PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
February 2011
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
February
2011
2010
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Cap Rock Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Elec Power
SWEPCO North Texas
Average
($)
$60.39
$57.37
$51.08
$47.47
$41.15
$41.15
$49.77
($)
$60.89
$43.33
$43.14
$43.04
$37.33
$41.69
$44.90
-0.8%
32.4%
18.4%
10.3%
10.2%
-1.3%
10.8%
6
5
4
3
1
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$66.72
$49.59
$65.39
$60.57
$59.22
$47.54
$65.39
$57.38
12.7%
4.3%
0.0%
5.5%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$39.69
$46.77
$49.30
$45.25
$51.34
$42.02
$46.89
$51.41
$46.77
$48.49
-5.6%
-0.3%
-4.1%
-3.3%
5.9%
500 kWh
$44.79
$57.20
$51.74
1000 kWh
$86.87
$107.39
$96.59
$51.24
$96.95
500 kWh
1000 kWh
$55.20
$110.40
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
U.S. AVG. (December 2010)
February
2011
2010
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
February
2010
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
(kWh)
1,271
497
1,313
1,044
1,482
1,482
1,182
($)
$135.89
$57.04
$119.96
$92.58
$96.87
$96.87
$99.87
6
1
5
2
3
3
($)
$110.79
$109.72
$97.16
$88.93
$70.12
$70.12
$91.14
($)
$111.79
$82.16
$81.70
$80.48
$62.14
$77.38
$82.61
-0.9%
33.5%
18.9%
10.5%
12.8%
-9.4%
10.3%
6
5
4
3
1
1
3
1
2
$115.94
$86.18
$112.28
$104.80
$100.94
$83.08
$112.28
$98.77
14.9%
3.7%
0.0%
6.1%
3
1
2
1,002
1,582
1,338
1,307
$116.14
$128.76
$149.97
$131.62
1
2
3
1
2
3
$85.72
$85.28
$90.10
$87.03
$93.53
$90.38
$86.50
$94.31
$90.40
$88.60
-5.2%
-1.4%
-4.5%
-3.7%
5.6%
2
1
3
808
916
1,000
908
1,145
$68.04
$78.81
$90.10
$78.98
$102.59
1
2
3
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.
1,572
$130.44
2
607
$67.92
1
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Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
listed.
$1,089.50
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.
$99.18