Entergy Texas electric rates and bills
Entergy Texas's 469,094 residential customers in Texas paid an average of 13.89¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $171.83 a month on 1,237 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 14.38¢, and 14.80¢ 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.
27 of 254 Texas counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Entergy Texas homes paid less per kWh than the Texas average in 2025 (13.89¢ per kWh, 9.8% below the Texas average) but used more electricity, so their average bill of $171.831 was slightly above the state's $170.956. Since then the price has moved up: 14.38¢ per kWh over the last 12 months and 14.80¢ per kWh2 in August 20263 (preliminary).
Price, use and bill in three periods
Entergy Texas, a subsidiary of Entergy, served 469,0941 residential customers in southeast Texas in 2025. EIA's annual and monthly surveys give two full-year views of what they paid, and the price, the use per home and the bill belong together:
| Period | EIA source | Average price | Use per home | Average bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar 2025 | EIA-861, final | 13.89¢ per kWh | 1,237 kWh a month | $171.831 a month |
| Last 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary | 14.38¢ per kWh | 1,214 kWh a month | $174.592 a month |
The price column is average revenue per kWh: what Entergy Texas billed its residential customers, divided by the kWh they used. It includes the fixed customer charge, fuel recovery and riders and excludes most taxes, so it is not a tariff line, and a household that uses little pays more per kWh than one that uses a lot. For the single month of August 20263, the latest EIA has published, the residential average was 14.80¢ per kWh2 (preliminary).
On the 2025 figure, Entergy Texas ranked 24th highest of the 61 Texas utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers. Among the 177 large US utilities with a residential price it was tied for 63rd lowest of 177, and it was 21.9% below the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
How much the price has risen
From 2024 to 2025, the residential average went from 13.66¢ per kWh to 13.89¢ per kWh, a rise of 1.7%. The average bill rose more, from $165.32 to $171.83 (+3.9%), because use per home also grew, from 1,210 kWh4 to 1,237 kWh1 a month. Over the same two years the Texas residential average, all providers, rose 3.1%5.
The monthly survey shows a faster increase since. The 12 months to August 2026 averaged 14.38¢ per kWh, against 13.89¢ per kWh1 for calendar 2025, and August 20263 came in at 14.80¢ per kWh, +5.9%2 on August 2025. The chart compares each month with the same month a year earlier, so the summer peak does not pass for a price change. The 2026 months are preliminary and will be revised with the final EIA-861.
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 | Entergy Texas (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 13.07¢ | 1,262 | $164.89 |
| February 2025 | 13.21¢ | 1,194 | $157.77 |
| March 2025 | 13.78¢ | 957 | $131.89 |
| April 2025 | 14.04¢ | 893 | $125.33 |
| May 2025 | 14.22¢ | 1,073 | $152.59 |
| June 2025 | 13.84¢ | 1,447 | $200.22 |
| July 2025 | 13.93¢ | 1,576 | $219.53 |
| August 2025 | 13.98¢ | 1,657 | $231.67 |
| September 2025 | 14.06¢ | 1,542 | $216.76 |
| October 2025 | 14.35¢ | 1,282 | $183.90 |
| November 2025 | 14.26¢ | 940 | $134.10 |
| December 2025 | 14.03¢ | 1,014 | $142.26 |
| January 2026 | 13.91¢ | 1,121 | $155.97 |
| February 2026 | 13.84¢ | 1,141 | $157.91 |
| March 2026 | 14.65¢ | 860 | $125.90 |
| April 2026 | 14.60¢ | 897 | $131.00 |
| May 2026 | 14.94¢ | 1,014 | $151.44 |
| June 2026 | 14.56¢ | 1,337 | $194.73 |
| July 2026 | 14.44¢ | 1,660 | $239.82 |
| August 2026 | 14.80¢ | 1,758 | $260.21 |
EIA's data record what customers paid, not why. They cannot say how much of the change comes from base rates and how much from fuel and other pass-through charges; the guide to electric rate increases explains how those pieces reach a bill.
Below the Texas price, above the Texas bill
The price gap and the bill gap point in opposite directions. In 2025 Entergy Texas homes paid 13.89¢ per kWh against 15.40¢ per kWh5 for Texas as a whole, yet their average bill, $171.83, was a little higher than the state's $170.95. The reason is use: 1,237 kWh1 a month per Entergy Texas home against 1,110 kWh for the average Texas home, which already ranks 5th highest6 among the 50 states and DC.
The season sets most of that. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), use per Entergy Texas home was lowest in March 2026, at 860 kWh and an average bill of $125.90, and highest in August 2026, at 1,758 kWh and $260.21. A budget built on the 12-month average bill of $174.592 will come up short in late summer.
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 | 1,542 | $216.76 | 14.06¢ |
| October 2025 | 1,282 | $183.90 | 14.35¢ |
| November 2025 | 940 | $134.10 | 14.26¢ |
| December 2025 | 1,014 | $142.26 | 14.03¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,121 | $155.97 | 13.91¢ |
| February 2026 | 1,141 | $157.91 | 13.84¢ |
| March 2026 | 860 | $125.90 | 14.65¢ |
| April 2026 | 897 | $131.00 | 14.60¢ |
| May 2026 | 1,014 | $151.44 | 14.94¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,337 | $194.73 | 14.56¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,660 | $239.82 | 14.44¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,758 | $260.21 | 14.80¢ |
A Texas utility outside ERCOT and outside retail choice
ERCOT covers most, but not all, of Texas, according to EIA. Entergy Texas is one of the exceptions: in its 2025 EIA-861 filing it reports MISO as its regional transmission organization, the same market as its sister utilities in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, while CenterPoint Energy and Oncor report ERCOT1.
The retail market differs too. Across Texas, 55.5% of residential customers bought electricity from a retail electric provider in 2025. On Entergy Texas lines, EIA counts every one of the 469,0941 residential customers as full-service, buying both the power and its delivery from the utility. Side by side, for 2025, with each figure covering a different group of customers:
- Entergy Texas residential customers, bundled service: 13.89¢ per kWh.
- All Texas residential customers on full service from a utility, cooperative or city utility: 13.11¢ per kWh.
- Texas residential customers of retail electric providers: 17.23¢ per kWh1, a past average across all their plans, not an offer.
These customers live in different regions with different use and delivery costs, so the gaps describe the markets in 2025, not what a given home would pay under the other arrangement. For the areas where homes do choose a provider, see the Texas retail choice guide.
The territory reaches into the Houston area. EIA's service-territory records list Entergy Texas in 27 counties, among them Brazos County, Burleson County, Chambers County, Falls County, Galveston County, Grimes County, Hardin County, Harris County, Houston County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Leon County and 15 others. Harris, Galveston and Chambers counties also appear in CenterPoint Energy's records, and Entergy Texas is the only distribution utility reporting service in 1 of its 277 counties. A county or ZIP code therefore does not settle whether a home is on Entergy Texas or on a competitive delivery utility; the utilities' own service maps decide by address.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Brazos County | City of Bryan, City of College Station, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services |
| Burleson County | Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, City of Bryan, Bartlett Electric Cooperative, City of Caldwell |
| Chambers County | CenterPoint Energy |
| Falls County | Oncor, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative |
| Galveston County | CenterPoint Energy, TNMP |
| Grimes County | Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, San Bernard Electric Cooperative |
| Hardin County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative |
| Harris County | CenterPoint Energy, San Bernard Electric Cooperative |
| Houston County | Oncor, Houston County Electric Cooperative |
| Jasper County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, City of Jasper, Kirbyville Light & Power Co |
| Jefferson County | none |
| Leon County | Oncor, Houston County Electric Cooperative, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative |
| Liberty County | CenterPoint Energy, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, City of Liberty |
| Limestone County | Oncor, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, Navarro County Electric Cooperative |
| Madison County | Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, Houston County Electric Cooperative, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative |
| Milam County | Oncor, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative, Bartlett Electric Cooperative |
| Montgomery County | CenterPoint Energy, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, San Bernard Electric Cooperative |
| Newton County | Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, City of Newton |
| Orange County | Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative |
| Polk County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, City of Livingston |
| Robertson County | TNMP, City of Bryan, Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative, City of Hearne |
| San Jacinto County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative |
| Trinity County | Oncor, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Houston County Electric Cooperative |
| Tyler County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative |
| Walker County | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, Houston County Electric Cooperative |
| Waller County | CenterPoint Energy, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, San Bernard Electric Cooperative, City of Hempstead |
| Washington County | Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Fayette Electric Cooperative, City of Brenham |
Next to Texas's other utilities that sell power directly
Three other large investor-owned utilities sell power to all their Texas homes themselves: Xcel Energy in the Panhandle, SWEPCO in northeast Texas and El Paso Electric. Their 2025 residential prices were close to Entergy Texas's: 13.94¢ per kWh, 12.60¢ per kWh and 13.86¢ per kWh, against 13.89¢ per kWh. Their bills were not. Use per home ran from 685 kWh a month at El Paso Electric to 1,237 kWh1 at Entergy Texas, and the bill with it.
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 monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| El Paso Electric (TX) | $95.00 |
| Xcel Energy (TX) | $130.54 |
| SWEPCO (TX) | $146.09 |
| Entergy Texas (TX) | $171.83 |
The highest average among Entergy's five utilities
Entergy runs 5 utilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas. In 2025 Entergy Texas had the highest residential average of the five, 13.89¢ per kWh, against 12.97¢ per kWh across all of them and 11.90¢ per kWh at Entergy Louisiana. Entergy Mississippi was nearly level at 13.86¢ per kWh; Entergy Arkansas averaged 13.36¢ per kWh and Entergy New Orleans 13.20¢ 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) |
|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana (LA) | 11.90¢ |
| Entergy New Orleans (LA) | 13.20¢ |
| Entergy Arkansas (AR) | 13.36¢ |
| Entergy Mississippi (MS) | 13.86¢ |
| Entergy Texas (TX) | 13.89¢ |
The order shifts on the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026): Entergy Mississippi averaged 15.40¢ per kWh, Entergy Texas 14.38¢ per kWh, Entergy Arkansas 14.14¢ per kWh, Entergy New Orleans 13.54¢ per kWh and Entergy Louisiana 12.34¢ per kWh2. The Entergy page compares the five side by side.
Outage minutes well above the Texas average
Entergy Texas customers averaged 403 minutes without power in 2025 including major events, more than the Texas average of 225 minutes. Excluding major event days, the days with unusually large outages that the IEEE 1366 standard sets aside, the figure was 305 minutes, against 130 minutes statewide, so the gap remains on ordinary days. Each customer had 2.58 interruptions on average, against 1.71 for Texas. CenterPoint Energy, the delivery utility next door, reported 193 minutes9 including major events.
Smart meters, time-of-use and rooftop solar
Advanced meters were on 98.9% of residential accounts in 2025, but time-based pricing has barely started: EIA records 96 residential customers on a time-of-use rate, 0.0%10 of the total. Any such option and its hours are set out in Entergy Texas's own rate schedules; the time-of-use guide explains how these plans change a bill.
Rooftop solar is modest but slightly more common than in Texas overall: 5,644 net-metered residential installations with 55.1 megawatts of capacity, or 12.0 per 1,000 residential customers, against 10.8 statewide and 38.110 nationally.
Industrial and commercial customers
Entergy Texas's 5,991 industrial accounts paid an average of 5.63¢ per kWh in 2025, with an average monthly bill of $7,638.70. Its 56,739 commercial customers paid 9.86¢ per kWh and $768.53 a month. Across all 531,824 accounts the average was 9.26¢ per kWh1, pulled down by industrial sales; for a household, the residential figure is the one to compare. Statewide prices and the full list of utilities are on electricity in Texas.
Entergy Texas rates and bills: common questions
What is the Entergy Texas rate per kWh?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.89¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 14.38¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). These are total residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so the customer charge, fuel recovery and riders are all inside them. The energy charge in the Entergy Texas tariff is one part of that total and will not match it.
How much is the average Entergy Texas electric bill?
$171.83 a month in 2025 for 1,237 kWh1, and $174.59 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). The month matters: the average was $125.90 in March 2026 and $260.21 in August 20262.
Did Entergy Texas rates go up in 2026?
The average price customers paid did. In August 20263, the latest month EIA has published, it was 14.80¢ per kWh, +5.9% on August 2025 (preliminary), and the 12-month average of 14.38¢ per kWh2 is above the 2025 figure. EIA records what was billed; it does not separate base-rate changes from fuel and rider changes.
Can Entergy Texas customers pick a retail electricity provider?
EIA's 2025 data show none doing so: all 469,0941 residential customers on Entergy Texas lines bought both power and delivery from Entergy Texas. Shopping among retail electric providers is the norm in the ERCOT areas served by delivery utilities such as CenterPoint Energy and Oncor.
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, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. 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, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.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
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.