Category Archives: Best Plan Updates

12.20.16
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Better Business Bureau, Baby

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Today we received accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and we’re so proud we want to shout it from the mountain tops. However, since we are not on mountain tops and it is rather late at night, we’ll happily post it to the internet via our blog and social media pages.

According to its website, the “BBB helps people find and recommend businesses, brands and charities they can trust.”

Basically they help you, the consumer, know that you’re dealing with a reputable company that delivers on promises. Why does that matter to us? Honestly, because we save people so much money by monitoring and switching their energy supplier that it is a little unbelievable.

If you want to become a believer, sign up at http://www.EnergySimp.ly.

03.01.16
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Wichita Falls, Get $50 per month back on your electric bills.

We’re excited to announce that we’re ramping up our outreach to Wichita Falls, TX. After analysis of retail electric rates across Texas (which, frankly, we are always doing) we recognized that we can save the good people of Wichita Falls significant money on their electricity bills. You’ll hear our outreach on the radio at KCCU 88.7 FM, read about us in the Times Record News and learn about our service with our flyers in your mailbox.

Wichita FallsFor example, many Wichita Falls residents may be paying 8, 9, 10 cents or more per kWh. That is way too much! Many residents might be in a variable rate plan whose rates could skyrocket depending on your energy use. Right now, we can get customers into plans that are between 5 and 7 cents per kWh. That means we can save an average customer $50 or more per month.

Energy Simply is not a Retail Electric Company. We are your ally against the Retail Electric Companies. We are constantly shopping the market for the best rates and then we automatically switch our customers whenever we can save them money. We take the worry out of selecting an electric plan and save our customers an average of $50/month all for the low subscription price of $5/month. $50 to you, $5 to us…sign up or learn more at www.EnergySimp.ly.

01.15.16
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Over Three Million Texas Households Aren’t Taking Advantage of Energy Choice

 

You could be one of over three million Texas households not taking advantage of energy choice.

The “incumbent” power companies in Houston and Dallas, Reliant Energy and TXU Energy, have over three million (3,000,000) Texans as customers between the two of them.  Except in some very rare cases, all of these customers could be saving money by taking advantage of energy choice.

If you’re on Reliant Energy’s cheapest variable plan in Houston, you’re currently paying $0.086/kWh at 2,000 kWh/month.  That’s $172/month.  You could be on a fixed rate plan for $0.069/kWh or $138/month.  That’s a savings of $34/month; and that’s just with rough numbers(1).  Choosing a plan specific to YOUR electricity use could save you even more.

If you’re on Reliant Energy’s cheapest variable plan in Dallas, you’re currently paying $0.076/kWh at 2,000 kWh/month.  That’s $152/month.  You could be on a fixed rate plan for $0.038/kWh or $76/month.  That’s a savings of $76/month or CUTTING YOUR ENERGY BILL IN HALF!  And that’s with just rough numbers(2).  Choosing a plan specific to YOUR electricity use could save you even more.

Energy Simply provides a service to our customers for $5/month to monitor the electricity market and keep you in the cheapest (or cheapest 100% renewable) plan for YOUR energy use.  You can sign-up today at https://www.EnergySimp.ly/.  And Energy Simply is 100% customer-focused – only accepting money from our customers and never taking kick-backs from power companies.

If you’re curious, read below to see how we calculated the number of customers who could be taking better advantage of energy:

Analysis

Texas power companies don’t usually publicly report their number of customers, but the staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) suggests an amount of taxes each company is required to pay proportional to their number of customers.  Paul Ring of EnergyChoiceMatters.com has a story with these numbers.  You can easily calculate the approximate number of Texas customers for each power company:

 

Company             Taxes paid          Approximate number of Texas customers

TXU Energy               $22,210         1,670,000 customers

Reliant Energy           $19,770        1,500,000 customers

Ambit Texas               $5,627          425,000 customers

Green Mountain Energy     $4,567              350,000 customers

Stream Energy             $4,203        315,000 customers

Direct Energy             $3,896          300,000 customers

Just Energy               $3,327            250,000 customers

(1) Data is from PowerToChoose.org for Houston zip code 77009 as of Friday, September 25, 2015

(2) Data is from PowerToChoose.org for Dallas zip code as 75206 of Friday, September 25, 2015

07.23.14
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Amigo Energy has best general Houston power plan and Spark Energy has best 100% renewable plan

Picking the right power plan for your Houston home can be confusing and time consuming. You have to determine which plans are available in Houston, which is most affordable, and whether that company is reputable.

Consumers like you stand to save hundreds of dollars (and customer service headaches!) each year by continuously sticking with the best energy plan to fit your needs.

For example – if you are currently looking for the best power plan in Houston based on the intersection of good pricing and customer service, Amigo Energy has the best overall plan and Frontier Utilities has the best 100% renewable plan, as evidenced by the chart below.

Houston power plans by price and complain rate - July 21, 2014 - Best plan Amigo Energy

100% renewable power plans by price and Power To Choose complaint rate - July 21, 2014 - Best plan Spark Energy

Amigo Energy has a 6-to-12 month term, Houston residential electricity plan offering a plan for 9.0 cents/Kwh.  If you are looking for a 100% renewable option the best 6-12 month plan in Houston is being offered by Spark Energy at 9.8 cents/Kwh.

But who has time to constantly monitor these rankings to find the best deals…and avoid costly surcharges that result when introductory prices run out?

EnergySimp.ly can sign you up for one of the above deals and ensure you always stay in the best plan for your preferences. Whether price or affordable renewable energy is most important to you, EnergySimp.ly will monitor the changing market and ensure you are always in the energy plan that is the best fit for you.

07.08.14
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Best 100% renewable plans in Texas are currently offered by Brilliant Energy and Frontier Utilities

Picking the right energy company for you 100% renewable plan can be confusing and time consuming.

But consumers like you stand to save hundreds of dollars (and customer service headaches!) each year by continuously sticking with the best energy plan to fit your needs.

For example – if you are currently looking for the best power plan in Texas based on the intersection of good pricing and customer service, Brilliant Energy and Frontier Utilities are the best options, as evidenced by the chart below. Texas 100% renewable energy plans by price and complaint rate (Dallas)

Brilliant Energy has the lowest priced, 6-to-12 month term, Texas 100% renewable residential electricity plans among providers with the lowest complaint rates in the Texas market.  Source Power has the lowest complaint rate in Texas and is offering a plan for 9.7 cents/Kwh (in Dallas/Oncor market) which is the 2nd lowest price plan available.

For residential customers willing to risk a plan from a company that has had a few more issues with customers (average complaint rate), Frontier Utilities has a plan available at 9.2 cents/Kwh (in Dallas/Oncor market) which is the cheapest price currently available in Texas.

But who has time to constantly monitor these rankings to find the best deals…and avoid costly surcharges that result when introductory prices run out?

EnergySimp.ly can sign you up for one of the above deals and ensure you always stay in the best plan for your preferences. Whether price or affordable renewable energy is most important to you, EnergySimp.ly will monitor the changing market and ensure you are always in the energy plan that is the best fit for you.

07.03.14
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Source Power and Amigo Energy have best power plans in the Texas market

Source Power has the lowest priced, 6-to-12 month term, residential electricity plans among providers with the lowest complaint rates in the Texas market.  Source Power has the lowest complaint rate in Texas and is offering a plan for 9.2 cents/Kwh (in Oncor market) which is the 5th lowest price plan available.

For residential customers willing to risk a plan from a company that has had more issues with customers, Amigo Energy (average complaint rate) has a plan available at 8.8 cents/Kwh (in Oncor market) which is the cheapest price currently available in Texas.

EnergySimp.ly can sign you up for one of the above deals and ensure you always stay in the best plan for your preferences whether price or affordable renewable energy is most important to you.

Source Power and Amigo Energy have the best mix of price and company reputation

The residential Texas power market has huge variation in price and customer service