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AEP Texas Central Company: wires company in Texas, 5.75 ¢ delivery rate

In Texas, AEP Texas Central Company carries electricity to 916,131 accounts (784,148 homes) without selling the energy; its 2024 home delivery rate is 5.75 ¢/kWh. Business and industry take 66% of the 31,182,483 MWh; homes take 34%.

At 1,133 kWh a month a home on the AEP Texas Central Company wires pays about $65 for delivery alone (5.75 ¢/kWh), before any supplier charge for the energy itself.

Delivery only: AEP Texas Central Company sells no energy, so no energy price is quoted for its 784,148 homes; the guide on wires companies and suppliers explains who bills what.

Who AEP Texas Central Company delivers to

Business share of energy
66%homes 34% of 31,182,483 MWh

The mix at AEP Texas Central Company runs 784,148 home accounts for 34.2% of 31,182,483 MWh, 124,961 commercial accounts for 32.6%, and 7,022 industrial accounts for the other 33.3%.

How it compares

AEP Texas Central Company
Nearest wires companies, 2024Home deliveryHomesDelivery billSAIDI
AEP Texas Central Company (this company)5.75 ¢/kWh784,148home accounts$65at 1,133 kWh, delivery only150 min
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCLowest in this table5.19 ¢/kWh-0.56 ¢ against AEP Texas Central Company3,477,2154.43x AEP Texas Central Company$59-6 dollars a month against AEP Texas Central CompanyNo data
AEP Texas North Company5.44 ¢/kWh-0.31 ¢ against AEP Texas Central Company157,4550.20x AEP Texas Central Company$62-4 dollars a month against AEP Texas Central Company103 min

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AEP Texas Central Company charts

Delivery rate since 2020: 5.75 ¢ in 2024

4.65 ¢ in 2020, 5.75 ¢ in 2024 (+23.8%).

AEP Texas Central Company home delivery rate 2020-2024, 2020 to 2024: 5 rows
YearAEP Texas Central CompanyGap to Oncor Electric Delivery CenterPoint Energy
20204.65+0.694.08
20214.47+0.424.01
20225.14+0.824.41
20235.22+0.674.62
20245.75+0.564.93

5 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

Home accounts 2020-2024: 784,148

742,738 in 2020, 784,148 in 2024 (+5.6%).

AEP Texas Central Company home accounts by year, 2020 to 2024: 5 rows
YearAEP Texas Central Company
2020742738
2021752031
2022760716
2023773896
2024784148

5 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

AEP Texas Central Company SAIDI, 2015-2024

177 min in 2015, 150 in 2024.

AEP Texas Central Company SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearAEP Texas Central Comp, no major events
2015177
2016158
2017168
2018166
2019167
2020170
2021186
2022166
2023170
2024150

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 149.6 min

149.6 min, 1.50x the median reporter.

min

  • Company, no major events149.6
  • Company, with major events228.5
  • U.S. median reporter99.5

AEP Texas Central Company, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

Across 916,131 accounts AEP Texas Central Company moved 31,182,483 MWh in 2024, 34,037 kWh an account, and billed delivery only.

SAIDI on file: 177 minutes in 2015, 150 in 2024, between 150 and 186.

Against 14.94 ¢/kWh paid all-in by an average Texas home in 2024, the 5.75 ¢ of AEP Texas Central Company is only the wires part and cannot be compared with it.

Facts

Customer accounts
916,1316.3% of Texas total
Residential accounts
784,1486.2% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts
124,96113.6% of the base
Industrial accounts
7,0220.77% of the base
Delivery rate, homes
5.75 ¢/kWh10,660,737 MWh delivered to homes; suppliers bill the energy
Delivery rate, businesses
4.08 ¢/kWh0.71x the home rate
Average residential use
13,595 kWh/yr1,133 a month
Delivery cost for that use
$651,133 kWh, delivery only
Energy sold or delivered
31,182,483 MWhhomes 34%, business 66%
Delivery rate since 2020
+23.8%4.65 to 5.75 ¢/kWh
SAIDI, no major events
149.6 min1.50x the U.S. median
SAIFI, no major events
1.461.44x the median
SAIDI with major events
228 min34.5% from event days
Counties listed
44Texas
Balancing authority
ERCOgrid region of 44 counties served

Data tables

What EIA-861 holds for AEP Texas Central Company

Topic, AEP Texas Central CompanStatusDetail
Home price and accounts, AEP Texas Central Comp5 years2020 to 2024, 784,148 homes in 2024
Energy price, AEP Texas Central CompNot soldAEP Texas Central Company files delivery rows only, 5.75 ¢/kWh; suppliers bill the energy
SAIDI and SAIFI, AEP Texas Central CompFiled 2024149.6 min and 1.46 interruptions
Service-territory counties, AEP Texas Central Comp44 countiesin Texas
2025 early release, AEP Texas Central CompNo datano early-release row; 2024 stays latest at 916,131 accounts

Year by year, AEP Texas Central Company

YearHome accounts, AEP Texas Central CompHome delivery ¢Business delivery ¢All accountsSAIDI min
2020742,7384.653.83869,874170
2021752,0314.473.53881,380186
2022760,7165.143.92891,818166
2023773,8965.223.87906,416170
2024784,1485.754.08916,131150

Who AEP Texas Central Company delivers to

Class, AEP Texas Central CompAccountsOf AEP Texas Central Co accountsOf MWhkWh a year per account
Residential784,14885.6%34.2%13,595
Commercial124,96113.6%32.6%81,249
Industrial and other7,0220.77%33.3%1,476,612

Monthly delivery cost by use, AEP Texas Central Company

kWhShare of a 1,133 kWh monthCost a month at 5.75 ¢Cost a year
25022%$14.37$172
50044%$28.74$345
75066%$43.12$517
1,00088%$57.49$690
1,500132%$86.23$1,035
2,000177%$114.98$1,380

Territory of AEP Texas Central Company

44 Texas counties, balancing authority ERCO:

Counties served by AEP Texas Central CompanyBrooksDuvalLa SalleKarnesMcMullenWilsonZavalaLive OakUvaldeFrioJim WellsWebbCaldwellAtascosaCalhounDeWittColoradoBeeGonzalesAransasJim HoggKinneyGuadalupeNuecesVal VerdeZapataVictoriaWhartonWillacyKenedySan PatricioMatagordaKlebergRealJacksonCameronStarrGoliadHidalgoMaverickDimmitMedinaEdwardsRefugio

Texas other states: 44 of 44 counties of AEP Texas Central Company drawn

AEP Texas Central Company: 44 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Aransas
  • Atascosa
  • Bee
  • Brooks
  • Caldwell
  • Calhoun
  • Cameron
  • Colorado
  • DeWitt
  • Dimmit
  • Duval
  • Edwards
  • Frio
  • Goliad
  • Gonzales
  • Guadalupe
  • Hidalgo
  • Jackson
  • Jim Hogg
  • Jim Wells
  • Karnes
  • Kenedy
  • Kinney
  • Kleberg
  • La Salle
  • Live Oak
  • Matagorda
  • Maverick
  • McMullen
  • Medina
  • Nueces
  • Real
  • Refugio
  • San Patricio
  • Starr
  • Uvalde
  • Val Verde
  • Victoria
  • Webb
  • Wharton
  • Willacy
  • Wilson
  • Zapata
  • Zavala

Questions on AEP Texas Central Company

How many customers does AEP Texas Central Company serve in Texas?

916,131 accounts in 2024: residential 784,148, commercial 124,961, industrial 7,022.

What does AEP Texas Central Company charge for delivery?

5.75 cents per kWh for homes in 2024 (delivery revenue divided by kWh delivered); businesses 4.08 cents. Energy is billed separately by a supplier.

Is AEP Texas Central Company the company I pay for electricity?

No. AEP Texas Central Company delivers to 784,148 homes, 6.2% of Texas homes, and sells none; a supplier bills the energy and the 5.75 cents here is the wires part only.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of AEP Texas Central Company?

SAIDI 149.6 min and SAIFI 1.46, major events excluded, 2024; with major events SAIDI is 228 min.

What is the monthly delivery charge at AEP Texas Central Company for average use?

1,133 kWh at 5.75 cents is about $65 for delivery alone, $782 over a year; the energy from a supplier comes on top.

Is AEP Texas Central Company cheaper to deliver than other Texas wires companies?

Place 4 of 5 on home delivery rate at 5.75 cents; the nearest is AEP Texas North Company, -0.31 cents away.

Why does AEP Texas Central Company not sell me electricity in Texas?

The 784,148 homes here have a wires company and a separate supplier; AEP Texas Central Company charges 5.75 cents per kWh whichever supplier a home picks.

What data is missing for AEP Texas Central Company?

Nothing is missing for AEP Texas Central Company: 5 price years, 44 counties and 916,131 accounts are all on file.

Who buys power from AEP Texas Central Company?

Homes take 34.2% of 31,182,483 MWh, commercial accounts 32.6%, industrial and other 33.3%.

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At 1,133 kWh a month a home on the AEP Texas Central Company wires pays about $65 for delivery alone (5.75 ¢/kWh), before any supplier charge for the energy itself.