PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
January 2016
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
2016
January
2015
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
$54.70
$59.65
$53.61
$47.82
$53.95
($)
N/A
$58.16
$61.77
$57.11
$48.78
$56.46
N/A
-5.9%
-3.4%
-6.1%
-2.0%
-4.4%
N/A
3
4
2
1
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
$61.35
$58.86
$65.64
$61.95
$63.85
$62.37
$65.39
$63.87
-3.9%
-5.6%
0.4%
-3.0%
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS Energy (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
$44.55
$54.79
$54.21
$51.18
$55.52
$46.21
$52.62
$61.02
$53.28
$57.73
-3.6%
4.1%
-11.2%
-3.9%
-3.8%
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
PSCo (Colorado)
Other U.S. Utilities Average
500 kWh
$48.20
$69.63
$55.12
$57.65
500 kWh
U.S. AVG. (October 2015)
$63.65
2016
January
2015
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Change
Rank
Low=1
January
2015
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
(kWh)
N/A
646
1,441
1,263
1,576
1,232
($)
N/A
$69.21
$151.91
$123.81
$123.93
$117.22
N/A
1
4
2
3
($)
N/A
$104.38
$112.28
$99.62
$83.71
$100.00
($)
N/A
$111.27
$116.50
$106.62
$84.03
$104.61
N/A
-6.2%
-3.6%
-6.6%
-0.4%
-4.4%
N/A
3
4
2
1
2
1
3
$102.70
$101.71
$108.27
$104.23
$107.70
$108.73
$112.28
$109.57
-4.6%
-6.5%
-3.6%
-4.9%
2
1
3
1,369
1,765
1,604
1,579
$133.21
$167.27
$168.92
$156.47
1
2
3
1
3
2
$98.07
$100.82
$99.12
$99.34
$101.07
$101.40
$96.48
$112.75
$103.54
$105.78
-3.3%
4.5%
-12.1%
-4.1%
-4.5%
1
3
2
924
1,286
1,043
1,084
1,292
$89.93
$127.15
$100.32
$105.80
$125.57
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.
$93.14
1,303
$117.46
2
$129.90
691
$92.62
1
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$102.37
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.
$108.47
997
$105.04
Data Source: Data and computations are provided by each utility
1000 kWh listed. U.S. Average is based on average revenues from Residential
$127.30 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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