Electricity rates — ZIP 78501

A household in ZIP 78501 (McAllen) using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,704.36 a year on the cheapest of 2 generally available plans — Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area) from Sharyland Utilities LP. Rates checked September 2, 2026.

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Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo

Annual cost of each published plan, 1,000 kWh/mo, cheapest first
Plan	Per year	vs cheapest	Effective
Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area)✓ cheapestflat rate	$1,704.36	—	14.2¢
Residential LSP POLRflat rate	$2,279.64	+$575.28	19.0¢

Cost across usage levels

The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.

500 kWh/mo — cheapest $901.32 (Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area)), dearest $1,199.88, a $298.56 spread
1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,704.36 (Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area)), dearest $2,279.64, a $575.28 spread
2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,310.56 (Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area)), dearest $4,439.28, a $1,128.72 spread

At a glance

Plans priced: 2
Utilities: 1
Cheapest, 1,000 kWh/mo: $1,704.36
Spread: $575.28/yr

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What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 2 priceable plans here run from $1,704.36 on Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area) to $2,279.64 on Residential LSP POLR, with a median of $1,992.00.

The spread is $575.28 a year — about $47.94 a month for identical electricity.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 14.2¢ to 19.0¢ per kWh at that usage.

How the answer changes with usage

Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area) is cheapest at every level tested — $901.32 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,310.56 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $298.56 a year at 500 kWh against $1,128.72 at 2,000 kWh.

How these plans are structured

Of 2 priceable plans: 2 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $8.18 to $10.00.

Who provides these plans

Every plan here comes from Sharyland Utilities LP — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in ZIP 78501 (McAllen).

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential LSP POLR to Residential LSP POLR(McAllen Service Area) saves $575.28 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

Service territories do not follow ZIP boundaries. These are the plans found at the coordinate this ZIP was resolved from, not a verified list for every address in it.

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.