Austin electricity and gas rates

Who supplies power and gas to Austin houses and what a typical house uses: about 860 kWh of electricity and 18 therms of gas a month. Bills include a 1% 1% city sales tax (on the Austin Energy bill).

Electricity: Austin Energy (City of Austin)

Austin Energy residential rates inside the City of Austin: $17.35 customer charge a month; energy charge 4.872¢ per kWh for 0–300 kWh, 5.395¢ for 301–900, 7.901¢ for 901–2,000 and 11.428¢ above 2,000; plus Power Supply Adjustment 3.912¢, Community Benefit Charges (Customer Assistance Program 0.415¢, Service Area Lighting 0.272¢, Energy Efficiency Programs 0.410¢) and Regulatory Charge 1.799¢ per kWh. The bill adds a 1% city sales tax.

Charge	Price
Fixed charge	$17.35 a month
First 300 kWhs a month	11.68¢
Next 600 kWhs a month	12.20¢
Next 1100 kWhs a month	14.71¢
Next kWhs above 2000 a month	18.24¢

Gas: Texas Gas Service

Texas Gas Service Small Residential Rate Schedule 10 (homes using less than 331 Ccf a year), meters read on and after June 24, 2026: $23.08 total customer charge a month plus $0.92086 per Ccf, plus the Cost of Gas Component, which for Austin (incorporated) was $7.0729 per Mcf in October 2026. Taxes and fees, including franchise fees, are added.

Charge	Price
Fixed charge	$23.08 a month
Per therm	$1.5701

Ways to pay less

Smart thermostat: Power Partner incentives. Austin Energy pays $75 when you enroll an eligible smart thermostat in Power Partner, $30 every year it stays enrolled, and a $50 rebate on a new eligible smart thermostat. How: Enroll at austinenergy.com/powerpartner.

Sources

Checked October 21, 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.