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Austin Energy rates

Austin Energy has one residential plan modeled here. A typical Texas home using 1,113 kWh a month pays about $157 a month.

Municipal 522,446 residential customers (EIA-861, 2025) Tariffs checked November 12, 2026

Typical all-in priceResidential

14.1¢/kWh
Residential$157/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 $17.35 11.7¢ 0–300 kWh · 12.2¢ 300–900 kWh · 14.7¢ 900–2,000 kWh · 18.2¢ over 2,000 kWh 11.7¢ 0–300 kWh · 12.2¢ 300–900 kWh · 14.7¢ 900–2,000 kWh · 18.2¢ over 2,000 kWh None

Austin Energy: questions

Does Austin Energy have peak hours?

Not on the plans modeled here: Residential charges the same price per kWh at every hour, so when you use power does not change the bill.

Peak and off-peak hours of every utility

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$40/mo$40/mo$197/mo

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

Cost to charge each EV on Austin Energy Residential

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at any hour, added to a typical Texas home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the price a typical home pays for extra use (14.7¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$34/mo$14.27
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$35/mo$11.47
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$35/mo$11.47
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$37/mo$11.78
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2027)26$38/mo$13.88
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$38/mo$13.08
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$39/mo$16.34
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$40/mo$13.23
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$40/mo$12.39
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$41/mo$10.87
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$41/mo$13.96
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$42/mo$13.69
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$42/mo$11.21
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2027)29.6$43/mo$13.89
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$43/mo$12.76
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$44/mo$14.03
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$45/mo$14.45
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$45/mo$14.59
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$47/mo$16.67
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$47/mo$14.82
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$47/mo$14.72
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$50/mo$14.62
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$54/mo$17.65
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$56/mo$17.89
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2027)38$56/mo$17.05
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$63/mo$20.51
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$63/mo$18.93
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$63/mo$18.93
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$71/mo$29.81
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$71/mo$22.55

How Austin Energy’s plans work

Residential (Residential). In July the first 300 kWh a month cost 11.7¢ each; then 12.2¢ above 300 kWh a month, then 14.7¢ above 900 kWh a month, then 18.2¢ above 2,000 kWh a month. An average Texas home (1,583 kWh in July) goes past the first tier, so extra load such as an EV is priced higher. Fixed charge: $17.35 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 13.14¢ per kWh in 2025 (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

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.

Cities served by Austin Energy

Cities of 100,000 or more whose center lies in Austin Energy’s service territory.

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