Sun on a roof in McCamey.

How McCamey comparesderived from the figures above

Where McCamey sits.

McCamey ranks 77th of 1220 Texas places modeled here, at the 94th percentile. Its 1,734 kWh per kW is above the Texas median of 1,515. The strongest months are July, May, April and the weakest are November, December, February; output peaks in July and bottoms out in November. In all, 27.6% of the year arrives in June, July and August, less than the 29.3% of the median place.

Closest modeled neighbors

• Rankin, 29 km northeast: 1,745 kWh per kW, 11 more than McCamey.
• Crane, 31 km northwest: 1,769 kWh per kW, 35 more than McCamey.
• Iraan, 39 km southeast: 1,709 kWh per kW, 25 less than McCamey.
• Grandfalls, 64 km west: 1,763 kWh per kW, 29 more than McCamey.
• Fort Stockton, 68 km southwest: 1,763 kWh per kW, 29 more than McCamey.
• Big Lake, 74 km east: 1,721 kWh per kW, 13 less than McCamey.
• Thorntonville, 83 km northwest: 1,755 kWh per kW, 21 more than McCamey.
• Odessa, 84 km north: 1,759 kWh per kW, 25 more than McCamey.
• Wickett, 90 km northwest: 1,766 kWh per kW, 32 more than McCamey.

Against San Antonio

The nearest of the six largest modeled places is San Antonio, 401 km to the southeast, at 1,505 kWh per kW. McCamey models 229 kWh per kW (15.2%) above it. McCamey lies 1.67 degrees of latitude north of San Antonio, which on sun angle alone would point the other way, so clouds, haze and the weather station's record carry the difference. The weather station for McCamey is 0.0 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 El Paso, 407 km west, where the same model gives 1,835 kWh per kW, so McCamey runs 101 below that figure. Against the Texas median place month by month, McCamey runs at least 2% higher in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Electricity in Upton CountyEIA-861

Electricity prices nearby

EIA lists Oncor Electric Delivery and AEP Texas North in this county. Where McCamey is on Oncor Electric Delivery and AEP Texas North's lines, homes buy energy from a retail electricity provider and the price depends on the plan. Parts of McCamey 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 1,734 kWh at $266 per kW a year, plain multiplication and not a savings estimate or an offer.

Also listed in the county

• Southwest Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 14.65¢ per kWh, a bundled average, 5,934 residential customers across 12 counties.
• Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC: 5.64¢ per kWh, delivery charges only, before the retail energy price, 3,545,814 residential customers across 99 counties.

These utilities serve other parts of the county, which can include parts of McCamey. 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 $267 per kW a year as plain multiplication.