PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
July 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
$59.84
$60.60
$54.10
$51.40
$48.16
$54.82
$64.79
$62.39
$59.86
$51.85
$47.62
$57.30
-7.6%
-2.9%
-9.6%
-0.9%
1.1%
-4.3%
4
5
3
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$54.85
$56.72
$62.27
$57.95
$58.22
$52.79
$65.39
$58.80
-5.8%
7.4%
-4.8%
-1.5%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$42.55
$49.72
$49.84
$47.37
$53.64
$39.69
$49.83
$47.56
$45.69
$54.54
7.2%
-0.2%
4.8%
3.7%
-1.7%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
July
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
500 kWh
$43.98
$64.00
$52.45
$53.48
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (May 2012)
$59.85
July
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
2012
2011
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
July
2011
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
$109.69
$116.15
$103.22
$96.80
$89.07
$102.99
($)
$119.59
$119.76
$114.72
$97.70
$87.98
$107.95
-8.3%
-3.0%
-10.0%
-0.9%
1.2%
-4.6%
4
5
3
2
1
(kWh)
1,653
924
1,942
1,449
1,895
1,573
($)
$171.92
$107.71
$195.75
$137.57
$162.31
$155.05
4
1
5
2
3
1
2
3
$89.70
$99.44
$106.04
$98.39
$98.94
$92.58
$112.28
$101.27
-9.3%
7.4%
-5.6%
-2.8%
1
2
3
1,550
1,379
1,524
1,484
$90.00
$131.82
$161.42
$127.75
1
2
3
1
2
3
$100.44
$98.18
$91.18
$96.60
$99.99
$94.72
$98.40
$86.63
$93.25
$102.12
6.0%
-0.2%
5.3%
3.6%
-2.1%
3
2
1
1,481
1,808
1,235
1,508
1,531
$156.13
$179.33
$110.61
$148.69
$145.87
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.
$87.93
1,832
$161.12
2
$120.72
1,054
$127.07
1
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$110.42
1443
$144.10
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$119.70 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.