14.11¢
per kWh, 2025
[ San Bernard Electric Coop / TX ]
San Bernard Electric Coop electricity rates in Texas
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−0.3%
vs 2024
32,557
residential customers
+6.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at San Bernard Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (14.11¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.26¢ | — | 25,299 |
| 2016 | 12.03¢ | −1.9% | 25,463 |
| 2017 | 12.70¢ | +5.6% | 26,061 |
| 2018 | 12.74¢ | +0.3% | 26,984 |
| 2019 | 12.88¢ | +1.1% | 27,910 |
| 2020 | 13.26¢ | +3.0% | 29,153 |
| 2021 | 13.97¢ | +5.3% | 29,978 |
| 2022 | 14.68¢ | +5.1% | 30,756 |
| 2023 | 14.75¢ | +0.5% | 31,181 |
| 2024 | 14.16¢ | −4.0% | 31,774 |
| 2025 | 14.11¢ | −0.3% | 32,557 |
How this compares
15.40¢
Texas average, 2025
−8.4%
San Bernard Electric Coop vs TX 2025 average
−18.1%
vs US 2025 average
#26
priciest in TX
Serves 8 counties in Texas: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Harris, Lavaca, Montgomery, Waller. 14 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, San Bernard Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 12.26¢ to 14.11¢ per kWh: +15.1% over 10 years, or about +1.4% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +5.6% in 2017. The largest drop was −4.0% in 2024.
For a home using 1,110 kWh a month, the Texas average, San Bernard Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,879 a year, $172 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 26th most expensive.
San Bernard Electric Coop served 25,299 homes in 2015 and 32,557 in 2025 (+28.7%), under 1% of Texas's residential electricity customers.
Who sets San Bernard Electric Coop's rates
San Bernard Electric 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 San Bernard Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
San Bernard Electric 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 −0.3% from 2024 to 2025.
What does San Bernard Electric Coop charge per kWh?
San Bernard Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 14.11¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Texas's 2025 average was 15.40¢.
How much have San Bernard Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+6.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +35.4% for Texas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does San Bernard Electric Coop have in Texas?
32,557 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Austin, Colorado, Fayette, 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)