Spring Means Savings for Texas Electric Customers

Spring officially starts in a few days, and it means it’s time for Texas electric customers to shop for a low electric rate before prices start rising with the summer heat.  SaveOnEnergy.com offers customers a quick and easy way to find and compare the lowest electric rates in Texas, so customers can take advantage of the low energy prices that come with spring.

Spring has always been one of the best times to shop for a low electric rate in Texas, for several reasons.  First, the spring months of March and April are known as “shoulder” months in the electric industry, during which time customers use less power.  Moderate spring weather means customers are not heating their homes for as many hours as they were doing in the winter, and thus are not using as much electricity, or burning as much natural gas (which drives energy prices).  But temperatures are also cool enough so that customers aren’t running air conditioners all day long, which spike electric usage during the summer months.

Since customers use less power during the spring, demand for electricity is lower during the spring, and prices fall with lower demand.

Read the entire article at SaveOnEnergy.com.