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- Contract Length 12 mo.
- Effective Date Mar 2023
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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 31,757,393.79 megawatt hours.
By megawatt hours sold, the largest provider in Harris County is TXU Energy.
Harris County ranks 3rd out of 3221 counties in the nation for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, with 31,757,393.79 of the county's 31,757,393.79 megawatt hours coming from those sources.
Harris County uses 127.76% more megawatt hours than it produces.
The burning of non-renewable fuel types in electricity generation in Harris County has been reduced by 2.59% over the course of the past 12 months.
Residents of Harris County are paying, on average, 28.12% less per kilowatt hour at home than the national average price, at 10.39 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 14.46 cents per kilowatt hour.
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Residents of Houston are charged an average residential electricity price of 10.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 18.18% less than Texas' average price of 12.71 cents and 28.10% less than the national average of 14.46 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is TXU Energy. With annual generation of 6,667,281.78 megawatt hours, the city is the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the state.
Houston has the highest power producing plants of any city in Texas, with 25 total power plants. Emissions in the city average 5,576.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity use, making them the 1839th 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 12,851,741,328.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the largest amount in Texas. Houston has around 90.42% of its electricity produced by Natural Gas. Other Gas and Waste Heat make up the next highest amounts at 8.31% (554,317.54 megawatt hours) and 1.26% (84,229 megawatt hours), respectively.
Houston residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 8.80 | 101.87 | 1,766,079 | 155,477,800 | |
APG&E | BUNDLED | 6.49 | 88.41 | 314,407 | 20,393,000 | |
ATG Clean Energy | BUNDLED | 4.97 | 74.93 | 335,710 | 16,674,800 | |
Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 6.61 | 87.3 | 77,652 | 5,130,000 | |
Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 |
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 10.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 18.14% less than Texas' average price of 12.71 cents and 28.07% less than the national average of 14.46 cents. Customers in Pasadena experience 0.86 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 78.4 minutes. Pasadena citizens consume 467422.31% of the electricity generated within the city limits and the city must use electricity produced in rural areas or other nearby municipalities to make up the difference.
Coming in as the 20th worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Pasadena emits 859,552,235.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,656.81 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 44th worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. There are 2 power plants in the city, which is the 11th most plants in a city in Texas. For electricity production purposes, Pasadena's top fuel type is Natural Gas, accounting for 100.00% of production in the city.
Pasadena residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 8.80 | 101.87 | 1,766,079 | 155,477,800 | |
APG&E | BUNDLED | 6.49 | 88.41 | 314,407 | 20,393,000 | |
ATG Clean Energy | BUNDLED | 4.97 | 74.93 | 335,710 | 16,674,800 | |
Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 6.61 | 87.3 | 77,652 | 5,130,000 | |
Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 |
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 10.39 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 18.23% less than Texas' average price of 12.71 cents and 28.15% less than the national average of 14.46 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 $123.99. This is 4.52% lower than the nationwide average bill of $129.86.
Coming in as the 46th worst ranked city out of 1870 cities in the state, Atascocita CDP emits 498,675,343.46 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. This total results in 5,655.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 486th worst in Texas for pollution per capita from electricity use. In Atascocita CDP, there are no electricity producing facilities. The inhabitants must rely on power imported from outside of the city.
Atascocita CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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4 Change Energy | BUNDLED | 8.80 | 101.87 | 1,766,079 | 155,477,800 | |
APG&E | BUNDLED | 6.49 | 88.41 | 314,407 | 20,393,000 | |
ATG Clean Energy | BUNDLED | 4.97 | 74.93 | 335,710 | 16,674,800 | |
Alliance Power | BUNDLED | 6.61 | 87.3 | 77,652 | 5,130,000 | |
Ambit Energy | BUNDLED | 11.35 | 111.62 | 4,827,635 | 547,853,000 |
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 | 6,691,062 | 2,341,676,551.9 | 349.97 | ||
Channelview Cogeneration PlantAres Management (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 5,794,925 | 1,884,769,198.2 | 325.24 | ||
Channel Energy Center LLCCalpine (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 4,232,761 | 1,027,917,212.98 | 242.85 | ||
Pasadena CogenerationPasadena Statutory Trust (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 3,190,853 | 1,206,378,845.56 | 378.07 | ||
Odyssey Energy Altura Cogen, LLC | Channelview CDP | TX | Natural Gas | 3,053,598 | 852,203,929.22 | 279.08 | ||
ExxonMobil Baytown TurbineExxon Mobil Corp (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,613,592 | 680,032,400.46 | 260.19 | ||
Bayou Cogen PlantAir Liquide (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,347,766 | 440,688,715.74 | 187.71 | ||
Houston Chemical Complex BattlegroundOccidental Chemical Corporation (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,947,358 | 579,167,728.16 | 297.41 | ||
T H WhartonNRG Energy (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 1,505,361 | 799,236,837.28 | 530.93 | ||
Shell Deer ParkDeer Park Refinery Limited Partnership (DPRLP) (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 1,486,649 | 654,742,890.2 | 440.42 | ||
San Jacinto Steam Electric StationNRG Energy (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 840,149 | 622,311,928.42 | 740.72 | 12/2031 | |
HO Clarke GeneratingHO Clarke Generating, LLC (75.00%)HO Clarke II, LLC (25.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 276,989 | 151,875,070.62 | 548.31 | ||
Greens BayouNRG Energy (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 213,273 | 174,492,213.98 | 818.16 | ||
Texas PetrochemicalsTPC Group, LLC (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 114,166 | 22,392,168.96 | 196.14 | ||
Enterprise Products OperatingEnterprise Products Optg LP (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 109,292 | 82,297,386.5 | 753 | ||
TECO CHP-1Texas Medical Center Central (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 88,520 | 24,408,342.84 | 275.74 | ||
Rentech Nitrogen Pasadena CogenerationPCI Nitrogen LLC (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Waste Heat | 84,229 | ||||
NASA Johnson Space Center CHPNASA Johnson Space Center (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 83,567 | 50,430,081.1 | 603.47 | ||
Chamon Power LLCPeaker Power, LLC (100.00%) | Harris County | TX | Natural Gas | 65,666 | 37,252,417.86 | 567.3 | ||
The Methodist Hospital, Gas TurbineThe Methodist Hospital (100.00%) | Houston | TX | Natural Gas | 23,695.42 | 14,020,998.88 | 591.72 |
Harris County has the most power producing plants of any county in Texas, with 41 total plants. About 25,825,375,370.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted in the county because of electricity use per year. This total results in 5,458.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, ranking the county 1248th highest in the United States for emissions per capita from electricity consumption. Harris County's fuel of choice is Natural Gas, with 95.91% of electricity generation using this fuel. Taken together with Other Gas (3.05%) and Purchased Steam (0.78%), these three fuel types account for 31,673,164.79 megawatt hours (or 99.73%) county's electricity production.
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
By total customer count, TXU Energy is the largest electricity company in Harris County, Texas.
There are 48 electricity companies serving customers in Harris County, Texas.
There are 41 active electricity plants located in Harris County, Texas
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | TXU Energy | 13,672 |
2 | Reliant Energy | 11,681 |
3 | Entergy Texas | 8,442 |
4 | Direct Energy | 5,118 |
5 | Ambit Energy | 3,682 |
6 | Green Mountain Energy | 2,988 |
7 | Discount Power | 2,575 |
8 | Stream Energy | 2,129 |
9 | Constellation Energy | 1,759 |
10 | TriEagle Energy | 1,137 |