Austin Energy bill decoder
Austin Energy sells under this tariff at 13.02¢ per kWh all-in, -2.45¢ against the Texas average of 15.47¢. The $15.00 fixed charge is 12% of the bill.
Austin Energy at 1,000 kWh, line by line
Austin Energy bills $15.00 a month, 12% of the $130.22 total at 1,000 kWh. Austin Energy tiers its energy: the first 300 kWh cost 10.561¢, then 17.339¢ above 2,000 kWh (+64%), so 0 of 1,000 kWh pay the top rate.
Austin Energy: what the tariff charges
| Line | Charged | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Customer charge | Fixed, once a month | $15.00 |
| Energy, tier 1 | First 300 kWh | 10.561¢ per kWh |
| Energy, tier 2 | 300 to 900 kWh | 11.593¢ per kWh |
| Energy, tier 3 | 900 to 2,000 kWh | 13.98¢ per kWh |
| Energy, tier 4 | Over 2,000 kWh | 17.339¢ per kWh |
Austin Energy at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 kWh
| kWh | Total | ¢/kWh | Fixed | Energy | TX avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | $69.87 | 13.97 | $15.00 | $54.87 | $77.35 |
| 834 (average home) | $108.59 | 13.02 | $15.00 | $93.59 | $129.02 |
| 1,000 | $130.22 | 13.02 | $15.00 | $115.22 | $154.70 |
| 2,000 | $270.02 | 13.50 | $15.00 | $255.02 | $309.40 |
How the Austin Energy total climbs
$41.40 at 250 kWh becomes $443.41 at 3,000 kWh, 10.7 times the bill for 12 times the power.
Austin Energy total in dollars, by kWh
- 41250
- 70500
- 99750
- 1301,000
- 2001,500
- 2702,000
- 4433,000
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Austin Energy: tariff against EIA
EIA-861 puts the 2024 home price at 12.58¢ for Austin Energy, across 507,291 home accounts using 834 kWh a month. The tariff gives 13.02¢ ($108.54). The -0.44¢ gap, about -$3.70 a month, is riders, other plans and rate changes.
Other Austin Energy residential plans
3 more Austin Energy plans fit the model; the decoder prices each.
| Plan | Since | Type | 1,000 kWh | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential - Outside Austin | 2025-05-01 | tiered | $123.86 | $15.00 |
| Residential Time-of-Use Pilot Program | 2025-05-01 | time of use | $129.22 | $15.00 |
| Residential Low Income | 2023-01-01 | tiered | $195.19 | $0.00 |
Austin Energy: sources and limits
- Tariff: Residential, effective 2025-05-01, record 68c078de0a522a6ed20fe04c, updated 2025-09-09; decode_tariffs.csv.
- Tariff sheet cited by the record: https://austinenergy.com/-/media/project/websites/shared/pdfs/rates/tariff.pdf?rev=382867d.
- Data: OpenEI URDB, EIA-861, EIA state data.
Austin Energy: taxes, riders and adjustments sit outside these rates.
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Questions
What does Austin Energy charge before I use any power?
$15.00 a month, which is 21% of the $69.87 total at 500 kWh.
What would a 1,000 kWh month cost at Austin Energy?
About $130.22 before extras, made of $115.22 for energy and $15.00 fixed, or 13.02¢ per kWh.
Why does my Austin Energy bill not match the tariff?
Because EIA's 2024 average of 12.58¢ for Austin Energy sits -0.44¢ from the 13.02¢ the tariff gives at 834 kWh. Riders, fees and other plans explain it.
What does the last kWh cost at Austin Energy?
Going from 1,000 to 2,000 kWh adds $139.80, or 13.98¢ per extra kWh, against 12.07¢ for 500 to 1,000 kWh.
Is the Austin Energy tariff on this page current?
It dates from 2025-05-01, 11 months before the April 2026 snapshot. Austin Energy may have filed newer rates since.
How much power does a typical Austin Energy home use?
EIA-861 shows 834 kWh a month for 2024. The tariff prices that at $108.54.