Southwestern Electric Power Co electricity rates in Texas, 2025
Southwestern Electric Power Co’s 157,119 residential customers paid an average of 12.60¢ per kWh in 2025, 18% below the Texas average of 15.40¢. The typical home used 1,159 kWh a month, for an average bill of $146.
- 12.60¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.58¢ (+4.8%) vs 2024
- $146Avg monthly billTexas: $171
- 1,159 kWhAvg monthly useTexas: 1,110 kWh
- 157,119Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 157,119 | 2,185,374 | $275,433,600 | 12.60¢ | 12.03¢ | +0.58¢ (+4.8%) |
| Commercial | 31,026 | 2,152,970 | $222,283,800 | 10.32¢ | 9.90¢ | +0.42¢ (+4.2%) |
| Industrial | 3,994 | 2,885,210 | $193,171,200 | 6.70¢ | 6.21¢ | +0.49¢ (+7.9%) |
| All sectors | 192,139 | 7,223,554 | $690,888,600 | 9.56¢ | 8.98¢ | +0.58¢ (+6.5%) |
How Southwestern Electric Power Co compares
- Texas residential average, 2025: 15.40¢ per kWh, 1,110 kWh a month, $171 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 130 full-service utilities in Texas with at least 1,000 residential customers, Southwestern Electric Power Co ranks 40 of 130 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Texas homes paid 15.91¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.40¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 4.8%; the state average rose 3.1%.
- Southwestern Electric Power Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: SWPP.
Where Southwestern Electric Power Co serves
EIA lists 25 Texas counties in its 2025 service territory: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Franklin, Gray, Gregg, Hall, Harrison, Hopkins, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wheeler, Wood.
147 ZIP codes are matched to Southwestern Electric Power Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 75140, 75410, 75417, 75431, 75432, 75437, 75440, 75444, 75451, 75455, 75456, 75457, 75471, 75478, 75480, 75481, 75482, 75487, 75493, 75494, 75497, 75501, 75503, 75505, 75550, 75551, 75554, 75555, 75556, 75558, 75559, 75560, 75561, 75562, 75563, 75565, 75566, 75567, 75568, 75569, 75570, 75571, 75572, 75574, 75599, 75601, 75602, 75603, 75604, 75605, 75606, 75607, 75608, 75615, 75630, 75631, 75633, 75636, 75638, 75639, and 87 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Texas full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklet Energy Distribution | 12.42¢ | $126 | 15,227 |
| Fayette Electric Coop, Inc | 12.53¢ | $129 | 14,439 |
| Medina Electric Coop, Inc | 12.54¢ | $144 | 30,778 |
| Hamilton County Elec Coop Assn | 12.64¢ | $127 | 19,876 |
| Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp | 12.71¢ | $154 | 44,971 |
| City of San Marcos (TX) | 12.73¢ | $116 | 22,362 |
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | 12.75¢ | $153 | 420,753 |
| Bandera Electric Coop, Inc | 12.77¢ | $152 | 35,906 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.