What's the Average Electric Bill in Texas? Real Numbers from 800+ Current Plans
Most "average electric bill" articles quote a year-old government statistic and call it a day. We can do better: PickMyPower ingests every retail electricity plan on the Texas market every day — 876 plan offers across the state's deregulated territories as of July 2026. Here's what the market actually charges right now.
The short answer
A typical Texas home using around 1,000–1,100 kWh per month pays about $134–$147/month on the median plan. But the range around that median is the real story — at identical usage, the plans on the market today produce bills from $65 to well over $190. Same house, same electrons, wildly different bills. The spread between the median plan and a well-chosen one is roughly $20–$30 every month, forever.
Average bills by home size (July 2026 market data)
| Home | Typical usage | Well-chosen plan | Median plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small apartment | 500 kWh | ~$63 | ~$72 |
| Modest house / large apartment | 1,000 kWh | ~$114 | ~$134 |
| Average Texas home | 1,100 kWh | ~$125 | ~$147 |
| Larger family house | 1,500 kWh | ~$172 | ~$201 |
| Large house, heavy A/C | 2,000 kWh | ~$232 | ~$270 |
"Well-chosen" = the 10th-percentile bill among all current plans at that usage; "median" = the middle plan. Computed from the three price points every plan must disclose on its Electricity Facts Label, including delivery charges. Your bill will vary with your exact plan and month.
Why Texas bills run high (it's not the rate)
Texas retail prices — a median of about 13.4¢/kWh all-in at 1,000 kWh right now — are actually unremarkable nationally. What makes Texas bills big is usage: air conditioning. Texas homes are among the highest electricity consumers in the country, and a June–September cooling season roughly doubles the usage of the mild months. When your July bill shocks you, check the kWh line before blaming the rate — a $250 July at the same rate as your $120 April is just 2× the electricity.
What moves your bill, ranked
- Usage — home size, insulation, thermostat habits, pool pumps. Dwarfs everything else.
- Plan choice — the $20–$40/month spread above, plus the bill-credit traps that can add $100 in a single mismatched month. Being on an expired contract's holdover rate is the worst case — routinely 30–70% above market.
- Delivery territory — each utility (Oncor, CenterPoint, AEP, TNMP, LP&L) has different regulated delivery charges, which shift all-in prices a cent or two between cities. It's why our comparisons are city-specific.
- Season — same plan, same house, double the summer kWh.
Is your bill above average?
Don't compare your dollar total to a state average — compare your plan to the current market at your usage. Pull the kWh from your last bill, set that usage on your city's page here, and see where your current plan would rank among today's offers. If it's not near the top, the fix is a ten-minute switch with zero interruption. That comparison — not the statewide average — is the number that pays.