Understanding Your Electric Bill

The most recent payment we've received

The dates you were billed for.

Amount charged if your usage is less than 800kWh during a billing cycle.

This charge goes toward building, maintaining and operating the power lines that deliver electricity to your home. These charges are set up by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and are charged to every customer, regardless of provider.

Your plan may or not include a base charge, which is a set amount charged to your account every month, regardless of usage.

Residents in an incorporated town or city with more than 1,000 residents are assessed this charge to recover the gross receipts tax imposed on retail electric providers.

The discount you receive if you have multiple Reliant discounts - for instance, an electricity plan and Security by Reliant. You may also see a discount in the Non-Electricity Charges portion of your bill.

The monthly price of your security package - price varies between the Essential, Advanced, and Premium packages

If you received a special offer for one free month of Security by Reliant, the deduction will appear here.

If you received a discount on the installation of your security system, it will appear here.

Charge to install your security system