PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
August 2012
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2012
2011
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Sharyland (Cap Rock Energy)
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Electric Power
Average
$65.04
$60.60
$54.10
$51.40
$48.62
$55.95
$66.49
$63.58
$59.86
$51.85
$47.62
$57.88
-2.2%
-4.7%
-9.6%
-0.9%
2.1%
-3.3%
5
4
3
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$53.85
$56.35
$61.76
$57.32
$57.72
$52.38
$65.39
$58.50
-6.7%
7.6%
-5.5%
-2.0%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$42.55
$49.05
$48.06
$46.55
$53.76
$39.69
$49.11
$48.63
$45.81
$54.76
7.2%
-0.1%
-1.2%
1.6%
-1.8%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
August
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
500 kWh
$42.40
$64.14
$52.52
$53.02
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (June 2012)
$60.60
August
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
2012
2011
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
August
2011
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
$120.09
$116.15
$103.22
$96.80
$89.99
$105.25
($)
$122.99
$122.15
$114.72
$97.70
$87.98
$109.11
-2.4%
-4.9%
-10.0%
-0.9%
2.3%
-3.5%
5
4
3
2
1
(kWh)
1,744
888
1,942
1,654
2,024
1,650
($)
$198.97
$103.71
$195.75
$156.19
$174.70
$165.86
5
1
4
2
3
1
2
3
$87.70
$98.70
$105.01
$97.14
$97.94
$91.76
$112.28
$100.66
-10.5%
7.6%
-6.5%
-3.5%
1
2
3
1,714
1,504
1,750
1,656
$150.00
$141.39
$182.61
$158.00
2
1
3
1
3
2
$100.44
$96.83
$87.61
$94.96
$100.23
$94.72
$96.95
$88.75
$93.47
$102.54
6.0%
-0.1%
-1.3%
1.6%
-2.3%
3
2
1
1,527
1,742
1,229
1,499
1,611
$161.46
$170.36
$105.73
$145.85
$158.26
2
3
1
1000 kWh 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.
$84.80
1,832
$161.12
2
$121.00
862
$105.43
1
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$109.52
1347
$133.28
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$121.20 Retail Sales reported by the Energy Information Administration.
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. As of 4/16/10, SWEPCO North Texas jurisdiction rates merged with
SWEPCO rates.