Direct Energy vs Cirro Energy.Which is actually cheaper?
Two no-gimmick flat-rate providers compared. Voltcheckr calculates the real effective rate of every plan at your actual usage — not just the advertised rate.
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Who wins?
These two are the closest head-to-head in Texas electricity. Both sell simple fixed-rate plans without bill credits, and both typically price within 0.3-0.5¢/kWh of each other. Direct Energy has a larger plan catalog and slightly better customer service reviews. Cirro has marginally lower base charges which gives them an edge at low usage (under 800 kWh). At 1,000+ kWh the difference is genuinely negligible — pick whichever has the better rate the week you're shopping. The real takeaway: both are almost always cheaper than the big brands (TXU, Reliant) because they don't spend on TV advertising.
- •Fixed-rate
- •Renewable blend
- ✓Predictable billing
- ✓Set-and-forget customers
- •Fixed-rate
- •Simple tiered pricing
- ✓Variable usage households
- ✓Transparent-pricing buyers
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