Electricity rates — Texas
A household in Texas using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $899.54 a year on the cheapest of 10 generally available plans — RS - TOD from El Paso Electric Co (New Mexico). Rates checked September 2, 2026. A further 7 schedules are published but restricted — means-tested, closed to new customers, or needing particular equipment — and they are priced further down.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC SPACE HEATING SERVICEtime-of-use · needs electric heating | $877.12 | −$22.42 | 7.3¢ |
| RS - TOD✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $899.54 | — | 7.5¢ |
| Residential servicetime-of-use | $950.52 | +$50.98 | 7.9¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Pilot Program - Outside Austintime-of-use · pilot programme | $962.05 | +$62.51 | 8.0¢ |
| RA - Residential All-Electrictime-of-use · tiered · needs an all-electric home | $1,139.00 | +$239.46 | 9.5¢ |
| RE - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $1,218.68 | +$319.14 | 10.2¢ |
| Residential Service - TOUtime-of-use · demand charge | $1,323.34 | +$423.80 | 11.0¢ |
| Residential Net Metering Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs on-site generation | $1,361.68 | +$462.14 | 11.3¢ |
| Residential - Outside Austintiered | $1,486.32 | +$586.78 | 12.4¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Pilot Programtime-of-use · pilot programme | $1,550.31 | +$650.77 | 12.9¢ |
| Residentialtiered | $1,562.64 | +$663.10 | 13.0¢ |
| Residential Service - TOU (Alternative)time-of-use | $1,576.63 | +$677.09 | 13.1¢ |
| Residential Service Low Incometime-of-use · tiered · low-income rate | $1,606.38 | +$706.84 | 13.4¢ |
| Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $1,615.44 | +$715.90 | 13.5¢ |
| Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area)flat rate | $1,704.36 | +$804.82 | 14.2¢ |
| Residential LSP POLRflat rate | $2,279.64 | +$1,380.10 | 19.0¢ |
| Residential Low Incometiered · low-income rate | $2,342.28 | +$1,442.74 | 19.5¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $491.77 (RS - TOD), dearest $1,199.88, a $708.11 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $899.54 (RS - TOD), dearest $2,279.64, a $1,380.10 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,714.99 (RS - TOD), dearest $4,439.28, a $2,724.29 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 17 priceable plans here run from $899.54 on RS - TOD to $2,279.64 on Residential LSP POLR, with a median of $1,524.48.
The spread is $1,380.10 a year — about $115.01 a month for identical electricity.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 7.5¢ to 19.0¢ per kWh at that usage.
What each provider costs
6 utilities serve customers across Texas in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is El Paso Electric Co (New Mexico) at $899.54 a year on RS - TOD; the dearest is Sharyland Utilities LP at $1,704.36.
That is $804.82 a year between the best each provider offers — and unlike a choice of plan, it is not a choice at all. Which utility serves an address is fixed by the service territory.
Cheapest available plan by provider: El Paso Electric Co (New Mexico) $899.54; City of Lubbock, Texas (Utility Company) $950.52; City of San Antonio, Texas (Utility Company) $1,218.68; El Paso Electric Co $1,323.34; Austin Energy $1,486.32; Sharyland Utilities LP $1,704.36.
How the answer changes with usage
RS - TOD is cheapest at every level tested — $491.77 a year at 500 kWh a month, $1,714.99 at 2,000 kWh.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $708.11 a year at 500 kWh against $2,724.29 at 2,000 kWh.
How these plans are structured
Of 17 priceable plans: 8 tiered, 12 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 2 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $7.00 to $30.43.
Who provides these plans
These plans come from 6 utilities: Austin Energy, City of Lubbock, Texas (Utility Company), City of San Antonio, Texas (Utility Company), El Paso Electric Co, El Paso Electric Co (New Mexico), Sharyland Utilities LP.
The largest saving available here
Moving from Residential LSP POLR to RS - TOD saves $1,380.10 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
12 of these plans price by hour. WattClear does not know which hours a household uses, so those estimates carry lower confidence and say so on the figure.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 26.2034, -98.2300.