PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF
RATE REGULATION DIVISIO
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPA
DECEMBER 2009
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
INVESTOR OWNED
Cap Rock Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Elec Power
SWEPCO North Texas
Average
DECEMBER
2009
2008
($)
DECEMBER 2009
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Rank
Change Low=1
($)
DECEMBER
2009
2008
($)
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Rank DECEMBER
Change Low=1
2008
($)
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
60.94
47.93
58.02
42.78
39.16
52.14
50.16
65.14
65.49
65.68
49.77
36.30
49.46
55.31
-6.4%
-26.8%
-11.7%
-14.0%
7.9%
5.4%
-9.3%
6
3
5
2
1
4
111.89
91.36
111.47
79.96
65.79
98.27
93.12
120.29
126.48
127.28
94.42
60.13
92.91
103.59
-7.0%
-27.8%
-12.4%
-15.3%
9.4%
5.8%
-10.1%
6
3
5
2
1
4
908
517
1,045
603
1,278
670
837
100.97
49.37
115.37
50.43
79.80
67.35
77.22
5
1
6
2
4
3
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
54.97
45.86
65.39
55.41
53.54
48.09
64.67
55.43
2.7%
-4.6%
1.1%
0.0%
2
1
3
92.44
80.72
112.28
95.15
92.08
86.68
111.85
96.87
0.4%
-6.9%
0.4%
-1.8%
2
1
3
856
1,002
872
910
81.65
80.85
101.03
87.84
2
1
3
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
42.02
42.33
51.18
45.18
50.23
42.02
45.01
57.24
48.09
53.53
0.0%
-6.0%
-10.6%
-6.1%
-6.2%
1
2
3
90.38
77.38
93.85
87.20
92.15
90.38
82.73
105.98
93.03
99.27
0.0%
-6.5%
-11.4%
-6.3%
-7.2%
2
1
3
732
817
814
788
843
64.46
64.55
77.97
68.99
77.82
1
2
3
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
OG&E (Oklahoma)
PSCo (Colorado)
500
41.86
54.32
n/a
53.62
1000
81.24
102.11
n/a
99.24
Other U.S. Utilities Average
49.93
94.20
U.S. AVG. (Sep. 1, 2009)
500
60.30
1000
120.60
Please direct all questions relating to the
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
distribution of this survey to the Office of
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84.80
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76.76
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80.78
Data Source: Data and computations are
provided by each utility listed.
Compiled by: Rate Regulation Division, Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notes: The bill amounts may include the effects of temporary refunds and/or
surcharges for items such as fuel. U.S. Average is based on average revenues
from Residential Retail Sales reported by the Energy Information Administration.