Compare electricity providers in Mission, Texas

Mission is in AEP Texas Central’s retail-choice territory. You choose a Retail Electric Provider. AEP Texas Central delivers the power. The city bills water, sewer, and sanitation.

Research on this page last updated 2026-09-30. Texas competitive retail electric market; city utility line amounts on our estimate page use separately dated sources.

Compare Mission, 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.

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How this connects to our Mission utility estimate

On our Mission 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 $118.00 /month using our last source refresh (2026-09-30). Live REP rates you can enroll in will differ from that illustration.

Choose Texas Power’s Mission page, updated September 30, 2026 for ZIP 78572, lists a marketplace average of 11.8¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh, 18.0¢ at 500 kWh, and 13.6¢ at 2,000 kWh. That page states AEP Texas Central delivery as $3.24 per month plus 5.8¢/kWh, and says listed plans started around 6.9¢/kWh.

A September 29, 2026 city council vote approved a utility rate study. The city said the study itself does not raise bills. Any later change would need a separate council action.

The last published residential minimums we can tie to a council action are the January 1, 2023 rates: water $11.50 and sewer $9.50. The per-1,000-gallon schedule is in City Code §114-54 and was not restated in that notice, so a 5,000-gallon bill is higher than those minimums. Ordinance 5381 set one residential garbage container at $17.39 a month.

AEP Texas Central versus the Mission REP offer

The $3.24 monthly charge and 5.8¢/kWh delivery are AEP Texas Central pass-throughs. They stay when you switch REPs.

Supply price, term, and credits are the REP’s. Hidalgo County summer usage often misses the usage band a 1,000 kWh credit was designed for.

How to compare a Mission electricity offer

  • Use ZIP 78572 or the service address

    The September 30 averages are for 78572. Confirm the TDU on the quote is AEP Texas Central.

  • Compare the EFL at your summer kWh

    The snapshot average rises from 11.8¢ at 1,000 kWh to 13.6¢ at 2,000 kWh. Rio Grande Valley cooling months often sit in the higher band.

  • Do not treat the water minimum as a full water bill

    We could verify the $11.50 residential minimum and the $9.50 sewer minimum. We could not verify the current gallon tiers from a public rate table, so those minimums understate a typical bill.

  • Add $17.39 garbage, and $4 brush if that line is on the account

    Ordinance 5381 raised the residential container fee to $17.39. The monthly brush fee stayed $4.00 and is separate.

Moving to Mission

  • Confirm AEP Texas Central on the shopping quote before you compare it with an Oncor or co-op offer.
  • Call city utility billing for the current gallon schedule. The 2023 minimums are the figures we could source.
  • Keep the EFL. The 11.8¢ average is a one-day marketplace blend.

Official references we use for governance context

Utility Rates matched Choose Texas Power’s Mission ZIP 78572 snapshot on 2026-09-30, the January 2023 minimums reported from the council action, and Ordinance 5381 for garbage. Water and sewer volume rates are estimated because the gallon schedule was not in those notices. This page does not enroll you in a plan.

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

AEP Texas Central delivers electricity. A REP sells the supply. The city bills water, sewer, and garbage.
Choose Texas Power listed 11.8¢/kWh at 1,000 kWh for ZIP 78572, with AEP Texas Central delivery at $3.24 per month plus 5.8¢/kWh.
No. The city said the study does not change rates. A later recommendation would need its own council vote.
The 2023 council notice published the new minimums, not the tier table. Showing only $11.50 and $9.50 avoids inventing a volume charge.
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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