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Austin Energy rates

Austin Energy has one residential plan modelled here. A typical Texas home using 1,103 kWh a month pays about $149 a month.

Municipal 507,291 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceResidential

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Residential$149/mo

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

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
Residential
Residential
Tiered $16.50 11.2¢ 0–300 kWh · 11.7¢ 300–900 kWh · 14.1¢ 900–2,000 kWh · 17.4¢ over 2,000 kWh 11.2¢ 0–300 kWh · 11.7¢ 300–900 kWh · 14.1¢ 900–2,000 kWh · 17.4¢ over 2,000 kWh None

Charging an EV on Austin Energy

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Texas home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
ResidentialAny$38/mo$38/mo$187/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is Residential. Compare plans on your own usage.

How Austin Energy’s plans work

Residential (Residential). In July the first 300 kWh a month cost 11.2¢ each; then 11.7¢ above 300 kWh a month, then 14.1¢ above 900 kWh a month, then 17.4¢ above 2,000 kWh a month. An average Texas home (1,581 kWh in July) goes past the first tier, so extra load such as an EV is priced higher. Fixed charge: $16.50 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Austin Energy billed its residential customers an average of 12.58¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Texas’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

PlanEffectiveSeasonsSolar exportsSource and status
Residential
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff
December 1, 2025 Same pricing all year Buy All Sell All Checked September 28, 2026
Austin Energy Fiscal Year 2026 Electric Tariff (November 1, 2025), Residential Service, PSA, Administrative Adjustment to the PSA, Community Benefit and Regulatory Charges

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

Run the numbers on Austin Energy