Our products and services differ based on state. Please select your state (or the state you're interested in) from the list to the left.
Why do our products and services differ based on state? Because our business is regulated by state. We have regulated operations in eight Western and Midwestern states. The different regulatory body for each state we serve determines what products and services we deliver in that state.
TX Rates
Texas Rates
Learn more about what goes into determining your rates
Overview
Major factors that affect your energy bill include:
- customer type (residential or business)
- energy usage
- fuel costs
- optional services (participation in services/products/programs that bring related cost or discount)
- fees, taxes and riders based on location
- season
- usage patterns (for time of day rates)
Please refer to your bill as other factors may also impact what you pay.
Some of these factors change frequently like fuel costs. But all rates and rate changes for customers must be approved by your state’s energy agency in advance.
Residential Rates
A high-level summary of residential electric rates is presented here. View more details in the rate books below.
Residential Service for electricity is available to any customer for domestic purposes living in a single private residence, apartment, townhouse, condominium, etc.
Your monthly bill will show:
- Service Availability Charge: $6.00 per month* This charge helps cover those specific costs that do not change with the amount of electricity you use; for example, your meter, maintaining your account, etc.
- Energy Charge per (kilowatt-hour) kWh:
- June through September (summer) $0.060917 / kilowatt-hours (kWh)*
- October through May (winter) $0.053084 / kWh *
- Fuel Cost Recovery Factor: A charge designed to recover the costs of fuel used to produce electricity and energy purchased on the wholesale electricity market.
- Power Cost Recovery Factor: A charge to recover the cost of power and energy produced and sold to Xcel Energy by third parties.
Note: *Interim rates
This is a quick summary of your key utility charges and it does not include all the charges. Refer to the rate books below for more details.
The following links provide general information regarding your charges and details on specific cost factors included on your bill. For electric rates, see above.
Business Rates
A high-level summary of business electric rates is presented here. View more details in the rate books below.
Small General Service for electricity is available to business customers whose monthly demand does not exceed 10 kilowatts (kW).
Your monthly bill will show:
- Service Availability Charge: $10.91 per month* This charge helps cover those specific costs that do not change with the amount of electricity you use; for example, your meter, maintaining your account, etc.
- Energy Charge per (kilowatt-hour) kWh:
- June through September (summer) $0.048340 / kilowatt-hours (kWh)*
- October through May (winter) $0.039777 / kWh *
- Power Factor Metering: Company may install power factor metering for customers with monthly demand exceeding 200 kW.
- Fuel Cost Recovery Factor: A charge designed to recover the costs of fuel used to produce electricity and energy purchased on the wholesale electricity market.
- Power Cost Recovery Factor: A charge to recover the cost of power and energy produced and sold to Xcel Energy by third parties.
Note: *Interim rates
This is a quick summary of your key utility charges and it does not include all the charges. Refer to the rate books below for more details.
The following links provide information on specific cost factors included on your bill. For electric rates, see above.
