Electricity in Bell County, Texas
4 electric utilities serve homes in Bell County, Texas: Oncor, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative and Bartlett Electric Cooperative. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $153.24 (Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC)) to $208.74 (Bartlett Electric Cooperative) a month. This page covers 4 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Killeen to Belton.
- 4 cities
- 4 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Bell County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Texas | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| OncorInvestor-owned utility · delivery only · bill calculator | 3,545,814 | — | $72.74delivery charges |
| Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC)Electric cooperative · bill calculator | 420,753 | $153.241,202 kWh, 12.8¢ | $141.64 |
| Heart of Texas Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 18,476 | $187.031,573 kWh, 11.9¢ | — |
| Bartlett Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 12,402 | $208.741,371 kWh, 15.2¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Texas average was $170.95 a month.
Compare retail plans: 174 electricity plans in the Oncor area.
Cities in Bell County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen | 161,883 | — | 1,530 |
| Temple | 98,412 | — | 1,505 |
| Harker Heights | 35,195 | — | 1,536 |
| Belton | 25,964 | — | 1,519 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Bell County?
4 electric utilities serve homes in Bell County, Texas: Oncor, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative and Bartlett Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Bell County are on this page?
Killeen, Temple, Harker Heights and Belton.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).