Electricity rates in New Braunfels, TX
122,492 residents · 3 ZIP codes
Most homes in New Braunfels 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 New Braunfels:
- CPS Energy
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative
- Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
- Guadalupe Valley 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 New Braunfels
78% of the 40,991 households in New Braunfels 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. 35% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 2006.
| Measure | New Braunfels | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 78% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 20% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 35% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 72% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 4% | 6% |
| Median year built | 2006 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 5.5 | 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 Comal County
In 2025 the average customer in Comal County spent about 2.2 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was February 16, 2021, when 50,553 customers (55%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 3 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 91,334 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 New Braunfels
3 ZIP codes associated with New Braunfels. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 78124
- 78130
- 78132
Nearby cities
- Cibolo · 11 mi
- Seguin · 12 mi
- Schertz · 12 mi
- San Marcos · 16 mi
- Selma · 14 mi
- Universal City · 15 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in New Braunfels?
In most of New Braunfels, 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.