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Low-level Texas electricity bill calculator. Computes the exact monthly and annual bill given a fully-specified plan rate sheet (energy rate, solar buyback, base fee, TDU delivery rate, TDU monthly fee) and a home's usage profile. For ZIP-based lookups that fetch plan rates and TDU charges automatically, use quote-meter-plan.

Pure bill math. This is the same calculator that powers Meter's plans page, renewal flow, and battery analysis — exposed for agents that already have a complete rate sheet.

Required inputs:

  • importKwh, exportKwh: monthly usage
  • importRate, exportRate: plan energy + solar buyback rates (¢/kWh)
  • baseFee: plan monthly base fee ($)
  • deliveryRate, deliveryBaseFee: TDU charges — mandatory for Texas residential. TDU rates are billed separately from energy rates in Texas. Omitting them produces a bill ~$30/mo too low. Sample ONCOR rates: 4.2¢/kWh + $3.42/mo base. Look up your TDU's current rate on the plan's EFL.

Optional inputs:

  • batteryCapacityKwh + storageCreditPerKwh: for battery VPP plans
  • monthlyCreditDollars: direct VPP credit override

Outputs: import charges, export credits, net energy, carryforward credits, delivery charges, battery credit, excess battery credits, monthly + annual bill.

Notes:

  • Rates are in ¢/kWh. Fees in $.
  • Negative bills are clamped to zero; excess credits carry forward.
  • Battery credits offset the entire bill (energy + delivery + base).
  • For competitor plans with free-nights, RTW, or other non-standard structures, use the (forthcoming) compare-plans tool.
  • For "what would Meter's Saver cost in my ZIP" — use the (forthcoming) quote-meter-plan tool which handles ZIP → utility → rate sheet lookup.
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Request

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importKwhnumber required

Monthly electricity imported from the grid, in kWh.

exportKwhnumber required

Monthly solar electricity exported to the grid, in kWh. Use 0 for non-solar homes.

importRatenumber required

Plan's energy import rate in cents per kWh (e.g., 12.5 for 12.5¢/kWh).

exportRatenumber required

Plan's solar buyback credit in cents per kWh (e.g., 8 for 8¢/kWh). Use 0 for plans without solar buyback.

baseFeenumber required

Plan's monthly base fee in dollars (e.g., 14.95). Use 0 for no-base-fee plans.

deliveryRatenumber required

Required. Texas TDU per-kWh delivery charge in cents (e.g., 4.2 for ONCOR ~4.2¢/kWh). TDU charges are billed separately from energy in Texas retail electricity — omitting them produces a bill ~$30/mo too low. Look up the rate for your utility from the EFL or use the quote-meter-plan tool which fetches it automatically by ZIP.

deliveryBaseFeenumber required

Required. Texas TDU monthly base fee in dollars (e.g., 3.42 for ONCOR). Like delivery rate, this is mandatory for Texas residential electricity and not bundled into the energy rate.

batteryCapacityKwhnumber

Battery capacity in kWh (e.g., 13.5 for a Tesla Powerwall 3). Required if storageCreditPerKwh is set.

storageCreditPerKwhnumber

Plan's battery VPP credit rate in $/kWh/month (e.g., 2 for $2/kWh/mo).

monthlyCreditDollarsnumber

Optional override: direct monthly battery credit in dollars, replacing the capacity × credit-rate calculation.

Response

Tool ran successfully.

importChargesnumber required

Gross monthly cost of imported energy, in dollars.

exportCreditsnumber required

Gross monthly solar export credit, in dollars.

netEnergyChargesnumber required

Net energy charges after applying export credits (clamped at 0).

carryforwardCreditsnumber required

Solar credits that exceed import charges and carry forward.

deliveryChargesnumber required

Monthly TDU delivery charges, in dollars.

billBeforeCreditsnumber required

Bill total before battery credits are applied.

batteryCreditnumber required

Monthly battery VPP credit, in dollars.

excessBatteryCreditsnumber required

Battery credits that exceed the bill (banked).

totalMonthlyBillnumber required

Final monthly bill after all credits, in dollars.

totalAnnualBillnumber required

Final annual bill (monthly × 12), in dollars.

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