Wharton County, TX: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Wharton County, Texas Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Wharton County, TX is $169.74
  • The average electricity rate in Wharton County, TX is 15.51¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Wharton County, TX

The average residential electric bill in Wharton County, TX is $169.74 per month. Wharton County, TX is the 144th most expensive county in Texas for electricity.

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Wharton County, Texas Electricity Overview

Wharton County is the 87th highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita, with an average of 211.63 megawatt hours per resident produced from non-renewable fuels.

Wharton County has seen year over year increase of 127.49% for electricity generation using solar power.

Wharton County is 16th in the nation out of 3221 counties for megawatt hours generated using solar power sources.

Roughly 83.09% of Wharton County's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuel types, making it the 108th highest ranked county in the county out of 3221 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel sources.

Wharton County consumes approximately 6.60% of the production put out by its power generation facilities.

The US average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.73 cents, while residents of Wharton County benefit from an average rate that is 7.33% below that at 15.51 cents per kilowatt hour.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    698,906 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    16.8 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    10,595,961 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,791,695 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    8,804,266 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    254.7 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    223,489,172 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,372.08 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.

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  • Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
  • Contract Length 12 mo.
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  • Rate 11.9¢ / kWh
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Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in El Campo

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El Campo Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

16.76¢ per kWh

  • 0.34% lower than last month
  • 4.84% higher than November last year
  • 7.4% higher than the Texas average
  • 1.63% lower than the US average
  • 1,065th in the state out of 1,866 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 18,220th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 568 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 290 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

15.85¢ per kWh

  • 0.41% higher than last month
  • 2.8% higher than November last year
  • 6.94% higher than the Texas average
  • 3.9% lower than the US average
  • 1,065th in the state out of 1,866 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 19 since November last year
  • 17,419th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 70 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 93 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$140.7 per month

  • 23.27% lower than last month
  • 6.32% higher than November last year
  • 6.56% higher than the Texas average
  • 19% higher than the US average
  • 913th in the state out of 1,866 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 24,655th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 4,917 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,806 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$175.56 per month

  • 0.4% higher than last month
  • 1.9% lower than November last year
  • 7.41% higher than the Texas average
  • 23.43% higher than the US average
  • 929th in the state out of 1,866 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since November last year
  • 27,453rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 132 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,144 since November last year

El Campo, TX Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in El Campo are charged an average residential electricity rate of 15.85 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 5.06% higher than the state's average rate of 15.09 cents, which ranks the city 1065th out of 1870 cities in Texas for best average electricity rate. TXU Energy has an estimated 164 residential customers, more than all other vendors who operate in the city. The city produces about 73.89 megawatt hours per consumer in the city a year from its electricity generating plants, which ranks them as the 38th highest generator out of 1870 cities in the state.

El Campo is the 1755th highest ranked city in the state out of 1870 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks El Campo as the 1755th highest polluting city in Texas. Solar is the fuel of choice in El Campo, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. El Campo has one power producing plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in El Campo

El Campo residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.169/kWh$0.109/kWh$276.51/mo.$93.23/mo.
1065th15.85¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of El Campo
929th$175.56Average residential monthly electricity bill for El Campo Residents

Electric Companies With Service in El Campo, Texas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
4 Change EnergyBUNDLED17.12205.562,919,628.56499,964,728.62
APG&EBUNDLED9.13125.6398,638.9236,402,296.17
Alliance PowerBUNDLED11.91152.9481,884.079,750,354.81
Ambit EnergyBUNDLED18.32184.554,559,284.99835,152,597.01
American PowerNetBUNDLED

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Wharton, TX Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in Wharton are charged an average residential electricity rate of 16.12 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 6.82% higher than the state's average rate of 15.09 cents, which ranks the city 1138th out of 1870 cities in Texas for best average electricity rate. TXU Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The national average monthly residential power bill is $147.16, while the Wharton average is 21.66% more at $179.04 per month.

Wharton's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 48,489,730.78 kilograms, which is 277th highest amount in the state out of 1870 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 789th worst in Texas for emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 5,641.62 kilograms of emissions per citizen. There are no electricity producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Wharton

Wharton residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.190/kWh$0.108/kWh$281.99/mo.$93.47/mo.
1138th16.12¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Wharton
1017th$179.04Average residential monthly electricity bill for Wharton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Wharton, Texas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
4 Change EnergyBUNDLED17.12205.562,919,628.56499,964,728.62
APG&EBUNDLED9.13125.6398,638.9236,402,296.17
Alliance PowerBUNDLED11.91152.9481,884.079,750,354.81
Ambit EnergyBUNDLED18.32184.554,559,284.99835,152,597.01
American PowerNetBUNDLED

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East Bernard, TX Electricity Overview

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Citizens living in East Bernard are charged an average residential electricity rate of 16.34 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 8.30% higher than the state's average rate of 15.09 cents, which ranks the city 1623rd out of 1870 cities in Texas for best average electricity rate. TXU Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The national average monthly residential power bill is $147.16, while the East Bernard average is 23.64% more at $181.95 per month.

East Bernard's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 11,633,022.09 kilograms, which is 695th highest amount in the state out of 1870 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 789th worst in Texas for emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 5,641.62 kilograms of emissions per citizen. There are no electricity producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Bernard

East Bernard residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.196/kWh$0.108/kWh$286.57/mo.$93.68/mo.
1623rd16.34¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of East Bernard
1600th$181.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for East Bernard Residents

Electric Companies With Service in East Bernard, Texas

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
4 Change EnergyBUNDLED17.12205.562,919,628.56499,964,728.62
APG&EBUNDLED9.13125.6398,638.9236,402,296.17
Alliance PowerBUNDLED11.91152.9481,884.079,750,354.81
Ambit EnergyBUNDLED18.32184.554,559,284.99835,152,597.01
American PowerNetBUNDLED

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Wharton County, Texas Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Wharton County, Texas

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Wharton County TX Natural Gas 6,723,18952,438,387,475.169362.6856
Colorado Bend Energy CenterExelon Corporation (100.00%)
Wharton County TX Natural Gas 2,081,07751949,882,189.3441456.4421
Aktina SolarHecate Energy Ramsey , LLC (100.00%)
El Campo TX Solar 907,391611
Bernard Creek SolarCG Wharton County LLC (100.00%)
Hungerford CDP TX Solar 452,0533311
Red Tailed Hawk Solar LLCAcciona Energy USA Global, LLC (100.00%)
Wharton County TX Solar 432,2513711

Wharton County, Texas Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
83.09%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
16.91%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Wharton County's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 223,489,172.33 kilograms, which is the 1122nd highest amount of any county in the country. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per person in the county, which amounts to 5,372.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Wharton County is the 159th highest polluting county in Texas. Natural Gas is the fuel of choice in Wharton County, with 83.09% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Wharton County has 5 power producing plants, which is 71st most in the United States.

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Wharton County, Texas?

The largest electricity company in Wharton County, Texas by total revenue is TXU Energy.

How many electric companies offer service in Wharton County, Texas?

Wharton County, Texas has 49 electricity providers serving consumers in the area.

How many power plants are located in Wharton County, Texas?

Wharton County, Texas is home to 5 power plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

Which electricity companies offer service in Wharton County, Texas?

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-07-22