Dallas · Oncor territory

Electricity rates in Dallas, TX

Dallas anchors the largest deregulated electricity market in the country. You choose the retail provider; Oncor delivers the power. Here's how to read your bill and shop smart.

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Written and reviewed by the Base Power team · Last updated May 27, 2026

Quick answer

Dallas is served by Oncor and sits at the center of the biggest competitive electricity market in the U.S. You choose your retail provider; Oncor owns the wires and passes its PUCT-approved delivery charges through without markup. Hot nights (lows above 80°F) keep AC running, so summer bills climb. Base charges a flat 8¢/kWh energy rate plus Oncor delivery and a flat monthly membership.

Today's rates

Dallas rate snapshot

Your bill has two parts: the energy you buy from a retail provider, and delivery charges set by Oncor Electric Delivery and passed through without markup. Here's how that looks today.

Base energy charge

8¢ /kWh

Advertised flat rate, plus a flat $19–$29/mo membership.

Oncor delivery

5.6¢ /kWh

+ $4.23/mo, PUCT-approved (March 1, 2026). Same for every provider.

Texas average rate

16.39¢ /kWh

Below the U.S. average of 18.83¢/kWh (EIA, 2026).

Typical Texas bill

$164 /mo

At ~1,096 kWh/mo (EIA). Dallas summers run higher.

Rates and figures last reviewed May 27, 2026. Base's energy charge is its advertised rate; exact, usage-based pricing is in the Electricity Facts Label. See your exact rate →

The real question

What should you pay in Dallas?

There's no single "right" number — it depends on your home, your usage, and your plan. But a lot of Texans pay more than they expect, and it's usually not the headline rate's fault. Many plans advertise a low rate that only applies inside a narrow usage band, or hand back a "bill credit" only if you land on exactly the right kilowatt-hours. Miss the threshold and the effective rate jumps.

The honest way to know what you should pay is to compare the all-in cost — energy plus Oncor delivery plus any fees — at your actual usage. Base removes the guesswork: one flat 8¢/kWh energy charge and a flat monthly membership, with no teaser rates and no bill-credit games.

The wires

Who delivers your power in Dallas?

Oncor is the largest transmission and distribution utility in Texas. It owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meter across the Dallas–Fort Worth area. Oncor doesn't sell electricity and you don't choose it — it's set by your address, and it handles outages and restoration regardless of which retail provider you pick.

Dallas city limitsDeregulatedDelivered by Oncor

Oncor Electric Delivery

Serves the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex and much of North and West Texas.

Report an outage: Oncor outage map · 888-313-4747
Finding your ESID: Oncor ESIDs are typically 17-digit numbers that begin with 1044372.

Local context

How electricity rates work in Dallas

Dallas is the 9th-largest city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas, the central city of an 8.3-million-person metro that added nearly 178,000 people in a single year. Oncor — headquartered in Dallas — delivers power across the city, while the retail market is wide open.

Because Dallas anchors the most competitive retail electricity market in the country, the catch is that 'competitive' doesn't always mean 'simple.' Many plans lean on tiered pricing and bill credits, so the advertised rate and the rate you actually pay can be very different. That's the gap Base is built to close.

Why are Dallas bills highest in summer?

North Texas summers are long and increasingly hot overnight. In 2023 Dallas–Fort Worth recorded 36 days at or above 100°F and 34 days when the overnight low stayed at or above 80°F — the fourth-most on record. When it doesn't cool off at night, air conditioning never gets a break, and that shows up on your bill.

Dallas, the grid, and backup power

Dallas is ground zero for the defining Texas grid event: Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, when ERCOT shed about 20,000 MW in the largest manual load-shed in U.S. history and came within 4 minutes 37 seconds of a complete statewide blackout. The lesson many North Texans took away is resilience. A home battery is a separate product that backs up your own home in an outage — it doesn't change Oncor's wires service, which is identical for every retail provider.

Apples to apples

How Base compares in Dallas

Every retail provider in Oncor territory passes through the same regulated delivery charges. The difference is how they price energy — and whether the rate you see is the rate you get.

	Flat & clear	Typical fixed-rate planMost REP offers	Bill-credit / tiered plan“Teaser” pricing
Energy charge	Flat 8¢/kWh	Fixed ¢/kWh	Low only in a usage band
Monthly charges	Flat $19–$29 membership	Base / min-usage fees	Bill credits at set usage
Same effective rate at any usage	yes	yes	no
No usage-threshold surprises	yes	yes	no
Delivery charges passed through with no markup	yes	yes	yes
Optional whole-home battery backup	yes	no	no
Bottom line	Your exact cost depends on your usage — always compare the EFL before you sign up.

You can obtain important standardized information that will allow you to compare this product with other offers. Contact Base Power at 512-518-1009 or basepowercompany.com.

Three steps

How to find your best rate in Dallas

1
Confirm your utility is Oncor

In Dallas, Oncor delivers your power. That sets your delivery charges, but you still choose your retail provider.
2
Find your ESID

Your ESID (Electric Service Identifier) is the unique ID for your meter — it's on your current electric bill. Oncor ESIDs are typically 17-digit numbers that begin with 1044372. It tells any provider exactly which home and rate apply.
3
Compare the all-in cost on the EFL

Pull the Electricity Facts Label and compare offers at your real usage — or just enter your address to see your exact Base rate.

Pull the Base EFL, compare offers on Power to Choose, or enter your address to see your exact Base rate.

Dallas electricity FAQs

Oncor delivers electricity to Dallas and owns the poles, wires, and meters. Dallas is deregulated, so you choose your retail provider separately. Oncor's delivery charges are PUCT-approved and identical across every provider.

Dallas anchors the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, the largest population center in Oncor's deregulated territory, which means more competing retail providers and plans than almost anywhere else in the country. More choice is good — but it also means more teaser-rate and bill-credit plans to watch out for.

The average Texas home uses about 1,096 kWh a month at roughly 16.4¢/kWh (U.S. EIA), for a bill in the low-$160s — but Dallas's hot summers and warm nights push usage higher from June through September. Compare the Electricity Facts Label for any plan to see the real all-in cost at your usage.

Base uses one flat energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh) plus Oncor's pass-through delivery and a flat monthly membership ($19 or $29) — no tiered pricing, no bill credits, no teaser rates. Enter your address for an exact quote and review the EFL.

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Sources

Plan documents: Electricity Facts Label (EFL) · Terms of Service & Your Rights as a Customer. Products and pricing are offered to qualified customers in Texas only.