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Over 100,000 kWh a year?

Suppliers we shop for Texas businesses

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  • TXU Energy
  • Constellation Energy
  • NRG Energy
  • Shell Energy
  • Engie
  • NextEra Energy
  • AP Gas & Electric
  • BP Energy Retail Company
  • Gridmatic Retail
  • Hudson Energy
  • Major Energy
  • SFE Energy
  • Summer Energy
  • TriEagle Energy
  • Value Power
  • World Kinect

Availability varies by account.

Customer story

~24%

lower supply rate than the previous tenant's

On the Rocks Italian Bistro

Burleson, Texas · 24-month fixed rate

Why ask suppliers for a price when they can bid for your contract?

Accounts over 100,000 kWh a year can apply for a reverse auction. One account's historical result; savings vary by account and market.

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How it works

Compare before you commit.

  1. 01

    Start with your business ZIP.

    Add your usage and when you need service.

  2. 02

    Put the offers side by side.

    Check the rate, contract length and what is included.

  3. 03

    Choose with the terms in view.

    Continue online where available, or get help.

Fees and charges

Your Dallas bill, line by line

Know which charges you can compare and which your utility sets. Tap a row to see the detail.

Supply charge · the part you shop

Your supplier's rate times the kWh you use. It is the part of the bill you shop, and the part Voltcheckr compares.

Delivery charges · Oncor's tariff

Where Oncor delivers to your address, it bills these to your supplier, which puts them on your bill: a customer charge, a metering charge, a distribution system charge and riders, set by Oncor's PUCT-approved tariff. Oncor does not sell electricity or bill a business directly. An offer can bundle them into its price or list them separately, so ask us and we'll check each offer.

Demand, in kW · the 10 kW line

Oncor measures demand in kW, from the highest 15 minutes of the month. A recorded demand over 10 kW three times in a rolling 12 months, or once over 12 kW, moves a premise to Oncor's larger secondary schedule, which bills its distribution charge per kW; it moves back after 12 consecutive billing months at or under 10 kW. A smaller premise pays distribution on its kWh. A power factor under 95% lagging can raise billed kW.

The 80% ratchet · a peak that carries forward

On Oncor's larger schedule, the distribution charge is billed on this month's peak kW or 80% of the highest peak in the previous 11 months, whichever is higher. A premise whose peak in those 11 months stayed at 20 kW or less, or whose annual load factor is 25% or less, is billed on this month's peak instead. Several riders keep the 80% ratchet either way.

Load factor · steadier use, lower kW charge

Above 20 kW, Oncor prices the distribution charge per kW in bands set by annual load factor: the premise's kWh over the 12 billing months ending in December, measured against its peak kW over the same hours. The lowest bands carry the highest charge per kW, and a band holds for the next 12 billing months. A premise with under 90 days of history is treated as above 25%.

Transmission (TCRF) · the ERCOT grid rider

Oncor's transmission cost recovery factor recovers the cost of its customers' use of the ERCOT transmission system. Your supplier is billed it per kWh or per kW, on the measure Oncor's tariff sets for the account's schedule.

Why delivery moves · riders that reset

Oncor's riders, such as the transmission factor (TCRF) and the distribution cost factor (DCRF), change when the PUCT approves an update, at times more than once a year, and its base rates change after a rate case. Delivery can move while your supply price stays fixed.

Market charges · fixed or passed through

Ancillary services, congestion and ERCOT fees. Some offers fix them in the price and others pass them through, so ask which.

Contract terms · exit fee, bandwidth, renewal

The early termination fee, any usage bandwidth, and the month-to-month rate that applies if the term ends with no new contract.

Taxes and fees · sales tax and assessments

Sales tax, the gross receipts tax reimbursement and the PUC assessment, as they apply to your address. A meter used mainly for manufacturing may qualify for a sales tax exemption.

Oncor's current tariffs and rate schedules → (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Sources: Oncor Electric Delivery, Tariff for Retail Delivery Service: Secondary Service schedules 6.1.1.1.2 and 6.1.1.1.3 with the Determination of Billing kW and Annual Load Factor (effective June 1, 2026), section 5.5.5 Power Factor, and Riders TCRF and DCRF (effective October 4, 2026); Oncor, Delivery Charges 101 and Understanding the Oncor Part of Your Electric Bill. Read October 10, 2026.

Reverse Auction

For accounts over 100,000 kWh a year

  1. We set it up with you

    Voltcheckr reviews your application and usually contacts you within the hour, 7am–7pm CT, Monday–Saturday, to set up the terms you want.

  2. Suppliers bid head to head

    You get each bid by email as it comes in, usually over 4 to 5 business days, and offers tend to improve, most often on the last day.

  3. Pick the winning bid

    Voltcheckr goes over that supplier's contract terms with you before you sign.

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Who we serve

Industries we serve in Dallas

Retail & Shopping
Restaurants & Food Service
Professional Offices
Warehouses & Storage
Healthcare & Clinics
Gyms & Fitness Centers
New businesses opening in Dallas371 filings in the last 90 days, by type

Texas Comptroller sales tax, mixed beverage and tobacco permits, TABC applications and licenses, and city and county building permits, public records, counts only, as of October 7, 2026

Dallas business electricity guides ↓

Who does what

Why use a broker?

You choose the supplier. Your utility continues delivering power.

How we're paid

No separate fee: suppliers pay us a commission when a contract is signed.

Why use Voltcheckr

Bring your comparison into one place. We help you review available supplier offers, check what each includes and understand the terms before you choose.

How we handle data

We use your bill and usage to prepare your quote, and share them with suppliers only with your authorization. We never sell your data.

Texas focus

Oncor on your bill? You can shop.

Choice follows the service address and the utility named on the bill, never the city name alone.

  • Dallas is in Dallas County, Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
  • Dallas businesses on Oncor's lines choose their supplier and contract term under ERCOT retail competition; depending on the account's applicable Oncor tariff and its supply contract, an office, retail or hotel account can be billed for peak demand as well as the kilowatt-hours it uses.
Greater HoustonCenterPoint delivers
Dallas and Fort WorthOncor delivers
MidlandOncor delivers
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Renewal Reminder

  • Custom Rates

    Rates priced for your utility, your renewal month and, with a bill, your usage.

  • Clear Terms

    Fixed supply rates, each with its supplier, term and start month. No supplier conditions attached.

  • Sign Up Online

    Pick an emailed rate and sign up on our site with your yearly usage or a recent bill (some plans need the bill). The supplier's contract then comes by email to sign.

  • Right on Time

    Emails start about 90 days before your contract ends, or right away if it is closer, so you can renew before it rolls to a month-to-month rate that can cost more.

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Broker disclosure: Voltcheckr LLC is an independent energy broker (Texas PUCT Broker Registration BR260102), not an energy supplier, with no affiliated supplier. The supplier you choose pays us a referral commission, and you contract directly with that supplier. You can stop using Voltcheckr at any time at no cost. By continuing you acknowledge our broker disclosures.

Dallas business electricity questions

What does it cost to use Voltcheckr in Dallas?

No separate fee: suppliers pay us a commission when a contract is signed. It is a per-kWh amount inside the rate the supplier quotes. Voltcheckr LLC is a PUCT-registered broker (BR260102), and the commission is paid by the supplier you choose. You see live supplier rates by ZIP, or send one bill for a quote, and you sign only with the supplier.

What are commercial electricity rates in Dallas right now?

Each Dallas business is quoted its own supply rate. Suppliers price an account from its usage, how steady that usage is, the term and the start month, and their prices follow the wholesale market, so no figure printed here is your offer. A good rate is the lowest offer for your own usage on the same term and start month, read with its fees and pass-through charges. The EIA's average for Texas businesses is all-in for a past month, delivery included, so it is not a supply rate. Enter your ZIP to compare today's offers at your usage.

What do Texas businesses pay for electricity on average?

The average Texas commercial account paid 8.47¢ per kWh all-in, supply and delivery together, versus 14.53¢ nationally (EIA, 07/2026), and used about 9,701 kWh a month (EIA, through 2026). Supplier quotes may price supply alone, so they are not always directly comparable to that all-in average. That usage average mixes corner stores with hospitals, so any one business varies widely. Businesses in deregulated Texas territory choose their electricity supplier, and delivery stays with the local TDU with any supplier.

How does Oncor bill demand charges for a Dallas business?

In kW, once a premise crosses Oncor's 10 kW line. A recorded demand over 10 kW three times in a rolling 12 months, or once over 12 kW, moves it to the larger secondary schedule, which bills its distribution charge per kW; it returns to the small schedule after 12 consecutive billing months at or under 10 kW. Oncor reads kW as the highest 15 minutes of the month, Smart Meter Texas shows yours, and a power factor under 95% lagging can raise billed kW. How demand appears in an offer differs by supplier, so ask us and we'll check each offer.

What charges are on a Dallas business electricity bill, and why do I pay Oncor if I pay my supplier?

One bill from your supplier carries two kinds of charge: the supply charge you shop, and Oncor's delivery charges. Oncor owns the wires and meters but does not sell electricity or bill a business directly, so it charges your supplier for delivery under its PUCT-approved tariff, and your supplier includes those charges on your bill with market charges, taxes and fees. How an offer shows Oncor's charges differs by supplier, so ask us and we'll check each offer.

How are Oncor's delivery charges calculated, and can a business negotiate them?

By the account's rate schedule in Oncor's PUCT-approved tariff, and they are not negotiated: no supply contract changes what Oncor charges. A premise at 10 kW or less pays a monthly customer and metering charge and a distribution charge on its kWh. A larger premise pays those monthly charges and a distribution charge on its billed kW. Both pay riders such as the transmission factor (TCRF), the distribution cost factor (DCRF) and the energy efficiency factor (EECRF). A lower peak can lower the kW a larger premise is billed on.

Why do Oncor's delivery charges change?

Because the PUCT approves changes to Oncor's tariff. Base rates change after a rate case, and riders such as the transmission factor (TCRF) and the distribution cost factor (DCRF) are updated when the PUCT approves them, at times more than once a year. Delivery can move while a fixed supply price does not, so read an offer for which charges it fixes and which it passes through. Oncor's tariff page lists the charges in effect.

More Dallas questions (6)
Can a business in Dallas choose its electricity provider?

Yes. A commercial account whose service address is delivered by Oncor picks its retail electricity supplier and contract term under Texas competition, and delivery stays with Oncor under its PUCT-approved tariff whichever supplier it signs with. Eligibility follows the utility named on the bill; an address served by a municipal utility or an electric cooperative that has not opted into retail competition does not shop retail suppliers.

Who delivers electricity to businesses in Dallas?

Oncor Electric Delivery delivers electricity in Dallas (Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex and most of North Texas) and stays your delivery utility whichever supplier you sign with. Delivery is billed under Oncor Electric Delivery's PUCT-approved tariff, and how those charges, demand charges and other pass-throughs appear in an offer differs by supplier, so ask us and we'll check how each offer treats them; the supply contract is the part a business shops.

How long are commercial electricity contracts in Texas?

You pick the term: suppliers quote fixed-rate contracts in several lengths, index and hybrid structures exist for larger accounts, and your results list each term quoted for your ZIP. A longer term holds the price longer; a shorter one lets you shop again sooner. Start watching your renewal about 18 months before the current contract ends and shop it 6 to 12 months out, since suppliers can price a contract to start months ahead. Voltcheckr's renewal reminder emails start about 90 days out, a backstop before a lapse onto a holdover rate.

Is Oncor the same company as TXU?

No. Oncor Electric Delivery is the delivery utility: it owns the lines and meters, delivers electricity to the addresses on its lines, and is owned by Sempra and Texas Transmission Investment. TXU Energy is a separate company, a retail electric provider that sells electricity, one of the suppliers selling to addresses on Oncor's lines. A Dallas business does not have to buy from TXU: whichever supplier it signs with, Oncor delivers the power.

Which suppliers offer commercial electricity in Dallas?

The suppliers that quote Dallas accounts are the retail electric providers active in Oncor territory; our Texas commercial electricity page names the ones Voltcheckr brokers with today. Not every supplier bids on every account. Availability turns on the delivery utility, usage and load shape, the supplier's credit review and what it is quoting that week, so a name on a list is not an offer. A ZIP lookup or one bill shows which offers match your account.

What does a Dallas business need to get a commercial electricity quote, and does a new location in Irving or Plano work the same way?

For a standard account: the service address or ESI ID, one recent bill or your monthly kWh, and the date your contract ends if you have one. A new location on Oncor's lines, in Dallas, Irving or Plano, is quoted the same way from projected usage; suppliers run a credit review, and a deposit can apply. Eligibility follows the service address and its utility: a site served by a municipal utility or electric cooperative that has not opted into retail competition has no retail choice. There is no separate fee for Voltcheckr's service; the supplier you sign with pays the commission.

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Dallas business electricity guides

Setting up electricity at a new Dallas business locationOncor's steps, with or without a meter
  1. 01

    Find the ESI ID and confirm the address is on Oncor's lines.

    The ESI ID is the 17-digit number on a bill for the address. Oncor's ESI ID lookup finds it and shows whether the location is in Oncor's service territory.

  2. 02

    With a meter in place, your supplier sends the start order.

    Choose a supplier and give it the last 7 digits of the ESI ID. The supplier sends Oncor the move-in order for the start date you agree, and Oncor bills its delivery charges to the supplier, not to you.

  3. 03

    With no meter, or new lines needed, request Oncor construction first.

    Oncor's new construction request starts the work, and a project manager contacts you within two business days. Oncor's commercial and industrial customer requirements list the load details the request needs, and its New Construction Management Center answers at 888-222-8045. The ESI ID comes when the site is ready, and Oncor installs the meter for the start date you select with your supplier, subject to construction and site access.

  4. 04

    Give Oncor and suppliers the same projected load.

    For a new non-residential premise, Oncor sets the first delivery rate schedule from the projected load the customer or builder provides, and a supplier prices a site with no bills from a projected figure too. The usage estimator turns square footage and business type into one, labelled as an estimate.

  5. 05

    Removing heavy equipment from a space? Ask about a demand reset.

    Oncor can reset an existing premise's demand ratchet after a permanent load reduction of at least half its peak billing demand, with the equipment removed and a load study by an independent registered professional engineer or master electrician. The request goes through your supplier and counts for future bills only, and Oncor reinstates the old ratchet if demand reaches 75% of the prior peak within 6 months.

Estimate a new location's usageDemand charge calculator

Sources: Oncor, Existing Service Requests (the ESI ID lookup, the last 7 digits, the supplier's move-in order), New Construction (the request, a project manager within two business days, meters installed for the start date you select) and For Business (the 17-digit ESI ID, the New Construction Management Center); Oncor, Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, section 6.2.3.5 (the first rate schedule from projected load), and its Electric Demand Reset Verification form. Read October 10, 2026.

Typical monthly use by business typeOur estimate, and what 0.5¢ per kWh is worth
Business typekWh a month0.5¢/kWh, a year
Retail store4,600$276
Restaurant11,000$660
Professional office4,000$240
Warehouse12,100$726

Estimates from EIA CBECS 2018 intensities at a typical footprint, not a published statistic. The last column is what each 0.5¢ per kWh on the supply rate is worth over a year at that use.

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