PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
June 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
$51.94
$60.60
$53.98
$51.40
$46.71
$52.93
$63.99
$62.39
$59.73
$51.85
$46.72
$56.94
-18.8%
-2.9%
-9.6%
-0.9%
0.0%
-7.0%
3
5
4
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$56.35
$56.09
$61.96
$58.13
$60.22
$51.43
$66.56
$59.40
-6.4%
9.1%
-6.9%
-2.1%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$42.55
$49.22
$49.53
$47.10
$52.76
$39.69
$52.13
$47.44
$46.42
$54.74
7.2%
-5.6%
4.4%
1.5%
-3.6%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
June
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
500 kWh
$42.65
$63.57
$52.45
$52.89
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (April 2012)
$59.75
June
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
2012
2011
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
June
2011
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
$93.89
$116.15
$102.98
$96.80
$86.18
$99.20
($)
$117.99
$119.76
$114.47
$97.70
$86.19
$107.22
-20.4%
-3.0%
-10.0%
-0.9%
0.0%
-7.5%
2
5
4
3
1
(kWh)
1,209
705
1,583
1,176
1,493
1,233
($)
$109.32
$83.38
$160.10
$112.78
$125.08
$118.13
2
1
5
3
4
2
1
3
$92.70
$98.18
$105.43
$98.77
$102.94
$89.86
$114.62
$102.47
-9.9%
9.3%
-8.0%
-3.6%
1
2
3
1,532
895
1,276
1,234
$93.00
$89.34
$141.15
$107.83
2
1
3
1
2
3
$100.44
$97.17
$90.57
$96.06
$98.23
$94.72
$103.00
$86.38
$94.70
$102.51
6.0%
-5.7%
4.9%
1.4%
-4.2%
3
2
1
1,213
1,540
1,112
1,288
1,249
$125.10
$150.85
$99.76
$125.24
$117.26
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.
$85.28
1,521
$129.72
2
711
$119.86
$87.37
1
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$109.25
1116
$108.55
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$119.50 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.