Texas electricity rates (August 2026)

Average residential and commercial electricity prices in Texas from EIA's monthly utility survey, with the trend, the largest utilities and what power costs a typical homeowner.

Residential rate

15.91¢

▲ 3.3% vs a year agoper kWh, August 2026; ranks 30 of 51 (1 = highest)

Commercial rate

8.96¢

per kWh, August 2026

Average home bill

$178

per month over the last 12 months, about 1,113 kWh

U.S. residential average

18.16¢

Texas is 12% below the U.S. average.

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Texas vs U.S. residential rate

Cents per kWh by month, last 36 months.

Last 12 months in Texas

Month	Residential	Commercial	U.S. residential	Avg kWh	Avg bill
August 2026	15.91¢	8.96¢	18.16¢	1,670	$266
July 2026	15.88¢	8.47¢	18.31¢	1,583	$251
June 2026	15.94¢	8.61¢	18.34¢	1,311	$209
May 2026	16.44¢	8.24¢	18.44¢	995	$164
April 2026	17.00¢	8.34¢	18.86¢	850	$144
March 2026	16.39¢	8.67¢	18.60¢	821	$135
February 2026	15.42¢	8.95¢	17.65¢	922	$142
January 2026	15.67¢	8.57¢	17.45¢	1,087	$170
December 2025	15.79¢	8.77¢	17.11¢	936	$148
November 2025	15.96¢	8.09¢	17.77¢	807	$129
October 2025	16.03¢	8.57¢	17.95¢	1,080	$173
September 2025	15.77¢	8.63¢	18.05¢	1,297	$205

Largest utilities in Texas

Residential rates for the biggest utilities in Texas that report monthly to EIA, ordered by number of homes served, for August 2026.

Utility	Type	Rate	Avg kWh	Avg bill	Homes
City of San Antonio - (TX)	Municipal	13.47¢	1,523	$205	909,481
Entergy Texas Inc.	Investor Owned	14.80¢	1,758	$260	482,148
El Paso Electric Co	Investor Owned	17.33¢	1,249	$216	325,781
Southwestern Public Service Co	Investor Owned	14.95¢	1,526	$228	226,232
Southwestern Electric Power Co	Investor Owned	14.05¢	1,757	$247	158,138
Nueces Electric Cooperative	Cooperative	15.48¢	1,716	$266	18,959

What electricity adds to owning a home in Texas

A typical Texas home is valued at $296,424 (Zillow). With 10% down at this week's 7.24% 30-year rate, principal and interest come to about $1,818 a month. The average electric bill of $178 adds about 10% on top of that, or $2,135 a year. See Texas property tax and closing costs or run the monthly payment.

Bills follow the seasons: in Texas the highest-use month of the last year averaged 1,670 kWh per home and the lowest 807 kWh. Budget for the expensive months, not the average.

Common questions

What is the average electricity rate in Texas?

Homes in Texas paid an average of 15.91 cents per kWh in August 2026, 12% below the U.S. average of 18.16 cents (EIA Form 861M).

How much is the average electric bill in Texas?

Over the last 12 months the average Texas home used about 1,113 kWh a month and paid about $178 a month.

Have Texas electricity rates gone up?

The residential rate is 3.3% higher than in August 2025, when it was 15.40 cents per kWh.

What do businesses pay for electricity in Texas?

Commercial customers in Texas paid 8.96 cents per kWh in August 2026.

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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (state and utility data, latest month August 2026; EIA marks recent months preliminary and may revise them); ZIP-to-utility map: OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zip Code (2024), CC BY 4.0. Rates are average revenue per kWh (total bill divided by kWh sold), so they include fixed and delivery charges. EIA posts each month about eight weeks after it ends; this page checks for new data every morning.