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Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 11.03 ¢/kWh for homes, 130 minutes of SAIDI
Roughly 47,593 Texas accounts belong to Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 39,569. 100% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 95% across Texas.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 1,073 kWh a month costs roughly $118 in energy at 11.03 ¢/kWh, -26.2% on the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.
100% of its home meters are advanced (AMI), against 95% across Texas.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: smart meters and rate options
Home meters that are AMI
100%Texas utilities overall: 95%
Metering is where Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc differs: 39,569 of 39,569 home meters are AMI, 100.0%, place 7 of 37 Texas utilities that report; the Texas figure for all utilities is 95.1%. It does not offer a time-of-use rate to homes in the EIA filing.
How it compares
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Central Texas Elec Coop, IncLowest in this table
11.03 ¢/kWh
10.87 ¢/kWh
$118at 1,073 kWh
130 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 8 of 71 on price
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 12.17 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +10.3% from 11.03 ¢; Texas as a whole went +3.5%, so Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc ran ahead of it by 6.8 points. Its SAIDI is 193 minutes against 130 in 2024.
Carbon context
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc serves 39,569 homes in Texas. At 1,073 kWh a month that is about 374 kg of CO₂, or 4,486 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc charts
Residential price since 2015: 11.03 ¢ in 2024
11.00 ¢ in 2015, 11.03 ¢ in 2024 (+0.2%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
From 11.00 ¢ in 2015 to 11.03 ¢ in 2024, a move of +0.2%: Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc lagged its state (+29.2%) by 29.0 points, and -30.0 points against the U.S. Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc's sharpest move came in 2022, -7.1%. The high is 11.49 ¢ (2017) and the low 10.18 ¢ (2022). 2024: +6.8% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc (major events excluded) went from 126 minutes in 2019 to 130 in 2024, +4%, between 106 (2020) and 3148 (2021). Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 6 years; its 2024 figure was 130 minutes, +30 from that year's median. 2021: 8249 minutes with major events, 3148 without, the widest gap of any year. Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc has 7 cheaper and 63 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Nueces Electric Cooperative, bills 10.68 ¢ (-0.34). Next higher-priced, Trinity Valley Elec Coop Inc, bills 11.26 ¢ (+0.23).
A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 26.2% less than the Texas average, yet the 130-minute outage clock runs 1.3x the national median.
Home accounts at Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc went from 35,809 in 2015 to 39,569 in 2024, +10.5%. Business customers paid 0.99 times the home price in 2024 (10.87 against 11.03 ¢); the ratio was 0.85 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.17 in 2019 to 1.67 in 2024, between 1.17 and 2.54.
Outages and home price of Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc (EIA utility 3282), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 126 minutes in 2019, 130 in 2024, little changed (+4%). Its best year was 2020 (106 min), its worst 2021 (3,148 min), across 6 filed years. Against a Texas median of 132 minutes in 2024, Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc was below the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc home paid 11.32 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 13.95 ¢ in 2013, −18.9%; the bill itself went 10.09 ¢ to 11.03 ¢ (+9.3%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,674 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,358 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 50th cheapest of 142 in 2013, 21st of 134 in 2024 among Texas utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc outage minutes a customer, 2019 to 2024: 130 in 2024
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc at 130 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc home price since 2013: −18.9% after inflation
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc: 11.32 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.03 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, EIA utility 3282, year by year among Texas utilities
Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Central Texas Elec
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Central Texas
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Central Texas
Texas median SAIDI
2013
10.09
13.95
50 of 142
–
–
–
–
2014
12.17
16.55
101 of 141
–
–
–
–
2015
11.00
14.94
68 of 138
–
–
–
–
2016
10.81
14.50
84 of 144
–
–
–
–
2017
11.49
15.10
97 of 149
–
–
–
–
2018
11.22
14.38
89 of 150
–
–
–
–
2019
11.23
14.15
102 of 180
126
1.17
23 of 40
107
2020
11.15
13.88
79 of 137
106
1.24
23 of 41
99
2021
10.95
13.01
55 of 139
3,148
2.54
39 of 39
148
2022
10.18
11.20
14 of 136
218
2.04
31 of 42
108
2023
10.33
10.91
15 of 132
212
1.77
30 of 43
136
2024
11.03
11.32
21 of 134
130
1.67
21 of 43
132
Central Texas Elec Coop,, EIA utility 3282: EIA-861, CPI-U.
How many customers does Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc serve in Texas?
47,593 accounts in 2024: residential 39,569, commercial 4,043, industrial 3,981.
What is the average residential rate of Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc?
In 2024 homes paid 11.03 cents; against the Texas average that is -26.2%.
How reliable is Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?
SAIDI 129.9 min and SAIFI 1.67 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.31, CAIDI 78 min.
How much solar net metering is on the Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc grid?
590 installations with 6.2 MW, of which residential installations number 554.
What is the monthly bill at Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc for average use?
1,073 kWh at 11.03 cents comes to about $118, energy only.
How does Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc rank on price within Texas?
Rank 8 of 71 in Texas on price, -26.2% against the state average; 7 charge less than 11.03 ¢.
What share of Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc sales do homes buy?
Homes take 58.9% of 865,565 MWh, commercial accounts 9.0%, industrial and other 32.2%; the 4,043 commercial accounts use 19,171 kWh each, 1.5 times a home.
At Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?
39,569 of 39,569 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.
Has Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc moved up the Texas price list since 2015?
27th cheapest of 54 in 2015, 8th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 0.2% while Texas rose 29.2%.
Where does Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc stand among 13 peers?
Place 1 of 14 on home price at 11.03 ¢ (Texas cooperatives); median 12.40 ¢, cheapest member 11.03 ¢.
Did Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?
12.17 cents per kWh, +10.3% on the 11.03 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
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Home prices nearest to Central Texas Elec Coop, Inc at 11.03 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.