Y.E.P. -- Profile Analysis

We love this service, it is cheap with no problems

I used Yep in 2008-2009 and thought they were great. But their prices
were higher when I needed a new contract, so I switched.

I have been with YEP for two years, and experienced zero serious problems. The only thing I was a slight bit unhappy with was the first time my contract was about to expire, I was not notified, or sent any offers to renew. I phoned and got an offer that was better than what I was paying so I renewed on the phone. Super rate!

after years with txu, and being ripped off on charges, I switched to YEP. I am glad I did! No problems, excellent rates.

These guys have the best customer service. After I called with what i thought was an error on my bill, they talked with me and explained the TDSP fees. I never knew. Anyway, Johnny was kind enough to take me through it. thanks for the low rate and the respect.

Been with them nearly 2 years, with three different meters/esiid's, all at the same time. I have never had a problem with them, and when I contact them, I always have received great service. Their rates aren't quite as low as some others, but after reading about all of the changes in extra charges after you sign up with most of the other companies, I'm staying with YEP.

We switched from Txu about 3 years ago to Yep, and I have never been happier! The service is great(if we ever have problems- only had 1 issue in the beginning) and great prices! We have moved twice, and kept Yep! Love them!

I've been a happy customer for over 3 years; used to have TXU for a very long time and even when they keep offering me $300 to switch back to them I will never do, my bills are always reasonable and fair and as long as they keep business the way they do, I will stay with them for as long as as Live :) Thanks Yep Texas!!! You rock!

I have used several providers since the beginning of Deregulation in Texas, this company has always been just as competitive and unlike many other companies, they actually breakdown the Energy and Transmission charges. To some it may seem like a "hidden fee" but other companies just bundle it all up, I like that I can see the two seperate charges. Once I was charged a $7.95 "monthly service fee" for usage less than 1,000 kwh, because my billing dates were not a full month, their customer service representative was happy to waive that fee. Our contract is expiring soon and we will be signing up again, hopefully for a longer term as we have been extremely pleased.

I have had this electric provider for 8 years. Never had a problem with them at all. No billing mistakes, rate is .054 & I am quite pleased with my experience overall.

Yep has been o good quality REP in this past year, and I would recommend their services.

We've had YEP for about a year as they had the cheapest fixed rate contracts, for our area for our kwh, many do not realize that most companies charge MORE per KWH if you use less than 1000 per month, we average at 500, we're only switching because our contract ends in Oct and I've discovered most the major companies start offering lower rates in the fall...

I've been with YEP now for 3 years running and about to have to renew again. I like to do 100% renewable energy plans (and yes I know that's a relative term, but the more people that get on board the more/better it gets, and we all have to start somewhere so it's worth the extra cent or two per kwh to me to start) and they have typically had one of the best renewable for 12 mo auto pay plans out there if not THE best. I've always been able to see my usage and billing info online (I prefer paperless) and never had ANY issues. I put 5 stars for customer service because the only contact I've had with them is when I renew each year and they typically offer me a better rate than their going plan because I'm an existing customer. I don't get marketing calls or other material emailed to me. It's almost out of site out of mind except for the monthly email I get letting me know my bill is ready to view (autopay).

Reading through all the reviews on different companies, you find a lot of negative, so I felt some positive was in order here. I have been with YEP for 4 Years, and I'm on my 2nd renewal. They have good rates (always competitive), acceptable customer service, no fee surprises, and they don't require constant bill monitoring if you use eBill. I talk to them every 2 tears and I'm set. No problems here.

I've had YEP for about four years. Except for the fact that they terminated their 1/2 cent discount for credit card paying, they've been very good. Good rates, too.

As more and more companies come into the Texas market, it is nice to know that YEP is based in Houston and they do not charge you for calling customer service, as many other providers do. I have been with YEP for years and renewing is my easiest task each year.

I have been with YEP for more than 8 8 years. Rates are much better my former company Reliant. My highest bill was less than 60% of my previous company's highest bill. Renewals are a snap. Never had any complaint. No surprise fees. I've been recommending YEP to friends and family. Surprised to read about the negative experience of some posters. Mine has been positive all the way. I use direct pay through my CC.

I signed up for YEP's 100% renewable energy plan and they charge me a monthly fee of $7.95 for using less than 1000 kwh per month. Therefore, YEPs "Green" Earth Plan actually penalizes me for wanting to conserve energy!! What a joke.

Only complaint is the tedious payment screen. Does not save any previous infor so must monthly type ALL info regarding my account.

I've had YEP energy for a little over a year. I
haven't had any problems with them and I
especially like the fact that online bill pay
is so easy. The only thing I wonder about is
that when I signed up for their contract, I
signed up for 10 or 11 cents per kwh, but every
time I get my bill it says my avg price was 12
or more per kwh. I don't know if that's a
common thing among all providers. This was the
first time I had ever had to choose my own
electricity company, so I'm not sure about the
tiny details.

I have been with YEP for two years, and experienced zero serious problems. The only thing I was a slight bit unhappy with was the first time my contract was about to expire, I was not notified, or sent any offers to renew. I phoned and got an offer that was better than what I was paying so I renewed on the phone. Super rate!

I've had a few issues with talking to customer service and WAS about resigning my term WITH them! The CSA's answers were ambiguous and not helpful at all. I've been searching for a new provider with a decent GREEN plan (gotta do my part for my beloved Texas!) but I'm getting frustrated and will probably just resign with YEP.

I don't dislike them but I don't LOVE them either......I guess I'm not that savvy when I get bombarded with all the fine print!

PS: What promotions????

When you first sign up with YEP, you can get a great deal - but once it's time to renew your contract, they'll roll you over onto a month to month. Be sure to compare their renewal offer with the going rate that other providers are charging, as they were a little more expensive than others and it saved me a couple hundred by switching away from them with a 6 month lock in elsewhere. Also, you cannot update your payment information online, you have to call into their customer support. Their customer support isn't friendly, but they will update your information and I never had a billing issue. I see no reason not to use them, so long as they give you a competitive rate and you pay your bill on time, every time.

My 3 experiences with YEP customer service over 3 years were all negative, never any relief from an apparent overcharge or suggestion of another approach to resolve a problem.

They refuse to answer basic questions through email.

I received my first bill after only 9 days of service. I used 600+ kwh in those 9 days, but because it didn't meet the minimum threshold of usage I was charged a &7.95 service fee. That's 2000+ kwh per month! When I called I asked about the $7.95 charge, and the rep immediately said she could remove it as it was only a partial month. They do this to everyone, and if you don't call they rip you off! I'm considering filing complaints with the PUC and Attorney General. She wasn't very friendly, either.

I have been using this company for over six years and have never once had a problem. I have automatic bill pay, and get a discount for authorizing it. I have steady, reliable electric service and the payment transactions each month are flawless. I haven't checked in a long time, but I believe that the rate is low, because I run my almost 2,000 sq ft house for $70 in the winter to $200 in the summer. The other reviews are scary reading, but I have no reason to believe that I am not getting my money's worth, and with never a hassle. I like it that they do not waste our money on advertising or corporate giving, thus keeping rates low. I would (and do!) recommend this company to my friends.

I hate this company!!!!! They are thieves! No customer loyalty! Charge you extra to pay your own bill, or give them your banking information and have their system draft you within a few of your bill being created. If by mail you'll never know the amount drafted and their cheap online services are rarely running as properly. Spoke to 2 or 3 different agents and they are rude and complete idiots. I have received an agent named reine and been lucky to have had him twice now that company needs more of him or he needs a new company. Request to speak to him any time you call!!! I renewed do to his time to explain things clearly, proper communication. Won't be renewing twice though. In overall not a good energy company and there is better out there for your buck. Happy Shopping!

Yes, auto-pay is an option, but if you don't choose it, you get charged a percentage of the bill. Since I HATE auto-pay, I decided to change companies. Lo and behold, a $9.95 undescribed charge on the last billing. Decided to forget about it and be glad we're gone!

Once my 1 year contract was up my rate jumped from 5 cents per Kwhr to 27.8 cents per Kwhr with no notice of the increase. They increased the rate by over 400% and when I inquired about it, they cited an increase in fuel prices. I know fuel prices have gone up, but not 400%.

I am normally a super laid back person but the customer service at this place takes the cake for the all time worst experience.
I paid my bill within the time of the due date and called the company to inform them that I used my online bill pay to pay the payment and gave them the transaction# and check# Can you believe they were still going to disconnect my electric? I am a single mother with out a job since May of 2009 and I have a special needs child that needs breathing treatments and we need electricity. They said they had heard this sad story before and wouldn't make an exception in my case. The odd thing was I had already made the payment and it had already cleared my bank, I wasn't sure what they didn't get about that.
Anyhow I am stuck in my contract until Jan of 2011, and they will charge 175.00 to get of the contract.I hope I get a job so I can pay this and say goodbye to this Rotten company.
I hope this helps anyone that is thinking about going with this company.

I'm working out of town and my wife is paying the bills. She didn't get/lost this month's bill and the power is cut off. We changed our home phone number so didn't get calls from them.

OK -- our fault, but when my wife called to see what happened, customer service wouldn't let her ask questions. She had to tell the service person to stop talking and listen. She had difficulty getting her to update our phone number.

I would only reccomend this company to people I didn't like.

They operate under several names including Texpo Power, Texpo Power & Light, YEP, Southwest Power & Light, and who knows what else. Their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. In this day and age where you can get cheap rates and service from nearly anywhere, they're butt heads. Their billing system is retarded. I called to ask that they move the date a couple of days to accommodate when my pay check hits so that they'd stop costing me $35 over draft fees. They actually tried to hit my checking account 7x in 3 days - really racking up the fees with my bank and you HAVE to pay on line to get the best rate. It's taken multiple complaints to the PUC and BBB and it's still not fixed yet!

YEP Energy is a horrible company. Do not select them for service and
avoid at all costs.

I don't care if they offer you 1 or 2 cents/kwh less than others, DO NOT
TAKE THE BAIT!

They are horrible to cancel with and then they will continue to bill you
until someone else takes over your old service. I was stuck with some
extra months of billing after my contract ended and I contacted them to
cancel. They will then threaten you with a mark on your credit and a
collection agency even if you have evidence that you are correct.

DO NOT USE YEP!!!!!

They refuse to answer basic questions through email.

I use YEP back in 2008 - 2010 and I loved them, told all my friends about them.
However, Because I had never had any bills in my name I did have to pay a crazy high deposited $400 but got almost all of that back when I moved out of their serves area. I was told I left in good standing and that if I came back to them then they would wave any deposited. I called them today and was hung up on ( after waiting a few mins, someone pick up the line and then hung up on me.) I called back and the rep was rude and short when I was asking questions. After talking with her, I thought I better check the reviews and sure enough that's what most people were saying. I will not be choosing YEP this time around

DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THIS COMPANY. THEY HAVE TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DID NOT HAVE A SINGLE ISSUE WITH ERCOT AND AS SOON AS THEY BECAME YEP - THE SERVICE IS BAD, THE BILLING IS INCORRECT IN THEIR FAVOR, AND THEY HAVE FEES THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN IN THE BILL. THEY WRONGLY BILLED ME FOR A LATE FEE, SAID THEY WOULD CREDIT IT AND MAGICALLY THE SAME AMOUNT SHOWED UP AS "BALANCE FORWARD" IN MY NEXT BILL. WHEN TALKING TO CUSTOMER SERVICE (AGAIN) TO GET IT CORRECTED, THE FIRST ONE PUT ME ON HOLD FOR 12 MINUTES, THE SECOND ONE HAD A "I COULD CARE LESS" ATTITUDE AND WOULD NOT GIVE ME HIS LAST NAME, AND THE SUPERVISER ALSO DOES NOT GIVE OUT HIS LAST NAME, TELLING ME HE ISN'T REQUIRED TO DO SO. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING - MANAGEMENT THAT DOESN'T WANT THEIR CUSTOMERS TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT THEM DIRECTLY. I CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL MY CONTRACT WITH ERCOT EXPIRES SO I CAN SWITCH TO A BETTER PROVIDER THAT CARES ABOUT ITS CUSTOMERS.

I agree with all the negative reviews. I suffered far too long with this cut-rate, poor excuse of an electric company. I somehow overlooked one payment in four years, and I receive not a friendly reminder, but a letter threatening a small claims lawsuit! Then on top of that, the next invoice charges a "printed corresponedence fee" for the pleasure of receiving the collection letter. One insult too many.

This company is very dishonest. It goes under a few names, YEP, Texpo, etc. That should be a warning right there. However, they ripped us off by charging extra fees and their customer service is the very worse. Their people are the rudest and most heartless people. Don't use them under any circumstance. We learned the hard way.

I have been using this company for over six years and have never once had a problem. I have automatic bill pay, and get a discount for authorizing it. I have steady, reliable electric service and the payment transactions each month are flawless. I haven't checked in a long time, but I believe that the rate is low, because I run my almost 2,000 sq ft house for $70 in the winter to $200 in the summer. The other reviews are scary reading, but I have no reason to believe that I am not getting my money's worth, and with never a hassle. I like it that they do not waste our money on advertising or corporate giving, thus keeping rates low. I would (and do!) recommend this company to my friends.

I have had this comapny for several years, but I just got ripped off. I had a zero balance and requested termination due to home being in foreclosure. My final ends up being 3 times the highest bill. I want to be fair and pay for what was used but this is not right. They have a lot of hidden charges. This a company that I would never consider.

I was a customer for 4 years, they had a change of management of accounts so now if you are 2 days late they will turn off your power. Why would anyone give them their business!!!!!!!!

I've been a customer of Yep's for 5 years with a perfect record of on time payment. I saw that my electric bill was due (via an email alert), but the bill NEVER arrived. I missed making the payment. Four days after the bill was due, I recieved a mailing from them stating: DISCONNECTION NOTICE. Really?? This is how they treat customers??? I called the office to ask for a copy of my bill, and the customer service rep sheepishly admitted that maybe that using 'disconnect' wasn't the best tactic. Now that I've gotten my next month bill I see a $3.50 printed correspondence fee for the pleasure of having them actually send me a bill. WOW. This company is hard core. Know what you're getting into when you sign up. I didn't...and I'm leaving when my contract is up....

It is almost impossible to get customer service. It's really aggravating when they require you to contact them personally to change credit cards but make it almost impossible to reach them via the phone. They don't respond to emails. It's awful.

They charge 3.50 for printed correspondence fee, This is if they have to send out any notices to you. Then there is a 13.40 if you are not setup on auto pay. This correspondence fee is charged on every bill, when we called they said yes that fee is on every bill. we asked so we have to pay to know what our bill is? They said yes. Then they have people who speak broken English call you, they wont give you 24hr extension unless you pay half the bill.

Keep an eye out for www.yepenergysucks.com

Avoid now, be glad later:
1) deceptive prices, a lot of hidden fees
2) horrible customer service
3) will try to bill you extra amounts when you cancel even though not under contract

I've been with this company for a few years. My contract expired and they made half-hearted attempts to "inform" me to lock in a good rate. Not true. They raised my rate to astronomical prices. I spoke with someone else in the industry who was confounded by the rate they charged me. An attempt to fix it yielded in a "supervisor" who refused to escalate the issue further. They are willing to lose a customer and get bad reviews on the internet over $178. Not very smart, YEP.

They came to my door telling me that if i signed up with them there wouldnt be any extra fees and it would help lower my bill. Come to find out they just ADDED more charges to my bill and are now trying to collect this money from me. I did not CONSENT to any of it, your rep misinformed me to get me to sign up for your services and i DO NOT WANT THEM AND YOURE NOT GETTING YOUR MONEY. I heard from the vine that there is a lawsuit against your company,services,and employees. I WILL BE contacting any lawyers nessecary if you try to send me to collections for any money you are NOT rightfully entitled too!

I had YEP energy for a couple of years and for the most part everything seemed to be OK. Their plans and pricing was competitive. The account was for a property that I was trying to sell so my usage was very low. I noticed that my bill jumped one month and when I went to investigate I found that they hit me with a disconnect/reconnect fee. When I called to discuss why that was I was told that they had every right to charge me that fee if I did not pay within 26 days of the invoice date. Keep in mind this has never been an issue before. When I paid the fee and decided to move on they re-issued another disconnect/reconnect fee for a 7 day period. These guys are crooks. Do yourself a favor and find another company. They will do everything within their power to inflate your bill with charges that are not warranted.

Very deceptive and lots of hidden costs. Customer service never helps you with issues and refuses to escalate.

Horrible customer service, over billed amounts, and by far the worst provider I have dealt with in all my life. Made an agreement with them to pay $59 (that was not owed to them), paid the amount 2 days early and they disconnected my service. My bill actually reflected a credit. I will definitely end my contract with the prompto. You get what you pay for.

Prices are fine,although we receive tempting offers to switch all the time, we hadn't had any issues and didn't want to deal with the hassle of switching. Until today.

Today,on a Monday morning at 7 am when I was about to make my coffee and get ready for work, our power was shut off. We checked the account online, and same as every month, the payment had been successfully charged to the credit card and nothing was past due. When we called,they had our account listed as past due, and the lady said we couldn't talk to someone about it until 830 because that's when they officially "open."

Caled back at 830 (awesome, we're both now late for work and sweating our butts off), the lady told us it was just a "system error" and it would be back on "shortly." No apology or offer to compensate for the extreme inconvenience and time missed from work due to a major error on their part.

Prices not the best out there, customer service is bad, system is obviously glitchy. Unreliable service. We're switching to another service today.

I had to obtain service for 3 months which caused higher pricing. However, not only did they gouge with higher per kWh rates but added fees (a $10 monthly fee, $4.22 payment fee) plus added taxes & regulatory fees common to other sources.

Price gouging- BEWARE
0 Stars
Correspondence fee: $9.95
Payment Processing fee: $15.15 (New charge 09/2019 bill)
Also, somehow my bill went up by $150.00 this month to $331. There are only two people in the house and we are gone all day since school has started. I do not know how the bill could go up by this much in a month.

Had a horrible experience right after signing up for electricity through YEP. 1 week after signing up, we came home to no electricity due to erroneous move out order. Out of power the entire weekend. Mistakes happen, but the customer service was horrible when I called the next week and argued with me that I owed connection fee still due to they tried to contact us to confirm details on our fraudulent appearing account prior to shutting off energy, but it was a non-working number and then that we just didnt pick up. This is not true. So frustrated. Very unreasonable people at this company.

I've used YEP Energy for years. Their rates started out a competitive prices. You just can't allow your contract to expire. They DOUBLE if not TRIPLE the cost per KW if no contract signed even for lecacy customers. To receive a bill for approx. $665 for ONE month, 2 person, 2500 sq ft. household is INSANE! Yes they did call to remind me of the expiring contract but I was in hospital and not paying attention to messages. But you would think as a long-time customer they would have worked with me. I paid it and paid it timely via auto-pay BUT you bet I have cancelled their service and will NEVER return hopefully. I'm glad I have a choice in electric providers. This was an assault! Don't put yourself in the position I was in. Rated Customer Service low because when you call (which rarely did), their reps are all monotone, not cheerful, you feel like you're a bother to them. Resist paying this kind of money for this type of service, no. Note it wasn't the nice person I last spoke to when I got this bill which I just knew had to be a mistake. If it were here on the phone in prior years when called, they would have rec'd a 5. YEP you should have a much lower Temporary rate for customers who are legacy but contract expires and they haven't yet reached out. Could be legit reasons WHY. Your loss and apparently I lost for a month but lesson learned. I sent at least a dozen referrals to you. Contacted ALL of them and shared this experience. Trust you will lose more with this type of unwarranted treatment of your good customers.

Once my 1 year contract was up my rate jumped from 5 cents per Kwhr to 27.8 cents per Kwhr with no notice of the increase. They increased the rate by over 400% and when I inquired about it, they cited an increase in fuel prices. I know fuel prices have gone up, but not 400%.

I signed a 3 year plan with them, and on the first bill they charged me higher than my contracted amount. I continued to battle them on the charging issues and finally accepted the issue, but after that complaint my expiration date changed from a 36 month contract to a 12 month contract. My rate was locked low, so I had no intention of breaking the extra term length. However, they stated that my complaint was reason to lower the contract length when it had nothing to do with the term of the contract at all. Now I am battling them to get them to respect my contract term length.

I locked in on a rate with YEP Energy in August, 2021 for a 3 year term. When I received my first bill, there were a lot of fees that increased my bill amounts which also included a variable rate increase they did not include in my contract rates. I started a complaint in the BBB about their fees to hold them accountable for the extra fees and variable rates. This is where they took a couple of lines out of my BBB complaints and used that against me to reduce my contract length from 3 years to 1 year as they saw fit. I did not notice the expiration dates until 2 months before the end of my first year of service with them was complete and noticed the renewal notices (for twice the amount I originally locked in at). Upon investigation, I realized that they changed my contracted term without my approval.Upon my discovery of the reduced contract length, I began calling and communicating with their customer service which refused to reinstate the original contract term. I filed a complaint with the PUC who investigated the matter and is currently holding them accountable for the 3 year term. I'm still waiting for them to reinstate my original contract term. Be careful with this company. You might think you are getting a good rate, but they lack understanding with their customers, and they will bully you once they have you in their contract. They do demonstrate good customer service to resolve misunderstandings and may even drive you to challenge them in court or with the Public Utility Commission.