Texas residential electricity rates

LATEST PUBLISHED OBSERVATION

15.91 USD cents per kWh

The latest covered residential electricity price for Texas is 15.91 USD cents per kilowatt-hour, for Aug 2026. That is 3.3% higher than the same reporting period a year earlier.

Residential revenue per kWh sold. A state or national average; individual bills and tariffs differ. EIA monthly values can be revised.

Official U.S. Energy Information Administration data ↗ · Source checked: 2026-11-08 · Cached official feed

What does electricity usage cost in Texas?

These examples multiply electricity usage by the published average. They are illustrations, not bill quotes; fixed charges, tariff bands and subsidies may affect actual bills.

Monthly electricity usageIllustrative cost in USD
500 kWh79.55 USD
1,000 kWh159.10 USD
1,500 kWh238.65 USD

Texas electricity price history

Prices remain in the source currency so exchange-rate movements do not alter this comparison.

Observation periodUSD cents per kWhSource flag
Aug 202615.91—
Jul 202615.88—
Jun 202615.94—
May 202616.44—
Apr 202617.00—
Mar 202616.39—
Feb 202615.42—
Jan 202615.67—
Dec 202515.79—
Nov 202515.96—
Oct 202516.03—
Sep 202515.77—
Aug 202515.40—
Jul 202515.28—
Jun 202515.19—
May 202515.45—
Apr 202515.48—
Mar 202515.20—
Feb 202514.78—
Jan 202514.63—
Dec 202415.36—
Nov 202415.68—
Oct 202415.67—
Sep 202415.06—
Aug 202414.88—
Jul 202414.70—
Jun 202414.55—
May 202414.83—
Apr 202415.13—
Mar 202415.02—
Feb 202414.48—
Jan 202414.35—
Dec 202314.64—
Nov 202314.79—
Oct 202314.89—
Sep 202314.68—
Aug 202314.17—
Jul 202313.95—
Jun 202314.35—
May 202314.65—
Apr 202314.36—
Mar 202314.61—
Feb 202314.72—
Jan 202314.36—
Dec 202214.49—
Nov 202215.01—
Oct 202214.94—
Sep 202214.75—
Aug 202214.12—
Jul 202213.71—
Jun 202213.49—
May 202213.34—
Apr 202213.29—
Mar 202213.01—
Feb 202212.48—
Jan 202212.45—
Dec 202112.56—
Nov 202112.78—
Oct 202112.54—
Sep 202112.26—
Aug 202111.94—
Jul 202111.73—
Jun 202112.04—
May 202112.09—
Apr 202112.08—
Mar 202111.70—
Feb 202112.69—
Jan 202111.35—
Dec 202011.59—
Nov 202011.93—
Oct 202011.85—
Sep 202011.77—
Aug 202011.50—
Jul 202011.59—
Jun 202011.76—
May 202011.79—
Apr 202012.04—
Mar 202011.81—
Feb 202011.72—
Jan 202011.46—

How are these residential prices measured?

EIA divides residential electricity sales revenue by electricity sold. This represents the average across households and providers in the reported area, rather than a specific utility rate plan. Monthly observations may be revised.

County, city and political district boundaries do not define utility territories. The U.S. local lookup identifies possible providers by address and ZIP; its utility prices are dated 2024 averages.

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