PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISS
RATE REGULATION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL
December 2010
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
2010
2009
($)
December 2
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Rank
Change Low=1
($)
December
2010
2009
($)
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Rank
Change Low=1
December
2009
($)
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
56.74
45.67
61.22
43.50
42.96
42.96
48.84
60.94
47.93
58.02
42.78
39.16
52.14
50.16
-6.9%
-4.7%
5.5%
1.7%
9.7%
-17.6%
-2.6%
5
4
6
3
1
1
103.49
86.33
117.44
81.40
73.72
73.72
89.35
111.89
91.36
111.47
79.96
65.79
98.27
93.12
-7.5%
-5.5%
5.4%
1.8%
12.1%
-25.0%
-4.1%
5
4
6
3
1
1
980
547
1,106
1,066
1,245
1,245
1,032
99.88
49.50
127.32
86.40
88.22
88.22
89.92
5
1
6
2
3
3
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
58.22
49.92
67.99
58.71
54.97
45.86
65.39
55.41
5.9%
8.9%
4.0%
6.0%
2
1
3
98.94
87.84
117.48
101.42
92.44
80.72
112.28
95.15
7.0%
8.8%
4.6%
6.6%
2
1
3
989
879
907
925
98.05
78.66
108.28
95.00
2
1
3
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
42.43
48.33
49.55
46.77
50.79
42.02
42.33
51.18
45.18
50.23
1.0%
14.2%
-3.2%
3.5%
1.1%
1
2
3
91.20
88.40
90.60
90.07
92.55
90.38
77.38
93.85
87.20
92.15
0.9%
14.2%
-3.5%
3.3%
0.4%
3
1
2
753
921
915
863
963
67.11
82.07
83.62
77.60
88.11
1
2
3
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
500
40.94
56.34
50.82
1000
79.28
106.18
94.79
Other U.S. Utilities Average
49.37
93.42
U.S. AVG. (August 2010)
500
59.85
1000
119.70
Please direct all questions relating to the
distribution of this survey to the Office of
Customer Protection (512) 936-7150.
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Data Source: Data and computations are
provided by each utility listed.
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
1,036
731
n/a
81.76
79.38
n/a
884
80.57
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.
As of 4/16/10 SWEPCO North Texas jurisd. rates merged with SWEPCO rates.
2
1
n/a