TXU Free EV Miles plan

[Rocinante777]

Has anyone successfully signed up for TXU's Free EV Miles 24 plan?

The plan alledgedly gives free off-peak charging, and has fairly generous off-peak times. I signed up for the plan, and got a link to register my car with "rollingenergyresources.com". I tried to do that, but TXU doesn't think a car is registered. All I got from rollingenergyresources.com's support email is to wait two weeks. I've done so, but no luck. Now rolling energy won't reply to my emails and they didn't offer a phone number. (Yes, I checked spam folders). TXU support says there is nothing they can do about it.

 

[Rocinante777]

Just to follow up on my on thread--I did find a phone number on the Rolling Energy Resources web site and talked to a human. They say they had a weeklong glitch in their connection to TXU, and that problem should be resolved next week. I am given them the benefit of the doubt that that will actually happen.

 

[ewoodrick]

Make sure that you read the fine print on the rate. It's not as "free" as they say.

In the Oncor service area, TXU's Free EV Miles 12 plan is a 100% renewable, 12-month fixed rate with an average all-in rate, at 1,000 kWh, of 18.3¢ per kWh, which reflects a base charge of $9.95 per month, an energy charge of 17.1¢ per kWh, and a pass-through of TDU charges.

If I remember correctly you've got to drive quite a few miles per month to offset the $9.95 base charge and probably a few other add-ons. I think that it was well over 1,000 miles.

 

[Rocinante777]

Make sure that you read the fine print on the rate. It's not as "free" as they say.

In the Oncor service area, TXU's Free EV Miles 12 plan is a 100% renewable, 12-month fixed rate with an average all-in rate, at 1,000 kWh, of 18.3¢ per kWh, which reflects a base charge of $9.95 per month, an energy charge of 17.1¢ per kWh, and a pass-through of TDU charges.

If I remember correctly you've got to drive quite a few miles per month to offset the $9.95 base charge and probably a few other add-ons. I think that it was well over 1,000 miles.

I saw that. The base and kWH charges are lower than I had on the GME renewable plan I am coming from. I'm on the 24 month version, which is 14.5¢ per kWH before TDU charges but has the same base charge. The 1000 kWH all-in average is 15.6¢. The plan is cheaper than what I was paying before even before the EV charging discount.

I did find plans that would be cheaper overall, but if any were 100% renewable, I missed them. The other free off-peak plans I found had exorbitant daytime rates--which doesn't work well for us because we work at home.

 

[Rocinante777]

Following up again--shortly after speaking with a person at Rolling Energy Resources, TXU showed that my car is connected.

On the downside, I also got the first TXU bill. They charged the full $9.95 base fee for a partial month (2 week) billing period. Sigh.

 

[EVer Hopeful]

Did you go to PowerToChoose first?

I went there and got Octopus for three years at 10.6c - 100% renewable

Generally speaking, the reason they give you free EV charging, or free weekends or five free days in a mnth is because they charge you so much for the bit that you do pay for that it's not a burden for them