Electric companies in Fort Worth: all 44, compared

In most of Fort Worth, Oncor carries the power and you pick the company that sells it. Your pick sets the price, sends the bill and answers billing questions. Oncor keeps the lines up for all of them.

Most of the 44 are based elsewhere. Of the 37 licenses behind them, only five list a Dallas-Fort Worth address with the PUCT: three in Irving, all owned by Vistra, and the two in Fort Worth. Statewide, the PUCT counts 141 active retail electric providers, but only some post plans for homes. See who’s missing.

The table starts with the fewest complaints. Change the usage to your own number, and every company’s simplest 12-month plan is re-priced as a monthly cost.

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It may sell only on its own site. On Oct 15, 2026, these licensed sellers posted no plans for Oncor’s area on Power to Choose: Ambit and 4Change Energy (both Vistra), XOOM Energy and Stream (both NRG), Town Square Energy (Genie Energy), Tesla Electric, Shell Energy Solutions and Energywell. Before signing with Ambit or 4Change, see our Ambit review and 4Change review.

Nine of them. For these companies, the cheapest 12-month plan on Power to Choose gets its low price from a bill credit. The credit pays only once your usage reaches a set level, 1,000 kWh for most of them. In a mild month, the same plan can cost two or three times as much per kWh.

Less than you might think. Here’s the cheapest simple 12-month plan in each of the state’s five rating groups. The gap from the cheapest plan overall to a 4-of-5 company was just 0.4¢ per kWh.

Across all 44 companies, the state rated 9 at 5 of 5, 8 at 4 of 5, 9 at 3 of 5, 8 at 2 of 5 and 7 at 1 of 5. The other 3 weren’t on the scorecard yet. A few things to know about those ratings:

• An owner doesn’t pass its rating down. Via Renewables owns both Spark Energy and Texans Choice Power, but they hold separate licenses. Spark is rated 5 of 5; Texans Choice isn’t rated yet.
• A shared license shares its rating. Revolution Energy and Infuse Energy sell under one license, and both show 5 of 5.
• Size is evened out. The state compares complaints per 1,000 customers, so a big company and a small one can be rated side by side.
• Any complaint counts. The PUCT includes complaints whether or not the company turned out to be at fault.

Look up raw complaint numbers in Texas electricity company complaints, or see how we score companies.

More than you’d guess from the names. Company filings tie 17 of the 44 brands to just five parent companies, and several more pairs share a single state license.

BKV Energy, the top-rated local seller, belongs to a joint venture that BKV Corp. owns 75% and Banpu Power US owns 25%, company filings show. Payless Power’s parent wasn’t named in the public filings we read.

Start from what you want. Every pick uses the state’s ratings, each plan’s fact label and our public-records scores. No company paid to be here.

Know which company you want? Line its plans up against the rest at your address, then enroll in a few minutes.

What Oncor’s charge adds to each bill is broken down in Oncor delivery charges.

It depends on the problem. Lines and outages belong to whoever owns the wires. Prices and bills belong to the company you chose.

On a co-op instead? Tri-County Electric takes outage calls at 817-444-3201, and United Cooperative Services at 817-447-9292 in the Burleson area. More outage help: what to do when the power goes out.

Inside Fort Worth, almost always. Out toward Weatherford, Granbury, Burleson or Azle, it depends on whose lines reach your street. A ZIP can show plans even where some homes can’t choose.

For a street-by-street co-op check, our Fort Worth electricity rates guide walks through it, and who is my electric utility shows where to find the name on your bill.

Three warning signs, and two good ones. You can spot all five on paperwork the company must hand you.

1. 1
   Red flag: a price that only works at 1,000 kWh

   Compare the 500 and 1,000 kWh lines on the fact label. A big gap means a credit you can lose.

2. 2
   Red flag: a fee for using too little

   Some plans add a charge in months under a set usage. The fact label lists it with the price.

3. 3
   Red flag: a door-to-door seller with no license number

   State rules say a seller’s ID badge must show the company’s PUCT certificate number and a toll-free number.

4. 4
   Good sign: one price at any usage

   Plans like Rhythm’s Digital Choice 12 cost about the same per kWh at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kWh.

5. 5
   Good sign: a small exit fee

   Look for a low early-cancel fee, or one that shrinks each month, like $20 for each month left.

Changed your mind after switching? You can cancel within 3 federal business days of getting your terms, at no cost; this doesn’t cover move-ins. Switching itself is free, and the details are in how to switch electricity providers.

Each answer comes from state records or the companies’ own paperwork.

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