PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
April 2011
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2011
2010
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Cap Rock Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Elec Power
SWEPCO North Texas
Average
($)
$55.34
$43.45
$48.93
$47.47
$42.85
$42.85
$46.82
($)
$53.64
$58.83
$61.52
$44.01
$39.03
$43.39
$50.07
3.2%
-26.1%
-20.5%
7.9%
9.8%
-1.2%
-6.5%
6
3
5
4
1
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$63.22
$49.92
$67.24
$60.13
$66.72
$48.99
$67.92
$61.21
-5.2%
1.9%
-1.0%
-1.8%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$39.69
$49.97
$49.23
$46.30
$50.01
$42.02
$50.20
$52.74
$48.32
$52.42
-5.6%
-0.5%
-6.7%
-4.2%
-4.6%
500 kWh
$47.26
$60.14
$54.37
1000 kWh
$91.78
$113.28
$101.86
$53.92
$102.31
500 kWh
1000 kWh
$54.95
$109.90
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
U.S. AVG. (January 2011)
April
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
April
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
2011
2010
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
April
2010
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
$100.69
$81.89
$92.87
$88.93
$73.51
$73.51
$85.23
($)
$97.29
$113.16
$118.45
$82.42
$65.53
$80.77
$92.94
3.5%
-27.6%
-21.6%
7.9%
12.2%
-9.0%
-8.3%
6
3
5
4
1
1
(kWh)
823
518
913
759
930
930
812
($)
$83.21
$44.84
$85.22
$68.95
$69.39
$69.39
$70.17
5
1
6
2
3
3
2
1
3
$108.94
$86.84
$115.98
$103.92
$115.94
$85.98
$117.34
$106.42
-6.0%
1.0%
-1.2%
-2.4%
2
1
3
883
1,080
916
960
$98.24
$92.75
$109.04
$100.01
2
1
3
1
3
2
$85.72
$91.67
$89.95
$89.11
$90.87
$90.38
$92.14
$96.98
$93.17
$96.37
-5.2%
-0.5%
-7.2%
-4.4%
-5.7%
1
3
2
628
788
676
697
820
$51.47
$73.99
$63.56
$63.01
$75.84
1
3
2
Please direct all questions relating to the distribution of this survey to Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
the Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7150.
901
$83.77
2
498
$59.94
1
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Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
listed.
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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 jurisdiction rates merged with SWEPCO rates.
$71.86