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Texas electricity rates

Homes in Texas pay an average of 14.9¢ per kWh, 9% below the US average, and use 1,096 kWh a month. Texas ranks #24 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

14.9¢average price per kWh

1,096 kWhaverage use per month

$164average monthly bill

#24 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Texas

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Entergy Texas Inc.	13.2	242
Southwestern Public Service Co	14.7	159
TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC	17.7	154
El Paso Electric Co	13.5	148
Southwestern Electric Power Co	11.9	147
Heart of Texas Electric Coop	12.5	132
City of San Antonio	12.1	117
South Plains Electric Coop Inc	12.8	104
Reliant Energy Retail Services	16.5	102
Bartlett Electric Coop, Inc	15.7	97
Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc	11.7	86
Austin Energy	13.0	82

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Texas?

At 14.9¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $149. A system that covers the average Texas home would replace about 13,152 kWh a year, roughly $1,965 of electricity at today’s prices.

10.0 kWsystem for an average home (25 panels)

$30,000rough installed cost

$1,965electricity saved per year

~15 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Texas home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).