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Electricity rates in Marble Falls, TX

9,633 residents · 2 ZIP codes

Most homes in Marble Falls 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 Marble Falls:

Service area boundaries are approximate. Your bill shows which utility serves your address.

13.2¢

Typical plan price today where Texans can choose a provider.

15.9¢

Texas average actually paid, July 2026 (U.S. EIA).

Homes in Marble Falls

83% of the 3,116 households in Marble Falls heat with electricity, more than 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. 59% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 2001.

MeasureMarble FallsTexas
Homes heated with electricity83%61%
Homes heated with natural gas13%35%
Households that rent59%37%
Single-family houses55%67%
Mobile homes4%6%
Median year built20011992
Median rooms per home5.15.4

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 Burnet County

In 2025 the average customer in Burnet County spent about 6.4 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was February 16, 2021, when 15,962 customers (118%) lost power.

YearHours without power per customerDays with major outages
20256.413
20243.818
20238.429

Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 13,537 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 Marble Falls

2 ZIP codes associated with Marble Falls. Confirm service at your exact address.

  • 78654
  • 78657

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Questions people ask

Can I choose my electricity provider in Marble Falls?

In most of Marble Falls, 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.