PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
January 2012
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2012
January
2011
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Sharyland (Cap Rock Energy)
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Electric Power
Average
$60.84
$58.57
$59.56
$51.25
$40.01
$54.05
$57.84
$57.37
$55.22
$43.50
$41.15
$51.02
5.2%
2.1%
7.9%
17.8%
-2.8%
5.9%
5
3
4
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$58.85
$53.62
$65.39
$59.29
$66.72
$49.00
$65.39
$60.37
-11.8%
9.4%
0.0%
-1.8%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$42.55
$49.74
$49.68
$47.32
$53.64
$39.69
$47.12
$49.72
$45.51
$52.07
7.2%
5.6%
-0.1%
4.0%
3.0%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
500 kWh
$44.07
$60.21
$51.00
$51.76
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (November 2011)
$59.40
2012
January
2011
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
January
2011
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
(kWh)
1,251
597
1,409
1,164
1,581
1,200
($)
$135.07
$68.96
$150.72
$111.34
$98.79
$112.98
4
1
5
3
2
($)
$111.69
$112.12
$114.14
$96.50
$67.87
$100.46
($)
$105.69
$109.72
$105.44
$81.41
$70.12
$94.48
5.7%
2.2%
8.3%
18.5%
-3.2%
6.3%
3
4
5
2
1
2
1
3
$97.70
$94.23
$112.28
$101.40
$115.94
$85.99
$112.28
$104.74
-15.7%
9.6%
0.0%
-3.2%
2
1
3
994
1,239
1,155
1,129
$97.70
$113.64
$126.82
$112.72
1
2
3
1
3
2
$91.44
$91.21
$90.86
$91.17
$98.19
$85.72
$85.97
$90.93
$87.54
$95.38
6.7%
6.1%
-0.1%
4.1%
2.9%
3
2
1
862
1,023
967
951
1,113
$77.94
$93.13
$88.14
$86.40
$105.66
1
3
2
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.
$85.27
1,481
$120.81
2
$112.94
734
$84.95
1
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$97.78
1108
$102.88
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$118.80 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.