Pricing every plan…
Pricing every plan…
Texas-New Mexico Power is a delivery utility with a scattered map: pockets along the Gulf Coast, in North Texas and in far West Texas, rather than one region. Its delivery charges are the highest of the six, so the same plan costs a little more at a TNMP address than next door in Oncor's or CenterPoint's area. It's owned by PNM Resources.
Where its lines run: Texas City, La Marque, League City, Dickinson, Friendswood, Alvin and Angleton on the mainland side of Galveston Bay (Galveston itself is CenterPoint); parts of Lewisville and a few North Central Texas towns such as Glen Rose and Clifton; and West Texas towns such as Pecos, Fort Stockton and Kermit.
Price every plan in TNMP's area on your own 12 months
The tables below use three typical homes. Drop in a bill from an address on TNMP’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 TNMP’s lines pays the same delivery charge, whichever retail provider sells the electricity: $7.56 a month plus 7.771¢ per kWh, effective October 1, 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 | $46.42 | 9.3¢ |
| 1,000 kWh | $85.27 | 8.5¢ |
| 2,000 kWh | $162.98 | 8.1¢ |
The monthly charge is why small homes pay more per kWh: spread over 500 kWh it adds 1.5¢ to every one, over 2,000 kWh only 0.4¢.
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. TNMP bills its smallest business class, accounts of 5 kW or less with no demand charge, $8.15 a month plus 1.2868¢ per kWh. We price 17 plans from 3 providers there, on the small-business rates page.
Every plan sold on TNMP’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 League City, Texas City and other TNMP towns summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 500 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Speedy 12 Express Energy | 12 mo | 12.3¢ | 12.3¢ | $740 lowest |
Basic 12 Veteran Energy | 12 mo | 12.3¢ | 12.3¢ | $740 +$0 |
No Bull 12 Energy Texas | 12 mo | 13.9¢ | 13.9¢ | $834 +$94 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 8.9¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 22.2¢ per kWh on it: $589 more over the year than Speedy 12. It ranks #179 of 208.
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 $750 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to.
About 1,000 kWh a month, the level every plan advertises its price at. 12,000 kWh over the year, with a League City, Texas City and other TNMP towns summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 1,000 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Speedy 12 Express Energy | 12 mo | 11.6¢ | 11.6¢ | $1,389 lowest |
Basic 12 Veteran Energy | 12 mo | 11.6¢ | 11.6¢ | $1,389 +$0 |
No Bull 12 Energy Texas | 12 mo | 13.6¢ | 13.6¢ | $1,638 +$249 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 8.9¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 17.2¢ per kWh on it: $679 more over the year than Speedy 12. It ranks #111 of 208.
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 $1,368 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to: $21 less than Speedy 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 League City, Texas City and other TNMP towns summer peak.
| Plan | Term | Advertised at 2,000 kWh | Real price | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Speedy 12 Express Energy | 12 mo | 11.2¢ | 11.2¢ | $2,688 lowest |
Basic 12 Veteran Energy | 12 mo | 11.2¢ | 11.2¢ | $2,688 +$0 |
True Value 12 True Power | 12 mo | 13.3¢ | 13.3¢ | $3,196 +$509 |
The cheapest-looking plan loses here. SimpleSaver 12 advertises 8.9¢ at 1,000 kWh, the lowest of any plan, but this home would pay 15.8¢ per kWh on it: $1,107 more over the year than Speedy 12. It ranks #74 of 208.
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 $2,586 if its price held for 12 months, which it doesn’t promise to: $102 less than Speedy 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 265 plans we track from 40 providers, using each plan’s Electricity Facts Label and TNMP’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: 26 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 TNMP serves. Each city page prices them for that city.
40 providers, 265 fixed-rate plans we can price. The ones with the most plans here:
Every home on TNMP's lines pays the same delivery charge, whichever retail provider sells the electricity: $7.56 a month plus 7.771¢ per kWh, as of October 1, 2026. That's about $46.42 in a 500 kWh month, $85.27 at 1,000 kWh and $162.98 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 Speedy 12 from Express Energy: about $1,389 for the year, 11.6¢ per kWh with TNMP's delivery charges included, the lowest of 208 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: TNMP 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 TNMP's area that's 40 providers selling 265 fixed-rate plans we can price.
TNMP, not your retail provider. The provider sells you the electricity but has no trucks; TNMP owns the wires and sends the crews. Its outage number is printed on every bill and on its website, tnmp.com. Report the outage there even if you have never dealt with TNMP directly.
Texas City, La Marque, League City, Dickinson, Friendswood, Alvin and Angleton on the mainland side of Galveston Bay (Galveston itself is CenterPoint); parts of Lewisville and a few North Central Texas towns such as Glen Rose and Clifton; and West Texas towns such as Pecos, Fort Stockton and Kermit. We price the plans sold in Lewisville, League City, Friendswood and Texas City; the same plans and delivery charge apply at every address on TNMP'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, $7.56 a month plus 7.771¢ per kWh, took effect on October 1, 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.