The Fine Print Gets Read. You Get the Truth.
50+ Texas electricity companies. Contracts read. Complaints tracked. Opinions formed.
The Texas electricity market is designed to confuse you. 50+ companies, all claiming to be the best. Rates that look good until you hit the fine print. Marketing budgets bigger than customer service departments.
Why This Exists
In 2009, Brad Gregory moved from California to Texas. He thought it was strange that Texans had to choose their own electricity company. Back home, you just got PG&E.
Being an engineer, he did what engineers do: built a spreadsheet. He pulled every plan he could find and started comparing rates. That's when he discovered the game.
That "9¢/kWh" plan? It was 9¢ at exactly 1,000 kWh. Use 999 kWh and your rate doubled. Use 1,001 kWh—same thing. The advertised rates were engineered to win comparisons, not save you money.
So he built the first usage-based electricity comparison tool. You enter your actual usage, it shows your actual cost. No games. ComparePower has helped over 2.5 million Texans find honest rates since 2009.
But we learned something along the way: not everyone shops on price alone. Some people want green energy. Some need no-deposit options. Some just want a company that answers the phone.
That's what LightCompanies is for. Same team. Different mission. We research what matters beyond the rate—service, complaints, contracts, reputation. You get the shortlist of companies worth trusting. You make the call.
The Team
Enri Zhulati
The fine print reader
Enri has spent nearly a decade learning how electricity companies work—the pricing tricks, the contract traps, the fees they hope you won't notice. He writes the guides that show you what they're hiding.
Read more →Brad Gregory
The engineer who started this
Brad moved from California to Texas in 2009 and built a spreadsheet to figure out electricity rates. That spreadsheet became ComparePower, which has helped 2.5 million Texans since.
Read more →Han Hwang
The translator
Han turns industry jargon into plain English. EFLs, TDU charges, tiered rates—if it's confusing, he makes it make sense. He's the reason the guides are readable.
Read more →No Bias
Same treatment for TXU as for companies you've never heard of.
Rankings are based on data—PUC complaints, contract terms, customer feedback. Not advertising relationships.
The goal: help you make a good decision so you trust this research the next time you need to switch.