PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
July 2015
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2015
2014
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
INVESTOR OWNED
Sharyland (Cap Rock Energy)
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Electric Power
Average
($)
N/A
$59.27
$57.72
$58.65
$56.76
$58.10
($)
N/A
$62.48
$64.31
$59.74
$59.55
$61.52
N/A
-5.1%
-10.2%
-1.8%
-4.7%
-5.6%
N/A
4
2
3
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$57.85
$62.73
$65.39
$61.99
$65.35
$64.27
$65.39
$65.00
-11.5%
-2.4%
0.0%
-4.6%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$53.71
$55.97
$57.71
$55.80
$58.58
$52.35
$54.39
$53.86
$53.53
$60.17
2.6%
2.9%
7.1%
4.2%
-2.6%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
July
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
500 kWh
$49.32
$71.27
$55.12
$58.57
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (April 2015)
$63.20
July
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
2015
2014
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
July
2014
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
N/A
$113.50
$108.42
$109.70
$105.53
$109.29
($)
N/A
$119.90
$121.60
$111.88
$110.00
$115.85
N/A
-5.3%
-10.8%
-1.9%
-4.1%
-5.7%
N/A
4
2
3
1
(kWh)
N/A
954
1,595
1,213
1,417
1,295
($)
N/A
$108.51
$168.77
$131.44
$145.45
$138.54
N/A
1
4
2
3
1
2
3
$95.70
$109.45
$112.28
$105.81
$110.70
$112.53
$112.28
$111.84
-13.6%
-2.7%
0.0%
-5.4%
1
2
3
1,645
1,301
1,545
1,497
$144.52
$137.58
$163.39
$148.50
2
1
3
1
2
3
$120.90
$111.09
$106.14
$112.71
$109.27
$118.18
$107.94
$98.42
$108.18
$112.34
2.3%
2.9%
7.8%
4.2%
-2.7%
3
2
1
1,182
1,249
1,068
1,166
1,317
$147.36
$139.54
$110.01
$132.30
$139.66
3
2
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.
$98.65
1,568
$154.66
2
$133.48
758
$103.33
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.
$120.03
1163
$129.00
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$126.40 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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