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Retail Power Marketer · 71,292 residential customers · Texas

Why is my Atlantic Energy electric bill so high?

EIA respondent: Atlantic Energy LLC. Reviewed October 14, 2026.

Atlantic Energy did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 58,376 bundled retail service customers averaged 16.13¢ per kWh and $243.74 a month; 12,916 energy supply customers averaged 18.67¢ per kWh and $113.21 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Atlantic Energy LLC.

Texas's 2025 statewide residential average was 15.40¢. July 2026 was 15.88¢, versus 15.36¢ in July 2025 (+3.4%). Compare each Atlantic Energy service type with those figures on its own.

From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for bundled retail service changed +137.5%. Average use changed +94.3% and average price changed +22.3%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $96.76 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $44.39.

EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Bundled retail service

16.13¢

per kWh, 2025 average revenue

$243.74 / month at 1,511 kWh

Price +22.3% from 2024

Energy supply

18.67¢

per kWh, 2025 average revenue

$113.21 / month at 606 kWh

Price −14.0% from 2024

The rate on the record

EIA classifies this respondent as a retail power marketer. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.

2025 residential averages by EIA service type
Service Customers Price Monthly use Monthly bill Vs 2024 price
Bundled retail service 58,376 16.13¢ 1,511 kWh $243.74 +22.3%
Energy supply 12,916 18.67¢ 606 kWh $113.21 −14.0%

EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

By state

State Service Customers Price Monthly bill
MA Energy supply 3,119 41.35¢ $179.23
OH Energy supply 3,020 10.57¢ $84.58
NY Energy supply 2,720 16.78¢ $73.61
PA Energy supply 2,272 12.35¢ $107.31
NJ Energy supply 627 33.73¢ $147.45
IL Energy supply 604 10.47¢ $60.42
DC Energy supply 267 28.44¢ $130.56
MD Energy supply 210 26.74¢ $139.01
DE Energy supply 77 25.10¢ $140.15
TX Bundled retail service 58,376 16.13¢ $243.74
Audit the bundled retail service average

Revenue 170,739.5 thousand dollars. Sales 1,058,726 MWh. Customers 58,376. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Audit the energy supply average

Revenue 17,547.3 thousand dollars. Sales 93,994 MWh. Customers 12,916. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Why the bill spikes

Season

The 2025 monthly average in Texas was 1,110 kWh. A hot or cold month can sit far from that. Compare kilowatt-hours with the same month last year before you blame the rate.

EIA-861 average bill file, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

A rate change

The bundled retail service average moved +22.3% from 2024. That is not the same thing as a new commission order. Public Utility Commission of Texas is the public docket desk.

Public Utility Commission of Texas · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Fuel and rider charges

Retail prices bundle generation, delivery, and other costs. A fuel adjustment or rider can move the total without a new base-rate case. The rider names on a Atlantic Energy bill need verification.

EIA, prices and factors affecting electricity prices · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Time of use

No residential dynamic-pricing enrollment was reported for 2025. A time-of-use plan on your account still needs verification.

EIA-861 dynamic pricing, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Estimated reads

Needs verification If the statement says the read is estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The rule is in the utility's tariff, which is not stored here.

Rate cases and hikes

Needs verification No rate case for Atlantic Energy 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 helps with home energy bills. Start with the federal program page and the state contact list. A Atlantic Energy discount, budget-billing plan, or medical baseline needs verification.

LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts

LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026

How to lower the bill

  1. Read kilowatt-hours first. If use is up, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
  2. Check whether the read is actual or estimated. The true-up rule needs verification in the tariff.
  3. Add the supply charge and the delivery charge before comparing plans. This page keeps those EIA rows apart.
  4. Ask about budget billing and an income-qualified discount. Eligibility needs verification.
  5. If you are on time-of-use, move flexible load out of the expensive window. Confirm the window on the tariff.

Bundled retail service at the 2025 average price

Monthly use Estimated bill
500 kWh $80.65
750 kWh $120.98
1,000 kWh $161.30
1,500 kWh $241.95
2,000 kWh $322.60

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.

Energy supply at the 2025 average price

Monthly use Estimated bill
500 kWh $93.35
750 kWh $140.03
1,000 kWh $186.70
1,500 kWh $280.05
2,000 kWh $373.40

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.

Open the estimator · Check two months of your own bill

Questions people ask

Why is my Atlantic Energy electric bill so high?

Atlantic Energy did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 58,376 bundled retail service customers averaged 16.13¢ per kWh and $243.74 a month; 12,916 energy supply customers averaged 18.67¢ per kWh and $113.21 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Atlantic Energy LLC. Texas's 2025 statewide residential average was 15.40¢. July 2026 was 15.88¢, versus 15.36¢ in July 2025 (+3.4%). Compare each Atlantic Energy service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for bundled retail service changed +137.5%. Average use changed +94.3% and average price changed +22.3%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $96.76 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $44.39.

What was Atlantic Energy's average residential rate?

Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the bundled retail service average was 16.13¢ per kWh. Average use was 1,511 kWh a month and the average bill was $243.74. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.

Did Atlantic Energy raise rates?

The bundled retail service average price changed +22.3% from 2024 to 2025, from 13.19¢ to 16.13¢. 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 Atlantic Energy customers ask about?

LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Atlantic Energy may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification 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.

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