PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
September 2015
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
September
2015
2014
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
($)
N/A
$59.12
$59.63
$58.65
$57.81
$58.80
($)
N/A
$62.28
$57.47
$59.74
$59.55
$59.76
N/A
-5.1%
3.8%
-1.8%
-2.9%
-1.6%
N/A
3
4
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$53.85
$58.40
$65.39
$59.21
$60.85
$65.10
$65.39
$63.78
-11.5%
-10.3%
0.0%
-7.2%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$53.71
$55.81
$54.26
$54.59
$57.66
$52.35
$52.76
$56.58
$53.90
$59.21
2.6%
5.8%
-4.1%
1.3%
-2.6%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
500 kWh
$51.91
$69.96
$55.12
$59.00
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (June 2015)
$64.65
September
2015
2014
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
September
2014
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
(kWh)
N/A
777
1,703
1,132
1,503
1,279
($)
N/A
$89.09
$186.23
$123.17
$156.22
$138.68
N/A
1
4
2
3
($)
N/A
$113.22
$112.24
$109.70
$107.64
$110.70
($)
N/A
$119.52
$107.94
$111.88
$110.00
$112.34
N/A
-5.3%
4.0%
-1.9%
-2.1%
-1.5%
N/A
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
$87.70
$100.80
$112.28
$100.26
$101.70
$114.19
$112.28
$109.39
-13.8%
-11.7%
0.0%
-8.3%
1
2
3
1,684
1,449
1,568
1,567
$134.00
$138.87
$165.54
$146.14
1
2
3
1
3
2
$120.90
$110.78
$99.23
$110.30
$107.45
$118.18
$104.68
$103.88
$108.91
$110.43
2.3%
5.8%
-4.5%
1.3%
-2.7%
3
2
1
1,313
1,563
1,253
1,376
1,395
$166.41
$174.91
$118.93
$153.42
$145.34
2
3
1
1000 kWh Please direct all questions relating to the distribution of this survey to Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
$103.82 the Office of Customer Protection at (512) 936-7150.
1,610
$167.14
2
$130.67
584
$80.22
1
Reminder to participants: To enable us to publish the comparison on
$127.97
N/A
N/A
N/A
the 15th of each month, we request that your response reach us by
the 8th. Thank you for your cooperation.
$120.82
1,097
$123.68
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$129.30 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.
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