Welcome to Plano Electricity service from ChooseEnergy.com Whether you are moving into a new home or simply wanting to switch providers to lower your energy costs – ChooseEnergy.com can help.

Since you are located in in a deregulated area of Texas and in the Oncor Electric Delivery service area you do have a choice in your electricity provider. Plano residents and businesses can choose to stay with their Affiliate Retail Electric Provider (TXU Energy), or you can choose one of several competing Plano electricity providers: TXU Energy, Green Mountain Energy, First Choice Power, Spark Energy, Champion Energy Services, Accent Energy, Cirro Energy, and StarTex Power.So make your choice today.

Let Texas electricity companies compete for your Texas electric service and join thousands that have switched for significant savings. Here are some useful local links:

City of Plano

City Data

Plano Chamber of Commerce

Plano Independent School District

Please note: Your local wires company is still responsible for maintaining the wires and poles, delivery of the electricity, and responding to emergency outages. The only thing that changes is billing and customer service. Plano electricity companies will compete for your business by offering lower prices, added customer service benefits, or renewable energy options. By making a switch to a lower cost Texas energy provider, you can save hundreds of dollars.

Plano, TX is a city of 274,000 within the Dallas metropolitan area, and just a few miles north of Dallas. With one of the lowest poverty rates (6.4 per cent), Plano is also one of the richest cities in the country; it ranks number one among cities larger than 250,000, with a mean income of $85,000. It is no surprise then that Money magazine declared Plano to be the best city in the western United States, and in the top 11 overall.

Yet it isn't just the income potential that has driven Plano's meteoric rise in population, from around 100,000 in 1980 to almost 3 times that today. The schools are among the nation's best, with test scores among the best in the country. Safety, too, is a huge draw for Plano - the city was recently deemed by Forbes magazine to be the safest city in the country. Plano electricity companies also offer some of the lowest rates available in the State of Texas.

History

Plano first began to be settled in the 1840s, and soon had a local store, sawmill and mail delivery, which attracted even more settlers. The new town was in need of a name. After much debate, Plano, which, in reference to the local terrain, is Spanish for flat, was settled on.

With the 1872 inauguration of both the Texas and Houston Railroads, the city began growing, albeit somewhat slowly. It wasn't until the 1970s that growth began taking off, growing from 17,000 in 1970 to 72,000 in 1980.

As an attractive place to do business, several large companies located the headquarters of their national operations in Plano during the 1980s. The result was that population went through another growth surge, skyrocketing to today's 272,000, making Plano one of Dallas's largest suburbs.

Economy

Some of the most well-known companies in America call Plano home, including Crossmark, Alliance Data Systems, Frito-Lay, HP Enterprise Services, JC Penney, Dr. Pepper and Snapple, Cinemark Theatres, and Siemens PLM Software. Top employers include Bank of America Home Loans, JC Penney, HP, Perot Systems, Alcatel Lucent, Capital One Auto Finance, Rent-a-Center, and several regional hospitals.

Education

There are two branch campuses of Collin College in Plano, as well as a branch campus of Southern Methodist University, offering graduate level education in business, computers, engineering, education and video game development and design.

Climate

The city of Plano enjoys moderate temperatures ranging from the 30s in the winter to the 90s in the summer. Averages are a bit warmer in winter and cooler in summer than these highs.

Tourism and Recreation

There are many attractions in Plano TX and surrounding areas, including the Dallas Cowboys football stadium, as well as the Texas Rangers baseball stadium. The annual Texas Hot Air Balloon Festival is held here, and for aficionados of the TV series Dallas, the Southfork Ranch, where the show was filmed, is open for visiting and photo opportunities.

Plano also hosts the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, which has helped train many world-class Olympic athletes.

The lodging and dining opportunities are nothing short of world class, with nationally ranked Chefs and Restaurants available for nearly every cuisine imaginable.