Average Electric Bill in Texas
Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.
That works out to about $2,077 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Texas has the 6th highest average residential bill.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 15.83¢/kWh × 1,093 kWh ≈ $173. A state can land high on either factor — Texas pays below the national rate but uses much more power than average.
Compared with nearby states
| Texas | $173 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $155 | |
| Louisiana | $156 | |
| Oklahoma | $141 | |
| Arkansas | $138 | |
| New Mexico | $98 |
Texas is $18 a month above (+11.4%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.
Seasonal swing
- Highest month
- $235
- August 2025
- Lowest month
- $130
- November 2025
- Swing
- $105
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $163
- May 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Texas peaks in August 2025 and bottoms out in November 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
Texas electricity bills in context
The average residential electricity bill in Texas is $173 per month, ranking sixth among the 50 states and DC as of June 2025 through May 2026. This is $18 higher than the national average of $155, or 11.4% above it. The higher bill reflects two offsetting forces: Texas homes use 222 kWh more per month than the national average of 871 kWh, pushing the bill up; but electricity costs 15.83¢/kWh here versus 17.84¢/kWh nationally, pulling it down. The higher usage is the dominant factor.
Over the past year, the average bill rose 2.4% from $169, and over five years since May 2021 it has risen 28.9% from $134. Since records began in December 2008, the bill has climbed 17.6% from $147. The bill swings sharply with the seasons, peaking at $235 in August 2025 and dropping to $130 in November 2025, a swing of $105. The twelve-month average of $173 falls between these extremes.
Among neighbouring states, Texas falls in the middle. Louisiana's average bill is $156, slightly below Texas's, while Oklahoma at $141 and Arkansas at $138 are further below. New Mexico is notably lower at $98 per month.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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How this is calculated
EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.
bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Texas may pay well above or below $173. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.
Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Texas electricity prices by sector.