Austin Energy electric rates and bill calculator

Current Austin Energy electricity rates

A Austin Energy bill for 1,000 kWh on Residential Service, with all charges, at the rates in effect at our last check on October 16, 2026:

The average price includes the base rates and the riders. See all rates and riders, the example bills and the sources.

Average Austin Energy bill

In 2025, the average Austin Energy home that bought its power from Austin Energy used 835 kWh a month and paid $109.73 a month (13.1¢ per kWh). The average for all homes in Texas was $170.95 (1,110 kWh, 15.4¢ per kWh). These are yearly averages from the EIA-861 data of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, at the rates of 2025. See the average electric bill in Texas and in each state. To turn the watts of an appliance into dollars, use the electricity cost calculator.

For an apartment: with the EIA average kWh of small homes in the South, a 1-bedroom apartment (773 kWh) costs about $110.12 a month on Residential Service and a 2-bedroom apartment (973 kWh) about $136.34 (November rates, before taxes). See the apartment electric bill at each utility.

Help paying your Austin Energy bill

• Customer Assistance Program (CAP) Utility Bill Discounts: Discounts that can help reduce utility bills an average of $1,092 a year. On the electric bill this includes a customer charge waiver, a discount on total electrical usage and a discount on Community Benefit Charges.
• Financial Support Plus 1: Emergency financial aid for residential customers who are having a temporary problem paying their utility bills.
• Medically Vulnerable Registry: Individualized bill management, flexible payment plans to avoid losing service, and personalized emergency backup plans for outages.
• Weatherization Assistance: Free home energy improvements such as attic insulation, duct repair and sealing, air sealing, solar screens, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, LED lighting and a smart thermostat.
• Payment Arrangement: Spreads a past-due balance over a set period as monthly installments, paid along with your current bill.
• Payment Extension: Extends a bill's due date for a short period. The total amount due is due by the extension due date.

See all 7 Austin Energy bill help programs, with who qualifies, how to apply, state energy assistance and the shutoff rules.

Austin Energy rate increases

Rate cases of Austin Energy that are pending or were decided since 2025, from the official documents. The calculator above uses the rates in effect now; a pending request is not in it.

See all pending electric rate increases.

EV charging cost on Austin Energy

Charging an electric car for 1,000 miles a month (300 kWh) overnight on weekdays adds this much to a 1,000 kWh November bill:

Use your own miles, car and charging time in the EV charging cost calculator.

Solar savings on Austin Energy

With the solar output of Austin (PVWatts), a 6 kW system makes about 8,899 kWh a year. On a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month, it cuts the yearly bill by:

If each solar kWh replaces a kWh bought at the full price within the month (monthly net metering). A lower credit for the power you send to the grid, or a solar fee, makes the savings smaller. Use your own kWh, city and system in the solar savings calculator.

Austin Energy rebates

Austin Energy rebates and energy-saving programs: the page lists HVAC, water heaters, heat pumps, weatherization, smart thermostats, batteries, solar, income-qualified. See also the home energy rebates in Texas. Checked October 22, 2026.

Austin Energy outages, payments and customer service

Official links and phone numbers from the Austin Energy website, checked October 20, 2026. This site is not part of Austin Energy: for an outage or a question about your account, use these links.

• Austin Energy outage map
• Report an outage online
• Report an outage by phone: 512-322-9100
• Customer service: 512-494-9400
• Pay your Austin Energy bill
• Start, stop or move service

If you see a downed power line, stay away from it and call Austin Energy at 512-322-9100 or 911.

Terms on this tariff: Customer charge, Energy charge. See the electric bill glossary.

Do you have your hourly usage file? Compare Austin Energy plans with your Green Button data.

Why is my Austin Energy bill so high? Check your bill against Austin Energy Residential Service. See the Austin Energy rate changes. How does Austin Energy compare? See the monthly bill comparison.

What does an appliance cost to run on this tariff? Use the appliance cost tool with Austin Energy Residential Service.

The rates in this calculator

These values come from the official tariff documents of Austin Energy. The Austin City Council approves these tariffs.

Minimum monthly bill: The Residential Service schedule does not print a minimum bill. The $17.35 customer charge applies each month.

Example bills for 1,000 kWh

These examples use 1,000 kWh. Location of your home: Inside the City of Austin city limits. Each column uses the rates of the billing month in its heading. The examples do not include taxes.

Sources and last check

We read each value from the official documents below. The approval column shows the docket, order or advice number that is printed on each sheet. Last check: October 16, 2026.

Recent rate changes

Calculate what a change does to your bill. See all recent rate changes.

Values read from the text of the City of Austin Fiscal Year 2027 Electric Tariff (October 1, 2026), which the Austin Energy approved rates page links to. The Residential Service table agrees with the PSA, Administrative Adjustment to the PSA, Community Benefit Charge and Regulatory Charge schedules in the same tariff. The Austin Energy residential rates pages (reviewed 10/01/2026) show the same rates. Austin Energy is owned by the City of Austin. It supplies the full service, so there is no retail electric provider and no supplier price. The Austin Energy example bill for 860 kWh outside the city limits is $116.76 with the 1% city sales tax. The hand calculation gives $116.76, a match on each line. The example bill for 860 kWh inside the city limits is $121.94. The hand calculation gives $121.93: the example shows $30.22 for the 560 kWh in the second block, but 560 x $0.05395 = $30.21. All other lines match. Austin Energy residential rates pages (example bills for 860 kWh, inside and outside the city limits).

Questions about Austin Energy bills

utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Austin, Texas (Austin Energy, the electric utility of the City of Austin) or the Austin City Council. For the official values, use your bill and the tariff of Austin Energy.