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About the Octo Simple 6 electricity plan from Octopus
A 6-month fixed plan from Octopus Energy in AEP Texas Central’s delivery area.
Octo Simple 6
Net kWh rate by usage
As a table
| Usage | kWh | Net rate | Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | 500 | 10.3¢ | $51 |
| 1,000 kWh | 1,000 | 10.4¢ | $104 |
| 1,500 kWh | 1,500 | 10.5¢ | $157 |
| 2,000 kWh | 2,000 | 10.5¢ | $210 |
| 3,000 kWh | 3,000 | 10.5¢ | $316 |
| 5,000 kWh | 5,000 | 10.6¢ | $529 |
| 10,000 kWh | 10,000 | 10.6¢ | $1,059 |
At your usage
- Net kWh rate
- 10.5¢
- Average bill
- $130 per month (Nov–Apr)
- Contract
- $779 for 6 months
- Prices
- Checked against the plan’s Electricity Facts Label
Monthly estimates
| Nov | 1,112 kWh | $116 | 10.4¢ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 1,269 kWh | $133 | 10.5¢ |
| Jan | 1,520 kWh | $159 | 10.5¢ |
| Feb | 1,305 kWh | $137 | 10.5¢ |
| Mar | 1,162 kWh | $122 | 10.5¢ |
| Apr | 1,072 kWh | $112 | 10.4¢ |
Things to know
- Autopay required
- A $5 monthly credit for autopay and paperless billing. The prices shown assume you use them; uncheck “I’ll use autopay” to see prices without.
- Short contract
- Priced for its contract months only (Nov–Apr); it renews afterward at a rate not known yet.
Plan terms
- Contract
- 6 months
- Rate type
- Fixed
- Cancellation fee
- $150 — “Cancellation Fee: $150.00”
- Renewable
- 100%
- Prepaid
- No
- Provider
- Octopus Energy
- Utility
- AEP Texas Central
- Rating
- 2 of 5 on Power to Choose (1 review)
- Special terms
- Lock in your electricity rate for 6 months with 100% renewable energy. Enjoy rate stability against market fluctuations—with no hidden fees, no surprises, and Octopus Energy’s award-winning customer service.
Pricing
- Octopus base charge
- $0 per month
- Octopus energy charge
- 4.92¢/kWh
- Credits and fees
- A $5 monthly credit for autopay and paperless billing
- AEP Texas Central base charge
- $3.24 per month (passed through)
- AEP Texas Central delivery charge
- 5.69¢/kWh (passed through)
- Power to Choose averages
- 500 kWh: 10.3¢/kWh
1,000 kWh: 10.5¢/kWh
2,000 kWh: 10.5¢/kWh
History
- October 27, 2026
- Credits and fees: none → A $5 monthly credit for autopay and paperless billing
- Renewable: none → 100%
- Power to Choose and the Facts label agree again
- October 26, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 10.5¢ → 10.3¢ (Facts label still says 11.3¢)
- 1,000 kWh: 10.7¢ → 10.5¢ (Facts label still says 11.0¢)
- 2,000 kWh: 10.8¢ → 10.5¢ (Facts label still says 10.8¢)
- Power to Choose averages:
- October 20, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 11.3¢ → 10.5¢ (Facts label still says 11.3¢)
- 1,000 kWh: 11.0¢ → 10.7¢ (Facts label still says 11.0¢)
- 2,000 kWh: 10.8¢ → 10.8¢
- Power to Choose and the Facts label no longer agree
- Power to Choose averages:
- October 13, 2026
- First seen here (this site began tracking plans then)
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Net kWh is your estimated all-in price per kWh, including delivery charges, for the next 12 months (or the contract months, if shorter) at the usage above, with usage rising and falling by month the way Texas homes do.
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