Texas delivery charges by utility (2026)
Every Texas home in the competitive market pays its local delivery utility a fixed monthly fee plus a charge per kWh, on top of the energy it buys from its retail provider. In 2025, 7,359,905 homes paid an average of $63 a month for delivery, roughly a third of the bill (delivery-only revenue reported to the EIA).
| Delivery utility (TDU) | Now: $/mo | Now: ¢/kWh | Now: 1,000 kWh | 2025 avg. ¢/kWh | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor | $4.06 | 6.869 | $72.75 | 5.64 | 3,545,814 |
| CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric | $4.90 | 6.533 | $70.23 | 5.41 | 2,529,039 |
| AEP Texas Central | $3.24 | 5.690 | $60.14 | 5.91 | 793,896 |
| Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) | $7.56 | 7.771 | $85.27 | 7.09 | 237,930 |
| AEP Texas North | $3.24 | 5.575 | $58.99 | 5.86 | 158,488 |
| Lubbock Power & Light | $2.50 | 6.008 | $62.58 | 6.31 | 94,738 |
“Now”: residential delivery charges in effect on November 7, 2026, read from each utility's tariff (fixed customer and metering charges, all per-kWh charges and riders that apply year-round). 2025 average: EIA-861, all charges divided by kWh delivered.
How delivery charges work in Texas
In the competitive part of Texas you choose a retail electricity provider, but the wires, poles and meters belong to the transmission and distribution utility (TDU) for your area. Every provider passes the TDU's charges through on your bill: a fixed monthly customer and metering charge plus a charge per kWh. They are the same whichever provider you pick. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approves them, and they usually change several times a year through rate cases and cost adjustments such as the transmission cost recovery factor (TCRF, March and September) and the distribution cost recovery factor (DCRF).
Your plan's Electricity Facts Label (EFL) shows whether the advertised price includes the current delivery charges and whether changes are passed through.
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Sources: current charges from the utility's Tariff for Retail Delivery Service (linked above where available); 2025 averages from U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, delivery companies (Part C), residential sector. Found an error? Write to contact@electricbillmath.com.