Nueces Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Nueces Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 49,903 homes in Texas. In 2025, its average home used 1,309 kWh a month and paid $148.57 (11.3¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
- Electric cooperative
- 49,903 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Nueces Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Texas | 49,903 |
| Average home bill | $148.57 a month (Texas average $170.95) |
| Average price | 11.3¢ per kWh (Texas average 15.4¢) |
| Average home use | 1,309 kWh a month (Texas average 1,110) |
| Business customers | 10.3¢ per kWh, average bill $216.81 a month (6,259 businesses; Texas business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 114 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.9 outages and 411 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Texas utility, 142 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | TRE region; ERCOT market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces |
Price rank: Nueces Electric Cooperative has the 16th 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 Nueces Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central | 793,896 | — | — |
| Magic Valley Electric Cooperative | 129,596 | $140.46 | 10.5¢ |
| Medina Electric Cooperative | 30,778 | $144.12 | 12.5¢ |
| Karnes Electric Cooperative | 13,599 | $153.15 | 10.2¢ |
| San Patricio Electric Cooperative | 10,087 | $163.45 | 14.2¢ |
Nueces Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Nueces Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Nueces 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.
- Nueces 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 Nueces Electric Cooperative electric bill (TX)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,309 kWh a month and paid $148.57 (11.3¢ per kWh), less than the Texas average of $170.95.
How often does the power go out with Nueces Electric Cooperative (TX)?
In 2025, the average Nueces Electric Cooperative customer had 1.1 outages and 114 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.9 outages and 411 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Nueces 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.