City of San Antonio electricity: 962,272 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 62

In Texas, City of San Antonio bills 962,272 accounts, 90.0% residential, as an municipal utility. It connects 53.6 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 6.1 times the national median.

At 1,070 kWh a month a City of San Antonio home pays about $133 in energy: 12.43 ¢/kWh, 16.8% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

It connects 53.6 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 6.1 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the City of San Antonio grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000: 53.66.1x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at City of San Antonio: 46,442 residential installations on 865,914 home accounts, 53.6 per 1,000. That is place 2 of 34 Texas utilities and 6.1 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 524.0 MW, an average of 11.1 kW each.

How it compares

City of San Antonio
City of San Antonio, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
City of San Antonio	12.43 ¢/kWh	10.07 ¢/kWh	$133at 1,070 kWh	62 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 19 of 71 on price	+2.51 ¢/kWhcompany 16.8% below	-1.52 ¢/kWhcompany 17.8% above	+$27a month at 1,070 kWh	+74 mincompany 74 below
Bandera Electric Coop, IncLowest in this table	12.40 ¢/kWhcompany 0.3% above	10.46 ¢/kWhcompany 3.7% below	$1330 less than company	62 mincompany 0 above

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City of San Antonio: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for City of San Antonio; 2024 stays the latest year.

City of San Antonio 2024 against Texas 2025: -3.04 ¢12.43 ¢ for City of San Antonio in 2024, 15.47 ¢ for Texas in 2025

City of San Antonio has no 2025 early-release row; for its 865,914 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 12.43 ¢/kWh and 62 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

City of San Antonio serves 865,914 homes in Texas. At 1,070 kWh a month that is about 373 kg of CO₂, or 4,477 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.

City of San Antonio charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.43 ¢ in 2024

10.66 ¢ in 2015, 12.43 ¢ in 2024 (+16.6%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.

City of San Antonio residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of San Antonio	Gap to Texas residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.66	-0.90	-1.99
2016	10.73	-0.26	-1.82
2017	11.04	+0.03	-1.85
2018	11.06	-0.14	-1.81
2019	10.69	-1.07	-2.32
2020	10.73	-0.98	-2.42
2021	10.95	-1.16	-2.71
2022	12.22	-1.54	-2.82
2023	12.11	-2.35	-3.89
2024	12.43	-2.51	-4.05

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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City of San Antonio SAIDI, 2015-2024

55 min in 2015, 62 in 2024.

City of San Antonio SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	City of San Antonio, no major events
2015	55
2016	57
2017	54
2018	54
2019	55
2020	57
2021	68
2022	60
2023	61
2024	62

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 61.8 min

61.8 min, 0.62x the median reporter, rank 207 of 673.

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Company, no major events61.8
Company, with major events73.8

City of San Antonio, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

City of San Antonio billed homes 10.66 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.43 ¢ in 2024, +16.6% in all, and lagged the Texas average (+29.2%) by 12.6 points. City of San Antonio's sharpest move came in 2022, +11.6%. The latest year is the high at 12.43 ¢; the low was 10.66 ¢ (2015). 2024: +2.6% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at City of San Antonio (major events excluded) went from 55 minutes in 2015 to 62 in 2024, +13%, between 54 (2017) and 68 (2021). City of San Antonio filed SAIDI under the national median in 10 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 62 minutes, -38 from that year's median. 2015: 227 minutes with major events, 55 without, the widest gap of any year. City of San Antonio has 18 cheaper and 52 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Bandera Electric Coop, Inc, bills 12.40 ¢ (-0.03). Next higher-priced, Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc, bills 12.49 ¢ (+0.05).

The data favor customers here: bills run 16.8% under the Texas norm, and 62 outage minutes sit 38% under the national median.

Home accounts at City of San Antonio went from 693,288 in 2015 to 865,914 in 2024, +24.9%. Business customers paid 0.81 times the home price in 2024 (10.07 against 12.43 ¢); the ratio was 0.82 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.76 in 2015 to 1.08 in 2024, between 0.76 and 1.08.

Outages and home price of City of San Antonio (EIA utility 16604), 2013 to 2024

By 2024 the average City of San Antonio customer sat through 62 minutes of outage, against 51 in 2013 (+21%). Its best year was 2014 (48 min), its worst 2021 (68 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Texas median of 132 minutes in 2024, City of San Antonio was below the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a City of San Antonio home paid 12.76 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 13.62 ¢ in 2013, −6.3%; the bill itself went 9.86 ¢ to 12.43 ¢ (+26.1%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,635 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,531 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 37th cheapest of 142 in 2013, 39th of 134 in 2024 among Texas utilities with 1,000+ homes.

City of San Antonio outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 62 in 2024

City of San Antonio at 62 min in 2024 and the Texas median at 132.

City of San Antonio home price since 2013: −6.3% after inflation

City of San Antonio: 12.76 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.43 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

City of San Antonio, EIA utility 16604, year by year among Texas utilities

City of San Antonio 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, City of San Antoni	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, City of San An	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, City of San An	Texas median SAIDI
2013	9.86	13.62	37 of 142	51	0.79	7 of 20	90
2014	10.18	13.85	32 of 141	48	0.73	7 of 26	99
2015	10.66	14.48	55 of 138	55	0.76	6 of 33	146
2016	10.73	14.39	83 of 144	57	0.80	9 of 37	131
2017	11.04	14.50	82 of 149	54	0.83	8 of 38	112
2018	11.06	14.18	86 of 150	54	0.84	13 of 39	99
2019	10.69	13.46	79 of 180	55	0.79	11 of 40	107
2020	10.73	13.35	68 of 137	57	0.93	11 of 41	99
2021	10.95	13.01	54 of 139	68	1.01	11 of 39	148
2022	12.22	13.44	42 of 136	60	0.94	11 of 42	108
2023	12.11	12.80	37 of 132	61	1.01	10 of 43	136
2024	12.43	12.76	39 of 134	62	1.08	10 of 43	132

City of San Antonio, EIA utility 16604: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Texas real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 962,2726.6% of Texas total
Residential accounts: 865,9146.9% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts: 96,32210.0% of the base
Residential rate: 12.43 ¢/kWhplace 19 of 71, -16.8% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.07 ¢/kWhplace 31 of 99, +17.8% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 61.8 minbetter than 69% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.081.06x the median
SAIDI with major events: 73.8 min16.3% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 524.0 MW47,377 installations
Counties served: 8all in Texas
Average residential use: 12,846 kWh/yr1,070 a month
Implied monthly bill: $133-$43 on the U.S. rate, 1,070 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +16.6%10.66 to 12.43 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +13%55 min in 2015, 62 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, City of San Antonio

City of San Antonio sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Texas ¢/kWh
Residential	865,914	12.43	-2.51
Commercial	96,322	10.07	+1.52

Year by year, City of San Antonio

Year	Home accounts, City of San Antonio	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	693,288	10.66	8.79	0.82	55	0.76
2016	709,943	10.73	8.74	0.82	57	0.80
2017	725,458	11.04	9.14	0.83	54	0.83
2018	744,632	11.06	9.19	0.83	54	0.84
2019	759,772	10.69	8.81	0.82	55	0.79
2020	780,488	10.73	8.98	0.84	57	0.93
2021	792,973	10.95	9.47	0.86	68	1.01
2022	823,105	12.22	10.54	0.86	60	0.94
2023	843,521	12.11	9.99	0.82	61	1.01
2024	865,914	12.43	10.07	0.81	62	1.08

Peers of City of San Antonio in Texas, place 19 of 71 on home price

Utility near City of San Antonio on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of San Antonio	Home ¢, gap to City of San Antonio	Gap % to City of San Antonio	Accounts, City of San Antonio = 1
16. Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc	-4	-0.21	-1.7%	0.48
17. Upshur Rural Elec Coop Corp	+1187	-0.04	-0.3%	0.05
18. Bandera Electric Coop, Inc	-0	-0.03	-0.3%	0.04
19. City of San Antonio (this utility)	62	12.43	-	1.00
20. Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc	+70	+0.05	+0.4%	0.11
21. Bowie-Cass Electric Coop, Inc	No data	+0.13	+1.1%	0.04
22. Austin Energy	+14	+0.14	+1.2%	0.58

Who buys City of San Antonio's electricity

Class at City of San Antonio	Accounts	Of City of San Antonio accounts	Of City of San Antonio MWh sold	kWh a year per City of San Antonio account
Residential	865,914	90.0%	44.0%	12,846
Commercial	96,322	10.0%	53.7%	140,842
Industrial and other	36	0.00%	2.2%	15,701,028

City of San Antonio among Texas municipals

City of San Antonio and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to City of San Antonio	Home ¢, gap to City of San Antonio	Accounts, City of San Antonio = 1
1. City of San Antonio (TX, this utility)	62	12.43	1.00
2. Brownsville Public Utilities Board (TX)	+15	+0.27	0.06
3. City of Denton (TX)	-39	+0.38	0.07
4. City of New Braunfels (TX)	-18	+0.74	0.06

City of San Antonio: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	City of San Antonio	Texas context	City of San Antonio detail
City of San Antonio home meters on AMI	99.8%	Texas 95.1%	962,854 of 964,815 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	1,050	Texas figure not published	0.1% of meters
Homes with daily digital access	622,424	Texas figure not published	72% of the 865,914 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for City of San Antonio homes	Not on file	14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of San Antonio
Net-metered installations	47,377	98% residential	53.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, City of San Antonio

kWh	Share of a 1,070 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.43 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	23%	$31.08	-$10.12	$373
500	47%	$62.16	-$20.24	$746
750	70%	$93.25	-$30.35	$1,119
1,000	93%	$124.33	-$40.47	$1,492
1,500	140%	$186.49	-$60.71	$2,238
2,000	187%	$248.66	-$80.94	$2,984

Outage record, City of San Antonio

Measure, City of San Antonio	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	61.8	73.8	1.03 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.078	1.148	0.93 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	57.3	64.3	0.96 h

Territory of City of San Antonio

8 Texas counties, region TRE:

Texas other states: 8 of 8 counties of City of San Antonio drawn

City of San Antonio: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Atascosa
Bandera
Bexar
Comal
Guadalupe
Kendall
Medina
Wilson

Questions on City of San Antonio

How big is City of San Antonio in Texas, by customer accounts?

962,272 accounts in 2024: residential 865,914, commercial 96,322, industrial 36.

How many cents per kWh does City of San Antonio charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.43 cents; against the Texas average that is -16.8%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of City of San Antonio?

SAIDI 61.8 min and SAIFI 1.08 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.62, CAIDI 57 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to City of San Antonio?

47,377 installations with 524.0 MW, of which residential installations number 46,442.

What would a typical City of San Antonio home pay each month?

1,070 kWh at 12.43 cents comes to about $133, energy only.

Is City of San Antonio cheaper than other Texas utilities?

Rank 19 of 71 in Texas on price, -16.8% against the state average; 18 charge less than 12.43 ¢.

How much of the City of San Antonio load is business?

Homes take 44.0% of 25,254,756 MWh, commercial accounts 53.7%, industrial and other 2.2%; the 96,322 commercial accounts use 140,842 kWh each, 11.0 times a home.

Does City of San Antonio have smart meters or TOU rates?

962,854 of 964,815 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. City of San Antonio reports no home time-of-use rate; 14 of 39 Texas filers do.

Since 2015, has City of San Antonio become cheaper than other Texas utilities?

19th cheapest of 54 in 2015, 19th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 16.6% while Texas rose 29.2%.

How does City of San Antonio compare with 3 similar utilities?

Place 1 of 4 on home price at 12.43 ¢ (Texas municipals); median 12.76 ¢, cheapest member 12.43 ¢.

Has City of San Antonio filed 2025 data with EIA?

City of San Antonio has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 12.43 cents and 62 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to City of San Antonio at 12.43 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

JEAFlorida, 12.43 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Amicalola Electric Member CorpGeorgia, 12.41 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Cass County Elec Coop IncNorth Dakota, 12.45 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Johnson CityTennessee, 12.41 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below

Rate plans on file

2 home plan records, energy charges: 6.4 to 11.1 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 2, e.g. RA - Residential All-Electric

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for City of San Antonio electricity: 962,272 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 62

EIA-861 annual report entry for City of San Antonio electricity: 962,272 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 62, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for City of San Antonio electricity: 962,272 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 62, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for City of San Antonio electricity: 962,272 accounts in Texas, SAIDI 62, the state price average