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El Paso Electric Co: rates, outages and net metering

In Texas, El Paso Electric Co bills 352,088 accounts, 88.8% residential, as an investor owned utility. It connects 87.9 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 10.1 times the national median.

At 710 kWh a month an El Paso Electric Co home pays about $96 in energy: 13.46 ¢/kWh, 9.9% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

It connects 87.9 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 10.1 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the El Paso Electric Co grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000
87.910.1x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at El Paso Electric Co: 27,465 residential installations on 312,576 home accounts, 87.9 per 1,000. That is 1st place of 34 Texas utilities and 10.1 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 145.8 MW, an average of 5.3 kW each, and 37,465 MWh went back to the utility.

How it compares

El Paso Electric Co
El Paso Electric Co, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
El Paso Electric Co13.46 ¢/kWh9.35 ¢/kWh$96at 710 kWh56 minSAIDI
Texas average against this company, which is 34 of 71 on price+1.48 ¢/kWhcompany 9.9% below-0.80 ¢/kWhcompany 9.4% above+$10a month at 710 kWh+80 mincompany 80 below
Southwestern Public Service CoLowest in this table13.35 ¢/kWhcompany 0.8% above9.21 ¢/kWhcompany 1.5% above$95$1 less than company116 mincompany 60 below

Compare 126 Texas companies

El Paso Electric Co: 2025

El Paso Electric Co: +3.0% on 2024 for homes, Texas +3.1%.

El Paso Electric Co home price, 2025
13.86 ¢/kWh+3.0% on 2024, early release
El Paso Electric Co SAIDI, 2025
55 min-2% on 2024, early release
El Paso Electric Co against Texas, 2025
-0.1 pointsEl Paso Electric Co +3.0%, Texas +3.1%, price in Texas 15.40 ¢

El Paso Electric Co reported 13.86 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +3.0% on its 2024 figure of 13.46, while the Texas average moved +3.1%. Its SAIDI is 55 minutes against 56 in 2024.

Carbon context

El Paso Electric Co serves 312,576 homes in Texas. At 710 kWh a month that is about 247 kg of CO₂, or 2,967 kg a year, at the Texas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Texas generation mix.

El Paso Electric Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.46 ¢ in 2024

11.28 ¢ in 2015, 13.46 ¢ in 2024 (+19.3%); Texas 11.56 to 14.94 ¢.

El Paso Electric Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearEl Paso Electric CoGap to Texas residentialGap to U.S. residential
201511.28-0.28-1.37
201612.44+1.45-0.11
201712.96+1.95+0.07
201812.21+1.01-0.66
201911.99+0.23-1.02
202012.05+0.34-1.10
202112.99+0.88-0.67
202215.34+1.58+0.30
202313.54-0.92-2.46
202413.46-1.48-3.02

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

CSV

El Paso Electric Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

84 min in 2015, 56 in 2024.

El Paso Electric Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearEl Paso Electric Co, no major eventsEl Paso Electric Co, all events
20158495
20165463
20178181
20184949
20197676
20206969
2021145156
20225656
20236494
20245656

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Reliability: SAIDI 56.2 min

56.2 min, 0.57x the median reporter, rank 182 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events56.2
  • Company, with major events56.2

El Paso Electric Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

CSV

Analyst note

From 11.28 ¢ in 2015 to 13.46 ¢ in 2024, a move of +19.3%: El Paso Electric Co lagged its state (+29.2%) by 9.9 points, and -11.0 points against the U.S. El Paso Electric Co's sharpest move came in 2022, +18.1%. The high is 15.34 ¢ (2022) and the low 11.28 ¢ (2015). 2024: -0.6% here, +3.3% for the Texas average. SAIDI at El Paso Electric Co (major events excluded) fell from 84 minutes in 2015 to 56 in 2024, -33%; best year 2018 at 49. At 56 minutes in 2024, El Paso Electric Co sat -43 from the national SAIDI median, with 9 of 10 years below it. 2021: 156 minutes with major events, 145 without, the widest gap of any year. El Paso Electric Co has 33 cheaper and 37 higher-priced Texas peers among 71 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Good Charlie & Co., LLC, bills 13.36 ¢ (-0.10). Next higher-priced, City of Garland, bills 13.48 ¢ (+0.01).

Two good signs together. Rates are 9.9% below Texas and outage time of 56 minutes beats the national median by 43%.

Home accounts at El Paso Electric Co went from 273,030 in 2015 to 312,576 in 2024, +14.5%. Business customers paid 0.69 times the home price in 2024 (9.35 against 13.46 ¢); the ratio was 0.83 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.80 in 2015 to 0.73 in 2024, between 0.68 and 1.06.

What kind of utility is El Paso Electric Co?

El Paso Electric Co files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In Texas, investor-owned utilities serve 9% of residential customers at an average 13.3 cents per kWh. El Paso Electric Co itself averaged 13.5 cents, 0.1 cents above its type in Texas.

Texas utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 48,700 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 13.8 per 100 accounts (Texas: 23.6; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average El Paso Electric Co customer was without power 56 minutes without major events and 56 with them. That is 7th fewest of 43 Texas utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Texas utility reported 132 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 87% of its 331,757 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Texas reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
352,0882.4% of Texas total
Residential accounts
312,5762.5% of Texas homes
Commercial accounts
39,46811.2% of the base
Residential rate
13.46 ¢/kWh34th place of 71, -9.9% against the state
Commercial rate
9.35 ¢/kWh24th place of 99, +9.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
56.2 minbetter than 73% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.730.72x the median
SAIDI with major events
56.2 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
145.8 MW27,708 installations
Counties served
3Texas plus 1 more
Average residential use
8,515 kWh/yr710 a month
Implied monthly bill
$96-$21 on the U.S. rate, 710 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+19.3%11.28 to 13.46 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-33%84 min in 2015, 56 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, El Paso Electric Co

El Paso Electric Co sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Texas ¢/kWh
Residential312,57613.46-1.48
Commercial39,4689.35+0.80

Year by year, El Paso Electric Co

YearHome accounts, El Paso Electric CoHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
2015273,03011.289.360.83840.80
2016277,16412.449.510.76540.68
2017282,15312.9610.080.78811.03
2018287,10212.219.120.75490.69
2019291,75011.998.840.74760.97
2020297,49512.058.920.74690.89
2021303,24012.999.820.761451.06
2022310,26315.3411.710.76560.72
2023310,98813.549.640.71640.84
2024312,57613.469.350.69560.73

Peers of El Paso Electric Co in Texas, 34th place of 71 on home price

Utility near El Paso Electric Co on priceSAIDI min, gap to El Paso Electric CoHome ¢, gap to El Paso Electric CoGap % to El Paso Electric CoAccounts, El Paso Electric Co = 1
31. City of New Braunfels-13-0.29-2.1%0.17
32. Southwestern Public Service Co+60-0.11-0.8%0.80
33. Good Charlie & Co., LLCNo data-0.10-0.8%0.07
34. El Paso Electric Co (this utility)5613.46-1.00
35. City of GarlandNo data+0.01+0.1%0.22
36. Entergy Texas Inc.+249+0.20+1.5%1.47
37. Denton County Elec Coop, Inc-29+0.31+2.3%0.92

Who buys El Paso Electric Co's electricity

Class at El Paso Electric CoAccountsOf El Paso Electric Co accountsOf El Paso Electric Co MWh soldkWh a year per El Paso Electric Co account
Residential312,57688.8%38.9%8,515
Commercial39,46811.2%46.7%80,859
Industrial and other440.01%14.4%22,306,886

El Paso Electric Co: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureEl Paso Electric CoTexas contextEl Paso Electric Co detail
El Paso Electric Co home meters on AMI86.5%Texas 95.1%287,049 of 331,757 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)44,677Texas figure not published13.5% of meters
Time-of-use rate for El Paso Electric Co homesOffered14 of 39 Texas utilities offer one154 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.05% of 312,576
Net-metered installations27,70899% residential87.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 5.3 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, El Paso Electric Co

kWhShare of a 710 kWh monthCost a month at 13.46 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25035%$33.66-$7.54$404
50070%$67.31-$15.09$808
750106%$100.97-$22.63$1,212
1,000141%$134.63-$30.17$1,616
1,500211%$201.94-$45.26$2,423
2,000282%$269.26-$60.34$3,231

Outage record, El Paso Electric Co

Measure, El Paso Electric CoNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes56.256.20.94 h
SAIFI interruptions0.7300.7301.37 yr apart
CAIDI minutes77.077.01.28 h

Territory of El Paso Electric Co

3 Texas counties plus 1 other state, region WECC:

Counties served by El Paso Electric CoLunaOteroSierraCulbersonHudspethEl Paso

Texas other states: 6 of 7 counties of El Paso Electric Co drawn

El Paso Electric Co: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

CSV
County list
  • Culberson
  • El Paso
  • Hudspeth

Questions on El Paso Electric Co

How many customers does El Paso Electric Co serve in Texas?

352,088 accounts in 2024: residential 312,576, commercial 39,468, industrial 44.

What is the average residential rate of El Paso Electric Co?

In 2024 homes paid 13.46 cents; against the Texas average that is -9.9%.

How reliable is El Paso Electric Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 56.2 min and SAIFI 0.73 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.57, CAIDI 77 min.

How much solar net metering is on the El Paso Electric Co grid?

27,708 installations with 145.8 MW, of which residential installations number 27,465.

What is the monthly bill at El Paso Electric Co for average use?

710 kWh at 13.46 cents comes to about $96, energy only.

How does El Paso Electric Co rank on price within Texas?

Rank 34 of 71 in Texas on price, -9.9% against the state average; 33 charge less than 13.46 ¢.

How much of the El Paso Electric Co load is business?

Homes take 38.9% of 6,834,389 MWh, commercial accounts 46.7%, industrial and other 14.4%; the 39,468 commercial accounts use 80,859 kWh each, 9.5 times a home.

Does El Paso Electric Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

287,049 of 331,757 home meters are AMI, 86.5%. El Paso Electric Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 154 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.05% of its homes.

Since 2015, has El Paso Electric Co become cheaper than other Texas utilities?

31st cheapest of 54 in 2015, 34th of 71 in 2024; its price rose 19.3% while Texas rose 29.2%.

What did El Paso Electric Co charge homes in 2025?

13.86 cents per kWh, +3.0% on the 13.46 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to El Paso Electric Co at 13.46 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on El Paso Electric Co

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.9 to 26.8 ¢/kWh.

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

Primary sources for El Paso Electric Co: rates, outages and net metering

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At 710 kWh a month an El Paso Electric Co home pays about $96 in energy: 13.46 ¢/kWh, 9.9% below the Texas average of 14.94 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {El Paso Electric Co solar and net metering: 13.86 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 56 min in 2024},
  year = {2026},
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