{
  "title": "Usage-Sensitive Plans and the Lowest-vs-Median Price Spread by Utility",
  "slug": "texas-plan-usage-sensitivity-and-price-spread-by-utility",
  "version": "1.0",
  "published": "2026-11-10",
  "last_verified": "2026-11-10",
  "period": "Snapshot of Nov 10, 2026",
  "publisher": "Power Hopper Research Team, powerhopper.energy",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 for Power Hopper-created compilation and analysis. Underlying data: PUCT (Power to Choose), credited to the source.",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "Source: Power Hopper Research Team, powerhopper.energy, Usage-Sensitive Plans and the Lowest-vs-Median Price Spread by Utility, November 10, 2026.",
  "methodology_url": "https://powerhopper.energy/media/methodology#texas-plan-usage-sensitivity-and-price-spread-by-utility",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "snapshot_date",
      "description": "Date of the export"
    },
    {
      "name": "delivery_utility",
      "description": "Delivery utility"
    },
    {
      "name": "fixed_plans",
      "description": "Fixed-rate, non-prepaid, non-time-of-use listings with prices at all three levels"
    },
    {
      "name": "plans_usage_sensitive",
      "description": "Listings whose 1,000 kWh price is at least 25% below their 500 kWh price"
    },
    {
      "name": "pct_usage_sensitive",
      "description": "Share of listings that are usage-sensitive, %"
    },
    {
      "name": "plans_with_bill_credit_text",
      "description": "Listings whose Fees/Credits text mentions a bill credit"
    },
    {
      "name": "pct_with_bill_credit_text",
      "description": "Share with bill-credit text, %"
    },
    {
      "name": "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms",
      "description": "Share flagged with minimum-usage fees or credits, %"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_cents_per_kwh_500",
      "description": "Median at 500 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_cents_per_kwh_1000",
      "description": "Median at 1,000 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_cents_per_kwh_2000",
      "description": "Median at 2,000 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_ratio_500_to_1000",
      "description": "Median of each listing's 500 kWh price divided by its 1,000 kWh price"
    },
    {
      "name": "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000",
      "description": "Lowest price at 1,000 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500",
      "description": "That lowest-priced listing's price at 500 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000",
      "description": "That lowest-priced listing's price at 2,000 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents",
      "description": "Median minus lowest at 1,000 kWh, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct",
      "description": "Spread as a share of the median, %"
    },
    {
      "name": "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive",
      "description": "Lowest 1,000 kWh price among listings that are not usage-sensitive, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents",
      "description": "Median minus that lowest price, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_cents_per_kwh_500_usage_sensitive",
      "description": "Median at 500 kWh, usage-sensitive listings, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "median_cents_per_kwh_1000_usage_sensitive",
      "description": "Median at 1,000 kWh, usage-sensitive listings, ¢/kWh"
    },
    {
      "name": "source_file_sha256",
      "description": "SHA-256 of the retained export"
    }
  ],
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      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
      "delivery_utility": "Oncor",
      "fixed_plans": 147,
      "plans_usage_sensitive": 9,
      "pct_usage_sensitive": 6,
      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 10,
      "pct_with_bill_credit_text": 7,
      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500": 13.8,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000": 13.0,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.9,
      "median_ratio_500_to_1000": 1.03,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000": 6.2,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500": 19.1,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.2,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents": 6.8,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct": 52,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive": 10.0,
      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 3.0,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500_usage_sensitive": 20.3,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000_usage_sensitive": 7.6,
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    },
    {
      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
      "delivery_utility": "CenterPoint",
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      "plans_usage_sensitive": 10,
      "pct_usage_sensitive": 7,
      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 11,
      "pct_with_bill_credit_text": 8,
      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 8,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500": 13.8,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000": 12.9,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.8,
      "median_ratio_500_to_1000": 1.04,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000": 6.2,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500": 19.2,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.2,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents": 6.7,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct": 52,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive": 10.2,
      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 2.7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500_usage_sensitive": 20.2,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000_usage_sensitive": 9.0,
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    },
    {
      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
      "delivery_utility": "AEP Texas Central",
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      "plans_usage_sensitive": 10,
      "pct_usage_sensitive": 7,
      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 9,
      "pct_with_bill_credit_text": 6,
      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500": 12.3,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000": 11.8,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_2000": 11.7,
      "median_ratio_500_to_1000": 1.04,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000": 5.7,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500": 18.5,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 11.8,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents": 6.1,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct": 52,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive": 9.4,
      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 2.4,
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    },
    {
      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
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      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 9,
      "pct_with_bill_credit_text": 6,
      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500": 13.3,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000": 12.6,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.5,
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      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000": 6.0,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500": 18.8,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 12.1,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents": 6.6,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct": 52,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive": 9.5,
      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 3.1,
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    },
    {
      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
      "delivery_utility": "TNMP",
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      "pct_usage_sensitive": 6,
      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 9,
      "pct_with_bill_credit_text": 6,
      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500": 15.8,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_1000": 14.7,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_2000": 14.5,
      "median_ratio_500_to_1000": 1.06,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000": 8.0,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_500": 21.3,
      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 13.9,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_cents": 6.7,
      "spread_lowest_vs_median_1000_pct": 46,
      "lowest_cents_per_kwh_1000_excluding_usage_sensitive": 11.3,
      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 3.4,
      "median_cents_per_kwh_500_usage_sensitive": 23.0,
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    },
    {
      "snapshot_date": "2026-11-10",
      "delivery_utility": "Lubbock Power & Light",
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      "plans_usage_sensitive": 7,
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      "plans_with_bill_credit_text": 7,
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      "pct_with_minimum_usage_terms": 9,
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      "lowest_1000_plan_cents_per_kwh_2000": 13.9,
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      "spread_lowest_non_usage_sensitive_vs_median_1000_cents": 2.2,
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}