Electricity rates — Texas

What households in Texas pay, by EIA's count

Texas's residential electricity averaged 15.9¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 25th-highest of the 50 states and DC and 11% below the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between South Carolina (15.6¢) and Minnesota (16.2¢).

EIA lists 83 utilities serving homes in Texas. By homes served, the largest 5 are City of San Antonio - (TX) (865,914), Austin Energy (507,291), Entergy Texas Inc. (457,369), Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc (405,587), and El Paso Electric Co (312,576). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 19% and municipal utilities supply about 15% of its households. Another 6,992,178 households bought full service from retail providers, led by Reliant Energy Retail Services (1,548,250), TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC (1,446,391), and US Retailers, LLC (412,301).

Texas homes used the most electricity in August and the least in April (2021–2025): a summer peak, 2.0 times the lightest month. August's bills were the highest, averaging $228; April's the lowest, $114. November was the dearest month per kWh, 11% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 14% of Texas's households: Austin Energy (507,291), Entergy Texas Inc. (457,369), El Paso Electric Co (312,576), Denton County Elec Coop, Inc (298,734) and 1 more. That is less than half the state, so the plans below describe those utilities, not Texas; EIA's figure is the state's. Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 13.0¢ per kWh.

Chart of this for reuse (PNG), free to republish under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WattClear. Suggested alt text: “Bar chart. Texas's average home electricity price, July 2025 to June 2026, was 4.9% higher than the 12 months before, the 35th-largest rise of the 50 states. Washington, DC: +24.9%. United States average: +6.7%. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.”

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What a typical bill in Texas costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 9 generally available plans here run from $1,486.32 on Residential - Outside Austin to $1,707.84 on Residential Service, with a median of $1,562.64.

Effective rates span 12.4¢ to 14.2¢ per kWh at that usage.

What each provider in Texas costs

5 utilities serve customers across Texas in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Austin Energy at $1,486.32 a year on Residential - Outside Austin; the dearest is El Paso Electric Co at $1,608.46.

That is $122.14 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: Austin Energy $1,486.32; Southwestern Electric Power Co (Texas) $1,499.52; Denton County Elec Coop, Inc $1,545.10; Entergy Texas Inc. $1,561.99; El Paso Electric Co $1,608.46.

Which plan in Texas is cheapest as use rises

The cheapest plan in Texas changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month Residential - Outside Austin wins at $814.68 a year; at 2,000 kWh Residential Service wins at $2,844.60.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $123.24 a year at 500 kWh against $395.64 at 2,000 kWh.

How Texas's plans are structured

Of 32 priceable plans: 11 tiered, 8 time-of-use, 12 priced by season, 2 with demand charges, 8 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $5.00 to $40.00.

Who provides Texas's plans

These plans come from 12 utilities: Austin Energy, City of Lubbock, Texas (Utility Company), City of San Antonio, Texas (Utility Company), Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, El Paso Electric Co, Entergy Texas Inc., Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc, Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc, Sharyland Utilities LP, Southwestern Electric Power Co (Texas), Southwestern Public Service Co (Texas), Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (Texas).

The largest saving among Texas's plans

Moving from Residential Service to Residential - Outside Austin saves $221.52 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What the Texas figures do not cover

8 of these plans price by the hour; their figures assume the typical hourly pattern of homes in Texas, not this household's own hours.