Houston County Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Houston County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 21,761 homes in Texas. In 2025, its average home used 873 kWh a month and paid $133.44 (15.3¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
- Electric cooperative
- 21,761 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Houston County Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Texas | 21,761 |
| Average home bill | $133.44 a month (Texas average $170.95) |
| Average price | 15.3¢ per kWh (Texas average 15.4¢) |
| Average home use | 873 kWh a month (Texas average 1,110) |
| Business customers | 10.3¢ per kWh, average bill $477.10 a month (1,529 businesses; Texas business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.5 outages and 195 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 5.4 outages and 539 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Texas utility, 142 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | TRE region; ERCOT and SPP market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Freestone, Houston, Leon, Madison, Trinity, Walker |
Price rank: Houston County Electric Cooperative has the 67th 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 Houston County Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| OncorBill calculator on this site | 3,545,814 | — | — |
| Entergy Texas | 469,094 | $171.83 | 13.9¢ |
| Sam Houston Electric Cooperative | 88,424 | $167.81 | 14.2¢ |
| Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative | 82,224 | $157.97 | 12.2¢ |
| Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association | 37,251 | $195.62 | 15.4¢ |
| Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association | 22,613 | $171.11 | 14.8¢ |
| Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative | 21,316 | $156.22 | 14.1¢ |
| Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative | 19,861 | $158.91 | 16.3¢ |
| Navarro County Electric Cooperative | 19,029 | $163.57 | 12.9¢ |
Houston County Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Houston County Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. 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.
- 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 Houston County Electric Cooperative electric bill (TX)?
In 2025, its average home used 873 kWh a month and paid $133.44 (15.3¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
How often does the power go out with Houston County Electric Cooperative (TX)?
In 2025, the average Houston County Electric Cooperative customer had 2.5 outages and 195 minutes without power, not counting major storms (5.4 outages and 539 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Houston County 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.