Stream Energy : Plans, reviews, contact, bill pay & more in Texas

Headquartered in Dallas, Stream Energy is a retail electric provider that offers residential and commercial electricity plans to consumers living in deregulate energy states across the US. In Texas, Stream Energy competes against the other 75+ retail electric providers. Stream Energy plans come with fixed and variable rates, and a renewable energy plan (on a fixed rate). Swipe (or scroll) down for details on Stream Energy reviews, what the Stream Energy login platform, MyStream, has to offer to customers, and how to contact Stream Energy customer service.

Stream Energy : A Texas electric provider

Stream Energy began offering service in the Texas electric market in 2005. Most of the bigger and established electric providers opened their doors to business when Texas deregulated the market in 2002.

In 2019, Reliant Energy parent NRG Energy acquired Stream Energy - joining with another Texas retail electric provider that was acquired by NRG Energy in 2018, XOOM Energy.

Stream Energy service area: Texas

Texans can sign-up with a Stream Energy plan who reside within the deregulated retail electric service areas of the investor-owned utility companies, which include:
 Oncor Electric Delivery
 CenterPoint Energy
 AEP Texas North & Central
 Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)

Stream Energy offers one plan, the Simple and Secure plan, that is an all-in-one electricity rate (combined with the utility company rate). However, the rest of Stream Energy's plans will have the current utility company rates added on, which are:

Stream Energy does a great job at making sure the Stream Energy plan offering is consistent throughout the entire state. For instance, Stream Energy in Dallas and Houston will have very similar plans as Stream Energy in San Angelo, Laredo, Wichita Falls, Midland and Odessa.

MyStream : the Stream Energy login and Apps

Stream Energy customers are provided an account management platform using the MyStream Energy login portal. Here, customers are able to:

• Establish (or update) Auto Pay for more efficient monthly payments
• Make on one-time bill payment
• View billing details and history
• Manage contact details, like email addresses or phone numbers
• Cancel, renew, or change Stream Energy plans
• If you're a customer and have your Stream Energy account number ready, register an all-access account with Stream Energy!

Stream Energy's "My Stream Connect" app is available on the Apple iTunes Store and the Google Play Store, providing mobile access to:

• Make a bill payment, 24/7
• View billing invoices and payments
• Manage every account aspect

Stream Energy pay bill methods : AutoPay, one-time payments, and more

Stream Energy offers customers a few ways to make a bill payment, whether it's an AutoPay sign-up or one-time payment:

What's offered to Texans? : Stream Energy rates and available plans

Stream Energy plans are offered across all investor-owned utility company service areas and include nearly identical plan types, however, prices vary depending on the utility service area.

• The Stream Energy Green & Clean plan: 100% renewable energy is sourced, offered in a 12-month term
• The Stream Energy Simple and Secure plan: "All-inclusive" to mean that the utility company's charges are rolled into one Stream Energy rate charge ("Plus" version offers a one-time $50 billing credit), standard version is available in a 12-month term and the "Plus" plan is a 36-month contract
• The Stream Energy Smart Choice plan: Offers a fixed rate on their longest term available, a 60-month contract
• The Stream Energy Flex Choice Intro plan: A month-to-month contract - no "Early Cancellation Fee", so free to leave at any time

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Stream Energy fixed rate plans

 The Stream Energy Green & Clean plan
 The Stream Energy Simple and Secure plan
 The Stream Energy Smart Choice plan

A fixed rate is a rate whose price (in ¢/kWh) does not change over the whole period of the contract. Once the contract is finished, unless you renew it or terminate it, it will automatically switch to a variable rate plan.

Fixed rate plans can often be a good idea if you are able to lock in a good rate at the right time of year.

Electricity customers should choose a fixed rate contract of at least 12 months. Electricity prices per kilowatt-hour fluctuate throughout the year, and you may actually lose money by not being able to take advantage of prices when they are low. However, because electricity prices tend to increase over time, locking in fixed rates for longer periods may prove advantageous and deliver savings.

Stream Energy variable rate plan

 The Stream Energy Flex Choice Intro plan

A variable rate is a rate whose price (in ¢/kWh) may change each month. A variable can be at the discretion of the supplier, or the supplier can give rules on the variability of their rate - for example, that the energy rate for customers varies alongside the wholesale price of energy.

The great thing about variable rate plans offered from electric providers, is the ability to leave the plan and/or provider at any time without having to pay an "Early Cancellation Fee". Since providers are aware of this advantage on variable rate plans, the energy price quoted in a variable rate plan is almost always higher than a commitment-involved, fixed rate plan that the same provider will offer.

Green energy plan by Stream Energy

 The Stream Energy Green & Clean plan

The Stream Energy Green & Clean plan offers 100% green energy-sourced content. This means that, although Stream Energy cannot guarantee that the energy used by each customer is, in fact, Green & Clean, Stream Energy "ensures that the appropriate amount of renewable energy credits (RECs) is retired to authenticate the renewable energy contained in the product".

Stream Energy's non-renewable plans only source 12% renewable content, which is substantially lower than the Texas average of 21%.

Stream Energy : Early cancellation fees If deciding to become a Stream Energy customer, it's worth taking into consideration the flat, "Early Termination Fee" that is attached to all fixed rate electric plans.
12-month contract : $150
36-month contract : $250
60-month contract : $300

"Minimum usage fee" charges with Stream Energy

Most Stream energy plans have a minimum usage fee of $10.95 if a "billed month" sees energy usage at 999kWh or less. The minimum usage fee is an optional charge that providers choose to impose on to customers in a way that hinders customer attempts to save money by using less energy. Some electric providers, like TXU Energy and Reliant Energy also use a minimum-usage-fee strategy in their plan pricing, but there are many other electric providers that only charge a flat energy rate, regardless of energy consumed each month or billing cycle.

Plus, in Stream Energy's Terms of Service for each of their plans, there is an included clause that specifies an additional charge as a "Low Volume Fee". Here, Stream Energy will charge any customer a fee of up to $19.95 per meter per billing cycle (20 days or more) that has energy consumption registered as 199 kWh or less. To put that low-level usage into context: a typical refrigerator, constantly running, uses approximately 162 kWh per month.

As mentioned before, most of Stream Energy's plans contain a $10.95/billing cycle fee for usage that's 999kWh or less per bill. The plan that does not have this flat fee, the Stream Energy Simple and Secure plan (standard and "Plus"), instead charges a 2.5¢/kWh-higher energy rate (than the rate for over the "minimum usage") for usage below 1000 kWh per billing cycle. For example:

What do customers think? : Stream Energy reviews

Over the last 6 months, Stream Energy was #14 on the list of the most formal complaints received against retail electric providers in Texas out of the 76 REPs registered, according to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Texas. While some customers appreciate Stream Energy's rates and renewable energy option, unsatisfied customers have found a particular issue with billing services. In fact, more than 50% of all formal complaints filed with the PUC were regarding Stream Energy's billing practices.

The leading review websites are currently giving Stream Energy:

Stream Energy customer service phone numbers at a glance

Stream Energy power outage : Phone numbers Stream Energy mostly handles billing, new customer set ups, and transferring or ending service. In the event of a power outage, customers need to contact the utility company that services the area (since they are responsible for the electrical infrastructure). Find out "Which utility company is mine?" if your power goes out or, if you already know, use the power outage number (listed below) to report it:
 Oncor power outage: 1-888-313-4747
 CenterPoint power outage: 1-800-332-7143
 TNMP power outage: 1-888-866-7456
 AEP Texas power outage (North & Central): 1-866-223-8508

Need to contact Stream Energy to start service or ask a billing question? Here are some ways to contact the Stream Energy customer service:

Alternative ways to contact Stream Energy customer service in Texas are:

• sending an email through the Stream Energy online form
• sending a letter to their customer service postal address:
  Stream
  Attn: Customer Service
  P.O. Box 650261
  Dallas, TX 75265-0261