11.22¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Brownsville Public Utilities Board / TX ]
Brownsville Public Utilities Board electricity rates in Texas
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−11.7%
vs 2024
48,500
residential customers
+2.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Brownsville Public Utilities Board's average effective residential rate (11.22¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.17¢ | — | 42,400 |
| 2016 | 10.46¢ | −6.4% | 42,836 |
| 2017 | 10.30¢ | −1.5% | 43,306 |
| 2018 | 10.31¢ | +0.1% | 44,014 |
| 2019 | 10.30¢ | −0.1% | 44,802 |
| 2020 | 10.98¢ | +6.6% | 45,827 |
| 2021 | 10.68¢ | −2.7% | 46,449 |
| 2022 | 13.00¢ | +21.7% | 46,999 |
| 2023 | 13.06¢ | +0.5% | 47,548 |
| 2024 | 12.70¢ | −2.8% | 48,146 |
| 2025 | 11.22¢ | −11.7% | 48,500 |
How this compares
15.40¢
Texas average, 2025
−27.1%
Brownsville Public Utilities Board vs TX 2025 average
−34.9%
vs US 2025 average
#67
priciest in TX
Serves 1 county in Texas: Cameron. 8 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Brownsville Public Utilities Board raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Brownsville Public Utilities Board is on file with the Public Utility Commission of Texas in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −11.7% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Brownsville Public Utilities Board charge per kWh?
Brownsville Public Utilities Board's average effective residential rate was 11.22¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Texas's 2025 average was 15.40¢.
How much have Brownsville Public Utilities Board rates gone up in five years?
+2.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +35.4% for Texas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Brownsville Public Utilities Board have in Texas?
48,500 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Cameron, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Public Utility Commission of Texas docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)