13.18¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Denton County Elec Coop / TX ]
Denton County Elec Coop electricity rates in Texas
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−4.3%
vs 2024
310,805
residential customers
+34.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Denton County Elec Coop's average effective residential rate (13.18¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.38¢ | — | 181,327 |
| 2016 | 9.51¢ | −8.4% | 193,124 |
| 2017 | 9.71¢ | +2.1% | 205,450 |
| 2018 | 9.81¢ | +1.0% | 218,718 |
| 2019 | 10.40¢ | +6.0% | 229,848 |
| 2020 | 9.80¢ | −5.8% | 243,529 |
| 2021 | 10.57¢ | +7.9% | 258,746 |
| 2022 | 13.94¢ | +31.9% | 271,804 |
| 2023 | 12.80¢ | −8.2% | 285,106 |
| 2024 | 13.77¢ | +7.6% | 298,734 |
| 2025 | 13.18¢ | −4.3% | 310,805 |
How this compares
15.40¢
Texas average, 2025
−14.4%
Denton County Elec Coop vs TX 2025 average
−23.5%
vs US 2025 average
#42
priciest in TX
Serves 6 counties in Texas: Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Tarrant, Wise. 59 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Denton County Elec Coop's average residential rate has gone from 10.38¢ to 13.18¢ per kWh: +27.0% over 10 years, or about +2.4% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +31.9% in 2022. The largest drop was −8.4% in 2016.
For a home using 1,110 kWh a month, the Texas average, Denton County Elec Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,756 a year, $296 less than at Texas's average rate of 15.40¢. Of the 81 Texas utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 42nd most expensive.
Denton County Elec Coop served 181,327 homes in 2015 and 310,805 in 2025 (+71.4%), about 2% of Texas's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Denton County Elec Coop's rates
Denton County Elec Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Public Utility Commission of Texas also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Public Utility Commission of Texas. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Denton County Elec Coop raising rates in 2026?
Denton County Elec Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Public Utility Commission of Texas, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved −4.3% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Denton County Elec Coop charge per kWh?
Denton County Elec Coop's average effective residential rate was 13.18¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Texas's 2025 average was 15.40¢.
How much have Denton County Elec Coop rates gone up in five years?
+34.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +35.4% for Texas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Denton County Elec Coop have in Texas?
310,805 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Collin, Cooke, Denton, 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, which every US utility files. 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)