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Austin Energy
Austin Energy served 522,446 residential customers in Texas in 2025 (4.1% of the state's residential customers), the 4th largest of 143 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority ERCO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Austin Energy's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 835 kWh
- At 13.14¢/kWh
- $110
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 13.14¢ sits.
Austin Energy averaged 13.14¢ per kWh against a Texas residential average of 15.47¢: 15% below the state figure. Among the 16 municipal utilities in Texas with bundled residential sales, it ranks 11th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Austin Energy home used 851 kWh a month at 10.56¢ and paid $89.85. In 2025 it used 835 kWh at 13.14¢ and paid $110: the price per kWh is up 24.5%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.56 | 13.14 |
| Use, kWh a month | 851 | 835 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 89.85 | 109.73 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 522,446 | 5,234,369 | 13.14 |
| Commercial | 55,306 | 6,029,154 | 10.96 |
| Industrial | 137 | 3,309,264 | 7.13 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 35.9% of the electricity Austin Energy sold in Texas in 2025.
Service territoryEIA-861
2 counties.
TravisWilliamson
Counties in Texas where Austin Energy reported serving customers in 2025 (2 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 1015
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 13.14 | ¢/kWh |
| Texas average price | 15.47 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -15.0 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 24.5 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 835 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 109.73 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 522,446 | accounts |
| Share of TX residential customers | 4.1 | % |
| Size rank in TX | 4 of 143 | by customers |
| Price rank, municipal peers | 11 of 16 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
5 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 2more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 0price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $15US dollars per month
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
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