Electricity prices in Texas
What homes in Texas pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 16.0¢ a kWh
- Up 4.8% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $178 a month
- Up 5.6% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,113 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 25 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Texas homes paid 16.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Texas vs the US
| Texas | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 16.0¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 15.9¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $178 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $266 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,113 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +4.8% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +36% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 15.91¢ |
| July 2026 | 15.88¢ |
| June 2026 | 15.94¢ |
| May 2026 | 16.44¢ |
| April 2026 | 17.00¢ |
| March 2026 | 16.39¢ |
| February 2026 | 15.42¢ |
| January 2026 | 15.67¢ |
| December 2025 | 15.79¢ |
| November 2025 | 15.96¢ |
| October 2025 | 16.03¢ |
| September 2025 | 15.77¢ |
| August 2025 | 15.40¢ |
| July 2025 | 15.28¢ |
| June 2025 | 15.19¢ |
| May 2025 | 15.45¢ |
| April 2025 | 15.48¢ |
| March 2025 | 15.20¢ |
| February 2025 | 14.78¢ |
| January 2025 | 14.63¢ |
| December 2024 | 15.36¢ |
| November 2024 | 15.68¢ |
| October 2024 | 15.67¢ |
| September 2024 | 15.06¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Texas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $266 |
| July 2026 | $251 |
| June 2026 | $209 |
| May 2026 | $164 |
| April 2026 | $144 |
| March 2026 | $135 |
| February 2026 | $142 |
| January 2026 | $170 |
| December 2025 | $148 |
| November 2025 | $129 |
| October 2025 | $173 |
| September 2025 | $205 |
| August 2025 | $232 |
| July 2025 | $226 |
| June 2025 | $195 |
| May 2025 | $157 |
| April 2025 | $128 |
| March 2025 | $130 |
| February 2025 | $154 |
| January 2025 | $174 |
| December 2024 | $134 |
| November 2024 | $130 |
| October 2024 | $168 |
| September 2024 | $195 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Texas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $36.84 |
| July 2026 | $34.30 |
| June 2026 | $31.89 |
| May 2026 | $30.48 |
| April 2026 | $26.91 |
| March 2026 | $24.61 |
| February 2026 | $18.74 |
| January 2026 | $16.47 |
| December 2025 | $19.31 |
| November 2025 | $25.73 |
| October 2025 | $30.78 |
| September 2025 | $33.29 |
| August 2025 | $33.47 |
| July 2025 | $31.98 |
| June 2025 | $30.12 |
| May 2025 | $25.45 |
| April 2025 | $22.25 |
| March 2025 | $17.50 |
| February 2025 | $14.22 |
| January 2025 | $13.68 |
| December 2024 | $17.40 |
| November 2024 | $24.82 |
| October 2024 | $29.97 |
| September 2024 | $31.10 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Texas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Texas
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 16% of homes in Texas. Most of the rest buy power from a retail supplier or a town program, which EIA does not list by name.
| City of San AntonioMunicipal | 12.8¢ | +3.3% |
| Entergy TexasInvestor-owned | 14.4¢ | +4.9% |
| El Paso ElectricInvestor-owned | 16.9¢ | +22% |
| Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)Investor-owned | 14.0¢ | +1.8% |
| SWEPCO (AEP)Investor-owned | 13.4¢ | +10% |
| Nueces Electric CooperativeCooperative | 15.0¢ | +6.6% |
Heating fuels in Texas: propane.