Pay-As-You-Go Electricity Plans

Take Control of Your Energy Bill

What are Pay-As-You Go Electric Plans?

Pay-as-you-go plans — sometimes called prepaid electricity plans — give you the freedom of seeing your actual electricity usage throughout the month. Simply deposit a balance to your account at your convenience (much like a debit card), and your usage is deducted.

At Payless Power, the goal is to deliver Texas residents affordable electricity rates. Whether in Dallas, Houston, or Corpus Christi, or another area in Texas, Payless Power can give you reliable energy at a reasonable price with a pay-as-you-go electricity plan.

How Paying As You Go Gives You Control

Payless Power sends electricity consumption notifications and account balance updates through text messages or email alerts. Then, you can assess and decrease your power usage to save money.

You can enable an autopay feature to top off your account when the balance gets low, or you can use our online portal to add to your balance on the spot from a phone or computer.

How Does Pay-As-You-Go Electricity Save You Money?

A key benefit of pay-as-you-go lies in not overpaying for energy you don’t use. Pay-as-you-go allows you to specify and pay for the energy you actually use. Use Payless Power’s frequent usage alerts to adjust your energy usage and maximize cost savings.

With pay-as-you-go plans, you prepay for your own predetermined energy needs for the month at a fixed rate. To do this, you must know your home’s monthly electricity use in kilowatt-hours (kWh):

The national average kWh per month in the United States is around 900 kWh. However, the warmer climate in Texas often results in higher energy consumption.
A Texas homeowner can typically expect to use between 1,000 and 1,500 kWh per month for an average-sized home.

Pay-As-You-Go Electric Plans vs. Contract Plans

Contract Plans

With contract plans — also known as postpaid plans — consumers sign a contract to receive electric service. This kind of plan often requires a credit check and a hefty initial deposit.

Customers typically receive a monthly bill and have a window of time to pay, which may cause hardship if the payment deadline falls when many other bills are due. Failure to pay usually results in a late fee and notice of impending service disconnection, which electricity companies enforce if the bill isn’t paid.

Pay-As-You-Go Plans

Pay-as-you-go plans are advantageous in comparison, with the required “deposit” serving as the prepayment balance to begin service. Electricity is issued at a pre-specified amount based on your estimated usage (in kilowatt-hours) and is recorded by a smart meter.

Payless Power requires no deposit, no credit check, and no long-term contracts. Everyone is approved same-day, and you can manage usage and when and how you pay.

Benefits of Pay-As-You-Go Electricity

Among the long list of benefits from a pay as you go plan, some of the top advantages Payless Power customers can enjoy include:

An easy auto pay option – Set a predetermined amount, withdrawn from your credit or debit card, to add to your account balance when it’s getting low. The set-it-and-forget-it auto pay option keeps your electricity on without worrying about a negative balance and interrupted service.
Bill payment anytime – Payments can be made online, via our app, over the phone, or in person with cash at any Moneygram location in the country.
Electricity usage management and cost reduction – Payless Power sends usage and low-balance alerts via text and email, so you can adjust your consumption and reap the benefits of real cost savings. Because you get frequent usage alerts, there are no surprises on costs or interruption of service.

Why Switch to Payless Power’s Prepaid Plans

In addition to offering flexible pay-as-you-go options and allowing you to sign up with no deposit and no credit check, Payless Power also avoids a lot of other hidden or surprise fees other retail electric providers charge.

FEES & SURCHARGES	PAYLESS POWER	OTHER COMPANIES
Late Payment Fees	NO	5% late fee
Payment Assistance Fees	NO	$4.95 per instance
Customer Service Fees	NO	$4.95 per instance
Summary Bill Fees	NO	$4.95 per instance
Disconnect Notice/Letter Fees	NO	$19.95 per instance
Disconnect Recover Fees	NO	$29.95 per instance
Reconnect Recovery Fees	$25 per instance	$29.95 per instance
Priority Connection Fees	NO	$9.95 per instance
Fees To Make-A-Payment	NO*	$4.95 per instance
Auto-Pay Unenrollment Fees	NO	$19.95 per month
Fees For A Copy Of Your Statement/Bill	NO	$2.00 per copy request
Additional Fee To Connect Or Switch Service	NO	$15.00

*See Terms of Service

How to Sign Up

Signing up for a Texas electricity plan is easy with the Payless Power customer portal.

Enter your zip code to explore the plans.
Choose the amount of electricity you need and load a minimum balance to start your service. Whether you select auto pay or another pay-as-you-go option, you can optimize your savings by conserving energy and staying on top of your costs without the worry of a big bill at the end of the month.

At Payless Power, the initial cost of an electricity account is $40, which goes directly toward your balance. According to data from the US Energy Information Administration, customers who use Payless Power’s services have been found to have an electric bill that is 27% lower than the average Texas customer’s. Pay as you go electricity plans make paying bills easy and can help you reduce your usage, saving you money.

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Roy Joyce

Payless power has the best customer service we’ve ever experienced! We’ve never had any problems. It’s easy to put money on the account and I like being able to see how much we’re using each day. We p…

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I really like the payment method that Payless Power uses. It is the sole reason I use Payless Power over any other electricity. I really and truely feel as if I do not have an electric bill. This pay…

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About Payless Power

Payless Power wants to be your Texas electric company.

Whether you live in a large city or small town, Payless Power can save you money on your Texas electricity. We serve customers in over 400 deregulated communities in Texas with both traditional, postpaid plans on monthly billing cycles, and prepaid electricity that is pay-as-you-go with no deposit or credit check required.

We work with principal utilities throughout the state to provide electricity. The utilities are: Oncor in the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex and various parts of West Texas; CenterPoint Energy in Houston and the surrounding areas; AEP Central in Corpus Christi and surrounding areas; and AEP North in Abilene and other North Texas communities.

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