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Texas electricity rates and average bill

Texas households paid an average of 15.91¢ per kWh in August 2026, 12% below the US average and +3.3% on a year earlier. That ranks #30 of 51, most expensive first.

Most Texans, in the competitive areas of the ERCOT grid around Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, Corpus Christi and elsewhere, choose a retail electricity provider, so their price comes from that provider’s plan rather than a utility tariff. The utilities modeled here (city-owned utilities, cooperatives and utilities outside ERCOT’s competitive market) set their own rates.

Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month August 2026

Average residential priceTX

15.91 ¢/kWh
Typical bill
$178/mo
Average use
1,113kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$44/mo

Thirteen months of prices

Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 17.00¢ in April 2026, lowest 15.40¢ in August 2025. Download the data (CSV)

15.3¢15.7¢16.2¢16.7¢17.1¢Aug 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Feb 2026Apr 2026Jun 2026Aug 2026

Utilities and rate plans

Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2025).

Cheapest utility for a typical Texas home (1,113 kWh a month)
UtilityCheapest plan open to allTypical billAll-in ¢/kWhFixed/mo
CPS EnergyRE$14713.2$9.50
PECResidential$15413.8$32.50
Austin EnergyResidential$15714.1$17.35
Xcel Energy SPSIV-3 TOU$16314.7$14.38
Entergy TexasRS-TOD$16314.7$15.53

Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The Texas average of 15.99¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.

Most Texans in the ERCOT competitive market choose a retail provider; Austin Energy is a city-owned utility with a regulated tariff.

PEC is a member-owned co-op in the Texas Hill Country; its members cannot choose a retail electricity provider, and city franchise fees are not included.

Texas Panhandle and South Plains customers of Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service); city franchise fees and sales tax are not included.

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Rates by city

Cities of 100,000 or more whose utility is modeled here.

Against the national average and states with similar prices

Average residential ¢/kWh, August 2026 (EIA).

Texas15.91¢
United States18.16¢
Georgia15.90¢
Oregon15.92¢
Missouri16.02¢
South Carolina15.76¢

Charging an electric car in Texas

Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $44 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $3.75 a gallon (Texas average, October 2026) costs about $147.

On a time-of-use plan, charging in the cheapest hours beats the flat average. The table shows, for each utility, the plan with the lowest total bill for a typical Texas home that adds 1,000 EV miles a month, averaged over the year, and what plugging in at 6 pm would cost instead.

UtilityBest plan for an EVBest start1,000 mi, best startFrom 6 pm
PECResidential TOU12 am$24$43
Entergy TexasRS-TOD12 am$24$51
Xcel Energy SPSIV-3 TOU12 am$32$41
CPS EnergyREAny$34$34
Austin EnergyResidentialAny$40$40

Other models: cost to charge by model. Your car, miles and plan: EV charging cost calculator.

Average electric bill in Texas

Over the last 12 months the average price was 15.99¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,113 kWh a month, so a typical Texas household spent about $178 a month on electricity, or $2,136 a year. Use is 27% above the US average of 875 kWh a month, peaking in August at 1,670 kWh.

The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Austin Energy’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Texas preloaded.

Natural gas for homes averaged $2.25 per therm over the 12 months to August 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 242 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.

A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Texas produces about 1,507 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.

Texas electricity: common questions

How much does electricity cost in Texas?

Homes in Texas paid an average of 15.91¢ per kWh in August 2026, against 18.16¢ for the US, which ranks the state #30 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 15.99¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.

What is the average electric bill in Texas?

About $178 a month ($2,136 a year): the average Texas home used 1,113 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 15.99¢/kWh. Use peaks in August, at 1,670 kWh.

Are electricity prices going up in Texas?

Texas's average residential price was 15.91¢/kWh in August 2026, 3.3% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +3.7% a year, against +3.7% a year for the US.

How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Texas?

Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $44 at the state's average home price, against about $147 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.

Do Texas utilities offer time-of-use plans?

Yes. Entergy Texas offers RS-TOD (peak 1 pm–9 pm on summer weekdays); PEC offers Residential TOU (peak 4 pm–8 pm on summer weekdays); Xcel Energy SPS offers IV-3 TOU (peak 1 pm–7 pm on summer weekdays). Each utility's page shows every period and price.

Calculators with Texas preloaded

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