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Electricity prices in Texas

What homes in Texas pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
16.0¢ a kWh
Up 4.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$176 a month
Up 3.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,103 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
25 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Texas homes paid 16.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Texas vs the US

TexasUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202616.0¢18.0¢
Price in July 202615.9¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$176$156
Bill in July 2026$251$212
Average monthly use1,103 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+4.8%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+36%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Texas

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 16% of homes in Texas. Most of the rest buy power from a retail supplier or a town program, which EIA does not list by name.

City of San AntonioMunicipal12.7¢+2.9%$132907,875
Entergy TexasInvestor-owned14.3¢+5.8%$172482,572
El Paso ElectricInvestor-owned16.4¢+18%$119325,811
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)Investor-owned14.1¢+3.1%$131225,932
SWEPCO (AEP)Investor-owned13.4¢+12%$152157,860
Nueces Electric CooperativeCooperative15.0¢+7.9%$18918,952

Heating fuels in Texas: propane.