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Austin electricity and gas rates

At typical use (712 kWh of electricity and 62 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Austin house cost about $175 a month: about $2,100 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Austin houses and what a typical house uses: about 712 kWh of electricity and 62 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: Austin Utilities

Austin Utilities Residential Service (110), effective Jan 2026: $19.00 service availability charge and $0.12033 per kWh, subject to the monthly Purchased Cost Adjustment (PCA).

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$19.00 a month
Per kWh12.45¢

Gas: Austin Utilities

Austin Utilities Residential Service (110), effective Jan 2026: $17.75 service availability charge and an energy charge per ccf of $0.66054 (April-October) or $0.85575 (November-March), subject to the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA).

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$17.75 a month
Per therm80.58¢

How Austin compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. Owatonna · 32 mi$137
  2. Rochester · 34 mi$165
  3. Austin$175
  4. Faribault · 46 mi$201
  5. Albert Lea · 19 mi$302

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

Sources

  1. Electric%20Rates%202026%20updated20260721151247.pd
  2. Gas%20Rates%20202620260721151744.pdf

Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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