Breakdown of Electric Utilities in Texas

Investor-Owned Utility (IOU)

A private, shareholder owned
company
Rates are regulated by the Public
Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
IOUs serve roughly 70% of the states
electric customers
IOUs within the ERCOT region are part
of Texas deregulated market and
must separate their generation,
transmission and retail sales

Investor-Owned Utilities
AEP SWEPCO
AEP Texas Central
AEP Texas North
CenterPoint Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Gulf States
Texas-New Mexico Power
Oncor
Xcel Energy

COOPERATIVE

NUMBER

HEADQUARTERS

COOPERATIVE

NUMBER

HEADQUARTERS

Bailey County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . .Muleshoe

Bandera EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . .Bandera
Bartlett EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . .Bartlett

Nueces EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 . . . . . . . . .Robstown

Panola-Harrison EC . . . . . . . . . . .45 . . . . . . . . . .Marshall
Pedernales EC . . . . . . . . . . .46 A, B . . . . . .Johnson City

Big Country EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Bluebonnet EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Bowie-Cass EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Bryan Texas Utilities . . . . . . . . . . .7
Central Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Cherokee County EC . . . . . . . . . . .9

. . . . . . . . . . . . .Roby
. . . . . . . . . .Bastrop
. . . . . .Douglassville
. . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan
. . . .Fredericksburg
. . . . . . . . . . . . .Rusk

Rio Grande EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 . . . . . .Brackettville

Rita Blanca EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 . . . . . . . . . . .Dalhart
Rusk County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 . . . . . . . .Henderson
Sam Houston EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 . . . . . . . .Livingston
San Bernard EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 . . . . . . . . . . .Bellville
San Patricio EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 . . . . . . . . . . . .Sinton

Coleman County EC . . . . . . . . . . .10 . . . . . . . . . .Coleman

Comanche EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . . . . . . .Comanche
Concho Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 . . . . . . . .San Angelo
Cooke County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . . .Muenster
CoServ Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 . . . . . . . . . . .Corinth

South Plains EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 . . . . . . . . . .Lubbock

Southwest Arkansas . . . . . . . . . .54 . . . . .Texarkana, AR
Southwest Rural EA . . . . . . . . . .55 . . . . . . . .Tipton, OK
Southwest Texas EC . . . . . . . . . .56 . . . . . . . . . .Eldorado
Swisher EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tulia

Deaf Smith EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 . . . . . . . . . .Hereford

Deep East Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . . .San Augustine
Fannin County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . . . . .Bonham
Fayette EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 . . . . . . . . .La Grange
Farmers EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . . . . . . . . .Greenville

Taylor EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 . . . . . . . . . . .Merkel

Tri-County EC . . . . . . . . . . . .59 A,B . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Azle
Trinity Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 . . . . . . . . . .Kaufman
United Cooperative Services . . . .61 . . . . . . . . .Cleburne
Upshur Rural EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 . . . . . . . . . . . .Gilmer

Fort Belknap EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Grayson-Collin EC . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Greenbelt EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Guadalupe Valley EC . . . . . . . . . .23
Hamilton County EC . . . . . . . . . .24

Victoria EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 . . . . . . . . . . .Victoria

Wharton County EC . . . . . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . . . .El Campo
Wise EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 . . . . . . . . . .Decatur
Wood County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 . . . . . . . . . .Quitman

. . . . . . . . . . . .Olney
. . . . . . .Van Alstyne
. . . . . . . .Wellington
. . . . . . . . .Gonzales
. . . . . . . . .Hamilton

Harmon EA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 . . . . . . . . .Hollis, OK

Heart of Texas EC . . . . . . . . . . . .26 . . . . . . . . .McGregor
HILCO EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 . . . . . . . . . . . .Itasca
Houston County EC . . . . . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . . . . .Crockett
J-A-C EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 . . . . . . . . .Bluegrove
Jackson EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Jasper-Newton EC . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Karnes EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Lamar EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Lamb County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

. . . . . . . . . . . . .Edna
. . . . . . . . .Kirbyville
. . . . . . .Karnes City
. . . . . . . . . . . . .Paris
. . . . . . . . .Littlefield

Lea County EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 . . . . .Lovington, NM

Lighthouse EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 . . . . . . . . .Floydada
Lyntegar EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 . . . . . . . . . . .Tahoka
Magic Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 . . . . . . . . .Mercedes
Medina EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 . . . . . . . . . . . .Hondo

48

Dallam

Sherman

Moore

Hartley

Oldham

43

Hansford

Ochiltree

Lipscomb

Roberts

Hemphill

Carson

Gray

Wheeler

Armstrong

Donley

Hutchinson

Potter

Service Area Boundaries

for Texas Electric Distribution Cooperatives

Collingsworth
Deaf Smith

Randall

15

Swisher

57

Castro

Parmer

Floyd

34

Hockley

Cochran

Terry

Yoakum

35

Lubbock

53

37

Dickens

Andrews

Dawson

Martin

Knox

59B
Haskell

Stonewall

Wichita

Borden

Scurry

Mitchell

Howard

Jones

58

Nolan

Loving

Ector

Winkler

Midland

Coke

Glasscock

Runnels

Sterling
Hudspeth

Ward
Culberson

Crane

Upton

Irion

Crockett

Pecos

Schleicher

10

Brewster

Ellis

27

Bosque

24

San Saba

Hill

26

Coryell

Kimble

46A
Edwards

47

Maverick

Gillespie

Van Zandt

Burleson

Goliad
Dimmit

La Salle

45
Panola

Shelby
Nacogdoches

28

Houston

San Augustine

16

Angelina
Trinity

Madison
Walker

Newton

Polk

50

Sabine

Jasper
Tyler

31

San Jacinto
Montgomery

Liberty

Hardin
Orange
Jefferson
Chambers

Galveston

Calhoun

Bee

McMullen

Refugio Aransas

Live Oak
Jim Wells
Webb

Victoria

Harrison

49

Washington
Waller
5
Bastrop
Kerr
Hays

Fayette
Austin
Kendall
51
Harris
Comal
Real
18

Caldwell
Bandera

2
Colorado
Guadalupe
23
Medina
Wharton Fort Bend
Bexar

Lavaca
39
64
Uvalde
Gonzales

Brazoria
Wilson
Dewitt
30
Karnes
63
Matagorda
32
Atascosa
Frio
Zavala
Jackson

Travis

Blanco

Upshur
Gregg

Cherokee

7 Grimes
40

Brazos

Cass
Marion

Rusk

Anderson

Milam

Lee

Smith

Navarro

42

Morris

Camp

Freestone

Williamson

46B

Titus

54
6

Bowie

66
Wood 62

Rains

Leon

Franklin

Henderson

41

Robertson
Llano

Red River

Hopkins

Limestone
Falls

Burnet

Delta

19

60

McLennan

Lampasas

Menard

Kinney

Mid-South Synergy . . . . . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . . . .Navasota

Navarro County EC . . . . . . . . . . . .41 . . . . . . . . .Corsicana
Navasota Valley EC . . . . . . . . . . .42 . . . . . . . . . .Franklin
North Plains EC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 . . . . . . . . . .Perryton

Somervell

Hunt

Hamilton

Mills
McCulloch

Sutton

Val Verde

11

Brown

Mason

Presidio

Erath

Bell

56

Terrell

Hood

61
Johnson

Lamar

17
Fannin

Rockwall
Kaufman

Dallas

Tarrant

Comanche

Concho

Tom Green

59A

Palo Pinto

Coleman

12

Reagan

Reeves

Jeff Davis

Jack

Eastland

Callahan

13 Cooke Grayson
21

65

14 Collin
Denton

Parker

Stephens

Shackelford

33

Montague

Wise

20

Throckmorton

Taylor

El Paso

29

Archer

Baylor

Electric Cooperative (CO-OP)

Clay

Young
Fisher

Gaines

Wilbarger

Foard

King

Kent

Garza

55

Hardeman
Cottle

Crosby

Lynn

25

Motley

36

Hale

Childress

Hall

Briscoe

Lamb

Bailey

22

Co-ops are private, nonprofit

utilities owned and controlled by
its members
Texas Co-ops set their own rates
In Texas, Co-ops can choose to opt
into the competitive retail market
Texas has 74 electric Co-ops, serving
nearly 3 million Texans (roughly 15%
of the states electric customers)

52 San Patricio

Nueces

44

Duval

Kleberg

Zapata

Jim Hogg

Kenedy

Brooks

Starr

1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor Austin, TX 78701

(512) 454-0311 www.texas-ec.org

Service areas shown include multiple certificated areas

and generally correspond to service area boundaries
approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Willacy

Hidalgo

38

Cameron

2009
Text and art copyrighted by Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc. All
rights reserved. No portion of the map may be reproduced without
the prior written permission of Texas Electric Cooperatives Inc.
Source: C.H. Guernsey & Company. Revised November 2009.

Texas Public Power Association

The Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) represents the interests

of public power providers in the state of Texas including municipally
owned electric utilities, river authorities, joint action agencies, and
some electric cooperatives.

Municipally-Owned Utility
(MOU)
A publicly owned, nonprofit utility
that serves area residents
MOUs may generate and/or purchase
power to sell
Rates are approved by the local
government. Rates are not regulated
by the PUCT
In Texas, MOUs can choose to opt into
the competitive retail market
Texas has 73 MOUs serving more
than 3 million Texans (roughly 15%
of the states electric customers)