Bandera Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Bandera Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 35,906 homes in Texas. In 2025, its average home used 1,191 kWh a month and paid $152.00 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
- Electric cooperative
- 35,906 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Bandera Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Texas | 35,906 |
| Average home bill | $152.00 a month (Texas average $170.95) |
| Average price | 12.8¢ per kWh (Texas average 15.4¢) |
| Average home use | 1,191 kWh a month (Texas average 1,110) |
| Business customers | 11.3¢ per kWh, average bill $266.86 a month (6,854 businesses; Texas business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.6 outages and 55 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.9 outages and 154 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Texas utility, 142 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 1,716 homes enrolled |
| Grid | TRE region; ERCOT market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bandera, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde |
Price rank: Bandera Electric Cooperative has the 35th lowest average price of the 79 Texas utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Bandera Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPS EnergyBill calculator on this site | 888,946 | $133.34 | 12.4¢ |
| AEP Texas Central | 793,896 | — | — |
| Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC)Bill calculator on this site | 420,753 | $153.24 | 12.8¢ |
| Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative | 95,358 | $144.84 | 11.8¢ |
| Central Texas Electric Cooperative | 40,305 | $130.69 | 12.2¢ |
| Medina Electric Cooperative | 30,778 | $144.12 | 12.5¢ |
| Kerrville Public Utility Board | 20,283 | $108.12 | 9.4¢ |
| Karnes Electric Cooperative | 13,599 | $153.15 | 10.2¢ |
| Rio Grande Electric Cooperative | 9,371 | $168.11 | 18.3¢ |
Bandera Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Bandera Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Bandera Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Bandera Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Public Utility Commission of Texas
- The average electric bill in Texas, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Bandera Electric Cooperative electric bill (TX)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,191 kWh a month and paid $152.00 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
How often does the power go out with Bandera Electric Cooperative (TX)?
In 2025, the average Bandera Electric Cooperative customer had 0.6 outages and 55 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.9 outages and 154 minutes with them).
Does Bandera Electric Cooperative (TX) have time-of-use rates?
Bandera Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 1,716 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Bandera Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.