Texas's average residential electricity price was 15.4¢/kWh in February 2026 —
the 25th-lowest price of the 51 states+DC (EIA). Across its major utilities in 2024, average all-in rates ranged from
10.0¢/kWh at Champion Energy Services to
24.6¢/kWh at Rhythm Ops LLC — a spread worth about
$1,582/yr at typical usage (10,800 kWh/yr).
Texas lets households choose their electricity supplier (the supply portion only — details below); gas is regulated.
For home heating, utility natural gas was the cheapest fuel at
$17.90 per million BTU vs $45.16 for electric resistance heat.
Residential rates by utility (EIA-861, average all-in ¢/kWh)
| Utility | 2023 ¢/kWh | 2024 ¢/kWh | Customers (2024) | Ownership | vs state avg, $/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Federal Power, LLC | 7.42 | 7.91 | 19,461 | Retail supplier | -$761 |
| Ironhorse Power Services LLC | 7.83 | 8.27 | 48,611 | Retail supplier | -$723 |
| Kerrville Public Utility Board | 8.30 | 8.71 | 20,278 | Municipal | -$675 |
| Deaf Smith Electric Coop, Inc | 9.50 | 8.83 | 5,333 | Co-op | -$662 |
| Lyntegar Electric Coop, Inc | 9.92 | 8.99 | 9,021 | Co-op | -$644 |
| AP Holdings LLC | 8.75 | 9.21 | 48,235 | Retail supplier | -$621 |
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | 9.98 | 9.41 | 9,394 | Co-op | -$599 |
| Karnes Electric Coop Inc | 10.46 | 9.90 | 13,222 | Co-op | -$546 |
| Champion Energy Services | 9.79 | 9.98 | 225,587 | Retail supplier | -$538 |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 10.34 | 10.20 | 126,402 | Co-op | -$514 |
| South Plains Electric Coop Inc | 11.58 | 10.35 | 56,173 | Co-op | -$498 |
| Alliance Power Company, LLC. | 11.41 | 10.50 | 5,272 | Retail supplier | -$481 |
| City of Brenham | 10.25 | 10.58 | 6,059 | Municipal | -$473 |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | 11.35 | 10.69 | 46,409 | Co-op | -$462 |
| City of Seguin | 10.80 | 10.89 | 8,478 | Municipal | -$440 |
| Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 10.33 | 11.03 | 39,569 | Co-op | -$425 |
| Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc | 11.15 | 11.26 | 79,954 | Co-op | -$400 |
| City of Bryan | 11.23 | 11.38 | 58,284 | Municipal | -$386 |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | 11.07 | 11.42 | 113,890 | Co-op | -$383 |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | 11.21 | 11.51 | 84,006 | Co-op | -$372 |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 11.92 | 12.03 | 156,271 | Investor-owned | -$317 |
| City of San Marcos | 11.19 | 12.03 | 22,261 | Municipal | -$317 |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 12.59 | 12.10 | 30,205 | Co-op | -$309 |
| Victoria Electric Coop, Inc | 12.52 | 12.13 | 21,500 | Co-op | -$305 |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 11.69 | 12.22 | 405,587 | Co-op | -$296 |
| City of Floresville | 12.78 | 12.37 | 15,797 | Municipal | -$279 |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 13.13 | 12.40 | 44,415 | Co-op | -$277 |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | 12.17 | 12.40 | 35,346 | Co-op | -$276 |
| City of San Antonio | 12.11 | 12.43 | 865,914 | Municipal | -$273 |
| Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc | 12.85 | 12.49 | 92,189 | Co-op | -$267 |
| Brooklet Energy Distribution | 12.00 | 12.52 | 14,072 | Retail supplier | -$263 |
| Fayette Electric Coop, Inc | 12.63 | 12.54 | 14,150 | Co-op | -$261 |
| Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc | 13.90 | 12.56 | 34,526 | Co-op | -$259 |
| Austin Energy | 13.00 | 12.58 | 507,291 | Municipal | -$257 |
| Octopus Energy LLC | 12.07 | 12.62 | 16,024 | Retail supplier | -$253 |
| Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | 12.18 | 12.62 | 86,118 | Co-op | -$253 |
| Heart of Texas Electric Coop | 12.47 | 12.62 | 18,722 | Co-op | -$252 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc | 14.14 | 12.65 | 118,075 | Co-op | -$249 |
| Weatherford Mun Utility System | 12.70 | 12.69 | 14,466 | Municipal | -$245 |
| Brownsville Public Utilities Board | 13.06 | 12.70 | 48,146 | Municipal | -$244 |
| Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc | 13.77 | 12.72 | 12,060 | Co-op | -$241 |
| City of Denton | 10.62 | 12.81 | 58,941 | Municipal | -$232 |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 13.41 | 12.83 | 35,793 | Co-op | -$230 |
| Rusk County Electric Coop, Inc | 12.97 | 12.89 | 18,152 | Co-op | -$223 |
| Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | 14.32 | 12.96 | 21,180 | Co-op | -$216 |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc | 13.28 | 13.00 | 88,324 | Co-op | -$212 |
| Deep East Texas Elec Coop Inc | 12.65 | 13.10 | 40,404 | Co-op | -$201 |
| City of New Braunfels | 12.95 | 13.18 | 53,975 | Municipal | -$193 |
| Tesla Energy Ventures | 12.53 | 13.24 | 6,348 | Retail supplier | -$185 |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 14.73 | 13.35 | 222,146 | Investor-owned | -$174 |
| Good Charlie & Co., LLC | 13.10 | 13.36 | 23,272 | Retail supplier | -$173 |
| Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc | 13.21 | 13.37 | 5,548 | Co-op | -$172 |
| Jackson Electric Coop, Inc | 13.10 | 13.42 | 15,620 | Co-op | -$167 |
| El Paso Electric Co | 13.54 | 13.46 | 312,576 | Investor-owned | -$162 |
| City of Garland | 12.49 | 13.47 | 69,421 | Municipal | -$160 |
| Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc | 13.91 | 13.55 | 5,886 | Co-op | -$153 |
| Capital Energy PA LLC | 12.80 | 13.62 | 6,214 | Retail supplier | -$144 |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 13.17 | 13.66 | 457,369 | Investor-owned | -$140 |
| Hamilton County Elec Coop Assn | 14.54 | 13.69 | 19,594 | Co-op | -$137 |
| Lamar County Elec Coop Assn | 13.35 | 13.71 | 12,935 | Co-op | -$134 |
| Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | 14.94 | 13.72 | 9,449 | Co-op | -$134 |
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | 12.80 | 13.77 | 298,734 | Co-op | -$128 |
| Declaration Energy LLC | 12.93 | 13.82 | 28,854 | Retail supplier | -$123 |
| City of Georgetown | 12.61 | 13.87 | 29,904 | Municipal | -$118 |
| OhmConnect Texas LLC | 12.97 | 13.88 | 15,567 | Retail supplier | -$116 |
| San Patricio Electric Coop Inc | 14.06 | 13.99 | 10,007 | Co-op | -$105 |
| Cooke County Elec Coop Assn | 15.69 | 14.01 | 15,886 | Co-op | -$103 |
| Varsity Energy | 13.74 | 14.05 | 7,180 | Retail supplier | -$98 |
| Mid-South Electric Coop Assn | 14.70 | 14.08 | 36,267 | Co-op | -$95 |
| Mothership | 13.40 | 14.09 | 54,612 | Retail supplier | -$94 |
| San Bernard Electric Coop, Inc | 14.74 | 14.16 | 31,774 | Co-op | -$86 |
| Navarro County Elec Coop, Inc | 14.61 | 14.25 | 18,435 | Co-op | -$76 |
| BKV-BPP Retail, LLC | 12.53 | 14.26 | 52,764 | Retail supplier | -$75 |
| City of College Station | 14.53 | 14.57 | 42,995 | Municipal | -$42 |
| US Retailers, LLC | 13.76 | 14.61 | 412,301 | Retail supplier | -$38 |
| MP2 Energy LLC | 15.23 | 14.65 | 39,395 | Retail supplier | -$34 |
| Pulse Power, LLC | 17.10 | 14.73 | 101,940 | Retail supplier | -$25 |
| HILCO Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 16.20 | 14.91 | 26,883 | Co-op | -$5 |
| Cherokee County Elec Coop Assn | 15.04 | 14.92 | 22,026 | Co-op | -$5 |
| City of Greenville | 13.91 | 14.95 | 15,165 | Municipal | -$1 |
| TriEagle Energy, L.P. | 13.62 | 15.13 | 107,801 | Retail supplier | +$19 |
| Just Energy | 13.66 | 15.15 | 407,723 | Retail supplier | +$20 |
| Taylor Electric Coop Inc | 15.84 | 15.38 | 18,722 | Co-op | +$45 |
| Comanche County Elec Coop Assn | 16.07 | 15.52 | 7,359 | Co-op | +$60 |
| Wise Electric Coop Inc | 15.04 | 15.56 | 20,137 | Co-op | +$65 |
| Fannin County Electric Coop | — | 15.65 | 11,712 | Co-op | +$74 |
| Navasota Valley Elec Coop, Inc | 15.59 | 15.76 | 19,672 | Co-op | +$86 |
| Tara Energy, LLC | 14.52 | 15.85 | 35,103 | Retail supplier | +$96 |
| Constellation NewEnergy, Inc | 15.58 | 15.95 | 139,928 | Retail supplier | +$107 |
| Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc | 15.74 | 16.09 | 11,527 | Co-op | +$122 |
| Amigo Energy | 14.81 | 16.19 | 146,495 | Retail supplier | +$133 |
| Spark Energy, LP | 14.85 | 16.35 | 22,689 | Retail supplier | +$150 |
| Direct Energy Services | 14.63 | 16.37 | 266,249 | Retail supplier | +$152 |
| Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc | 13.50 | 16.40 | 90,464 | Co-op | +$156 |
| XOOM Energy Texas, LLC | 15.78 | 16.44 | 56,866 | Retail supplier | +$159 |
| Chariot Energy | 13.43 | 16.50 | 31,360 | Retail supplier | +$166 |
| Stream SPE, LTD | 15.41 | 16.60 | 158,854 | Retail supplier | +$177 |
| Houston County Elec Coop Inc | 16.93 | 16.60 | 21,426 | Co-op | +$177 |
| Frontier Utilities, LLC | 17.01 | 16.82 | 132,700 | Retail supplier | +$201 |
| Value Based Brands LLC | 16.41 | 16.85 | 221,191 | Retail supplier | +$204 |
| Pogo Energy LLC | 18.34 | 16.93 | 11,517 | Retail supplier | +$212 |
| Summer Energy LLC | 15.92 | 17.00 | 8,967 | Retail supplier | +$220 |
| Reliant Energy Retail Services | 16.45 | 17.38 | 1,548,250 | Retail supplier | +$261 |
| Green Mountain Energy Company | 16.45 | 17.52 | 292,172 | Retail supplier | +$276 |
| Gexa Energy, LP | 19.57 | 18.11 | 259,811 | Retail supplier | +$340 |
| Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | 19.20 | 18.51 | 9,298 | Co-op | +$383 |
| TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC | 17.69 | 18.70 | 1,446,391 | Retail supplier | +$404 |
| Ambit Energy Holdings, LLC | 17.56 | 18.77 | 360,476 | Retail supplier | +$412 |
| Young Energy, LLC | 19.15 | 19.42 | 53,002 | Retail supplier | +$481 |
| Rhythm Ops LLC | 20.48 | 24.62 | 99,070 | Retail supplier | +$1,043 |
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential sales from each utility's federal EIA-861 filing (bundled service — supply + delivery + riders, not a quoted tariff rate). State average = 14.96¢/kWh, volume-weighted across these utilities (2024). Your distribution utility is fixed by address; these gaps measure what households in different territories actually paid. A further 5 competitive suppliers / solar lessors report energy-only or behind-the-meter sales in Texas; their prices cover only part of the bill and are not comparable to the all-in figures above.
Can you choose your electric company in Texas?
Electric supply choice: yes · Gas supply choice: no
Electric choice in ERCOT competitive TDU areas (~85% of load; munis/co-ops exempt; Power to Choose lists offers). No residential gas choice.
How to switch suppliers in Texas (3 steps)
- Find the price to compare (default supply rate) on your utility bill — you only save when an offer beats it for the same period.
- Compare licensed supplier offers on the state's official shopping site: powertochoose.org. Check term, early-exit fees, and whether the rate is fixed or variable.
- Sign up with the supplier — they handle the switch. Your utility still delivers the power, owns the wires, and responds to outages; only the supply line of the bill changes.
Heating: which fuel is cheapest per million BTU in Texas?
| Fuel | Native price | As of | $ per MMBTU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utility natural gas | $1.790 /therm | Feb 2026 | 17.90 |
| Propane | $2.989 /gal | Mar 30, 2026 | 32.68 |
| Electricity (resistance) | 15.41 ¢/kWh | Feb 2026 | 45.16 |
Utility natural gas is the cheapest residential energy per BTU in Texas at $17.90/MMBTU. Conversions: 1 kWh = 3,412 BTU; 1 therm = 100,000 BTU; heating oil 138,500 BTU/gal; propane 91,452 BTU/gal. Site-energy prices — appliance efficiency changes delivered-heat cost: a 95% AFUE gas furnace delivers heat near the gas figure, while a heat pump at seasonal COP 2.5–3 cuts the effective electric figure by 60–70%. (No EIA weekly heating-oil survey price for Texas.)
Electricity price trend, last 12 months
Texas's average residential price went from 14.88¢/kWh in Feb '25 to 15.41¢/kWh in Feb '26 — up 4% year-over-year. The 12-month peak was 16.10¢ in Oct '25.
| Month | Feb '25 | Mar '25 | Apr '25 | May '25 | Jun '25 | Jul '25 | Aug '25 | Sep '25 | Oct '25 | Nov '25 | Dec '25 | Jan '26 | Feb '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¢/kWh | 14.88 | 15.28 | 15.52 | 15.53 | 15.26 | 15.36 | 15.46 | 15.83 | 16.10 | 16.04 | 15.87 | 15.69 | 15.41 |
Head-to-head utility comparisons in Texas
- City of San Antonio vs Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- City of San Antonio vs Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- City of San Antonio vs Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc — who's cheaper?
- City of San Antonio vs City of New Braunfels — who's cheaper?
- Austin Energy vs Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- Austin Energy vs Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- Entergy Texas Inc. vs Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- Entergy Texas Inc. vs Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc — who's cheaper?
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc vs Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc — who's cheaper?
- Entergy Texas Inc. vs City of Bryan — who's cheaper?
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest electricity in Texas?
- Champion Energy Services, at an average 10.0 cents per kWh for 2024 among Texas utilities with at least 50,000 customers (EIA-861). The most expensive, Rhythm Ops LLC, averaged 24.6 cents — a difference of about $1,582 per year at 10,800 kWh.
- Can I choose my electric company in Texas?
- You cannot choose the utility that delivers power — that is set by your address. Texas does allow residential supply choice: you may buy the supply portion from a licensed competitive supplier if it beats your utility's price to compare. The official shopping site is powertochoose.org.
- Is gas or electric heat cheaper in Texas?
- Per million BTU of site energy, utility natural gas was $17.90 (Feb 2026) versus $45.16 for electric resistance heat. A heat pump delivering 2.5-3 units of heat per unit of electricity brings electric heating to roughly $15-18 per MMBTU.
- What is the average electric bill in Texas?
- At Texas's February 2026 average price of 15.41 cents/kWh and typical usage of 900 kWh per month, a household pays about $139 per month ($1664 per year) for electricity. Actual bills vary with usage, utility territory, and tariff.
About these numbers. Rates shown are averages computed from federal regulatory filings (EIA Form 861)
and public tariff databases — confirm with your utility before making decisions; your actual rate depends on your tariff,
usage, and riders. Distribution utility is determined by address and generally cannot be chosen; in retail-choice states
you may choose your supplier for the supply portion of the bill. Savings figures use 10,800 kWh/yr
(US average residential usage) and are estimates, not quotes. EnergySavings is an independent data project by CertiHomes
and is not affiliated with any utility, supplier, or government agency.