Compare electricity providers in Laredo, Texas

Laredo is in Texas’s competitive retail electric market. AEP Texas Central delivers power. You choose a retail electric provider for supply, and the plan price changes more often than the city’s water, sewer, and trash rates.

Research on this page last updated 2026-07-14. Texas competitive retail electric market; city utility line amounts on our estimate page use separately dated sources.

Compare Laredo, TX electricity plans

See current plans, pricing, and contract options available for eligible Texas service addresses. Compare the total price at your expected usage and review the Electricity Facts Label before enrolling.

Results are address-specific, and plan availability, usage credits, fees, and contract terms can change the total. Review the provider's Electricity Facts Label and Terms of Service before enrolling.

Utility Rates may receive compensation when you use this comparison tool. Compensation does not change our city utility research, source selection, or editorial explanations. We are not your retail electric provider; enrollment, if you continue, is a contract with the provider named in the offer. See our privacy policy and terms.

How this connects to our Laredo utility estimate

On our Laredo utility cost page, we model AEP Texas Central (TDU Delivery – South Texas) delivery pass-throughs plus an illustrative retail supply component for competitive areas—useful for budgeting city services together. The modeled all-in electric estimate at 1,000 kWh is about $122.24 /month using our last source refresh (2026-07-14). Live REP rates you can enroll in will differ from that illustration.

AEP Texas Central is the transmission and distribution utility for Laredo. Delivery on our city page is $3.24 a month plus 5.9¢/kWh. The modeled all-in price is about 11.9¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh, and the same Choose Texas Power source listed supply offers from about 8.8¢ to 18¢/kWh. Those figures were last checked July 14, 2026. They are not a live contract price. Compare the Electricity Facts Label for your address before you enroll.

City of Laredo utilities are separate from the electric plan. Effective January 1, 2026, a residential 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch water meter has a $15.69 base charge, and the first volume tier is $5.80 per 1,000 gallons. Residential sewer is $5.46 per 1,000 gallons of winter-quarter average use; at 5,000 gallons that usage charge is about $43. Residential trash is $23 a month for one bin, effective October 1, 2025. An extra bin is $11.

AEP Texas Central versus a Laredo electricity plan

AEP Texas Central delivery is regulated and applies to each retail provider on that meter.

The 11.9¢ figure is the all-in illustration on our Laredo utility page, last checked July 14, 2026 against Choose Texas Power. It is not the price of a plan you can enroll in today.

How to compare a Laredo electricity offer

  • Confirm the meter is AEP Texas Central

    Use ZIP 78040 as a starting point, then confirm the delivery utility on the Electricity Facts Label for your address.

  • Read the total at your usage

    Supply offers on the July 14, 2026 source ranged from about 8.8¢ to 18¢/kWh. A banner rate at 1,000 kWh can differ at 500 or 2,000 kWh.

  • Keep city utilities separate

    Water, sewer, and the $23 trash bin are billed by the city. They do not change when you switch retail electric providers.

  • Enrollment is with the provider in the offer

    Utility Rates may be compensated when you use the comparison tool. The contract, if you continue, is with that provider.

Moving to Laredo

  • Confirm the service address is on AEP Texas Central before you choose a retail provider.
  • Start city water, sewer, and solid waste with the City of Laredo. Trash is $23 a month for one residential bin.
  • Compare the live Electricity Facts Label. The 11.9¢ illustration was last checked July 14, 2026.

Official references we use for governance context

Utility Rates matched the Laredo city utility page to Choose Texas Power’s Laredo electricity rates, the city’s 2026 water and sewer table, and the solid-waste rate page, each last verified July 14, 2026. The comparison tool on this page shows current partner offers and is separate from those estimates.

Optional future enhancement: U.S. EIA Open Data API (free key) can layer state average retail price context with machine-readable citations once we wire a server-side fetch on revalidate.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. AEP Texas Central delivers power. You choose a retail electric provider for supply. Delivery on our city page is $3.24 a month plus 5.9¢/kWh.
About 11.9¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh, last checked July 14, 2026 against Choose Texas Power. That source listed supply offers from about 8.8¢ to 18¢/kWh. A plan you enroll in can differ.
Effective January 1, 2026, the residential water base is $15.69 and the first volume tier is $5.80 per 1,000 gallons. Sewer is $5.46 per 1,000 gallons of winter-quarter average use, about $43 at 5,000 gallons. One residential trash bin is $23 a month, effective October 1, 2025.
No. The comparison tool lists current offers from a partner. If you enroll, the contract is with the provider named in the offer. Review that provider’s Electricity Facts Label and terms first.
In most cases, no. For a standard switch between competitive retail electric providers on an existing residential meter, your new provider and your transmission and distribution utility (TDU) typically coordinate the change electronically—an appointment at your home is not usually required simply to change supply companies. A technician may need access for new service, suspected meter or equipment problems, or safety-related orders from the utility; those are different from completing enrollment through a shopping or comparison flow. Your confirmation email and terms from the enrolling provider will say if anything non-routine applies. If no visit is mentioned, you can ordinarily expect the switch to proceed without someone entering your home.

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