When you are moving, setting up utilities can be a hassle. Especially if it’s not clear what electric company serves your address. Here’s how to find your local electric company by address in Texas.
Summary: You can find your local electric company in Texas by using an ESID Lookup Tool (Electricity Service Identifier), updated daily. Just enter your address to look up your utility company. Plus you’ll see offers from retail electricity providers. Over 85% of Texas is deregulated, meaning you must shop for an electricity provider.
Power Company vs. Power Supplier
Electricity in Texas is deregulated. That means for around 85% of residents, the utility company and the electricity provider are separate companies. That can be confusing if you are moving to Texas from out of state.
You will have one electric company that delivers the power to your home and handles emergencies. That’s the utility company, and who you might refer to as your power company. You’re assigned to your power company based on your address.
Then you will have another electric company that provides power, handles customer service, sends your bill and coordinates with the utility. That’s your retail electricity provider, also known as your electricity or power supplier. You must shop and choose your electric company (provider) to get electricity at your new home.
Now let’s move on to answering what electric company or power company serves your address.
Want more? This article gives you the full info on the difference between a utility and an electricity provider. And this article gives you the 411 on deregulation in Texas.
What Electric Utility Company Serves my Address?
When you are looking to see what power company services your address, you’re likely thinking about the electric utility.
The electricity rates and plans offered for your address will depend on what electric company serves your address. This map shows the basics on what Texas electric utility company serves your area.
Or you can refer to this list of deregulated cities in Texas to learn more.
But it’s not that simple. Because some zip codes are split between utility companies. You and your neighbor across the street might have a different electric utility.
The best way to find out what electric company serves your address is to use the ElectricityPlans ESID Lookup Tool. This utility lookup by address gives you your unique electricity service identifier (ESID), meter status and the electric utility company for your Texas address. Plus you’ll see offers from retail electricity providers. You’ll need to choose an electricity supplier to set up electricity in your new home.
What Electric Company Services my Address?
There are over 40 electricity companies that want to provide electricity for your Texas home. When looking at what electric company services your area, you can search based on your zip code.
Here’s a list of the major electricity providers in Texas that you can find on ElectricityPlans.
All of these electricity companies serve your address if you live in a deregulated area of Texas.
As a quick primer on the basic steps for electricity shopping in Texas:
- Enter your zip code and your estimated average usage. Don’t know it? Assume 1300 kWh/month for the average Texas home.
- Select Basic Electricity Plans. These fixed rate plans give you the same price per kWh for all your power. Once you know your usage patterns, you can shop other types of plans.
- Pick the cheapest electricity option and enroll.
- Select “move-in” to start service in your new home.
