El Paso Electric rates and bills in Texas
El Paso Electric's 320,320 residential customers in Texas paid an average of 13.86¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $95.00 a month on 685 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 16.91¢, and 17.33¢ in August 2026.2
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
3 of 254 Texas counties served (EIA-861 2025)
El Paso Electric's Texas homes paid an average of 13.86¢ per kWh in 2025, 10.0% below the Texas average1, but EIA's monthly data show a sharp rise since: 17.33¢ per kWh in August 20263, +26.6%2 on a year earlier (preliminary). Bills stay well below the Texas average because homes here use far less electricity, though the summer peak is steep.
The price in El Paso: three periods, three answers
El Paso Electric, an investor-owned utility, served 320,3201 residential customers in far West Texas in 2025. Asked "what does El Paso Electric charge per kWh", EIA's data give three answers, and the gap between them is the main thing to know about this utility right now:
| Period | EIA survey | Average residential price | Use per home | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar 2025 | EIA-861, final | 13.86¢ per kWh | 685 kWh a month | $95.001 a month |
| Last 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary | 16.91¢ per kWh | 731 kWh a month | $123.56 a month |
| August 20263 only | EIA-861M, preliminary | 17.33¢ per kWh2 |
Each price is average revenue per kWh: what El Paso Electric billed its homes, divided by the kWh they used. Fixed monthly charges, fuel recovery and surcharges are inside it and most taxes are not, so it is not a line in the tariff. Because fixed charges are spread over fewer kWh, a household that uses little electricity tends to pay more per kWh than the average.
On the 2025 figure, El Paso Electric ranked 25th highest among the 61 Texas utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers and was 22.0% below the national average for investor-owned utilities. Among US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers it was tied for 60th lowest of 1771. Those rankings describe 2025; the 12-month average is already 16.91¢ per kWh2, above the 15.98¢ per kWh3 that Texas homes as a whole paid over the same 12 months.
The 2026 increase and the Texas rate case
From 2024 to 2025 the change was modest: the residential average rose 3.0%, from 13.46¢ per kWh to 13.86¢ per kWh, and the average bill slipped from $95.53 to $95.00 (−0.6%) as use per home fell from 710 kWh4 to 685 kWh1 a month.
2026 looks different. In August 2026 El Paso Electric's homes paid an average of 17.33¢ per kWh, +26.6%2 on August 2025; Texas's statewide residential average moved +3.3%3 over the same comparison. The chart sets each month against the same month a year earlier, so the summer peak does not pass for a price change. One spring month, April 2026, stands far above the others. A single preliminary month can carry billing adjustments that later months do not repeat, which is why the 12-month average is the steadier measure.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).
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| Month | El Paso Electric (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 15.53¢ | 553 | $85.89 |
| February 2025 | 10.77¢ | 520 | $56.02 |
| March 2025 | 11.61¢ | 380 | $44.15 |
| April 2025 | 13.49¢ | 465 | $62.75 |
| May 2025 | 13.90¢ | 655 | $91.09 |
| June 2025 | 13.59¢ | 1,070 | $145.46 |
| July 2025 | 14.20¢ | 1,149 | $163.05 |
| August 2025 | 13.69¢ | 1,162 | $159.17 |
| September 2025 | 16.10¢ | 861 | $138.60 |
| October 2025 | 12.89¢ | 626 | $80.70 |
| November 2025 | 13.88¢ | 378 | $52.43 |
| December 2025 | 13.07¢ | 458 | $59.82 |
| January 2026 | 13.20¢ | 539 | $71.19 |
| February 2026 | 14.19¢ | 425 | $60.29 |
| March 2026 | 11.57¢ | 434 | $50.20 |
| April 2026 | 36.52¢ | 571 | $208.66 |
| May 2026 | 20.69¢ | 769 | $159.07 |
| June 2026 | 14.89¢ | 1,065 | $158.60 |
| July 2026 | 16.23¢ | 1,383 | $224.35 |
| August 2026 | 17.33¢ | 1,249 | $216.34 |
The 2026 figures follow a Texas rate case. According to the City of El Paso, El Paso Electric filed a general rate case in January 2025; the City, which under state law has original jurisdiction over electric rates in El Paso Electric's Texas service area, voted to deny the increase on June 24, 2025, and the case moved to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, where the final decision rests. On February 20, 2026, the commission approved a modified version of the administrative law judges' recommendation, and in March the City Council authorized a motion for rehearing on the residential cost allocation and transmission revenue credits. The City's February 20 release says the commission reduced parts of the original request. EIA's figures record what was billed; they do not show how much of the 2026 rise comes from new base rates and how much from fuel or surcharges. The guide to electric rate increases explains how each piece reaches a bill.
Low use most of the year, a steep summer peak
El Paso Electric homes used 685 kWh a month on average in 2025, against 1,110 kWh for the average Texas home, which ranks 5th highest among the 50 states and DC. That is why the bill sits so far below the state's: $95.001 against $170.955 in 2025, and $123.562 against $178.093 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), even though the 12-month price here is now higher.
The average hides a wide swing. Over those 12 months, use per home fell to 378 kWh in November 2025, with an average bill of $52.43, and rose to 1,383 kWh in July 2026, with an average bill of $224.35. The July bill combined the year's highest use with the higher 2026 prices, so a household budgeting on the 12-month average of $123.562 will be short in midsummer.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 861 | $138.60 | 16.10¢ |
| October 2025 | 626 | $80.70 | 12.89¢ |
| November 2025 | 378 | $52.43 | 13.88¢ |
| December 2025 | 458 | $59.82 | 13.07¢ |
| January 2026 | 539 | $71.19 | 13.20¢ |
| February 2026 | 425 | $60.29 | 14.19¢ |
| March 2026 | 434 | $50.20 | 11.57¢ |
| April 2026 | 571 | $208.66 | 36.52¢ |
| May 2026 | 769 | $159.07 | 20.69¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,065 | $158.60 | 14.89¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,383 | $224.35 | 16.23¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,249 | $216.34 | 17.33¢ |
One company, two states, two regulators
El Paso Electric also serves southern New Mexico, where the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission sets its rates; EIA reports each state separately. In 2025 its New Mexico homes paid a lower average than its Texas homes, as the chart shows. PNM, New Mexico's largest utility, averaged 16.35¢ per kWh in 2025, and Xcel Energy, the investor-owned utility in the Texas Panhandle, 13.94¢ per kWh1.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| El Paso Electric Co (NM) | 10.34¢ |
| El Paso Electric (TX) | 13.86¢ |
| Xcel Energy (TX) | 13.94¢ |
| PNM (NM) | 16.35¢ |
The Texas side sits outside the market most Texans know. ERCOT covers most, but not all, of Texas, according to EIA, and El Paso Electric reports none as its regional transmission organization in its 2025 EIA-861 filing. Retail choice does not apply either: EIA counts all 320,320 residential customers as full-service, while statewide 55.5%1 of Texas homes bought from a retail electric provider in 2025. Power to Choose offers are not available on El Paso Electric lines; the Texas retail choice guide shows where they are.
EIA's service-territory records place El Paso Electric in 3 Texas counties: Culberson County, El Paso County and Hudspeth County6. At least one other distribution utility also reports service in each of them, so the county alone does not settle who serves an address; El Paso Electric's own service map does.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 3 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Culberson County | Oncor, Rio Grande Electric Cooperative |
| El Paso County | Rio Grande Electric Cooperative |
| Hudspeth County | Rio Grande Electric Cooperative |
Rooftop solar far above the Texas rate
El Paso Electric had 26,222 net-metered residential solar installations in 2025, with 141.4 megawatts of capacity. That is 81.9 per 1,000 residential customers, against 10.8 for Texas as a whole and 38.18 nationally. Solar was part of the rate case too: the City of El Paso's February 20 release says existing solar customers keep their current rate structure and are exempt from the utility's prospective changes for distributed generation.
Time-based pricing is close to absent. Advanced meters were on 99.5% of residential accounts, yet EIA records 173 residential customers on a time-of-use rate, 0.1%8 of the total. Any time-of-use option and its hours are set out in El Paso Electric's Texas tariff; the time-of-use guide explains how such plans change a bill.
Short outages
El Paso Electric customers averaged 55 minutes without power in 2025, fewer than the Texas average of 225 minutes, with 0.86 interruptions per customer against 1.71 statewide. Excluding major event days, the large-outage days that the IEEE 1366 standard sets aside, the figure was also 55 minutes, so the year's total did not include such days. The Panhandle and northeast Texas utilities that also sell power directly reported far more: 441 minutes at Xcel Energy and 467 minutes9 at SWEPCO.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| El Paso Electric (TX) | 55 |
| Entergy Texas (TX) | 403 |
| Xcel Energy (TX) | 441 |
| SWEPCO (TX) | 467 |
Commercial and industrial customers
El Paso Electric's 40,207 commercial customers paid an average of 9.17¢ per kWh in 2025, with an average monthly bill of $605.74, and its 43 industrial accounts 4.63¢ per kWh. The average across all 360,570 accounts was 10.32¢ per kWh1, pulled down by the large-volume sales; for a home, the residential figures above are the ones to use. Statewide prices and every large Texas utility are on electricity in Texas.
El Paso Electric rates: common questions
What is El Paso Electric's rate per kWh in Texas?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.86¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 16.91¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). These averages divide everything billed to homes, including the customer charge, fuel and surcharges, by the kWh they used; the energy charge printed in the tariff is only one part and will not match them.
Did El Paso Electric raise rates in 2026?
The Public Utility Commission of Texas acted on El Paso Electric's general rate case on February 20, 2026. In EIA's monthly data the residential average for August 20263 was 17.33¢ per kWh, +26.6%2 on August 2025 (preliminary). EIA does not split that change into base rates, fuel and surcharges.
What is the average El Paso Electric bill?
$95.00 a month in 2025 for 685 kWh1, and $123.56 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). It swings with the season: from $50.20 in March 2026 to $224.35 in July 20262.
Can I choose my electricity provider in El Paso?
No. El Paso Electric sells both the power and its delivery to all 320,3201 residential customers on its Texas lines, according to EIA's 2025 data. Texas retail choice applies in ERCOT areas served by competitive delivery utilities, such as Oncor and CenterPoint Energy.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
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