Electricity prices in El Paso, TX

Households in El Paso pay 15.9¢/kWh (Texas average), about $177 a month for 1,113 kWh a month, the Texas household average.

Electricity price
15.9¢/kWh
Texas average · August 2026
Average monthly bill
$177
1,113 kWh a month, the Texas household average
Small business
9.0¢/kWh
Texas average

Monthly electricity bill by consumption

ConsumptionPer monthPer year
500 kWh a month$80$955
1,000 kWh a month$159$1,909
1,500 kWh a month$239$2,864
2,000 kWh a month$318$3,818

At 15.9¢/kWh, the average household price including taxes and fixed charges (August 2026). Small households usually pay a little more per kWh, large ones a little less.

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Business electricity in El Paso

Commercial customers pay 9.0¢/kWh and industrial customers 7.2¢/kWh (Texas average).

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Home running costs in El Paso

In El Paso, running an 860 sq ft home costs on average $71 a month excluding rent – 15% cheaper than the US average.

Monthly running cost
$71
excluding rent · 860 sq ft
Versus the United States average
−15%
The United States average: $84
Rank in the United States
1,710 of 7,023
1 = lowest running cost
Including rent
$1,144
median rent incl. utilities, all homes

Monthly cost breakdown

Default home: 860 sq ft, 2 people, 2,500 kWh electricity a year.

  • Electricity
  • Heating
  • Rent
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ValueElectricityHeatingRent
Without rent$33$38–
With rent$33$38$1,073

El Paso compared with the average for the United States

  • El Paso
  • The United States average
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ValueEl PasoThe United States average
Electricity$33$44
Heating$38$40
Total$71$84

Your biggest saving opportunity

Switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump would cut heating costs in El Paso by about $259 a year at today's prices.

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Heating need through the year

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Heating degree days per month (long-term average). The more degree days, the more heating energy a home needs.
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Monthheating degree days
Jan295
Feb216
Mar133
Apr47
May7
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Oct36
Nov160
Dec291

Heating with a gas boiler: about 3,795 kWh a year at 12.1¢/kWh.

Solar potential in El Paso

1 kWp of solar panels produces about 1,930 kWh a year here. ($307 per year)

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Not yet available for El Paso: Water.

How we calculate this

Electricity: average residential price per kWh in the state (August 2026). Heating: heating degree days for the location × floor area × building factor, priced with the gas boiler cost (state residential natural gas price). Water and rent are added when official data is available. Methodology

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