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Nueces Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Nueces Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 18,959 homes in Texas. EIA lists it as Nueces Electric Cooperative.

Headlines

Average price
15.0¢ a kWh
Up 6.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$190 a month
Up 3.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,264 kWh
A month. Texas 1,113 kWh
Price rank in Texas
2 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nueces Electric Cooperative homes paid 15.0¢ a kWh, against 16.0¢ across Texas.

Many homes in Texas buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Nueces Electric Cooperative's own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Nueces Electric Cooperative vs Texas

Nueces Electric CooperativeTexas
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.0¢16.0¢
Price in August 202615.5¢15.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$190$178
Bill in August 2026$266$266
Average monthly use1,264 kWh1,113 kWh
Price change, past year+6.6%+4.8%
Price change since 2019+7.8%+36%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.