Plano · Oncor territory · 100+ providers

Electricity providers in Plano, TX

A corporate-HQ hub with large, high-AC-load homes, Plano 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

Plano 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. With large, affluent homes and high summer usage, the per-kWh rate and plan structure matter more here than almost anywhere — and many Plano plans use bill credits or tiers that only pay off in a narrow usage band. 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 Plano

When you pick a provider in Plano, you're not picking who keeps your lights on — Oncor owns and maintains the wires, delivers your power, and handles outages for every home in its territory regardless of your provider. What you're choosing is the company that sets your energy rate, designs your plan, and bills you, and whose delivery charges (set by the PUCT, passed through without markup) are identical to every competitor's.

Plano is home to 500-plus corporate headquarters and some of the largest, highest-usage homes in North Texas, which makes the choice higher-stakes: the more electricity you use, the more a bill-credit threshold or a tier boundary can swing your bill. With more than 100 licensed providers competing across Oncor territory, the hard part isn't finding options — it's seeing the real all-in cost behind the headline rate.

The wires

Plano 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.

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Finding your ESID
Oncor ESIDs are typically 17-digit numbers that begin with 1044372.

The hard part

The plan-type maze

For a large Plano home, the plan-type maze is especially costly. Bill-credit plans hand back money only inside a usage window; tiered plans advertise a rate that applies to one band and jumps outside it. A 4,000-square-foot home running AC through a North Texas summer can easily blow past the target band. Base removes the threshold entirely — 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 Plano

  1. 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. 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. 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 Plano homeowners pick Base

In Plano's large, high-usage homes, a bill-credit threshold or a tier boundary can swing the bill by real money. Base removes the variable: the rate is the same whether you use 1,000 kWh or 3,000, so the bigger the home, the more the simplicity is worth.

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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You can obtain important standardized information that will allow you to compare this product with other offers. Contact Base Power at 512-518-1009 or basepowercompany.com.

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We dug into who owns each major provider, how its plans are structured, what it charges, and what customers actually say — balanced, sourced, and updated. Start with whoever you're weighing in Plano.

Local context

Choosing power in Plano

Plano is the 9th-most-populous city in Texas and the largest in Collin County, with a median household income above $112,000 and a roster of corporate anchors — Toyota Motor North America, Frito-Lay, JCPenney. Affluence and large suburban homes translate directly into higher electricity usage, which makes the per-kWh rate and the fee structure of a plan especially worth comparing.

Those larger homes are also strong candidates for solar and a home battery. To be precise: a battery 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.

Plano electricity provider FAQs

More than 100 retail electric providers are licensed in Texas, and dozens compete directly for homes in Plano's Oncor territory. They all deliver power over the same Oncor wires, so they compete on price, plan structure, and service rather than reliability.
Because higher usage magnifies plan structure. Bill-credit and tiered plans only deliver their advertised rate inside a usage band; a large, high-AC-load Plano home can miss that band and pay a much higher effective rate. A flat plan removes the threshold, so the rate is the same no matter how much you use.
No. Oncor's delivery charges are set by the PUCT and passed through by every provider without markup, so they're identical no matter who you pick. Providers compete only on the energy charge and plan design, which is the part worth comparing at your real usage.
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. That simplicity helps most in higher-usage homes. Enter your address for an exact quote and review the EFL.

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See your Plano rate in two minutes

Skip the plan-shopping. Enter your address for an all-in rate — one flat energy charge, pass-through delivery, and a flat membership, with no teaser pricing or bill-credit games.

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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.

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