Electricity rates in Wolfforth, TX
8,746 residents · 1 ZIP codes
Most homes in Wolfforth 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 Wolfforth:
- Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)
- Lubbock Power & Light
- South Plains Electric Cooperative
- Lyntegar 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 Wolfforth
61% of the 2,203 households in Wolfforth 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. 22% of households rent, and half the homes were built before 2006.
| Measure | Wolfforth | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Homes heated with electricity | 61% | 61% |
| Homes heated with natural gas | 37% | 35% |
| Households that rent | 22% | 37% |
| Single-family houses | 90% | 67% |
| Mobile homes | 4% | 6% |
| Median year built | 2006 | 1992 |
| Median rooms per home | 5.9 | 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 Lubbock County
In 2025 the average customer in Lubbock County spent about 2.1 hours without power (Texas average: 4.6 hours). The worst day of the last five years was May 29, 2021, when 25,300 customers (11%) lost power.
| Year | Hours without power per customer | Days with major outages |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 2 |
Major outage: at least 5% of the county’s 222,871 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 Wolfforth
1 ZIP codes associated with Wolfforth. Confirm service at your exact address.
- 79382
Nearby cities
- Levelland · 21 mi
- Brownfield · 28 mi
- Littlefield · 34 mi
- Plainview · 50 mi
- Seminole · 66 mi
- Muleshoe · 65 mi
Questions people ask
Can I choose my electricity provider in Wolfforth?
In most of Wolfforth, 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.