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When to call Us, Your Provider, or Your Utility

Updated: Sep 13


Texas Power Agents

Texas Power Agents began with our first residential customer in April 2017. We have been fortunate to grow over these seven years to serve many residential, commercial and cryptocurrency customers.  Much of our growth is due to referrals, which we consider to be the highest compliment.  Whether you have been with us from the very beginning, or have recently joined our team, we want provide a brief review of how Texas Power Agents fits into the Texas electricity market.


Texas Deregulation

When Texas became deregulated, it separated the delivery of electricity (utilities) from the sale of electricity (retail electricity providers).  Texas Power Agents operates as a broker and aggregator in the market.  We saw a need to assist consumers by navigating the confusing electricity market and managing their retail contracts.


Who to Contact for Common Questions

Retail electricity providers, utilities and brokers are separate entities and operate independently from one another.  The only exchange of information from one to another regarding your electricity service, is usage from the utility reading your meter to the provider in order to generate your bill.  We want to make sure you know who to contact for common questions.


Contact Texas Power Agents when:

  • You are moving.  We will determine if you should request the contract be transferred or cancelled.  If you don't inform us of your move, we won't be aware and will continue processing enrollments for the address you may no longer occupy.

  • You suspect an enrollment was not successful

  • The energy rate and/or contract end date is incorrect on a bill

  • You would like for us to manage an additional property (business or home)

  • You are an autopay customer and your bill was not paid.*

  • You aren't sure who is your current provider.  This can also be found in your Texas Power Agents Portal.


*What is an autopay customer?  Some of Texas Power Agents' customers pay an additional service fee for us to set up their automatic payments with each electricity provider.  This is an option available to any customer.  Contact us if you would like more information.


Contact your retail electricity provider when:

  • You have a question about paying your electricity bill

  • You need access to your provider's online account

  • Your power is out and you aren't sure if you've paid the bill


Contact your utility when:

  • Your power is out (after checking that your bill is paid and your breaker has not been tripped)

  • You have a question about how much electricity you have used (you can also check this at Smart Meter Texas)

  • You see a downed electrical wire

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