Plano, TX Electricity Plans on Oncor's North Texas Network

Plano's housing stock skews toward larger single-family homes north of Legacy and in West Plano, which pushes average electricity usage well above the Texas norm. That combination — Oncor delivery, ERCOT market, and above-average kWh use — makes plan selection unusually consequential here. A plan optimized for a 1,000 kWh apartment can quietly cost a Plano household hundreds more per year at 1,800–2,200 kWh.

Retail choice has been in place since 2002, so Plano residents have never dealt with a monopoly supplier at their meter. Oncor still owns the wires, transformers and smart meters, but the energy charge on your bill comes from whichever REP you signed with — and that field is competitive, with fixed, indexed, time-of-use and 100% renewable options all filed against Plano ZIPs.

One nuance worth flagging for Plano shoppers: several REPs advertise very low headline rates that assume exactly 1,000 or 2,000 kWh of monthly usage. Between those benchmarks, effective rates can swing sharply. Sorting plans by estimated annual cost at your actual usage — not by the advertised ¢/kWh — is the fastest way to avoid that trap.