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Every night, the energy's on us with free electricity from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.! Plus, lock in a competitive fixed rate for the length of your term.
Home security, automation and efficiency at your fingertips. Protect your peace of mind with an exclusive offer from our partner Vivint.
Discover practical, energy-saving tips to reduce electricity costs and increase efficiency at home or business. Knowledge is power, literally!
Get the Direct Energy app to easily pay your bill, manage your account, keep an eye on your usage, refer friends and more.
Utilize our online account manager to pay your bill, review special offers, update preferences and more!
Every night, the energy's on us with free electricity from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m.! Plus, lock in a competitive fixed rate for the length of your term.
Home security, automation and efficiency at your fingertips. Protect your peace of mind with an exclusive offer from our partner Vivint.
Discover practical, energy-saving tips to reduce electricity costs and increase efficiency at home or business. Knowledge is power, literally!
Utilize our online account manager to pay your bill, review special offers, update preferences and more!
Get the Direct Energy app to easily pay your bill, manage your account, keep an eye on your usage, refer friends and more.
Introducing Free Days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get free electricity every day of the week, just for Texas customers.
The Free Days electricity plan from Direct Energy gives eligible Texas homes free electricity every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. That's free daytime electricity every single day — even the weekends! It’s a simple time‑of‑use electricity plan that can work well if you’re home and using more energy during the day, like remote workers or families with daytime routines.
Daytime savings
Free Days
Enjoy free daytime electricity for the length of your contract.
Get free electricity every day — from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lock in a competitive fixed rate for electricity used outside of daytime hours.
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This plan is a great fit for people with busy households from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You'd be a great match for a free day electricity plan if you:
Our new and exclusive Free Days electricity plan gives you free electricity every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for eligible Texas homes with a smart meter. You still pay a base charge and a fixed rate for any electricity you use outside those hours, so your savings depend on how much of your usage you can shift into the free daytime window.
The rate includes your energy price per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The rate also includes charges that help deliver energy to your home, such as the base charge and delivery charges from your transmission and distribution utility. Some of these charges are fixed, and others depend on your usage. You can find your energy price per kWh and other charges in your EFL.
When you sign up for an electricity plan, you'll be able to choose the day you start service. You will usually be able to start service within 7 business days.
You can sign up by clicking "Shop plans" above. If you're moving to a new address, just use the address of your new home to fill out your service address information. If you're switching from another electricity provider, we'll let them know about your switch.
Free Days electricity plans can be worth it if your home uses most of its energy between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. When you can shift major appliances, HVAC use, or EV charging into the free daytime window, you reduce what you pay during billed hours. The plan delivers the most value for customers who already have heavier daytime usage or can make small habit changes to take advantage of free hours.
Yes, a provisioned smart meter is required because your free electricity window is based on hourly usage. The meter allows your utility to measure when you use energy so the free daytime hours can be applied correctly. This requirement is explicitly listed in the plan’s terms.
Free Days gives you free electricity every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while Free Nights offers free electricity overnight, and Free Weekends provides free usage all weekend long. The best choice depends on when your home uses the most energy. Free Days benefits daytime‑heavy households, Free Nights benefits night‑time or overnight users and Free Weekends helps households with weekend‑heavy usage.
Yes, we offer a 90‑Day Satisfaction Guarantee, which allows eligible customers to switch to another qualifying plan within the first 90 days without paying an early termination fee. This gives you flexibility to try Free Days and change plans if it doesn’t match your usage habits.
We have a wide variety of energy plans for your home to choose from.
1 Free days last from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Provisioned smart meter required. Certain eligibility requirements, fees, taxes, terms and conditions apply. A base charge of $9.95 is included in the average price for this plan, as well as other recurring charges, excluding state and local sales taxes and Miscellaneous Gross Receipts Tax Reimbursement. Please see the Electricity Facts Label for more information and other applicable fees for this plan.
2 Direct Energy’s residential retail electricity customers who are enrolled in a qualifying electricity plan have a one-time opportunity to change to a different qualifying retail electricity plan option from within 90 days without incurring an early termination fee. Terms and conditions apply.
3 The price can change only in response to changes in TDSP charges, ERCOT or Texas RE administrative fees charged to loads, or laws or regulatory actions that impose new or modified fees that are beyond Direct Energy’s control.
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