Electricity rates in Socorro, TX
38,787 residents · 2 ZIP codes
Most homes in Socorro 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 Socorro:
- El Paso Electric
- Rio Grande 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 Socorro
22% of the 11,396 households in Socorro heat with electricity, fewer 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. 18% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 2000.
| Measure | Socorro | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 22% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 74% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 18% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 79% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 14% | 6% |
| Median year built | 2000 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 5.6 | 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 El Paso County
In 2025 the average customer in El Paso County spent about 1.3 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was November 13, 2021, when 38,358 customers (11%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 349,484 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 Socorro
2 ZIP codes associated with Socorro. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 79927
- 79928
Nearby cities
- San Elizario · 4 mi
- Horizon City · 5 mi
- El Paso · 18 mi
- Seminole · 224 mi
- Levelland · 263 mi
- Brownfield · 256 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Socorro?
In most of Socorro, 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.