Sun on a roof in Lyford.

How Lyford comparesderived from the figures above

Where Lyford sits.

Lyford ranks 383rd of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 69th percentile. Its 1,545 kWh per kW is above the Texas median of 1,515. The strongest months are August, June, July and the weakest are December, January, November; output peaks in August and bottoms out in December. In all, 28.7% of the year arrives in June, July and August, less than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

• Raymondville, 8 km north: 1,544 kWh per kW, 1 less than Lyford.
• Santa Rosa, 17 km south: 1,528 kWh per kW, 17 less than Lyford.
• San Perlita, 18 km northeast: 1,571 kWh per kW, 26 more than Lyford.
• La Villa, 19 km southwest: 1,514 kWh per kW, 31 less than Lyford.
• Combes, 19 km south: 1,578 kWh per kW, 33 more than Lyford.
• Primera, 21 km south: 1,549 kWh per kW, 4 more than Lyford.
• Edcouch, 22 km southwest: 1,514 kWh per kW, 31 less than Lyford.
• Elsa, 23 km southwest: 1,529 kWh per kW, 16 less than Lyford.
• Palm Valley, 24 km south: 1,549 kWh per kW, 4 more than Lyford.

Against San Antonio

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is San Antonio, 347 km to the north, at 1,505 kWh per kW. Lyford models 40 kWh per kW (2.7%) above it. Lyford lies 3.05 degrees of latitude south of San Antonio, and the sun stands higher in the sky the further south you go, which matches its higher modeled output. The weather station for Lyford is 1.0 km from the modeled point, against 2.2 km for San Antonio, so part of the gap can come from which station's typical year was used.

The second-nearest large place is Austin, 433 km north, where the same model gives 1,483 kWh per kW, so Lyford runs 62 above that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, Lyford runs at least 2% higher in February, March, April, October. It runs at least 2% lower in July.

Electricity in Willacy CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists AEP Texas Central in this county. Where Lyford is on AEP Texas Central's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of Lyford 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 1,545 kWh at $237 per kW a year, plain multiplication and not a savings estimate or an offer.

Also listed in the county

• Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc: 10.51¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 129,596 residential customers across 6 counties.
• AEP Texas Central Company: 5.91¢ per kWh, delivery charges only, before the retail energy price, 793,896 residential customers across 44 counties.

These utilities serve other parts of the county, which can include parts of Lyford. 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 $238 per kW a year as plain multiplication.