Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Oncor Electric Delivery, 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
3.55 million
3,545,814 homes
Delivery revenue
5.64 cents
Per kWh, 2025
Average use
1,106 kWh
Per month
Delivery per month
$62.35
Delivery charges only
Oncor Electric Delivery delivery charges
Oncor Electric Delivery reported 3,545,814 residential customers in 2025. It delivers electricity over its lines and does not sell it, so there is no single bundled price. EIA records the delivery revenue it collects: 5.64 cents per kWh, or $62.35 a month at 1,106 kWh. The retail provider you choose adds the energy charge and its own fees.
Delivery company versus retail provider
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Oncor Electric Delivery has distribution equipment. That covers 99 counties in Texas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Texas (99 counties)
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Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Archer, Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Borden, Bosque, Brown, Burnet, Cherokee, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Crane, Culberson, Dallas, Dawson, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Ector, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fisher, Freestone, Gaines, Glasscock, Grayson, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hunt, Irion, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Kent, Lamar, Lampasas, Leon, Limestone, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Reagan, Red River, Reeves, Rockwall, Rusk, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling, Tarrant, Terry, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Upton, Van Zandt, Ward, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Young
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Reliability
For 2025, Oncor Electric Delivery reported an average of 67 minutes without power per customer and 0.72 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 93 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Oncor Electric Delivery had about 61 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Texas figure across its utilities was 158 minutes. One interruption lasting 93 minutes and 0.72 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 67 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under other standard. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Oncor Electric Delivery does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA does not show residential net-metered solar for Oncor Electric Delivery in 2025. 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.
Oncor Electric Delivery is an investor-owned utility based in Texas.
Oncor Electric Delivery operates in the ERCOT power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Oncor Electric Delivery compared with Texas
By residential customers, Oncor Electric Delivery ranks 1st of the 82 utilities that report homes in Texas, with about 27.7% of the state's homes. Oncor Electric Delivery lists distribution equipment in 99 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncor Electric Delivery | Investor-owned | 3,545,814 | Delivery only |
| CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric | Investor-owned | 2,529,039 | Delivery only |
| CPS Energy | Municipal | 888,946 | 12.40 |
| AEP Texas Central | Investor-owned | 793,896 | Delivery only |
| Austin Energy | Municipal | 522,446 | 13.14 |
| Southwestern Electric Power (SWEPCO) | Investor-owned | 473,880 | 13.10 |
See every one on the electric companies in Texas page.
Official site and where to get help
Kilowatt Atlas is not Oncor Electric Delivery and does not take payments, start service or manage accounts. To pay a bill, report an outage or start service, use the website, app or phone number printed on your bill. Be careful with search ads and lookalike sites that offer to pay your bill for a fee.
- Want to understand a line on your bill? Read how to read your electric bill.
- Think your bill is high? Try the bill checker.
- Texas allows retail choice in part or all of the state. See the provider guide.
Oncor Electric Delivery questions
Can I buy electricity from Oncor Electric Delivery?
Oncor Electric Delivery delivers electricity in its service area but does not sell it to homes. In the competitive part of Texas you choose a retail electric provider for the energy, and Oncor Electric Delivery delivers it and handles outages and meter reading.
How many customers does Oncor Electric Delivery have?
EIA reports about 3,545,814 residential customers for Oncor Electric Delivery in 2025.
Who regulates Oncor Electric Delivery?
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 Oncor Electric Delivery?
For 2025, Oncor Electric Delivery reported an average of 67 minutes of outage per customer and 0.72 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.