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- Rate 19.9¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Jul 2022
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Harris County has the 3rd largest total electricity production out of 3221 counties in the US, producing 32,913,018.01 megawatt hours.
By megawatt hours sold, the largest provider in Harris County is Reliant Energy.
Harris County ranks 2nd out of 3221 counties in the nation for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, with 32,913,018.01 of the county's 32,913,018.01 megawatt hours coming from those sources.
Harris County uses 114.19% more megawatt hours than it produces.
The burning of non-renewable fuel types in electricity generation in Harris County has been reduced by 2.12% over the course of the past 12 months.
Residents of Harris County are paying, on average, 20.87% less per kilowatt hour at home than the national average price, at 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 13.99 cents per kilowatt hour.
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Residents of Houston are charged an average residential electricity price of 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.22% less than Texas' average price of 12.20 cents and 20.87% less than the national average of 13.99 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Reliant Energy. With annual generation of 5,786,961 megawatt hours, the city is the 4th largest producer of electricity in the state.
Houston has the highest power producing plants of any city in Texas, with 4 total power plants. Emissions in the city average 5,641.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, making them the 1850th 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 13,001,652,920.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the largest amount in Texas. Houston has around 92.59% of its electricity produced by Natural Gas. Other Gas and Waste Heat make up the next highest amounts at 6.49% (375,781.79 megawatt hours) and 0.91% (52,894 megawatt hours), respectively.
Houston residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 | |
Entergy Texas | BUNDLED | 12.06 | 146.38 | 6,192,100 | 746,665,223 | |
MP2 Energy | BUNDLED | 11.89 | 102.57 | 85,083 | 10,114,000 | |
Penstar Power | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 115.54 | 34,939 | 4,199,500 | |
Reliant Energy | BUNDLED | 13.94 | 152.27 | 17,200,467 | 2,397,120,500 |
Zips with electric coverage in Houston, Texas include: 77494, 77449, 77084, 77433, 77429, 77379, 77083, 77450, 77095, 77036, 77072 and 132 other zip code(s).
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Residents of Pasadena are charged an average residential electricity price of 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.23% less than Texas' average price of 12.20 cents and 20.88% less than the national average of 13.99 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Reliant Energy. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electricity bill of $118.64. This is 4.21% lower than the nationwide average bill of $123.86.
Coming in as the 20th worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Pasadena emits 881,370,047.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,800.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 1267th worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. In Pasadena, there are no electricity producing facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power imported from outside of the city.
Pasadena residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 | |
MP2 Energy | BUNDLED | 11.89 | 102.57 | 85,083 | 10,114,000 | |
Penstar Power | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 115.54 | 34,939 | 4,199,500 | |
Reliant Energy | BUNDLED | 13.94 | 152.27 | 17,200,467 | 2,397,120,500 | |
Texpo Energy | BUNDLED | 5.83 | 88.93 | 683,550 | 39,823,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Pasadena, Texas include: 77502, 77506, 77571, 77017, 77536, 77504, 77503, 77586, 77505, 77059, 77058 and 1 other zip code(s).
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Residents of Atascocita CDP are charged an average residential electricity price of 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.28% less than Texas' average price of 12.20 cents and 20.92% less than the national average of 13.99 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Reliant Energy. Customers in the city have an average monthly residential electricity bill of $118.26. This is 4.53% lower than the nationwide average bill of $123.86.
Coming in as the 46th worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Atascocita CDP emits 511,444,044.53 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,800.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 61st worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. In Atascocita CDP, there are no electricity producing facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power imported from outside of the city.
Atascocita CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 | |
MP2 Energy | BUNDLED | 11.89 | 102.57 | 85,083 | 10,114,000 | |
Penstar Power | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 115.54 | 34,939 | 4,199,500 | |
Reliant Energy | BUNDLED | 13.94 | 152.27 | 17,200,467 | 2,397,120,500 | |
Texpo Energy | BUNDLED | 5.83 | 88.93 | 683,550 | 39,823,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Atascocita CDP, Texas include: 77346, 77396, 77044, 77338
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Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Deer Park Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 7,224,130 | 2,524,774,089.74 | 349.49 | ||
Channelview Cogeneration PlantAres Management (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 5,376,978 | 1,750,801,400.04 | 325.61 | ||
Channel Energy Center LLCCalpine (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 4,176,086 | 1,058,577,509.5 | 253.49 | ||
Pasadena CogenerationPasadena Statutory Trust (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 3,440,527 | 1,300,098,139.9 | 377.88 | ||
Optim Energy Altura Cogen LLCOptim Energy LLC (100.00%) | Channelview CDP | TX | Natural Gas | 3,248,923 | 907,044,198.34 | 279.18 | ||
ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineExxon Mobil Corp (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,439,764 | 634,804,003.4 | 260.19 | ||
Bayou Cogen PlantAir Liquide (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,134,372.01 | 1,558,265,177.98 | 730.08 | ||
Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundOccidental Chemical Corporation (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,770,090 | 523,768,684.18 | 295.9 | ||
T H WhartonNRG Energy (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 1,557,981 | 828,329,688.34 | 531.67 | 12/2035 | |
Shell Deer ParkShell Oil Co-Deer Park (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,491,273 | 687,600,082.96 | 461.08 | ||
HO Clarke Generating | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 235,300 | 130,206,852.3 | 553.37 | ||
Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena CogenerationPCI Nitrogen LLC (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Waste Heat | 52,894 |
Harris County has the most power producing plants of any county in Texas, with 12 total plants. About 26,404,303,045.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted in the county because of electricity use per year. This total results in 5,580.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, ranking the county 1370th highest in the United States for emissions per capita from electricity consumption. Harris County's fuel of choice is Natural Gas, with 97.04% of electricity generation using this fuel. Taken together with Other Gas (2.05%) and Purchased Steam (0.75%), these three fuel types account for 32,860,124.01 megawatt hours (or 99.84%) county's electricity production.
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By total customer count, Reliant Energy is the largest electricity company in Harris County, Texas.
There are 7 electricity companies serving customers in Harris County, Texas.
There are 12 active electricity plants located in Harris County, Texas
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Reliant Energy | 13,059 |
2 | Entergy Texas | 8,383 |
3 | Ambit Energy | 4,116 |
4 | Texpo Energy | 376 |
5 | MP2 Energy | 143 |
6 | Veteran Energy | 140 |
7 | Penstar Power | 30 |