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About the No Gimmicks 12 electricity plan from Budget Power
A 12-month fixed plan from Budget Power in CenterPoint’s delivery area.
No Gimmicks 12
Net kWh rate by usage
As a table
| Usage | kWh | Net rate | Bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | 500 | 12.7¢ | $64 |
| 1,000 kWh | 1,000 | 12.2¢ | $122 |
| 1,500 kWh | 1,500 | 12.1¢ | $181 |
| 2,000 kWh | 2,000 | 12.0¢ | $240 |
| 3,000 kWh | 3,000 | 11.9¢ | $358 |
| 5,000 kWh | 5,000 | 11.9¢ | $593 |
| 10,000 kWh | 10,000 | 11.8¢ | $1,180 |
At your usage
- Net kWh rate
- 12.1¢
- Average bill
- $181 per month
- Year
- $2,174 over the next 12 months
- Prices
- Checked against the plan’s Electricity Facts Label
Monthly estimates
| Nov | 1,112 kWh | $136 | 12.2¢ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 1,269 kWh | $154 | 12.1¢ |
| Jan | 1,520 kWh | $184 | 12.1¢ |
| Feb | 1,305 kWh | $158 | 12.1¢ |
| Mar | 1,162 kWh | $141 | 12.2¢ |
| Apr | 1,072 kWh | $131 | 12.2¢ |
| May | 1,312 kWh | $159 | 12.1¢ |
| Jun | 1,754 kWh | $211 | 12.0¢ |
| Jul | 2,086 kWh | $250 | 12.0¢ |
| Aug | 2,136 kWh | $256 | 12.0¢ |
| Sep | 1,837 kWh | $221 | 12.0¢ |
| Oct | 1,434 kWh | $173 | 12.1¢ |
Plan terms
- Contract
- 12 months
- Rate type
- Fixed
- Cancellation fee
- $100 — “Cancellation Fee: $100.00”
- Renewable
- 24%
- Prepaid
- No
- Provider
- Budget Power
- Utility
- CenterPoint
- Rating
- 2 of 5 on Power to Choose (1 review)
- Special terms
- Promo Code PTC
Pricing
- Budget Power base charge
- $0 per month
- Budget Power energy charge
- 5.22¢/kWh
- CenterPoint base charge
- $4.90 per month (passed through)
- CenterPoint delivery charge
- 6.53¢/kWh (passed through)
- Power to Choose averages
- 500 kWh: 12.7¢/kWh
1,000 kWh: 12.2¢/kWh
2,000 kWh: 12.0¢/kWh
History
- October 29, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 12.8¢ → 12.7¢
- 1,000 kWh: 12.3¢ → 12.2¢
- 2,000 kWh: 12.1¢ → 12.0¢
- Energy charge: 5.32¢/kWh → 5.22¢/kWh
- Power to Choose averages:
- October 28, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 12.9¢ → 12.8¢
- 1,000 kWh: 12.4¢ → 12.3¢
- 2,000 kWh: 12.2¢ → 12.1¢
- Energy charge: 5.42¢/kWh → 5.32¢/kWh
- Power to Choose averages:
- October 26, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 13.0¢ → 12.9¢
- 1,000 kWh: 12.5¢ → 12.4¢
- 2,000 kWh: 12.3¢ → 12.2¢
- Energy charge: 5.52¢/kWh → 5.42¢/kWh
- Power to Choose averages:
- October 16, 2026
- Power to Choose averages:
- 500 kWh: 13.1¢ → 13.0¢
- 1,000 kWh: 12.6¢ → 12.5¢
- 2,000 kWh: 12.4¢ → 12.3¢
- Energy charge: 5.62¢/kWh → 5.52¢/kWh
- 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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