Electricity rates in Austin, TX
1,002,632 residents · 45 ZIP codes
Most homes in Austin can’t choose an electricity provider
Here a local utility, usually city-owned or a member cooperative, both sells and delivers your power, and sets its own rates. There are no retail plans to compare.
Utilities with service areas around Austin:
- Austin Energy
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative
- Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
- Fayette Electric Cooperative
Service area boundaries are approximate. Your bill shows which utility serves your address.
Typical plan price today where Texans can choose a provider.
Texas average actually paid, July 2026 (U.S. EIA).
Homes in Austin
57% of the 456,113 households in Austin heat with electricity, close to the Texas average of 61%. The heating mix helps explain why your winter electricity use may differ from a county-wide weather model; it does not predict a bill for an individual home. 57% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 1994.
| Measure | Austin | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 57% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 41% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 57% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 49% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 1% | 6% |
| Median year built | 1994 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 4.4 | 5.4 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. City figures are survey estimates with a margin of error.
Power outages in Travis County
In 2025 the average customer in Travis County spent about 3.8 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was February 16, 2021, when 273,849 customers (43%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.1 | 6 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 641,926 customers without power at once. Source: EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0), built from utility outage maps; coverage of some utilities may be incomplete.
ZIP codes in Austin
45 ZIP codes associated with Austin. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 78612
- 78617
- 78652
- 78653
- 78701
- 78702
- 78703
- 78704
- 78705
- 78712
- 78717
- 78719
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- 78721
- 78722
- 78723
- 78724
- 78725
- 78726
- 78727
- 78728
- 78729
- 78730
- 78731
- 78732
- 78733
- 78735
- 78736
- 78739
- 78741
- 78742
- 78744
- 78745
- 78746
- 78747
- 78748
- 78749
- 78750
- 78751
- 78752
- 78753
- 78754
- 78756
- 78757
- 78758
- 78759
Nearby cities
- Cedar Park · 15 mi
- Bee Cave · 12 mi
- Buda · 16 mi
- Leander · 20 mi
- Lago Vista · 18 mi
- Kyle · 22 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Austin?
In most of Austin, no: a local utility sells and delivers power. Some addresses near the city edge may be in a competitive area. Your bill shows your utility.
Why can’t everyone in Texas choose?
When Texas opened its electricity market in 2002, city-owned utilities and co-ops could decide whether to join. Most chose not to, so they set their own rates.