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Brownsville Public Utilities Board
Brownsville Public Utilities Board served 48,500 residential customers in Texas in 2025 (0.4% of the state's residential customers), the 46th largest of 143 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: municipal; balancing authority ERCO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Brownsville Public Utilities Board's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,108 kWh
- At 11.22¢/kWh
- $124
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 11.22¢ sits.
Brownsville Public Utilities Board averaged 11.22¢ per kWh against a Texas residential average of 15.47¢: 27.5% below the state figure. Among the 16 municipal utilities in Texas with bundled residential sales, it ranks 5th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Brownsville Public Utilities Board home used 1,038 kWh a month at 10.98¢ and paid $114. In 2025 it used 1,108 kWh at 11.22¢ and paid $124: the price per kWh is up 2.2%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.98 | 11.22 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,038 | 1,108 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 114.01 | 124.31 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 48,500 | 645,004 | 11.22 |
| Commercial | 6,599 | 685,021 | 10.48 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 48.5% of the electricity Brownsville Public Utilities Board sold in Texas in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
1,015 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 1,015installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 8.6 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 20.9installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
1 counties.
Cameron
Counties in Texas where Brownsville Public Utilities Board reported serving customers in 2025 (1 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 2409
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 11.22 | ¢/kWh |
| Texas average price | 15.47 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -27.5 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 2.2 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,108 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 124.31 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 48,500 | accounts |
| Share of TX residential customers | 0.4 | % |
| Size rank in TX | 46 of 143 | by customers |
| Price rank, municipal peers | 5 of 16 | 1 = lowest |
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