PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF
RATE REGULATION DIVISIO
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPA
SEPTEMBER 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
SEPTEMBER
2009
2008
($)
SEPTEMBER 2009
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Rank
Change Low=1
($)
SEPTEMBER
2009
2008
($)
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Rank SEPTEMBER
Change Low=1
2008
($)
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
57.24
61.33
42.61
45.61
45.79
56.49
51.51
65.09
63.09
65.68
57.36
41.17
52.06
57.41
-12.1%
-2.8%
-35.1%
-20.5%
11.2%
8.5%
-10.3%
5
6
1
2
3
4
104.49
118.16
80.66
85.61
84.80
109.51
97.21
120.19
121.67
127.28
109.60
75.59
100.66
109.17
-13.1%
-2.9%
-36.6%
-21.9%
12.2%
8.8%
-11.0%
4
6
1
3
2
5
1,071
664
1,501
1,205
1,456
991
1,148
109.30
79.93
118.78
102.01
120.40
107.84
106.38
4
1
5
2
6
3
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
57.04
44.72
65.39
55.72
61.04
50.89
66.86
59.60
-6.6%
-12.1%
-2.2%
-6.5%
2
1
3
99.08
78.44
112.28
96.60
107.08
92.28
116.22
105.19
-7.5%
-15.0%
-3.4%
-8.2%
2
1
3
1,380
1,191
1,519
1,363
131.03
91.32
160.95
127.77
2
1
3
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
42.02
45.84
50.11
45.99
51.18
42.02
48.74
55.49
48.75
55.79
0.0%
-5.9%
-9.7%
-5.7%
-8.3%
1
2
3
99.38
90.40
91.73
93.84
96.21
99.38
96.18
102.47
99.34
105.72
0.0%
-6.0%
-10.5%
-5.5%
-9.0%
3
1
2
1,306
1,459
1,130
1,298
1,239
134.49
132.69
102.54
123.24
115.94
3
2
1
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
OG&E (Oklahoma)
PSCo (Colorado)
500
40.05
57.22
57.88
54.66
1000
80.06
107.92
102.20
101.32
Other U.S. Utilities Average
52.45
97.88
U.S. AVG. (Jun. 1, 2009)
500
59.55
1000
119.10
Please direct all questions relating to the
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
distribution of this survey to the Office of
1,434
114.82
3
Customer Protection (512) 936-7150.
589
66.20
1
Reminder to participants: To enable us to
993
101.58
2
publish the comparison on the 15th of each
n/a
n/a
n/a
month, we request that your response reach
us by the 8th. Thank you for your cooperation.
1,005
94.20
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.