El Paso Electricity Rates 2026
El Paso is served by El Paso Electric, which runs its own balancing area outside ERCOT, so El Paso residents cannot choose an electricity provider.
El Paso Electric serves El Paso and runs its own balancing area, separate from ERCOT. Texas retail electricity choice operates within the ERCOT market, so El Paso residents cannot choose an electricity provider.
El Paso has real summers and real winters. NOAA's 1991–2020 normals for El Paso International Airport put average daily highs at 97.1°F in June, 95.8°F in July and 94.0°F in August, and January averages a high of 58.6°F and a low of 34.5°F. The station averages about 2,662 cooling degree days a year against 2,206 heating degree days, so heating matters far more here than in most of Texas.
FAQ — Is El Paso part of the Texas deregulated electricity market? No. El Paso Electric runs its own balancing area outside ERCOT, and Texas retail electricity choice operates within the ERCOT market. Every El Paso home buys its electricity from El Paso Electric.
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