Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Entergy Texas, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
469 thousand
469,094 homes
Average price
13.89 cents
Texas average 15.40
Average bill
$171.83
Per month at 1,237 kWh
Price rank
42 of 64
Lowest to highest in Texas
Entergy Texas rates and average bill
Entergy Texas reported 469,094 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,237 kWh a month on average at 13.89 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 64 Texas utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Entergy Texas ranks 42 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas | 13.89 | 1,237 | $171.83 |
| Texas (all utilities) | 15.40 | 1,110 | $170.95 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Entergy Texas has distribution equipment. That covers 27 counties in Texas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Texas (27 counties)
Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Falls, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington
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Reliability
For 2025, Entergy Texas reported an average of 305 minutes without power per customer and 2.22 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 137 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Entergy Texas had about 177 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Texas figure across its utilities was 158 minutes. One interruption lasting 137 minutes and 2.22 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 305 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Entergy Texas reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 96 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 5,644 residential net-metered systems on the Entergy Texas grid in 2025, with 55.1 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Texas, that review is done by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Entergy Texas is an investor-owned utility based in Texas.
Entergy Texas operates in the MISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Entergy Texas compared with Texas
Texas has 82 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Entergy Texas is 6th by size and serves about 3.7% of the state's homes. Texas has too few other investor-owned utilities with reported prices to compare Entergy Texas with its type, so the state average of 15.40 cents per kWh is the fairest yardstick. The typical Entergy Texas bill of $171.83 a month is within about $12 a year of the Texas average, so a household here pays close to what a typical household in the state pays. Entergy Texas lists distribution equipment in 27 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 5,644 of its residential customers use net metering, or 12.0 per 1,000 homes, against 10.9 for Texas as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Texas with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Texas utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Texas | Investor-owned | 469,094 | 13.89 |
| Austin Energy | Municipal | 522,446 | 13.14 |
| Southwestern Electric Power (SWEPCO) | Investor-owned | 473,880 | 13.10 |
| Pedernales Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 420,753 | 12.75 |
| El Paso Electric | Investor-owned | 417,578 | 13.01 |
| Southwestern Public Service | Investor-owned | 324,888 | 13.59 |
See every one on the electric companies in Texas page.
Official site and where to get help
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- Texas allows retail choice in part or all of the state. See the provider guide.
Entergy Texas questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Entergy Texas?
Entergy Texas residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.89 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,237 kWh a month and an average bill of $171.83 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Texas average was 15.40 cents.
How many customers does Entergy Texas have?
EIA reports about 469,094 residential customers for Entergy Texas in 2025.
Who regulates Entergy Texas?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Texas on the Texas state page.
How reliable is Entergy Texas?
For 2025, Entergy Texas reported an average of 305 minutes of outage per customer and 2.22 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.