Oncor Electric Delivery

Whoever you pick as your retail provider, Oncor still owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meter — and restores your power after an outage. Its delivery charges are set by the PUCT and passed through by every provider without markup, so they're identical no matter whose name is on your bill.

Oncor Electric Delivery

Serves the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex and much of North and West Texas.

Report an outage: Oncor outage map · 888-313-4747
Finding your ESID: Oncor ESIDs are typically 17-digit numbers that begin with 1044372.

The hard part

The plan-type maze

The plans you'll see in Irving cluster within a cent or two on the comparison screen, then diverge in the fine print: bill credits that only apply in a usage window, tiered rates that change outside one band, time-of-use plans that trade a higher daytime rate for free nights. The advertised number rarely matches what a real home pays. Base's answer is to remove the guessing — one flat energy rate at any usage, Oncor's delivery passed through without markup, and a flat monthly membership.

Fixed-rate

One energy rate for the whole term. The simplest option — but check whether a bill credit is baked in, which makes it act like a bill-credit plan.

Bill-credit

A low advertised rate that depends on a monthly credit you only get inside a usage band (often around 1,096 kWh). Miss the band and the effective rate jumps.

Tiered

A headline rate that only applies in one usage range and changes outside it — easy to misread as a flat rate.

Free nights or weekends

Free power during set hours, paid for by a higher rate the rest of the time. Worth it only if a real share of your usage lands in the free window.

Variable / month-to-month

No contract, but the rate can move with the market — variable rates spiked for some Texans during past market events.

Flat (one rate, any usage)

What Base does: one energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh) at any usage, plus Oncor delivery passed through and a flat monthly membership — no threshold to miss.

Three steps

How to choose a provider in Irving

1
Ignore the headline rate

The 'as low as' number on the comparison screen is rarely what a real home pays. Look at the all-in cost at your actual monthly usage on each plan's Electricity Facts Label (EFL).
2
Know your plan type

Fixed, tiered, bill-credit, or time-of-use — each behaves differently at your usage. A flat plan is the easiest to predict because the rate doesn't depend on hitting a band.
3
Check the term and the exit fee

Note the contract length and any early termination fee before you sign, and confirm whether a deposit is required. Switching is easy; your new provider coordinates it with Oncor.

Compare offers on Power to Choose (the official PUCT marketplace), pull the Base EFL, or enter your address to see your exact Base rate.

A simpler option

Why Irving homeowners pick Base

For Irving's busy, high-usage households, Base is the low-effort choice — one flat rate at any usage, no plan to re-shop each year, and the all-in cost shown before you ever sign.

One flat energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh) at any usage, Oncor delivery passed through without markup, and a flat $19–$29/mo membership — no teaser rates and no bill-credit games. Base also offers an optional whole-home battery as a separate product that backs up your own home during an outage.

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Local context

Choosing power in Irving

Irving is the 12th-most-populous city in Texas and home to Las Colinas, a 12,000-acre master-planned business district nicknamed the 'Headquarters of Headquarters' for its concentration of corporate offices. About 6,000 acres of DFW International Airport also sit within Irving's limits.

For electricity, Irving is straightforward deregulated Oncor territory: you choose any retail provider, and Oncor delivers the power and maintains the lines. A home battery, if you add one, is a separate product that backs up your own home during an outage — it doesn't change Oncor's wires service, which is the same for every provider.

Irving electricity provider FAQs

More than 100 retail electric providers are licensed in Texas, and dozens compete for homes in Irving's Oncor territory. They all deliver over the same Oncor wires, so they compete on price, plan structure, and service — not reliability.

For reliability, no — Oncor handles delivery and outages for every Irving home regardless of your provider, and its charges are passed through without markup. What your choice changes is the energy rate, the plan type (flat vs. tiered vs. bill-credit), the fees, and the service. That's where the real differences live.

Choose a plan and sign up with the new provider — they coordinate the switch with Oncor, usually with no interruption and no need to contact your old provider. Check your current Electricity Facts Label for any early termination fee first. With Base, you enter your address, see your rate, and enroll online.

Base charges one flat energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh) regardless of usage — no tiers or bill-credit thresholds — plus Oncor's pass-through delivery and a flat monthly membership, with an optional whole-home battery as a separate product. Enter your address for an exact quote and review the EFL.

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Sources

Plan documents: Electricity Facts Label (EFL) · Terms of Service & Your Rights as a Customer. Products and pricing are offered to qualified customers in Texas only.