Delivery only
5.91¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$68.16 / month at 1,154 kWh
Price +2.8% from 2024
Investor Owned · 793,896 residential customers · Texas
Why is the delivery charge on my AEP Texas Central bill so high?
EIA respondent: AEP Texas Central Company. Reviewed October 14, 2026. Also searched as American Electric Power.
AEP Texas Central is filed with EIA as delivery service, not a full-service retail rate. In 2025 it reported 793,896 residential delivery customers, average delivery revenue of 5.91¢ per kWh, and about $68.16 a month at 1,154 kWh. The energy charge is extra unless your retail plan already includes delivery. Whether a quoted plan rate includes this wires charge needs verification.
Do not line that delivery average up against Texas's all-in residential price. The state average for 2025 was 15.40¢. In July 2026 it was 15.88¢, versus 15.36¢ in July 2025 (+3.4%). Most of the gap is energy supply, not a verdict on the delivery charge.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for delivery only changed +4.7%. Average use changed +1.8% and average price changed +2.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.20 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $1.82.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery only | 793,896 | 5.91¢ | 1,154 kWh | $68.16 | +2.8% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Audit the delivery only average
Revenue 649,368.7 thousand dollars. Sales 10,991,448 MWh. Customers 793,896. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a AEP Texas Central bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
Hold a AEP Texas Central household to the filing average and the monthly delivery only bill changed +4.7% between those two EIA years. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +1.8% is worth $1.20 a month. The price change of +2.8%, from 5.75¢ to 5.91¢, is worth $1.82 on 2025 usage.
Texas all-in price is a different bill
AEP Texas Central delivery revenue averaged 5.91¢ per kWh in 2025, about $68.16 a month at 1,154 kWh. Texas's all-in residential price was 15.40¢ for 2025 and 15.88¢ in July 2026 (+3.4% from July 2025). Most of that gap is energy you buy from a retail provider or the utility's own supply offer. Do not subtract the two cents figures and call the difference an overcharge.
Delivery only
AEP Texas Central Company shows up here as wires revenue. 793,896 residential delivery customers, 5.91¢ per kWh, about $68.16 a month. Shopping for a cheaper energy plan does not remove this charge.
Season
AEP Texas Central customers in Texas average 1,154 kWh a month across the whole year, against a statewide residential average of 1,110 kWh. Summer afternoons do not look like that average. An air conditioner, a pool pump, or a hotter month can move the bill before any rider does.
Data-center load is not a line on this bill
National electricity demand is rising, and EIA points to large computing facilities. No retrieved order isolates a data-center dollar on a AEP Texas Central residential account. That pass-through needs verification.
Needs verification
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
Needs verification No rate case for AEP Texas Central has been reviewed for this page. Orders and pending dockets are public at Public Utility Commission of Texas. In the competitive ERCOT areas, a retail provider sells the plan and a transmission and distribution utility charges for delivery. Municipally owned utilities and cooperatives outside that setup bill differently. Confirm which market you are in. Needs verification for a specific address.
Public Utility Commission of Texas · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A AEP Texas Central income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Public Utility Commission of Texas. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · AEP Texas Central site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 1,154 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- The figure on this page is delivery. Compare retail energy plans separately, then add the delivery charge back. A plan that looks cheaper per kilowatt-hour can lose the comparison once the wires charge is included.
- In Texas, the expensive hours are late afternoon and early evening in summer. Raise the cooling setpoint when you are out, and run the dryer, the dishwasher, and any pool pump outside those hours if your tariff charges more then.
- Start with LIHEAP for Texas (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A AEP Texas Central discount beyond that program needs verification.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Delivery only at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $29.55 |
| 750 kWh | $44.33 |
| 1,000 kWh | $59.10 |
| 1,500 kWh | $88.65 |
| 2,000 kWh | $118.20 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my AEP Texas Central electric bill so high?
AEP Texas Central is filed with EIA as delivery service, not a full-service retail rate. In 2025 it reported 793,896 residential delivery customers, average delivery revenue of 5.91¢ per kWh, and about $68.16 a month at 1,154 kWh. The energy charge is extra unless your retail plan already includes delivery. Whether a quoted plan rate includes this wires charge needs verification. Do not line that delivery average up against Texas's all-in residential price. The state average for 2025 was 15.40¢. In July 2026 it was 15.88¢, versus 15.36¢ in July 2025 (+3.4%). Most of the gap is energy supply, not a verdict on the delivery charge. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for delivery only changed +4.7%. Average use changed +1.8% and average price changed +2.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.20 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $1.82.
What was AEP Texas Central's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the delivery only average was 5.91¢ per kWh. Average use was 1,154 kWh a month and the average bill was $68.16. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did AEP Texas Central raise rates?
The delivery only average price changed +2.8% from 2024 to 2025, from 5.75¢ to 5.91¢. That is average revenue per kilowatt-hour, not a commission order. No 2025–2026 order for this utility was retrieved for this page. A separate rider can still move a single month.
What bill assistance can AEP Texas Central customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). AEP Texas Central may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.