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Texas Electricity Plan Finder

Use when a user wants to compare residential electricity plans in a deregulated Texas ZIP code, estimate a bill, or filter by contract term, provider, or 100% renewable content. Requires a ZIP code; usage defaults to 1000 kWh/month. Returns a curated selection sorted by estimated effective rate, with fees, terms, EFL and signup links. Compact results may include Meter Standard and favor selected providers; they are not an exhaustive cheapest-plan list. Unmatched provider filters return clearly labeled alternatives. Records search analytics and diagnostic logs. Does not enroll users, access accounts, or support municipal utilities, co-ops, commercial service, solar-export calculations, or other states.

Compare residential electricity plans in supported deregulated Texas service areas. **Inputs:** a five-digit Texas ZIP code, optional monthly usage (250–5000 kWh), exact or minimum contract length, provider, renewable-only preference, and result limit. Usage defaults to 1000 kWh. Generic searches without a term filter use 12-month plans; provider-specific searches do not impose that default. **Results:** competitor estimates interpolate disclosed EFL average rates, using 500-kWh or 2000-kWh rates outside that range. Meter Standard estimates use Meter's plan calculator with a Light quote, cached for up to six hours. Estimates are approximate. Results are capped at six plans regardless of the requested limit. Generic comparisons may include Meter Standard, the two cheapest indexed plans, and selected higher-priced providers. Requests for one or two plans return the cheapest candidates. Without a Meter quote, results favor Reliant and TXU when available. An unmatched provider filter returns labeled alternatives. Failed or unsupported service-area lookups return an error, not fallback rates. Plan documents and signup open external websites after a user clicks. The tool does not enroll customers. Invocation inputs and outbound clicks are recorded for analytics. Solar-export and battery-credit calculations are outside this tool's scope.

Endpoint

POST https://meterplan.com/api/v1/find-electricity-plan

MCP tool name: find_electricity_plans

Inputs

  • zipCodestringrequired

    5-digit Texas ZIP code where service will start. Examples: '75201' (Dallas), '77002' (Houston), '76102' (Fort Worth), '78401' (Corpus Christi).

  • usageKwhnumber

    Estimated monthly electricity usage in kWh. Typical Texas residential usage: ~500 kWh (apartment), ~1000 kWh (small home, default), ~2000 kWh (large home with electric heat/AC). Defaults to 1000 if omitted.

  • termMonthsnumber

    Exact contract length in months (e.g. 12, 24, 36). Use this when the user specifies an exact term. If they say 'at least N months' or 'N months or longer', use minTermMonths instead.

  • minTermMonthsnumber

    Minimum contract length in months (returns plans with term >= this value). Use this for ranges like 'at least 12 months' or 'a year or longer'. For an exact term, use termMonths instead.

  • renewableOnlyboolean

    When true, only return 100% renewable / green energy plans. Use when the user asks for green, clean, wind, solar, or 100% renewable plans.

  • retailerstring

    Filter by retail electric provider (REP) name; if no provider matches, returns clearly labeled alternatives. Common Texas retailers include: TXU Energy, Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, Direct Energy, Gexa, Constellation, Cirro, Discount Power, Frontier, 4Change, Champion, Pulse Power, Octopus Energy, Rhythm, Chariot. Partial matches accepted.

  • limitnumber

    Maximum result count, 1 to 6 (default 6); larger values are reduced to 6. Results are a curated selection that may include Meter Standard and selected providers rather than every cheapest plan.

Outputs

  • criteriaobject

    The criteria used to compute these results. Echoed back so the agent can confirm assumptions.

  • utilityobject

    The TDU serving the ZIP. Absent if the utility could not be determined.

  • plansarray<object>

    Selected electricity plans sorted by estimated effective rate. Compact results may include Meter Standard and favor selected providers; they are not an exhaustive list of the cheapest plans.

  • summarystring

    One-line text summary for hosts that can't render the widget (e.g. voice). Names the cheapest plan, the retailer, and the monthly estimate.

Example prompts

  • “What's a good electricity plan in Texas (75001)?”
  • “Cheapest Texas electricity plan in Houston (77002), 1200 kWh/mo.”
  • “Find a 24-month electricity plan for 76102.”
  • “100% renewable Texas electricity plan for 76101.”
  • “TXU plans available at 75201 for 500 kWh/mo.”