Texas Electric Choice refers to the ability of Texas residents to choose their electricity provider. Texans can shop plans from Retail Electricity Providers (REPs) and choose the best plan for their needs.
Texas Energy Deregulation
On January 1, 2002, Texas deregulated its energy market. The state Senate approved Bill 7 that began phasing in deregulation. As a result of Bill 7, about 85% of energy consumers in Texas are in a deregulated market area.
Why is Texas Energy Deregulated?
The purpose of deregulation is to create a competitive market that forces electricity providers to offer lower pricing to stay competitive. When Gov. George W. Bush signed Senate Bill 7 he echoed this idea by stating that “Competition in the electric industry will benefit Texas by reducing monthly rates.”
What Areas of Texas are Deregulated?
Most Texans live in a deregulated electricity market. The two largest metropolitan areas with a deregulated market are Houston and Dallas. Austin and San Antonio on the other hand, are the two largest cities with a municipal cooperative.
Austin is served by Austin Energy while San Antonio is served by CPS Energy.
List of Texas Cities with Deregulated Electricity
Not sure if you live in a deregulated area of Texas? You can look up your zipcode here. Here’s a complete list of deregulated energy cities in Texas:
| Abilene | Flo | Pearsall |
| Addison | Forest Hill | Pecos |
| Alamo | Forney | Penitas |
| Albany | Fort Davis | Perryton |
| Aledo | Fort Stockton | Pflugerville |
| Alice | Fort Worth | Pharr |
| Allen | Freeport | Pilot Point |
| Alpine | Freer | Plano |
| Alvarado | Frisco | Pleasanton |
| Alvin | Fulton | Port Aransas |
| Alvord | Gainesville | Port Isabel |
| Andrews | Galena Park | Port Lavaca |
| Angleton | Galveston | Port Mansfield |
| Anson | Gatesville | Port O'Connor |
| Aransas Pass | George West | Portland |
| Archer City | Goliad | Pottsboro |
| Argyle | Graford | Prairie View |
| Arlington | Graham | Premont |
| Arroyo City | Granbury | Presidio |
| Aspermont | Grand Prairie | Quanah |
| Athens | Grandview | Quinlan |
| Atlanta | Grapevine | Quintana |
| Aubrey | Gun Barrel City | Rachel |
| Austwell | Hallettsville | Rainbow |
| Azle | Haltom City | Rancho Viejo |
| Bacliff | Hamilton | Ranger |
| Baird | Hamlin | Rankin |
| Balch Springs | Harker Heights | Raymondville |
| Ballinger | Harlingen | Red Oak |
| Balmorhea | Haskell | Refugio |
| Barksdale | Hebbronville | Reklaw |
| Bay City | Henrietta | Richardson |
| Baytown | Hidalgo | Richland |
| Bedford | Hillsboro | Richland Hills |
| Beeville | Hitchcock | Richmond |
| Bellaire | Houston | Rio Grande City |
| Bellmead | Hubbard | Rio Hondo |
| Belton | Hudson | Riviera |
| Benbrook | Humble | Riviera Beach |
| Big Lake | Huntington | Roanoke |
| Big Spring | Hurst | Robert Lee |
| Bishop | Hutchins | Rockdale |
| Blooming Grove | Ingleside | Rockport |
| Bonham | Iraan | Rocksprings |
| Booker | Irving | Rockwall |
| Brackettville | Italy | Roma |
| Brazoria | Jacksboro | Rosenberg |
| Breckenridge | Jersey Village | Rotan |
| Bronte | Jewett | Round Rock |
| Brookshire | Johnson City | Round Top |
| Brownwood | Jourdanton | Rowlett |
| Buffalo | Junction | Royse City |
| Burkburnett | Karnes City | Ruidosa |
| Burleson | Katy | Rule |
| Cameron | Kaufman | Sabinal |
| Canton | Keene | Saginaw |
| Carrizo Springs | Keller | Saint Jo |
| Carrollton | Kemah | Salado |
| Cedar Hill | Kenedy | San Angelo |
| Cedar Park | Kermit | San Benito |
| Centerville | Killeen | San Juan |
| Channelview | Kingsville | San Leon |
| Childress | Knox City | Sandia |
| Christoval | La Feria | Santa Anna |
| Cisco | La Marque | Sargent |
| Clarendon | La Porte | Seabrook |
| Clarksville | Lacy Lakeview | Seadrift |
| Cleburne | Ladonia | Seagoville |
| Clifton | Laguna Park | Sealy |
| Clute | Lajitas | Seguin |
| Clyde | Lake Jackson | Shamrock |
| Collinsville | Lake Whitney | Sheffield |
| Colorado City | Lake Worth | Sherman |
| Columbus | Lamesa | Sinton |
| Comanche | Lancaster | Snyder |
| Commerce | Laredo | Sonora |
| Comstock | League City | South Houston |
| Cooper | Leakey | South Padre Island |
| Coppell | Leona | Spearman |
| Copperas Cove | Lewisville | Spring |
| Corpus Christi | Lindale | Springtown |
| Corsicana | Liverpool | Spur |
| Cotulla | Log Cabin | Stafford |
| Crane | Los Fresnos | Stamford |
| Crockett | Lufkin | Stephenville |
| Crosby | Lytle | Sugar Land |
| Cross Plains | Mabank | Sulphur Springs |
| Crossroads | Magnolia | Surfside Beach |
| Crowell | Malakoff | Sweetwater |
| Crystal City | Malone | Synder |
| Cypress | Manor | Taft |
| Dallas | Mansfield | Taylor |
| De Leon | Marfa | Temple |
| De Soto | Mathis | Terlingua |
| Decatur | McAllen | Terrell |
| Deer Park | McGregor | Texas City |
| Del Rio | McKinney | The Colony |
| Denison | Memphis | Three Rivers |
| Denton | Menard | Throckmorton |
| Devine | Mercedes | Tivoli |
| Diboll | Merkel | Tomball |
| Dickens | Mesquite | Tuleta |
| Dickinson | Midland | Tyler |
| Dilley | Midlothian | Uvalde |
| Donna | Milano | Van |
| Dublin | Milford | Van Alstyne |
| Dumas | Mineral Wells | Vernon |
| Duncanville | Mission | Victoria |
| Eagle Lake | Monahans | Waco |
| Eagle Pass | Muenster | Waxahachie |
| Early | Munday | Webster |
| Eastland | Nacogdoches | Wellington |
| Eden | Nassau Bay | Weslaco |
| Edgewood | Neches | West Columbia |
| Edinburg | Nocona | West Tawakoni |
| Edna | North Richland Hills | Westlake |
| Edom | Northlake | Wharton |
| Egypt | Odem | White Settlement |
| El Campo | Odessa | Whitewright |
| Eldorado | Olney | Whitney |
| Electra | Orange Grove | Wichita Falls |
| Elgin | Ozona | Wills Point |
| Ennis | Paducah | Wimberley |
| Escobares | Paint Rock | Winters |
| Etoile | Palacios | Wolfe City |
| Euless | Palestine | Woodway |
| Eustace | Palmer | Yantis |
| Falcon Heights | Palmview | Yorktown |
| Falfurrias | Paris | Zapata |
| Farmers Branch | Pasadena | Zavalla |
| Flint | Pearland |
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