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Is Payless Power good?
- Payless Power is generally rated with an average user review of 3.0/5.0 stars. They have a wide variety of energy plans suited to any energy need starting from rates as low as 17.8¢/kWh!
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Is Payless Power expensive?
- Payless Power has energy plans starting as low as 16.5¢/kWh with their Premier 12. The average Payless Power plan rate is 18.06¢/kWh. The average rate for energy plans across other retail providers is 9.19¢/kWh.
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Who is the best electricity provider in Texas?
- The best electricity providers are:
- 4Change Energy with an average user rating of 4.0 / 5.0 stars
- Energy Texas with an average user rating of 3.8 / 5.0 stars
- Payless Power with an average user rating of 3.7 / 5.0 stars
- Veteran Energy with an average user rating of 3.7 / 5.0 stars
- Champion Energy Services with an average user rating of 3.7 / 5.0 stars
- Constellation with an average user rating of 2.9 / 5.0 stars
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Payless Power vs. TXU - Which is better?
- Here are the comparisons between TXU and Payless Power:
TXU Payless Power Plan Count 10 2 Average Rate 15.77¢/kWh 17.85¢/kWh Average MRC $2.99 $0.00 Plan Types Fixed Rate
Month-to-Month
Tiered RatePre-paid Cheapest 12 Month Plan Clear Deal 12
from 11.50¢/kWh.Premier 12
from 16.50¢/kWh.Cheapest 24 Month Plan Clear Deal 24
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Payless Power vs. Reliant - Which is better?
- Here are the comparisons between Reliant and Payless Power:
Reliant Payless Power Plan Count 5 2 Average Rate 12.72¢/kWh 17.85¢/kWh Average MRC $3.98 $0.00 Plan Types Fixed Rate
N/APre-paid Cheapest 12 Month Plan Conservation 12 plan
from 12.50¢/kWh.Premier 12
from 16.50¢/kWh.Cheapest 24 Month Plan Reliant Conservation 24 plan
from 12.50¢/kWh.- Number of Green Plans 0 0 -
Does Payless Power take reviews seriously?
- Payless Power has an average user review of 3.0 / 5.0 stars; they respond to 40% of their customer's reviews.
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21 pkw is frustrating
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Keep up the good work guys super convenient
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So easy
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It was so easy to applied an setup only took 5mins
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Just learning about this new pre paid power
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They fit with my budget and usage perfectly!!!
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It was easy and helpful and great service
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I found myself in a situation where I had very little time to pay and the process was very fast and easy and they made it possible for me to make the payment on time
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We have always had a great experience with this company. We have had service for 4 years now, and do not plan on switching any time soon.
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I called for what I should do in my situation. Rudy, helped me and he gave me some great advice to keep me from coming across another dilemma! The fact that someone actually saved me time and saved me a headache, instead of just processing payment and leaving me in the dark( no pun intended) he told me the best way to go about my situation and Im just Thankful! I will be switching to Payless once my situation is over! Thank you Rudy!!!!
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21 pkw is frustrating
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Way affordable compared to txu
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Easy sign-up. No complication with connecting via telephone a competent CSR who was able to assist and was professional. I was hesitant but it went well.
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Quick and easy
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Our family has had a horrible past 2 years, we lost our home in the winter storm moved back in October only to get diagnosed with cancer in November. My wife is our only income and no one would help her or work with her. I think this will be a great fit for our family.
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Fast and easy
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Easy process
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No problem with service but I've never understood the billing or what the actual coat per kwr is. On the average 4 kwh's costs me just over $3.00. This seems very high
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The service has been incredibly easy to use. A two year old could do it.
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Thank you.
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No hassle .
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No comment
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First time using the company. Spoke to customer service rep and helped me understand the process. Very helpful.

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I needed a credit reference for an important application. Payless Power customer service would only give me reference from the time you have had this online site. I was a customer for a year prior but he wouldn't give that info for my application. Longevity was my whole point of requesting credit reference. It hurt me in long run to not get that information.

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Alright service but promotional add didn't mention daily .87 charge for lower usage accounts like mine was so my power bill was way more than what I had previously been paying.

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The experience is good but I think it is too pricey

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Ok I've always loved payless power until now all of a sudden yall just started charging me alot.

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When a rate has changed you will only be notified via a txt message only. Pay as you go is currently 12.2 per kWh, if u keep a balance above 35$ it's 8.7, so there advertised 10.9 does not exist anymore(summertime excuse raise in rates). Also if you do not use above 17 kWh they can charge you a extra .50 per day. On there web page you cannot review your monthly kWh usage for comparison's, you can only pay your bill. One good thing I found out late was you can pay from your bank account without being charged 3$ that ace rips you off with, probably could have saved $100 bucks if I'd known that sooner a year ago.

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They neglected to mention they have a $2.99 cent per day minimum, so you're guaranteed a $90/mth bill even if you're just running a fridge and nothing else. I've had monthly bills where my average cost was 48 cents per kw. Not a good value when they advertise 16 cents/kw if you their minimum kw
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I am a very cheap person when it comes to electricity- and it's all Payless Power's fault.
Unplugging appliances as soon as they're not in use- turning lights off as soon as I leave the room, leaving them off when I'm in my bedroom, covering up windows and doors- you name it I've done it all in order to keep my electric bill low. And by "low" with Payless Power, I mean shelling out $40 every other week or even weekly.
It gave me anxiety, checking my balance and knowing I'm getting low. I switched, and I expected the new power company to be worse since I left lights on, had the a/c on for a handful of days...but it was only $50 for the whole month! I am in absolute shock, Payless Power is an absolute scam. Under no circumstances should you EVER switch to Payless Power.
You've been warned.
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I've had this company for about 5 months now. They charge more than what a normal plan would. I had Tara Energy before this and I was paying $100 or less a month.
With Payless Power I'm paying damn near over $150 a month. And they have a switch hold on my meter?! This company is crooked. I hate it.

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I thought they had reasonable rates when I started service with them.After the first months the rates started going up till I was paying 20 dollars a day for two people.They will cut you off quickly to get an additional 25 dollars.I think we were better off before deregulation.This company is bait and switch.If you need electricity dont get with this company.

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Tried their service on a temporary sublet. Immediately noticed the smart methods of stealing your available credit. Rates per kilowatt are as high as $2.85 cents. That's per 1 kilowatt. Just another immoral American thief.

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Needed service temporarily so figured prepaid was the way to go. I paid $40 a week although I was rarely home. Great idea but too expensive.

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Paying too much for electric

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At first, thought Payless would be great. Was receiving daily texts of $$ charged and KWH charged.
New website rollout, since daily texts no longer include $$ spent, just total kwh and your balance remaining.
Trying to camouflage what you are actually being charged that day, without customer's calculation.
Continually told, great new stuff on website.... available soon.
Told today "it was decided" by Payless Power to not provide customers with daily $$ charged, as this will soon be available on website. The only thing available on new site other than ways to pay/fund your account, is monthly billing statement. You cannot lookup any billing/usage history in real time, need to review your texts or wait til monthly statement in mail, or online. Hell, you cannot even look up what your rate or average is. Being charged daily and getting hit with 558kw charge, with no idea what your rate is means you cannot calculate what came out of our account without seeking out prior day's "balance remaining" and deducting manually. Great way to hide rates & $$$ under guise of customer improvement. It has been decided by me to shop elsewhere
for power. Quoted rate 8.6 continually charged 11.6 /kwh Hard to detect until your monthly bill, or if you gather your texts & calculator

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I just signed up for this bc I needed service ASAP. I was just charged over $7 on my first day. That is crazy I live in a 600 Sq Ft apartment alone. I'm adamant on not using lights when the sun is out and keep my AC at 68 degrees. They also advertised $100 credit to new customers, which I did not receive. I wish I had done more research before signing up. I will be switching asap.

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We decided to go with prepaid power because we (me & my roomate) don't have enough money to pay the big bills we used to get with TXU energy. All year long 2017- the rates were great. Electricity was cheap, until recently after Hurricane Harvey.... they updated their payment system & now their service is ridiculous. They "OFFER A DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN" - they want you to owe them money, doesnt make sense. It does make sense though for the company to put you in their pocket like that, they are raising rates and diminsh your account balance so fast that you go negative and then they allow you to run up negative $100+ and start texting you to get on their "DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN".
What they've done may not be unethical but it is most definitely irritating, a business does have the right to change its service prices however it is no longer beneficial to use them as a electricity provider. Without getting angry and really speaking my mind, I am writing this review to let everyone know they are not worth trying and will eat your money so fast that it doesnt even make sense. I have three bedroom house and every week, were having to put money on the account.
I conserve energy and still lose it all. This review was written by me, allen. I ask all of you to feel free to shoot me a email at hello@designsbyallen.com before signing up with them so I can tell you how bad they are. I dont want to make a fool of myself by getting angry so I'll just let you all know not go with payless power aka paypwr.com
BIGGEST RIP OFF, SCAM, & HORRIBLE SERVICE
DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THEM, YOU WILL REGRET IT

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They are total scam artists point blank period if I could say more I would
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I have had payless power for a couple months now after switching from pogo energy. And payless power is by far the worst. They charge u $4.95 with any payment under $75.00. And deduct $1.00 every time ur balance is below 25.00. But even if my account balance was above the $25.00 they were deducting a $1.00. It is ridiculous. I am switching to a actual legit power company asap!!
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Very costly avg about 4-500 month!
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This is not informed to me like there will be minimum charge every day even if dont use thats rediculous.. will you cut down or average it when I use more ? Never.. so shitty experience where as others giving complete night time free
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I really don't understand how Payless power can have the nerve to have a $75 minimum on your light bill or either join their Autopay which is really crappy to your customers and you call it inflation how is that inflation you're not getting charged for anything it's not coming out of your pocket how is it inflation how are y'all getting charged
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Payless power stole from my account. Service was disconnected on Jan 11 2022. I called to verify that my account would be disconnected, auto pay stopped, and my balance refunded. This was confirmed by the customer service representative. Not only was my account drafted after I was told it would not be, Im charged an early termination fee that isnt mentioned anywhere in the faq section, account info, or website. This information should be easy to find. They are intentionally withholding billing information. This is theft. Every social media platform will have this written, detailed review of Payless power. As the automated service says, calls may be recorded for training purposes, I record phone conversations to ensure scam businesses like this one are held accountable. I am still going to have to call to reiterate what I have just said and to also have my bank information promptly and completely removed since my account is still active after it was requested by me to be closed.
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I have been with this company for a few years and loved them until about a month ago. I don't know what happened but service is awful now. They don't do what the say, block me from changing companies, and customer service is so rude.
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You lost a long time customer because your unwilling to work with me wile I'm put of work due to covid. It's OK TXU welcomed me back.
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I use to love this company years ago. Unfortunately I feel the price has dramatically increased and customer is not well trained. I have had nothing but problems this last year.
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Having a pre-paid plan, we used to enjoy a discount by maintaining a minimum balance. However, starting January 2021, the discount disappeared, and the value proposition for a pre-paid plan vanished. Additionally, a minimum daily charge of $2.67 is added (I am aware of no other major electric company that implements this immoral practice). This minimum daily charge means that you will be paying a minimum of $80 per month even if you unplug everything and go away on vacation!
You'll probably see a tone-deaf response saying something to the effect of that the changes are consistent with the TOS, which is available on their website.
Indeed, Payless Power suddenly forgot how to treat their customers right.
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