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What is the average electric bill in Texas in 2023?

A Texas-sized house can rack up a Texas-sized electric bill.

Written by Jamie Smith

What is the average electric bill in Texas in 2023?
What is the average electric bill in Florida in 2024?

What will your electric bill look like in the Sunshine State?

Written by Jamie Smith

What is the average electric bill in Florida in 2024?
The Colorado Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar with Xcel Energy

Everything Xcel Energy customers in Colorado need to know about going solar, including solar savings and incentives.

Written by Jamie Smith

The Colorado Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar with Xcel Energy
Virtual power plants: How they work and how homeowners can benefit

Virtual power plants are networks of connected devices that can be selectively activated and deactivated to respond to changes in power demand on the grid.

Written by Ben Zientara

Virtual power plants: How they work and how homeowners can benefit
How many kWh does a house use?

The average U.S. home uses about 900 kWh of electricity per month. What factors influence how many kWh a house uses? Our guide breaks it down.

Written by Ana Almerini

How many kWh does a house use?
Xcel Energy customers in Colorado can take advantage of new and revamped incentives for solar and storage

Xcel Energy Colorado will provide new incentives that will help spread the benefits of clean energy to a wide range of Colorado residents. Learn more here.

Written by Ben Zientara

Xcel Energy customers in Colorado can take advantage of new and revamped incentives for solar and storage
Going solar with SMUD: what you need to know

Is it a good financial decision to go solar as a SMUD customer? Learn about SMUD solar programs and find out if solar panels are right for you!

Written by Ben Zientara

Going solar with SMUD: what you need to know
How PPL Electric Utilities customers can save money with solar

If you're like most PPL customers, you pay a lot every month for electricity. Pay yourself instead by adding solar panels to your home.

Written by Ben Zientara

How PPL Electric Utilities customers can save money with solar