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City of Denton is an municipal utility serving 66,609 customer accounts in Texas; 58,941 of them are residential. Its SAIDI went -55% over the filing history, from 50 minutes in 2015 to 23 in 2024.
City of Denton: 999 kWh a month costs roughly $128 in energy at 12.81 ¢/kWh, -14.2% on the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.
Its SAIDI went -55% over the filing history, from 50 minutes in 2015 to 23 in 2024.
Outage time is the clearest story here: 50 minutes in 2015, 23 in 2024 (-55%). The best year was 2024 at 23 and the worst 2017 at 60.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.27 interruptions a customer a year, 0.27 times the national median (1.01), with 83 minutes per interruption.
| City of Denton, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of DentonLowest in this table | 12.81 ¢/kWh | 3.91 ¢/kWh | $128at 999 kWh | 23 minSAIDI |
| Texas average against this company, which is 26 of 71 on price | +2.13 ¢/kWhcompany 14.2% below | +4.64 ¢/kWhcompany 54.3% below | +$21a month at 999 kWh | +113 mincompany 113 below |
| Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | 12.83 ¢/kWhcompany 0.1% below | 8.95 ¢/kWhcompany 56.4% below | $1280 more than company | 1052 mincompany 1029 below |
City of Denton: +6.1% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.5%.
City of Denton reported 13.60 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +6.1% on its 2024 figure of 12.81, while the Texas average moved +3.5%. Its SAIDI is 11 minutes against 23 in 2024.
City of Denton serves 58,941 homes in Texas. At 999 kWh a month that is about 348 kg of CO₂, or 4,178 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.
11.11 ¢ in 2015, 12.81 ¢ in 2024 (+15.3%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.
| Year | City of Denton | Gap to Texas residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.11 | -0.45 | -1.54 |
| 2016 | 11.21 | +0.22 | -1.34 |
| 2017 | 11.16 | +0.15 | -1.73 |
| 2018 | 10.95 | -0.25 | -1.92 |
| 2019 | 10.73 | -1.03 | -2.28 |
| 2020 | 13.11 | +1.40 | -0.04 |
| 2021 | 10.70 | -1.41 | -2.96 |
| 2022 | 10.58 | -3.18 | -4.46 |
| 2023 | 10.62 | -3.84 | -5.38 |
| 2024 | 12.81 | -2.13 | -3.67 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV50 min in 2015, 23 in 2024.
| Year | City of Denton, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2016 | 46 |
| 2017 | 60 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 36 |
| 2024 | 23 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV22.6 min, 0.23x the median reporter, rank 67 of 673.
City of Denton, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVCity of Denton billed homes 11.11 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.81 ¢ in 2024, +15.3% in all, and lagged the Texas average (+29.2%) by 13.9 points. City of Denton's sharpest move came in 2020, +22.2%. The high is 13.11 ¢ (2020) and the low 10.58 ¢ (2022). 2024: +20.6% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at City of Denton (major events excluded) fell from 50 minutes in 2015 to 23 in 2024, -55%; best year 2024 at 23. At 23 minutes in 2024, City of Denton sat -77 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2021: 1151 minutes with major events, 41 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Denton has 25 cheaper and 45 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Brownsville Public Utilities Board, bills 12.70 ¢ (-0.11). Next higher-priced, Wood County Electric Coop, Inc, bills 12.83 ¢ (+0.01).
Two good signs together. Rates are 14.2% below Texas and outage time of 23 minutes beats the national median by 77%.
Home accounts at City of Denton went from 44,798 in 2015 to 58,941 in 2024, +31.6%. Business customers paid 0.30 times the home price in 2024 (3.91 against 12.81 ¢); the ratio was 1.06 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.83 in 2015 to 0.27 in 2024, between 0.27 and 0.96.
By 2024 the average City of Denton customer sat through 23 minutes of outage, against 32 in 2013 (−30%). The low came in 2024 at 23, the high in 2017 at 60; 12 years were filed. The Texas median in 2024 was 132 minutes, so City of Denton ran below it.
Measured in 2025 dollars, City of Denton home rates went 13.37 ¢ to 13.15 ¢ (−1.6%) from 2013 to 2024; on the bill 9.67 ¢ to 12.81 ¢. Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,604 in 2013 and $1,578 in 2024. Of 134 Texas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, City of Denton stood 53rd cheapest (28th of 142 in 2013).
City of Denton at 23 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.
City of Denton: 13.15 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.81 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Denton | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Denton | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Denton | Texas median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.67 | 13.37 | 28 of 142 | 32 | 0.51 | 4 of 20 | 90 |
| 2014 | 10.14 | 13.79 | 28 of 141 | 37 | 0.41 | 3 of 26 | 99 |
| 2015 | 11.11 | 15.09 | 72 of 138 | 50 | 0.83 | 5 of 33 | 146 |
| 2016 | 11.21 | 15.04 | 91 of 144 | 46 | 0.96 | 5 of 37 | 131 |
| 2017 | 11.16 | 14.66 | 88 of 149 | 60 | 0.80 | 10 of 38 | 112 |
| 2018 | 10.95 | 14.04 | 81 of 150 | 34 | 0.74 | 6 of 39 | 99 |
| 2019 | 10.73 | 13.51 | 83 of 180 | 38 | 0.51 | 6 of 40 | 107 |
| 2020 | 13.11 | 16.31 | 117 of 137 | 35 | 0.63 | 8 of 41 | 99 |
| 2021 | 10.70 | 12.71 | 50 of 139 | 41 | 0.51 | 6 of 39 | 148 |
| 2022 | 10.58 | 11.64 | 17 of 136 | 34 | 0.48 | 3 of 42 | 108 |
| 2023 | 10.62 | 11.22 | 18 of 132 | 36 | 0.37 | 4 of 43 | 136 |
| 2024 | 12.81 | 13.15 | 53 of 134 | 23 | 0.27 | 4 of 43 | 132 |
City of Denton, EIA utility 5063: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Denton sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Texas ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 58,941 | 12.81 | -2.13 |
| Commercial | 7,516 | 3.91 | -4.64 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Denton | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 44,798 | 11.11 | 11.72 | 1.06 | 50 | 0.83 |
| 2016 | 45,375 | 11.21 | 11.21 | 1.00 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 2017 | 46,715 | 11.16 | 9.42 | 0.84 | 60 | 0.80 |
| 2018 | 47,706 | 10.95 | 11.04 | 1.01 | 34 | 0.74 |
| 2019 | 49,805 | 10.73 | 10.74 | 1.00 | 38 | 0.51 |
| 2020 | 50,802 | 13.11 | 13.70 | 1.05 | 35 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | 52,840 | 10.70 | 10.93 | 1.02 | 41 | 0.51 |
| 2022 | 54,079 | 10.58 | 8.64 | 0.82 | 34 | 0.48 |
| 2023 | 56,448 | 10.62 | 5.75 | 0.54 | 36 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | 58,941 | 12.81 | 3.91 | 0.30 | 23 | 0.27 |
| Utility near City of Denton on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Denton | Home ¢, gap to City of Denton | Gap % to City of Denton | Accounts, City of Denton = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. Sam Houston Electric Coop Inc | +355 | -0.19 | -1.5% | 1.40 |
| 24. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | +88 | -0.16 | -1.2% | 2.09 |
| 25. Brownsville Public Utilities Board | +54 | -0.11 | -0.9% | 0.82 |
| 26. City of Denton (this utility) | 23 | 12.81 | - | 1.00 |
| 27. Wood County Electric Coop, Inc | +1029 | +0.01 | +0.1% | 0.62 |
| 28. Jasper-Newton Elec Coop, Inc | +1489 | +0.15 | +1.2% | 0.36 |
| 29. United Electric Coop Service Inc | +89 | +0.19 | +1.5% | 1.59 |
| Class at City of Denton | Accounts | Of City of Denton accounts | Of City of Denton MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Denton account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 58,941 | 88.5% | 27.6% | 11,988 |
| Commercial | 7,516 | 11.3% | 48.4% | 165,129 |
| Industrial and other | 152 | 0.23% | 24.0% | 4,045,434 |
| City of Denton and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Denton | Home ¢, gap to City of Denton | Accounts, City of Denton = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of San Antonio (TX) | +39 | -0.38 | 14.45 |
| 2. Brownsville Public Utilities Board (TX) | +54 | -0.11 | 0.82 |
| 3. City of Denton (TX, this utility) | 23 | 12.81 | 1.00 |
| 4. City of New Braunfels (TX) | +21 | +0.36 | 0.91 |
| Measure | City of Denton | Texas context | City of Denton detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Denton home meters on AMI | 100.0% | Texas 95.1% | 60,967 of 60,980 meters |
| Time-of-use rate for City of Denton homes | Not on file | 14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Denton |
| Net-metered installations | 1,313 | 98% residential | 21.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.4 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 999 kWh month | Cost a month at 12.81 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 25% | $32.03 | -$9.17 | $384 |
| 500 | 50% | $64.06 | -$18.34 | $769 |
| 750 | 75% | $96.09 | -$27.51 | $1,153 |
| 1,000 | 100% | $128.12 | -$36.68 | $1,537 |
| 1,500 | 150% | $192.18 | -$55.02 | $2,306 |
| 2,000 | 200% | $256.24 | -$73.36 | $3,075 |
| Measure, City of Denton | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 22.6 | 80.9 | 0.38 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.273 | 0.579 | 3.66 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 82.6 | 139.7 | 1.38 h |
1 Texas counties, region TRE:
Texas other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Denton drawn
City of Denton: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV66,609 accounts in 2024: residential 58,941, commercial 7,516, industrial 152.
In 2024 homes paid 12.81 cents; against the Texas average that is -14.2%.
SAIDI 22.6 min and SAIFI 0.27 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.23, CAIDI 83 min.
1,313 installations with 12.4 MW, of which residential installations number 1,284.
999 kWh at 12.81 cents comes to about $128, energy only.
Rank 26 of 71 in Texas on price, -14.2% against the state average; 25 charge less than 12.81 ¢.
Homes take 27.6% of 2,562,612 MWh, commercial accounts 48.4%, industrial and other 24.0%; the 7,516 commercial accounts use 165,129 kWh each, 13.8 times a home.
60,967 of 60,980 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. City of Denton reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.
28th cheapest of 54 in 2015, 26th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 15.3% while Texas rose 29.2%.
Place 3 of 4 on home price at 12.81 ¢ (Texas municipals); median 12.76 ¢, cheapest member 12.43 ¢.
13.60 cents per kWh, +6.1% on the 12.81 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Denton at 12.81 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
6 home plan records, energy charges: 3.9 to 5.9 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).