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Resources for energy buyers

Guides, explainers, and tools built for the people who actually sign the contract.

Overview

Resources for energy buyers

Most energy content is written to generate leads rather than to explain anything. These are the explainers and tools we actually walk clients through — how ERCOT works, what moves your rate, how to read what is already on your bill, and what to check before signing.

  • Plain-English market explainers.
  • Practical guides for buyers, not traders.
  • Free tools with no account required.
  • No obligation to switch anything.
Market explainers

Understand the market

What is ERCOT?

How the Texas grid and its deregulated market actually work.

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Reading Your Utility Bill

What each line means, and which parts you can and cannot change.

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Contract Structures

Fixed, indexed and blended — what each protects you from.

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Buying guides

Before you sign

Texas Procurement Playbook

A step-by-step approach to running a commercial energy purchase.

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Energy Efficiency Guide

Reducing consumption before you negotiate the rate on it.

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ESG & Energy Strategy

Renewable options and what they cost in practice.

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Tools

Use these now

ESID Lookup

Find the ESI ID for any Texas service address.

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Upload Utility Bill

Free analysis of your current rate against the live market.

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Commercial Solar in Texas

Where on-site generation does and does not pay back.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No. The guides and the ESID lookup are open to anyone. The bill analysis is free and comes with no obligation to switch suppliers.

One recent utility bill per site. It carries the ESI ID, your current rate and supplier, and enough usage history to model what you should be paying.

The Electric Service Identifier — a 17 to 22 digit number unique to each meter in Texas. It identifies the service address and the delivery utility, and every contract and switch request is keyed to it.

Yes. Send it over before you sign. Term, start month, bandwidth or swing tolerance, early termination terms, and what is passed through rather than included all change the real cost of an offer.

Explore

Explore

ERCOT Center

Every market explainer in one place.

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Case Studies

Outcomes across sectors.

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FAQ

Common questions about how we work.

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See a smarter way to buy energy

Start with your most recent utility bill — we handle the analysis, comparison, and strategy.