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The short answer
The average Texas home paid $172.99 a month for electricity in 2025, based on preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That's residential revenue divided by residential customers, so it includes every fee and charge on the bill. In 2024, the last year with final numbers, it was $163.72.
Among the states and Washington, D.C., only Hawaii, Connecticut, Alabama, Maryland and Massachusetts had higher average residential bills in 2025. The U.S. average was $151.88. Texas got there with cheaper power than most: 15.5¢ per kWh against 17.3¢ nationally. The difference is use. The average Texas home used 1,118 kWh a month in 2025, about 27% more than the U.S. average of 878.
Month by month
Summer drives the bill. In 2025 the average bill more than doubled from April ($129) to August ($235), because use climbed from 832 kWh to 1,522 kWh a month.
Average monthly residential bill in Texas: revenue divided by customers for each month. Source: EIA Form 861M.
A Texas year has two peaks: a smaller one in winter (January 2025 averaged $175) and the big one in late summer (August averaged $235). Spring and fall bills ran a little over half of the August figure.
Ten years of Texas bills
Average monthly residential bill, Texas
Yearly average, 2016 to 2025
Source: EIA Form 861M. 2025 is preliminary.
The average bill held near $130 a month from 2016 through 2021, then jumped to $162 in 2022 and has stayed higher since. The price per kWh tells the same story: 11.0¢ in 2016, 12.1¢ in 2021, 13.8¢ in 2022 and 15.5¢ in 2025, a rise of about 41% over the decade.
By who sells your power
Where you live in Texas decides who sells you power, and that shows up on the bill. In the areas where you shop for a retail plan, the 2024 average was $182.73 a month at 16.7¢ per kWh. Homes served by city utilities averaged $126.80, co-op members $152.37, and customers of the big utilities outside the shopping areas $133.89.
Average monthly residential bill, 2024: each utility's residential revenue divided by its customers. "Retail plans" combines every retail electricity provider in the shopping areas. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 final data.
Part of the gap is use, not price. Austin Energy homes used 834 kWh a month on average and El Paso Electric homes 710, against 1,097 for homes on retail plans. Our guides to Austin Energy, CPS Energy, Pedernales, Oncor and CenterPoint break down each one.
Why Texas bills run high
In 2025 the average Texas home used 1,522 kWh in August and 832 in April.
- More use, not higher prices. Texas prices per kWh sit below the national average. Use is what puts the bill above it.
- Long cooling seasons. June through September averaged 1,404 kWh a month in 2025, compared with 976 for the rest of the year.
- Prices have climbed since 2021. The average price per kWh rose from 12.1¢ in 2021 to 15.5¢ in 2025.
- Your plan, in the shopping areas. Retail plan homes paid more per kWh in 2024 (16.7¢) than city utility (12.6¢) or co-op (12.7¢) homes.
What the average bill means for solar
The average Texas home's 13,400 kWh a year is a useful yardstick. Covering 85% of it takes about 7.9 kW of panels in Dallas or 8.4 kW in Houston, using NREL's PVWatts model for a south-facing roof, trimmed 5% for roofs that face other ways.
What that system saves depends less on the bill than on who buys your extra power. About half of what panels make is used at home and saves the full price per kWh; the rest earns whatever your utility or plan pays, from almost nothing to close to your energy charge. Our buyback guide shows how much that swings the yearly savings.
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Common questions
What is the average electric bill in Texas?
$172.99 a month in 2025, based on preliminary federal EIA data, up from $163.72 in 2024. It includes all charges on the bill. The average home used 1,118 kWh a month at an average price of 15.5 cents per kWh.
What is the average electric bill in Texas in the summer?
In 2025 it averaged $197 in June, $229 in July, $235 in August and $207 in September. August is usually the highest month.
Why is my electric bill so high in Texas?
Mostly because of use. Texas prices per kWh are below the U.S. average, but the average Texas home used about 27% more electricity than the average U.S. home in 2025, most of it for summer cooling. Prices have also risen, from 12.1 cents per kWh in 2021 to 15.5 cents in 2025.
Is electricity cheaper in Texas than the U.S. average?
Per kWh, yes: 15.5 cents in 2025 against 17.3 cents nationally. Per month, no: the average Texas bill was $173 against $152 for the U.S., because Texas homes use more.
Do Austin Energy or CPS Energy customers pay less?
On average, yes. In 2024 Austin Energy homes averaged $104.85 a month and CPS Energy homes $133.09, against $182.73 for homes on retail plans in the shopping areas. Austin Energy homes also used less, 834 kWh a month on average.
Related guides
- Is solar worth it in Texas?
- Texas solar buyback plans and net metering
- Texas solar incentives in 2026
- Solar for Oncor customers
- Solar for CenterPoint customers
Averages divide total residential revenue by customers, so they include customer charges, delivery charges, taxes and fees collected through the bill. Your own bill depends on your home, your use and your plan. Sources: EIA Form 861M monthly sales and revenue · EIA Form 861 annual utility data, 2024 · PVWatts v8, National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL). Reviewed October 2026.
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