What Electric Company Services my Address?

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.

What’s the Difference Between a Utility 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.

Simply stated: The electric utility company delivers power. The electricity provider supplies the power.

• Electric Utility Company: 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.
• Electric Provider: 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.

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, or who provides electricity to 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.

Where Can I Compare Electricity Rates by Zip Code?

Most Texans want an easy way to compare electricity rates by zip code. But it gets complicated, because some electric utilities share zip codes. You could have one electric utility and your neighbor could have a different one.

When you compare electricity rates by zip code at Electricity Plans, we check our database, which is refreshed directly from ERCOT, the Texas grid operator. If your zip code is served by multiple utilities, we show the options and ask you to pick. If you don’t know which utility to choose, you can enter your full address in our ESID Lookup Tool and we’ll find the right answer.

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 (Provider) 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.

How to Shop for Electricity in Texas – The Basics

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.

Read our step-by-step guide to Texas electricity shopping for more tips!