Residential Texas Electricity Rates & Plans by City

Looking for the best electricity rates in Dallas, Houston, Plano, and other Texas cities? Quick Electricity has gathered current electricity price data in Texas for counties and cities. The following Texas electricity rates chart shows residential kWh electricity rates for the 100 most populous cities as of September 2024.

Sources: Texas Demographics,  Energy Sage

*NOTE: EnergySage does not have specific kWh price data for these cities. The average kWh price for their county or metropolitan area is reported instead.

The table above provides the average electricity rate (kWh) by city. However, most of Texas has a deregulated power sector and you can choose your energy provider. Depending on your selection, kWh prices can be higher or lower than the average value for your city. Also, note that electricity rates are constantly changing: the ranking above applies for September 2024, but it can change each month.

Texas Cities with the Highest and Lowest Home Electricity Rates

Among the 100 most populous cities in Texas, the following had some of the best electricity rates in Texas. We’ve compiled a list below, including the highest and the lowest electricity prices in September 2024.

There was a price difference of 8.63 cents/kWh between the city with the highest Texas electricity rates (Copperas Cove) and the city with the lowest electricity rates (Coppell).

Commercial Texas Electricity Rates in the Largest Cities

Businesses located in deregulated regions of Texas can also choose their electricity plan. However, there is an important factor you must consider:

• If your company has an electric bill below $2,500/month and less than five power meters, you can choose an electricity plan just like a residential user.
• If your monthly bill exceeds $2,500, or your company has 5 or more power meters, you can request custom quotes from REPs.

Residential electricity plans have simple TDU charges: a fixed monthly fee and a delivery charge per kilowatt-hour. Commercial TDU charges are more complex, and most of the energy plans found online only include energy charges. In the following article, you can read more about TDU charges for small businesses in Texas:

https://quickelectricity.com/small-business-electricity-rates/

Commercial electricity rates in Texas are also below the US average. The US EIA reported an average price of 13.1 cents/kWh nationwide and 9.11 cents/kWh in Texas (30% lower).

The following table summarizes the kWh cost ranges you can expect to find when comparing commercial electricity plans in large Texas cities. This table only includes deregulated cities with a population of over 100,000, and the price range is based on a small company using 6,000 kWh per month:

The table above does not list cities with municipal power companies or regulated providers in general since commercial users cannot choose their energy plan. This includes San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Garland, Amarillo, and Brownsville.

Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) finalized the deregulation process in 2023 and electricity choice became available in 2024. For this reason, the table above now includes Lubbock.

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