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Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Texas residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in August.
Residents of Texas enjoy a lower residential electricity rate than most people around the nation, with an average state electricity rate of 14.37 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the United States average price of 16.12 cents. This ranks Texas as the 26th lowest priced state in the country by average electricity rate. The state features a deregulated electricity market, where residents are able to choose from multiple electricity providers out of the over 170 providers that operate in the state. Approximately 11.13% of the electricity produced in the state is exported or stored and 88.87% of it is actively consumed by residents. With 1,761,393 residential customers, TXU Energy is the largest provider in the state. The state has 30,029,572 residents, resulting in it being the 2nd most populated state in the US. The electricity grid in the state has an average of 1.09 outages per consumer a year, with outages lasting roughly 93.98 minutes each. The United States average for these two data points are 1.27 outages and 137.24 minutes.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Reliant Energy | BUNDLED | 15.79 | 174.97 | 20,803,932.96 | 3,285,446,938.52 | |
TXU Energy | BUNDLED | 16.66 | 190.45 | 19,363,031.52 | 3,225,617,403.14 | |
CPS Energy | BUNDLED | 12.25 | 133.03 | 11,080,180.71 | 1,357,296,270 | 25,954,615.4 |
Entergy Texas | BUNDLED | 13.20 | 166.6 | 6,807,986.12 | 898,605,977 | 11,283,117 |
Pedernales Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.81 | 145.42 | 5,487,629.71 | 647,972,852.6 | |
Discount Power | BUNDLED | 13.14 | 174.54 | 5,090,436.17 | 669,008,274.44 | |
Austin Energy | BUNDLED | 12.39 | 107.71 | 5,008,394.95 | 620,348,198.54 | 8,225,373.7 |
Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 16.11 | 166 | 4,643,169.07 | 747,827,137.38 | |
Direct Energy | BUNDLED | 13.50 | 160.97 | 4,367,132.92 | 589,661,344.67 | |
Coserv Electric | BUNDLED | 14.57 | 182.07 | 4,080,809.27 | 594,590,272.36 |
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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CPS Energy | BUNDLED | 10.05 | 1,166.32 | 13,266,753.08 | 1,333,546,580 | 25,954,615.4 |
MP2 Energy | BUNDLED | 6.73 | 2,379.59 | 10,560,213.24 | 710,846,884.15 | |
Strategic Energy LLC | BUNDLED | 8.04 | 1,349.46 | 10,026,836.96 | 806,553,327.11 | |
Constellation Energy | BUNDLED | 8.33 | 938.95 | 7,981,672.42 | 665,095,681.61 | |
Austin Energy | BUNDLED | 10.28 | 897.67 | 5,546,649.95 | 570,411,242.49 | 8,225,373.7 |
Reliant Energy | BUNDLED | 11.62 | 468.87 | 5,301,438.2 | 616,198,304.81 | |
Entergy Texas | BUNDLED | 9.35 | 717.75 | 5,091,416.97 | 476,042,790 | 11,283,117 |
Southwestern Public Service Company | BUNDLED | 9.71 | 472.95 | 3,436,241.37 | 333,597,113 | 10,634,727 |
Hudson Energy | BUNDLED | 8.99 | 668.65 | 3,240,897.28 | 291,221,953.8 | |
El Paso Electric Company | BUNDLED | 9.70 | 657.57 | 3,170,211 | 307,612,000 | 3,952,742 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Matagorda County | Nuclear | 21,232,426 | |||||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | Nuclear | 18,896,455 | ||||
Martin LakeLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Rusk County | Coal | 12,378,271.98 | 13,959,848,847.22 | 1,127.77 | ||
Oak Grove (TX)Luminant Energy (100.00%) | Robertson County | Coal | 11,116,093.93 | 11,703,286,678.16 | 1,052.82 | ||
W A ParishNRG Energy (100.00%) | Thompsons | Coal | 10,971,841.07 | 11,513,769,629.57 | 1,049.39 | ||
Forney Energy CenterLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Kaufman County | Natural Gas | 10,448,171 | 4,053,959,204.12 | 388.01 | ||
Panda Temple Power StationTemple Generation I, LLC (54.20%) | Temple | Natural Gas | 7,539,052 | 2,844,635,263.26 | 377.32 | ||
Fayette County | Coal | 7,463,256.02 | 7,838,559,809.79 | 1,050.29 | |||
Wolf Hollow IIExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Hood County | Natural Gas | 7,422,613 | 2,719,816,760.08 | 366.42 | ||
Colorado Bend IIExelon Corporation (100.00%) | Wharton County | Natural Gas | 7,384,455 | 2,680,637,415.26 | 363.01 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Matagorda County | Nuclear | 21,232,426 | |||||
Comanche PeakLuminant Energy (100.00%) | Somervell County | Nuclear | 18,896,455 |
70,708,055.06 megawatt hours are generated from coal in the state of Texas. With 30,029,572 residents, this is 2.35 megawatt hours per person.
Residents in Texas consume a total of over 487,900,000 megawatt hours to meet their electricity needs.
Texas has emissions of 5,638.83 kilograms per capita of CO2 emissions. It is the 14th worst polluting state per capita.
Texas is 26th in nation for generation per capita from nuclear power, averaging 1.34 megawatt hours generated from nuclear power.
Electricity from wind power generated in Texas totals 118,923,601.43 megawatt hours, ranking Texas 1st in the United States for wind power production.
With 30,472,379.69 megawatt hours generated from solar power and 30,029,572 residents in Texas, the state averages 1.01 megawatt hours produced from solar energy per capita, which gives it a ranking of 7th in the United States.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | TXU Energy | 1,761,393 |
2 | Reliant Energy | 1,676,431 |
3 | CPS Energy | 945,554 |
4 | Austin Energy | 533,040 |
5 | Entergy Texas | 510,895 |
6 | Pedernales Electric Cooperative | 417,555 |
7 | Ambit Energy | 400,638 |
8 | Discount Power | 376,032 |
9 | Green Mountain Energy | 363,084 |
10 | El Paso Electric Company | 349,687 |
By total revenue, TXU Energy is the largest electricity company in Texas.
In 2024, Texas has an average electric bill of $164.
Texas has a deregulated electricity market, meaning residents in the state can usually choose from an abundance of electricity companies for their electricity needs.
Texas' electricity is generated using mainly Natural Gas, which makes up 51.71% of the fuel used in the state. In addition, Wind makes up 21.66% and Coal accounts for 12.88%.
A good electricity rate in Texas would be somewhere below the state average of 14.37 cents per kilowatt hour. Anything below that amount would be better than most other rates in the state. Currently, the varying rates in the state range from 6.16 cents per kilowatt hour up to 25.08 cents per kilowatt hour.
There are 342 active electricity plants located in Texas.
There are 174 electricity suppliers serving customers in Texas.
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | San Saba, Texas Electric Utility | 6.16 | 1,853 |
2 | Windrose Energy | 6.27 | 10,765 |
3 | YEP Energy | 7.22 | 61,067 |
4 | Mason, Texas Electric Utility | 7.25 | 1,585 |
5 | APG&E | 8.07 | 45,484 |
6 | Champion Energy Services | 9.00 | 161,803 |
7 | Lea County Electric | 9.21 | 5,036 |
8 | Kerrville Public Utility Board | 9.34 | 23,878 |
9 | LaGrange, Texas Electric Utility | 9.50 | 3,145 |
10 | City of Yoakum Utilities | 9.70 | 2,944 |