12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
Harris County, Texas Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Harris County, TX is $170.15
- The average electricity rate in Harris County, TX is 15.55¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Harris County, TX
The average residential electric bill in Harris County, TX is $170.15 per month. Harris County, TX is the 170th most expensive county in Texas for electricity.
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Harris County, Texas Electricity Overview
In Harris County, 32,492,101.01 megawatt hours of electricity are produced from non-renewable fuels. Harris County is 1st out of 254 counties in the state for total electricity generation from non-renewable fuel types.
Harris County is the 3rd most populated county in the country.
Consumers in Harris County deal with an average of 1.09 electrical outages each year, with outages lasting on average 130.4 minutes.
Harris County produces 100.00% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel sources. This equates to 6.8 megawatt hours per citizen and ranks Harris County as the 414th highest county out of 3221 counties in the nation for non-renewable generation per capita a year.
The largest electricity supplier in Harris County by megawatt hours sold is TXU Energy.
Averaging generation of 6.8 megawatt hours per resident each year, Harris County is 127 out of 254 counties in production per capita in Texas.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
80,318,484 MWh
Consumption per Capita
16.8 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
32,492,101 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
32,492,101 MWh
Production per Capita
6.8 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
26,768,676,405 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,599.07 kg
Electricity plans in Texas
There are 25617 plans. Plans are subject to change at any time and these may not be the plans currently offered.
Most Popular Texas Plans
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 13.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
All Texas Plans
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 13.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 13.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 13.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 12.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
12 Month Usage Bill Credit
Residential
- Rate 13.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
- Plan seen in Texas
- May require a deposit upon credit check
- Terms and Conditions
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Houston
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Rates and Production Categories
Houston Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
17.27¢ per kWh
- 0.34% lower than last month
- 4.84% higher than November last year
- 10.71% higher than the Texas average
- 1.4% higher than the US average
- 1,632nd in the state out of 1,866 cities
- The state rank has increased by 159 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 123 since November last year
- 20,694th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 343 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 504 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
16.34¢ per kWh
- 0.41% higher than last month
- 2.96% higher than November last year
- 10.23% higher than the Texas average
- 0.94% lower than the US average
- 1,792nd in the state out of 1,866 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 10 since November last year
- 18,918th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 29 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 799 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$145.82 per month
- 23.27% lower than last month
- 6.32% higher than November last year
- 10.43% higher than the Texas average
- 23.32% higher than the US average
- 1,222nd in the state out of 1,866 cities
- The state rank has increased by 127 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 98 since November last year
- 27,206th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,891 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,740 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$181.95 per month
- 0.4% higher than last month
- 1.72% lower than November last year
- 11.32% higher than the Texas average
- 27.91% higher than the US average
- 1,600th in the state out of 1,866 cities
- The state rank has increased by 31 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 178 since November last year
- 28,561st in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 23 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,177 since November last year
Houston, TX Electricity Overview
Residents of Houston are charged an average residential electricity price of 16.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.30% more than Texas' average price of 15.09 cents and 2.37% less than the national average of 16.73 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is TXU Energy. With annual generation of 5,482,242.01 megawatt hours, the city is the 5th largest producer of electricity in the state.
Houston has the highest power producing plants of any city in Texas, with 5 total power plants. Emissions in the city average 5,588.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, making them the 1749th highest polluting city out of 1870 cities in Texas based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution for the city from electricity consumption is 12,877,510,954.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the largest amount in Texas. Houston has around 93.18% of its electricity produced by Natural Gas. Other Gas and Waste Heat make up the next highest amounts at 5.97% (327,262.21 megawatt hours) and 1.07% (58,923 megawatt hours), respectively.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Houston
Houston residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
1792nd16.34¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Houston
1600th$181.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for Houston Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Houston, Texas
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 205.56 | 2,919,628.56 | 499,964,728.62 | |
| APG&E | BUNDLED | 9.13 | 125.6 | 398,638.92 | 36,402,296.17 | |
| Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 11.91 | 152.94 | 81,884.07 | 9,750,354.81 | |
| Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 18.32 | 184.55 | 4,559,284.99 | 835,152,597.01 | |
| American PowerNet | BUNDLED |
Zips with electric coverage in Houston, Texas include: 77494, 77449, 77084, 77433, 77429, 77379, 77083, 77407, 77450, 77095, 77036 and 132 other zip code(s).
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Pasadena, TX Electricity Overview
Residents of Pasadena are charged an average residential electricity price of 16.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.30% more than Texas' average price of 15.09 cents and 2.37% less than the national average of 16.73 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is TXU Energy. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electricity bill of $181.95. This is 23.64% higher than the nationwide average bill of $147.16.
Coming in as the 22nd worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Pasadena emits 833,069,935.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,641.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 789th worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. In Pasadena, there are no electricity producing facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power imported from outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pasadena
Pasadena residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
1623rd16.34¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pasadena
1600th$181.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pasadena Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Pasadena, Texas
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 205.56 | 2,919,628.56 | 499,964,728.62 | |
| APG&E | BUNDLED | 9.13 | 125.6 | 398,638.92 | 36,402,296.17 | |
| Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 11.91 | 152.94 | 81,884.07 | 9,750,354.81 | |
| Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 18.32 | 184.55 | 4,559,284.99 | 835,152,597.01 | |
| American PowerNet | BUNDLED |
Zips with electric coverage in Pasadena, Texas include: 77502, 77571, 77506, 77017, 77536, 77504, 77503, 77586, 77505, 77059, 77058 and 1 other zip code(s).
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Atascocita CDP, TX Electricity Overview
Residents of Atascocita CDP are charged an average residential electricity price of 16.34 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.30% more than Texas' average price of 15.09 cents and 2.37% less than the national average of 16.73 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is TXU Energy. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electricity bill of $181.95. This is 23.64% higher than the nationwide average bill of $147.16.
Coming in as the 40th worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Atascocita CDP emits 607,185,080.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,641.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 789th worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. In Atascocita CDP, there are no electricity producing facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power imported from outside of the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Atascocita CDP
Atascocita CDP residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
1623rd16.34¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Atascocita CDP
1600th$181.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for Atascocita CDP Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Atascocita CDP, Texas
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 17.12 | 205.56 | 2,919,628.56 | 499,964,728.62 | |
| APG&E | BUNDLED | 9.13 | 125.6 | 398,638.92 | 36,402,296.17 | |
| Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 11.91 | 152.94 | 81,884.07 | 9,750,354.81 | |
| Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 18.32 | 184.55 | 4,559,284.99 | 835,152,597.01 | |
| American PowerNet | BUNDLED |
Zips with electric coverage in Atascocita CDP, Texas include: 77346, 77396, 77044, 77338
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Harris County, Texas Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Harris County, Texas
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| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deer Park Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 7,971,336 | 3 | 2,746,645,806.24 | 3 | 344.57 | 59 | ||
Channelview Cogeneration PlantAres Management (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 5,807,114 | 13 | 1,894,257,864.94 | 18 | 326.2 | 61 | ||
Pasadena CogenerationPasadena Statutory Trust (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 4,929,935 | 18 | 1,859,532,111.22 | 19 | 377.19 | 46 | ||
Channel Energy Center LLCCalpine (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 4,304,558.01 | 21 | 1,105,072,820.18 | 36 | 256.72 | 75 | ||
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Channelview CDP | TX | Natural Gas | 3,599,550 | 28 | 1,005,199,149.5 | 40 | 279.26 | 69 | ||
ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineExxon Mobil Corp (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,673,724 | 41 | 695,678,202.66 | 54 | 260.19 | 74 | ||
Bayou Cogen PlantAir Liquide (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,118,619.99 | 50 | 404,560,214.8 | 63 | 190.95 | 79 | ||
Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundOccidental Chemical Corporation (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,740,543 | 57 | 516,782,114.8 | 61 | 296.91 | 65 | ||
Shell Deer ParkDeer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,263,003 | 63 | 590,649,116.26 | 59 | 467.65 | 19 | ||
T H WhartonNRG Energy (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 670,026 | 66 | 358,938,961.5 | 65 | 535.71 | 17 | ||
Remy Jade Power StationProEnergy Services (100.00%) | Crosby CDP | TX | Natural Gas | 515,847 | 70 | 281,889,580.42 | 68 | 546.46 | 13 | ||
HO Clarke GeneratingHO Clarke II, LLC (25.00%)HO Clarke Generating, LLC (75.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 460,781 | 71 | 253,884,671.6 | 70 | 550.99 | 10 | ||
Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena CogenerationPCI Nitrogen LLC (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Waste Heat | 58,923 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Citadel Battery Storage PlantCitadel BESS LLC (100.00%) | Crosby CDP | TX | Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source | -10,263 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Callisto I Energy CenterCallisto I Energy Center (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source | -12,046 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
Harris County, Texas Production Fuel Makeup
NATURAL GAS
97.41%
OTHER GAS
2.00%
PURCHASED STEAM
0.48%
WASTE HEAT
0.18%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
-0.07%
Harris County has the 2nd most power producing plants of any county in Texas, with 15 total plants. About 26,768,676,404.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted in the county because of electricity use per year. This total results in 5,599.07 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, ranking the county 1256th highest in the United States for emissions per capita from electricity consumption. Harris County's fuel of choice is Natural Gas, with 97.41% of electricity generation using this fuel. Taken together with Other Gas (2.00%) and Purchased Steam (0.48%), these three fuel types account for 32,455,487.01 megawatt hours (or 99.89%) county's electricity production.
Providers In Each City in Harris County:
- Baytown, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Bellaire, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Bunker Hill Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Deer Park, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- El Lago, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Galena Park, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Hedwig Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Hilshire Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Houston, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Humble, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Hunters Creek Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Jacinto City, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Jersey Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Katy, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- La Porte, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Morgan's Point, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Nassau Bay, Texas:
- Texas New Mexico Power: 2.13%
- CenterPoint Energy: 97.87%
- Pasadena, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Piney Point Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Seabrook, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Shoreacres, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- South Houston, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Southside Place, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Spring Valley Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Taylor Lake Village, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Tomball, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- Webster, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
- West University Place, Texas:
- CenterPoint Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Harris County, Texas?
By total customer count, TXU Energy is the largest electricity company in Harris County, Texas.
How many electric companies offer service in Harris County, Texas?
There are 49 electricity companies serving customers in Harris County, Texas.
How many power plants are located in Harris County, Texas?
There are 15 active electricity plants located in Harris County, Texas
What electricity companies offer service in Harris County, Texas?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TXU Energy | 40,616 |
| 2 | Ambit Energy | 8,804 |
| 3 | Just Energy | 8,370 |
| 4 | Green Mountain Energy | 7,645 |
| 5 | Direct Energy | 6,790 |
| 6 | Constellation Energy | 4,895 |
| 7 | 4 Change Energy | 4,449 |
| 8 | Stream Energy | 4,355 |
| 9 | Champion Energy Services | 3,927 |
| 10 | Pulse Power | 3,882 |
Published: 2025-07-22