PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF
RATE REGULATION DIVISIO
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPA
AUGUST 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
AUGUST
2009
2008
($)
AUGUST 2009
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Rank
Change Low=1
($)
AUGUST
2009
2008
($)
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Rank
Change Low=1
AUGUST
2008
($)
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
58.34
61.33
41.99
33.81
45.79
53.89
49.19
88.34
63.09
63.26
57.36
41.17
52.06
60.88
-34.0%
-2.8%
-33.6%
-41.1%
11.2%
3.5%
-19.2%
5
6
2
1
3
4
106.69
118.16
79.40
62.01
84.80
101.76
92.14
166.69
121.67
122.44
109.60
75.59
100.66
116.11
-36.0%
-2.9%
-35.2%
-43.4%
12.2%
1.1%
-20.6%
5
6
2
1
3
4
1,234
726
1,740
1,247
1,709
1,168
1,304
127.14
87.03
134.78
75.94
140.12
117.04
113.68
4
2
5
1
6
3
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
57.04
45.65
65.39
56.03
87.04
49.69
65.90
67.54
-34.5%
-8.1%
-0.8%
-17.1%
2
1
3
99.08
80.29
112.28
97.22
159.08
89.88
114.29
121.08
-37.7%
-10.7%
-1.8%
-19.7%
2
1
3
1,412
1,325
1,572
1,436
133.71
102.81
165.92
134.15
2
1
3
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
42.02
45.41
50.39
45.94
50.09
42.02
52.21
55.22
49.82
59.78
0.0%
-13.0%
-8.7%
-7.8%
-16.2%
1
2
3
99.38
89.53
92.29
93.73
93.81
99.38
106.15
101.94
102.49
113.95
0.0%
-15.7%
-9.5%
-8.5%
-17.7%
3
1
2
1,407
1,576
1,177
1,387
1,358
146.08
142.09
107.11
131.76
123.31
3
2
1
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
OG&E (Oklahoma)
PSCo (Colorado)
500
39.63
59.48
58.27
54.66
1000
79.24
112.44
102.99
101.32
Other U.S. Utilities Average
53.01
99.00
U.S. AVG. (May 1, 2009)
500
59.30
1000
118.60
Please direct all questions relating to the
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
distribution of this survey to the Office of
1,708
134.97
2
Customer Protection (512) 936-7150.
774
88.54
1
Reminder to participants: To enable us to
1,603
159.60
3
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.
1,362
127.70
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.