Sun on a roof in East Bernard.

How East Bernard comparesderived from the figures above

Where East Bernard sits.

East Bernard ranks 865th of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 29th percentile. Its 1,484 kWh per kW is below the Texas median of 1,515. The strongest months are August, July, June and the weakest are December, January, February; output peaks in August and bottoms out in January. In all, 28.9% of the year arrives in June, July and August, less than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

• Kendleton, 10 km southeast: 1,479 kWh per kW, 5 less than East Bernard.
• Wallis, 12 km north: 1,477 kWh per kW, 7 less than East Bernard.
• Orchard, 12 km northeast: 1,492 kWh per kW, 8 more than East Bernard.
• Beasley, 14 km east: 1,473 kWh per kW, 11 less than East Bernard.
• Simonton, 20 km northeast: 1,473 kWh per kW, 11 less than East Bernard.
• Weston Lakes, 20 km northeast: 1,451 kWh per kW, 33 less than East Bernard.
• Wharton, 23 km south: 1,480 kWh per kW, 4 less than East Bernard.
• Rosenberg, 23 km east: 1,441 kWh per kW, 43 less than East Bernard.
• South Frydek, 25 km north: 1,473 kWh per kW, 11 less than East Bernard.

Against Houston

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is Houston, 71 km to the northeast, at 1,422 kWh per kW. East Bernard models 62 kWh per kW (4.4%) above it. At 0.27 degrees of latitude apart, the two sit at almost the same sun angle, so geometry explains little. The weather station for East Bernard is 1.1 km from the modeled point, against 2.4 km for Houston, so part of the gap can come from which station's typical year was used.

The second-nearest large place is Austin, 185 km northwest, where the same model gives 1,483 kWh per kW, so East Bernard runs 1 above that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, East Bernard runs at least 2% higher in October, November. It runs at least 2% lower in January, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.

Electricity in Wharton CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric and AEP Texas Central in this county. Where East Bernard is on CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric and AEP Texas Central's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of East Bernard may instead be served by a co-op or utility listed below, which sets its own rates; check your bill. For scale only, the median 2025 average price across the 60 Texas retail providers on this site is 15.32¢ per kWh, which would put the modeled 1,484 kWh at $227 per kW a year, plain multiplication and not a savings estimate or an offer.

Also listed in the county

• Jackson Electric Coop, Inc: 14.55¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 15,670 residential customers across 6 counties.
• Wharton County Elec Coop, Inc: 14.18¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 5,583 residential customers across 4 counties.
• CenterPoint Energy: 5.41¢ per kWh, delivery charges only, before the retail energy price, 2,529,039 residential customers across 12 counties.

These utilities serve other parts of the county, which can include parts of East Bernard. They are the largest bundled providers, and the largest delivery-only one, whose EIA service territory lists the county. A county can list several, and which one serves a street depends on the address, so check your bill.

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Starting rate: the Texas residential average of 15.4¢ per kWh. At that rate the modeled output is worth $229 per kW a year as plain multiplication.