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Electricity rates in Garland, TX

Garland is split between two very different worlds: most homes are on municipal Garland Power & Light and can't choose a provider, while Oncor pockets can. The first step is finding out which one you're in.

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

Heads up — Heads up: most Garland homes are served by municipal Garland Power & Light and cannot switch retail providers. The information below applies to the parts of Garland inside Oncor's deregulated territory. Not sure which you're in? Check your address or current bill first.

Quick answer

Most of Garland — roughly 85% — is served by Garland Power & Light (GP&L), a city-owned municipal utility. GP&L customers cannot shop for a retail provider or switch plans; they buy power directly from the city. Only the parts of Garland inside Oncor's territory have retail choice and can sign up with a provider like Base. Because the boundary runs through ZIP codes, the only reliable way to know is an address or ESID check.

Today's rates

Garland 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). Garland 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 Garland?

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 Garland?

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.

Garland city limitsDelivered 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 Garland

Garland is the 13th-most-populous city in Texas and the third-largest in Dallas County, with a deep manufacturing history (Resistol hats, food processing, electronics) and a notably diverse population. But for electricity, the most important local fact isn't growth or climate — it's that Garland is one of the few DFW cities where many residents simply don't have a choice of provider.

Garland Power & Light, the city-owned utility, serves the large majority of homes. Municipal utility customers often pay rates below the Texas average, but they trade away the ability to shop the competitive market. The slice of Garland inside Oncor's deregulated territory works like the rest of DFW: you choose a retail provider and Oncor delivers the power.

Why are Garland bills highest in summer?

Garland shares North Texas's climate — about 20 days a year above 100°F on average, with 2023 hitting 36 — so summer air conditioning is the main driver of electricity bills here, just like the rest of the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

Garland, the grid, and backup power

Whether you're on GP&L or Oncor, Garland sits on the same ERCOT grid that nearly collapsed during Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. For Oncor-area homeowners who can shop, a home battery is a separate product that backs up your own home during an outage — it doesn't change who maintains the wires or how fast power is restored.

Apples to apples

How Base compares in Garland

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 Garland

1
Confirm your utility is Oncor

Because Garland is split, check your current bill or do an address lookup first — only deregulated addresses can shop.
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.

Garland electricity FAQs

It depends on your exact address. Most of Garland is served by Garland Power & Light (GP&L), a municipal utility — those homes buy electricity directly from the city and cannot switch to a retail provider. Homes in Garland's Oncor territory are in the deregulated market and can choose a provider like Base. Check your address or ESID to find out which applies to you.

Look at your current electric bill: if you pay the City of Garland / Garland Power & Light, you're a municipal customer without retail choice. If your delivery utility is Oncor, you can shop. Because GP&L and Oncor zones are split within shared ZIP codes (75040–75044, 75046, 75048), an address-level or ESID check is the only definitive way to know.

Texas deregulation only applies to areas served by investor-owned utilities like Oncor. Cities served by their own municipal utility — including most of Garland via GP&L — were allowed to opt out of the competitive retail market, so those residents buy power from the city instead of choosing among retail providers.

The same way it does elsewhere in Oncor territory: a flat energy rate (advertised at 8¢/kWh), plus Oncor's pass-through delivery charges and a flat monthly membership. Enter your address to confirm you're in a deregulated pocket and to see an exact quote and Electricity Facts Label.

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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.