If you’re like most your electric bills eat up a significant amount of your income each month. The most important thing you can do is shop around for the lowest electric rate. 2 Investigates Amy Davis asked 4 Sugar Land customers to hand over their bills to see if we could save them some money.

If your electricity bill feels unusually high, your plan might be part of the problem. Some common shopping mistakes could be costing Texas consumers hundreds of dollars a year.

HOUSTON – If you haven’t already received your electric bill for the month of August, prepare yourself. It is typically one of the highest electric usage months of the year and a good reminder that you can lower your electric bill just by shopping for a new electric provider. Electricity prices just dropped this week, and they will keep getting lower as we begin to cool down. You are allowed to switch electric companies within 14 days of your contract end date, but sometimes it pays to switch even if you’re in a contract. When you get free nights and weekends, the retail electric company is usually charging you a higher rate.