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Texas electricity definition

Contract expiration

Also: contract end date, plan expiration

The point when the initial term contract is completed under its stated end condition.

What it means

Expiration timing affects renewal, default month-to-month service, and any termination penalty. The provider's written notice and contract documents are the evidence to use.

Eyebiss interpretation

How the decision system uses this concept

Eyebiss treats an exact expiration date as decision-critical evidence and does not infer it from plan duration alone.

Claim provenance: OFFICIAL_SOURCE

Commonly confused with

  • billing-cycle end
  • renewal date

Related concepts

RenewalThe continuation or replacement of retail electricity service when an existing product approaches or reaches expiration.Early termination feeA contract charge that may apply when a customer ends a term plan before the applicable contract end condition.WAITThe evidence supports revisiting the decision at a specific time or after a known condition changes.SwitchingChanging the retail electric provider or product serving an eligible service address.

Sources

  1. PUCT Substantive Rule 25.475: General Retail Electric Provider Requirements and Information DisclosuresPublic Utility Commission of Texas

    The contract documents include the TOS, EFL, and YRAC. The rule defines fixed-rate and variable-price products. The EFL uses standardized price disclosures, including specified usage levels. Contract-expiration notices must describe termination penalties and applicable timing.

    Retrieved 2026-08-21 · Texas · primary source · freshness highConsumers should verify the current rule and their own TOS, EFL, YRAC, and expiration notice before acting.