Pricing every plan…
Pricing every plan…
AEP Texas North is the western half of AEP Texas, the wires company that used to be West Texas Utilities. Older labels and bills still say WTU or TNC. It's part of American Electric Power, and it charges every home in its area the same regulated delivery rate, whichever provider sells the power.
Where its lines run: Abilene, San Angelo and the ranching and oil towns of West Central Texas around them.
Price every plan in AEP Texas North's area on your own 12 months
The tables below use three typical homes. Drop in a bill from an address on AEP Texas North’s lines, or type your 12 monthly kWh, and we’ll rank every plan sold there by what you’d actually pay, delivery included.
Every home on AEP Texas North’s lines pays the same delivery charge, whichever retail provider sells the electricity: $3.24 a month plus 5.5751¢ per kWh, effective September 29, 2026. It pays for the poles, wires, meters and the crews that restore power. No provider can discount it, and every price on this site includes it.
| In a month you use | Delivery charge | Per kWh, all told |
|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $31.12 | 6.2¢ |
| 1,000 kWh | $58.99 | 5.9¢ |
| 2,000 kWh | $114.74 | 5.7¢ |
The monthly charge is why small homes pay more per kWh: spread over 500 kWh it adds 0.6¢ to every one, over 2,000 kWh only 0.2¢.
On your bill the charge appears as a line of its own, or folded into the energy price on plans that quote one all-in number. On every Electricity Facts Label, the three average prices at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kWh already include it, which is why a plan’s advertised price is higher than its energy charge. The charges change: at least twice a year, usually around March 1 and September 1, when the Public Utility Commission approves its updated rates, with interim changes in other months. A change passes through to every plan at once, fixed-rate ones included; only the energy charge is fixed.
Small businesses pay a different charge. AEP Texas North bills its smallest business class, accounts of 10 kW or less with no demand charge, $5.66 a month plus 4.2786¢ per kWh. We price 17 plans from 3 providers there, on the small-business rates page.
Every plan sold on AEP Texas North’s lines, priced month by month on a year with a real summer peak, for a small, a typical and a large home, with the delivery charge above included.
About 500 kWh a month: a one- or two-bedroom apartment, or a small house with gas heat. 6,001 kWh over the year, with a Abilene and San Angelo summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 500 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 No Bull 12 Energy Texas | 12 mo | 11.1¢ | 11.1¢ | $665 lowest |
 Digital Choice 12 Rhythm | 12 mo | 11.1¢ | 11.1¢ | $665 +$0 |
 TrueClassic 12 AP Gas & Electric | 12 mo | 11.5¢ | 11.5¢ | $692 +$27 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 6.1¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 18.9¢ per kWh on it: $471 more over the year than No Bull 12. It ranks #157 of 211.
Contracts under a year are ranked apart. Plans of 12 months or longer are ranked above, because they hold their price for the whole year. The cheapest shorter contract, No Bull 3 (3 months), would cost about $587 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to: $78 less than No Bull 12, and then a new price at the 3-month mark.
About 1,000 kWh a month, the level every plan advertises its price at. 12,000 kWh over the year, with a Abilene and San Angelo summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 1,000 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TrueClassic 12 AP Gas & Electric | 12 mo | 11.2¢ | 11.2¢ | $1,344 lowest |
True Classic 14 AP Gas & Electric | 14 mo | 11.2¢ | 11.2¢ | $1,344 +$0 |
No Bull 12 Energy Texas | 12 mo | 11.2¢ | 11.2¢ | $1,350 +$6 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 6.1¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 14.4¢ per kWh on it: $388 more over the year than TrueClassic 12. It ranks #82 of 211.
Contracts under a year are ranked apart. Plans of 12 months or longer are ranked above, because they hold their price for the whole year. The cheapest shorter contract, SmartGreen 3 (3 months), would cost about $1,153 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to: $191 less than TrueClassic 12, and then a new price at the 3-month mark.
About 2,000 kWh a month: a big house, a pool pump, or electric heat. 23,999 kWh over the year, with a Abilene and San Angelo summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 2,000 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TrueClassic 12 AP Gas & Electric | 12 mo | 11.0¢ | 11.0¢ | $2,649 lowest |
True Classic 14 AP Gas & Electric | 14 mo | 11.0¢ | 11.0¢ | $2,649 +$0 |
 Ranchero Smart & Fixed - 12 Ranchero Power | 12 mo | 11.1¢ | 11.1¢ | $2,655 +$6 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 6.1¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 13.2¢ per kWh on it: $526 more over the year than TrueClassic 12. It ranks #55 of 211.
Contracts under a year are ranked apart. Plans of 12 months or longer are ranked above, because they hold their price for the whole year. The cheapest shorter contract, SmartGreen 3 (3 months), would cost about $2,207 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to: $442 less than TrueClassic 12, and then a new price at the 3-month mark.
Estimates, as of November 2026. We simulate 12 monthly bills for each of the 268 plans we track from 41 providers, using each plan’s Electricity Facts Label and AEP Texas North’s published delivery charges, on the three usage profiles above. Taxes and fees that aren’t on the EFL are left out, so real bills run a little higher for every plan alike. Listed but not ranked: 25 time-of-use plans ("free nights" and the like), priced by the time of day or week, which a monthly bill doesn't show; and 13 variable-rate plans, with a price that can change every month, so a year ahead can't be priced from today's rate. They’re on Plans we track with their labels. Prices change; check the EFL before enrolling.
The same plans and the same delivery charge apply at every address in Abilene and San Angelo. Each city page prices them for that city.
41 providers, 268 fixed-rate plans we can price. The ones with the most plans here:
Every home on AEP Texas North's lines pays the same delivery charge, whichever retail provider sells the electricity: $3.24 a month plus 5.5751¢ per kWh, as of September 29, 2026. That's about $31.12 in a 500 kWh month, $58.99 at 1,000 kWh and $114.74 at 2,000 kWh. The charge covers the poles, wires, meters and outage crews. Every price on WattaWatt includes it.
For a typical home using about 1,000 kWh a month, the cheapest plan that holds its price all year, as of November 2026, is TrueClassic 12 from AP Gas & Electric: about $1,344 for the year, 11.2¢ per kWh with AEP Texas North's delivery charges included, the lowest of 211 plans of 12 months or more. The order changes with how much you use and when, so price the plans on your own 12 months before choosing.
No. The delivery utility comes with the address: AEP Texas North owns the lines where you live, and no retail provider can route around them. What you choose is the retail provider, the company that buys the electricity and sets the price for it. In AEP Texas North's area that's 41 providers selling 268 fixed-rate plans we can price.
AEP Texas North, not your retail provider. The provider sells you the electricity but has no trucks; AEP Texas North owns the wires and sends the crews. Its outage number is printed on every bill and on its website, aeptexas.com. Report the outage there even if you have never dealt with AEP Texas North directly.
Abilene, San Angelo and the ranching and oil towns of West Central Texas around them. We price the plans sold in Abilene and San Angelo; the same plans and delivery charge apply at every address on AEP Texas North's lines. Utility borders don't follow city limits, so a neighboring town, or a few streets, can be on another utility's lines or on a co-op with no retail choice. Your bill names the delivery utility.
At least twice a year, usually around March 1 and September 1, when the Public Utility Commission approves its updated rates, with interim changes in other months. The current charge, $3.24 a month plus 5.5751¢ per kWh, took effect on September 29, 2026. A change applies to every plan at once, including fixed-rate plans already under contract: the energy charge is what's fixed, and the delivery charge passes through. We update every price on this site when it changes.
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