PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
May 2014
RESIDENTIAL
500 kW h
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2014
2013
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Sharyland (Cap Rock Energy)
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Electric Power
Average
$65.57
$62.48
$64.52
$54.31
$57.64
$60.90
($)
$64.04
$60.08
$60.12
$49.74
$46.68
$56.13
2.4%
4.0%
7.3%
9.2%
23.5%
8.5%
5
3
4
1
2
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$63.85
$61.47
$67.89
$64.40
$62.35
$57.39
$65.39
$61.71
2.4%
7.1%
3.8%
4.4%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$44.85
$55.58
$52.72
$51.05
$59.17
$42.27
$54.40
$48.66
$48.44
$55.56
6.1%
2.2%
8.3%
5.4%
6.5%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
May
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
500 kW h
$55.80
$64.30
$60.18
$60.09
500 kW h
U.S. AVG. (March 2014)
$61.30
May
Last year's avg. kW h usage
paired with current rates
2014
2013
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
May
2013
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
$121.16
$119.90
$122.01
$101.04
$106.19
$114.06
($)
$118.09
$115.11
$114.24
$92.32
$86.11
$105.17
2.6%
4.2%
6.8%
9.4%
23.3%
8.4%
4
3
5
1
2
(kW h)
800
501
942
774
903
784
($)
$97.54
$62.59
$115.35
$79.91
$95.93
$90.26
4
1
5
2
3
2
1
3
$107.70
$106.94
$117.28
$110.64
$104.70
$99.77
$112.28
$105.58
2.9%
7.2%
4.5%
4.8%
2
1
3
1,042
888
894
941
$111.38
$96.75
$102.34
$103.49
3
1
2
1
3
2
$98.68
$102.40
$96.15
$99.08
$109.04
$93.54
$100.55
$88.81
$94.30
$102.32
5.5%
1.8%
8.3%
5.1%
6.6%
2
3
1
733
894
746
791
829
$69.96
$92.48
$71.95
$78.13
$90.56
1
3
2
1000 kW h Please direct all questions relating to the distribution of this survey to Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
$111.61 the Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7150.
925
$103.24
2
$119.35
531
$67.68
1
Reminder to participants: To enable us to publish the comparison on
$112.30
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the 15th of each month, we request that your response reach us by
the 8th. Thank you for your cooperation.
$114.42
728
$85.46
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kW h listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$122.60 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, SW EPCO North Texas jurisdiction rates merged with
SW EPCO rates.
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