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Texas Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
15.94¢ /kWh
▲ 4.5%vs. last year
Commercial
8.66¢ /kWh
▲ 2.9%vs. last year
Industrial
6.58¢ /kWh
▲ 3.5%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$174per month▲ 3.0% vs. the year before

15.90¢/kWh × 1,095 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 6th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Texas
$174
U.S. average
$156
Louisiana
$156
Oklahoma
$142
Arkansas
$139
New Mexico
$98

Texas is $18 a month above (+11.7%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Texas makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
34.0%
Carbon-free
40.7%
Largest source
Natural gas 48%
Texas electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas48.0%287,835 GWh
Coal11.1%66,347 GWh
Nuclear6.7%40,271 GWh
Wind22.3%133,985 GWh
Solar11.3%68,007 GWh
Hydro0.2%1,105 GWh
Other0.4%2,458 GWh

600 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Texas electricity prices in context

Texas residential electricity costs 16.44¢/kWh as of May 2026, ranking 25th among the 50 states and DC, where the most expensive state sets the top position. This is 2.00¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, making Texas 10.9% cheaper than the country overall. Among bordering states, only Oklahoma at 13.38¢/kWh undercuts Texas; Arkansas charges 14.36¢/kWh and Louisiana 14.15¢/kWh, while New Mexico sits lowest among the neighbors at 14.12¢/kWh.

The rate has climbed significantly in recent years. Since May 2021, it rose 36.0% from 12.09¢/kWh. Over the longer span since May 2006, it has grown 26.7% from 12.98¢/kWh. Stretching back to records beginning in January 2001, the increase reaches 114.1% from 7.68¢/kWh. The current price sits just below the state's peak of 16.99¢/kWh set in April 2026 and well above the record low of 7.44¢/kWh in November 2002.

A typical Texas household pays $173 monthly for 1,093 kWh of electricity, compared with the national average of $155 for 871 kWh. Despite the lower rate, the bill runs higher because Texas residents use substantially more power each month. Commercial rates stand at 8.26¢/kWh and industrial rates at 6.33¢/kWh.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
5.4¢8.5¢12¢15¢18¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.9¢6.7¢10¢14¢18¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
7.68¢
Now
15.94¢
Change
▲ 107.6%
Range
7.44–16.99¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202615.948.666.58
May 202616.448.266.33
April 202616.998.356.33
March 202616.398.696.26
February 202615.418.907.20
January 202615.698.647.25
December 202515.879.036.67
November 202516.048.216.63
October 202516.108.716.65
September 202515.838.786.75
August 202515.468.856.58
July 202515.368.856.61

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Texas?
Residential electricity in Texas costs 15.94¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 28th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 8.66¢ and industrial customers 6.58¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Texas?
Texas's residential rate of 15.94¢/kWh is -11.0% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Texas home consumes 1,095 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $174.
›Have electricity prices in Texas gone up?
Residential electricity in Texas has moved +107.6% since 2001, reaching 15.94¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +4.5%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Texas?
Of the states bordering Texas, New Mexico has the lowest average monthly bill at $98 and Louisiana the highest at $156. Texas averages $174 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.