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Texas Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Texas, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
15.88¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
8.47¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
7.07¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$171/mo
2025, 1,110 kWh a month

Texas electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202615.88¢
Dec 202515.87¢
Dec 202415.36¢
Dec 202314.64¢
Dec 202214.49¢
Dec 202112.56¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202615.88¢/kWh+3.4%12,973,742
Jun 202615.94¢/kWh+4.5%12,966,076
May 202616.44¢/kWh+5.9%12,903,067
Apr 202616.99¢/kWh+9.5%12,881,837
Mar 202616.39¢/kWh+7.3%12,886,233
Feb 202615.41¢/kWh+3.6%12,819,746
Jan 202615.69¢/kWh+7.0%12,852,996
Dec 202515.87¢/kWh+3.3%12,886,312
Nov 202516.04¢/kWh+2.3%12,786,493
Oct 202516.10¢/kWh+2.7%12,914,808
Sep 202515.83¢/kWh+5.1%12,857,104
Aug 202515.46¢/kWh+3.9%12,751,055
Jul 202515.36¢/kWh+4.5%12,736,351
Jun 202515.26¢/kWh+4.9%12,703,431
May 202515.53¢/kWh+4.7%12,652,738
Apr 202515.52¢/kWh+2.6%12,649,455
Mar 202515.28¢/kWh+1.7%12,699,624
Feb 202514.88¢/kWh+2.8%12,546,188
Jan 202514.67¢/kWh+2.2%12,584,348
Dec 202415.36¢/kWh+4.9%12,658,594
Nov 202415.68¢/kWh+6.0%12,586,383
Oct 202415.67¢/kWh+5.2%12,649,326
Sep 202415.06¢/kWh+2.6%12,637,695
Aug 202414.88¢/kWh+5.0%12,658,469

Electric utilities in Texas

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 239

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
TXU Energy Retail Co, LLCRetail Power Marketer1,867,53919.36¢/kWh$211/mo
Reliant Energy Retail ServicesRetail Power Marketer1,646,36618.38¢/kWh$191/mo
City of San Antonio - (TX)Municipal986,64112.40¢/kWh$133/mo
Austin EnergyMunicipal577,88913.14¢/kWh$110/mo
Entergy Texas Inc.Investor Owned531,82413.89¢/kWh$172/mo
Pedernales Electric Coop, IncCooperative474,95412.75¢/kWh$153/mo
US Retailers, LLCRetail Power Marketer456,51215.77¢/kWh$207/mo
Just EnergyRetail Power Marketer453,96716.92¢/kWh$196/mo
Ambit Energy Holdings, LLCRetail Power Marketer386,49719.74¢/kWh$181/mo
Gexa Energy, LPRetail Power Marketer380,22017.42¢/kWh$208/mo
El Paso Electric CoInvestor Owned360,57013.86¢/kWh$95/mo
Denton County Elec Coop, IncCooperative337,01513.18¢/kWh$157/mo
Green Mountain Energy CompanyRetail Power Marketer293,66518.49¢/kWh$168/mo
Southwestern Public Service CoInvestor Owned282,82413.94¢/kWh$131/mo
Direct Energy ServicesRetail Power Marketer274,41317.30¢/kWh$199/mo
Value Based Brands LLCRetail Power Marketer245,37817.15¢/kWh$207/mo
Champion Energy ServicesRetail Power Marketer221,39310.16¢/kWh$99/mo
Southwestern Electric Power CoInvestor Owned192,13912.60¢/kWh$146/mo
Constellation NewEnergy, IncRetail Power Marketer187,76816.62¢/kWh$201/mo
Amigo EnergyRetail Power Marketer156,35116.69¢/kWh$186/mo
Stream SPE, LtdRetail Power Marketer155,64517.67¢/kWh$212/mo
Magic Valley Electric Coop IncCooperative149,85810.51¢/kWh$140/mo
Bluebonnet Electric Coop, IncCooperative140,42011.59¢/kWh$144/mo
AP Holdings LLCRetail Power Marketer139,9419.83¢/kWh$119/mo
Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX)Cooperative139,53015.07¢/kWh$228/mo
Retail Energy Solutions, LLCRetail Power Marketer135,50617.08¢/kWh$198/mo
TriEagle Energy, L.P.Retail Power Marketer119,89916.24¢/kWh$190/mo
Rhythm Ops LLCRetail Power Marketer113,55016.55¢/kWh$162/mo
United Electric Coop Service Inc - (TX)Cooperative108,81813.91¢/kWh$180/mo
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop IncCooperative107,29511.83¢/kWh$145/mo
Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX)Cooperative104,11811.95¢/kWh$148/mo
Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, IncCooperative103,46117.04¢/kWh$192/mo
Sam Houston Electric Coop IncCooperative95,87414.18¢/kWh$168/mo
Atlantic Energy LLCRetail Power Marketer91,80516.13¢/kWh$244/mo
Trinity Valley Elec Coop IncCooperative90,83412.24¢/kWh$158/mo
South Plains Electric Coop IncCooperative77,78611.02¢/kWh$115/mo
City of Garland - (TX)Municipal77,63213.68¢/kWh$146/mo
City of Bryan - (TX)Municipal72,67610.89¢/kWh$122/mo
City of Denton - (TX)Municipal71,02713.60¢/kWh$128/mo
Ironhorse Power Services LLCRetail Power Marketer68,6658.37¢/kWh$106/mo

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Texas?
Homes in Texas paid an average of 15.88¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 15.36¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Texas?
Texas had the 30th highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Texas?
The average Texas home used 1,110 kWh a month and paid $170.95 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Texas?
TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC serves the most customers in Texas, about 1,867,539 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026