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See your options before your Fort Worth business signs. Compare supplier rates and contract terms, with help when you need it.

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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 Fort Worth 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.

Need help? Call (469) 708-9311

Who we serve

Industries we serve in Fort Worth

Retail & Shopping
Restaurants & Food Service
Professional Offices
Warehouses & Storage
Hotels & Hospitality
Healthcare & Clinics
New businesses opening in Fort Worth228 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

Fort Worth 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.

  • Fort Worth is in Tarrant County, Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.
  • Fort Worth 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, a manufacturing plant or warehouse can be billed for peak demand as well as the kilowatt-hours it uses, and heavy equipment running at the same time can raise that peak.
  • Tri-County Electric Cooperative, an electric cooperative, also serves addresses in Fort Worth; a business on Tri-County Electric Cooperative lines does not shop retail suppliers, so check the utility named on your bill first.
Greater HoustonCenterPoint delivers
Dallas and Fort WorthOncor delivers
MidlandOncor delivers
Still under contract?

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.

Rates in your inbox before you renew. Stop anytime.

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.

Fort Worth business electricity questions

What does it cost to use Voltcheckr in Fort Worth?

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 Fort Worth right now?

A Fort Worth business on Oncor's lines gets its own supply rate, priced from its usage, its load shape, the term and the start month, and suppliers reprice with the wholesale market, so a figure printed here would not be your offer. A good rate is the lowest total for your usage once offers on the same term and start month are read with their fees and bandwidth. The EIA's Texas commercial average covers a past month and includes delivery, so it is not a supply rate. Enter your ZIP or send one bill to see 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.

Why is my Fort Worth business billed for more demand than this month's peak?

Oncor's 80% ratchet. On Oncor's larger secondary 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, so a summer peak can set the floor for the next 11 bills. 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. The riders the tariff lists (NDC, DCRF, RCE, ISR and MG) keep the ratchet either way.

Does load factor change Oncor's delivery charge for a Fort Worth business?

Yes, above 20 kW. Oncor prices the distribution charge per kW in bands by annual load factor, which compares a premise's kWh over the 12 billing months ending in December with its peak kW over the same hours, and the lowest bands carry the highest charge per kW. The band holds for the next 12 billing months, and a premise with under 90 days of history is treated as above 25%. Suppliers also tend to price a steadier load better. Our load factor calculator works out yours.

Why does a Fort Worth bill move on a fixed rate, and why can one summer month raise it all year?

A fixed rate fixes the supply price, not your usage or Oncor's delivery charges. A hot month's extra kWh raises that month's energy charge, and on Oncor's larger schedule a summer peak can hold billed demand up for the next 11 months through the 80% ratchet. Oncor's riders and base rates also change when the PUCT approves them, and any charge your contract passes through can move. Your contract lists what is fixed and what passes through.

Can a business in Fort Worth 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: Tri-County Electric Cooperative, an electric cooperative, also serves addresses in Fort Worth, and a business on Tri-County Electric Cooperative lines buys from Tri-County Electric Cooperative and does not shop retail suppliers.

More Fort Worth questions (6)
Who delivers electricity to businesses in Fort Worth?

Oncor Electric Delivery delivers electricity to the Fort Worth addresses on its lines (Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex and most of North Texas), and at those addresses it 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.

What are a Fort Worth business's options at about 8,000 kWh a month?

Fixed-rate offers from the suppliers quoting your account, each priced at your own 8,000 kWh on the same term and start month. Read every offer's fees, usage bandwidth and pass-through charges with its price: the lowest total at your usage can come from an offer that is not the lowest per kWh. Enter your ZIP or send one bill to see the offers at your usage, side by side, with their fees.

Is Oncor the electric company for a Fort Worth business, or do I pick a different one?

At an address on Oncor's lines, both, for different jobs. Oncor owns the lines and the meter, restores service after an outage, and its delivery charges are billed under its PUCT-approved tariff; how they appear in an offer differs by supplier, so ask us and we'll check each offer. The retail electric provider you pick sells the energy, sets your supply price and term, and is the name on your bill. Report an outage to Oncor at 888-313-4747, any hour. A ZIP lookup or one bill shows the offers for your address.

Which companies supply commercial electricity in Fort Worth?

The suppliers that quote Fort Worth accounts on Oncor's lines 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 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 Fort Worth business need for a quote, and does a new site 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 current contract ends if you have one. A new site on Oncor's lines works the same way, quoted from projected usage before it opens. Eligibility follows the service address and the utility that serves it: if that utility is a municipal utility or electric cooperative that has not opted into retail competition, the site 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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Fort Worth business electricity guides

Getting power on at a new Fort Worth business locationThe city release, then Oncor and a supplier
  1. 01

    Get the certificate of occupancy and the electrical release.

    Fort Worth requires a certificate of occupancy for any building used or occupied in the city, and a business that needs new electrical service adds an electrical ordinance inspection to that permit. Line up your supplier before the release, so service can start in your name.

  2. 02

    Check that the address is on Oncor's lines, and find its ESI ID.

    Oncor's ESI ID lookup shows whether a location is in Oncor's service territory and gives its 17-digit ESI ID. An address on another utility's lines follows that utility's process, and only an address in retail choice territory shops a supplier.

  3. 03

    Choose a supplier, which sends Oncor the move-in order.

    With a meter in place, give the supplier the last 7 digits of the ESI ID and agree the start date. A site that needs new lines or a meter starts with Oncor's new construction request: a project manager follows up within two business days, and the ESI ID is issued once the site is ready.

  4. 04

    Get quoted on projected usage before you open.

    A site with no bills is priced from a projected figure, and Oncor sets a new premise's first delivery rate schedule from its projected load, so give both the same number. The usage estimator turns square footage and business type into one, labelled as an estimate.

Estimate a new location's usageLoad factor calculator

Sources: City of Fort Worth, Certificate of Occupancy, and its Ordinance Inspection Information Sheet; Oncor, Existing Service Requests and New Construction; Oncor, Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, section 6.2.3.5. 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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