Abilene electricity companies and rates: AEP Texas North delivery charges

By the BillAnswers team · Updated November 3, 2026 · How we check facts

In Abilene, AEP Texas is the delivery (wires) company, in its North rate zone, whichever retail provider you choose. As of November 1, 2026, it reports residential delivery charges of $1.27 a month (customer charge), $1.97 a month (metering charge) and 5.6 cents per kWh, and a PUCT average delivery bill of $59.00 at 1,000 kWh before your provider's own charges and taxes.

Plan prices in Abilene today

From the official Power to Choose plan list (PUCT), downloaded November 3, 2026. These are the average prices each plan prints on its Electricity Facts Label (EFL): recurring charges included, taxes excluded (16 TAC 25.475(g)(2)). We do not name plans or providers.

Plans counted: 41 fixed-rate, 12-month plans, not prepaid, not time of use. 9 of them have minimum-usage fees or bill credits. Each figure can come from a different plan.

Electricity companies in Abilene

On November 3, 2026, 41 retail electric providers listed plans for homes on AEP Texas North wires on the official Power to Choose site. They are listed here in alphabetical order, exactly as named on Power to Choose. This is not a ranking or a recommendation, and no provider pays us.

Abundance Energy, AE TEXAS, AMIGO ENERGY, AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC, Atlantex Power, BKV Energy, Budget Power, CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES LLC, CHARIOT ENERGY, CIRRO ENERGY, CleanSky Energy, Companion Energy, CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY INC, DIRECT ENERGY, Discount Power, Energy Texas, Express Energy, FRONTIER UTILITIES, GEXA ENERGY, GOOD CHARLIE & CO LLC, GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY, INFUSE ENERGY, JUST ENERGY, NEC Co-op Energy, Octopus Energy, PAYLESS POWER, PRONTO POWER, Ranchero Power, RELIANT, REVOLUTION ENERGY LLC, RHYTHM, SMARTENERGY HOLDINGS LLC, SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC, SPARK ENERGY LLC, TARA ENERGY, Texans Choice Power LLC, Think Energy, TRIEAGLE ENERGY LP, TRUE POWER, TXU ENERGY, Veteran Energy.

Who delivers electricity in Abilene

AEP Texas lists Abilene among the communities it serves in Chapter 2 of its Tariff for Retail Delivery Service, in the section for areas previously served by AEP Texas North Company (read October 19, 2026). That is why the PUCT reports these charges under "AEP North". AEP Texas owns the poles and wires; it does not sell you electricity. You buy electricity from a retail electric provider you choose, and AEP Texas delivers it.

Switching providers does not change that. Power to Choose, the PUCT's shopping site, says switching to another electric company will not interrupt your service, and the same wires company keeps delivering your power.

If you live near Abilene rather than inside the city, check the delivery company shown on your bill. Some areas are served by a municipal utility or an electric cooperative, and the PUCT says you can choose your provider where you are not served by one of those.

AEP Texas North residential delivery charges

These are the charges AEP Texas reported to the PUCT for residential customers in its North zone. They reach you through your retail plan: a plan's Electricity Facts Label (EFL) may list them as separate lines or include them in one energy price.

The utilities file these summaries with the PUCT every month, so check the PUCT page for the current figures before you compare plans.

Worked example: delivery cost alone

Delivery cost each month = customer charge + metering charge + (usage in kWh × $0.056). The two monthly charges add up to $1.27 + $1.97 = $3.24.

The PUCT page lists its own average bills, shown in the fourth column. Small differences from the arithmetic come from rounding in the listed rate, and AEP Texas also notes on its report that the listed charges "do not include % of revenue factor based charges", which it included in the average bill examples. Where a figure differs, check the utility's tariff. Either way, this is only the delivery part: your provider's energy charge, any base charge or credit, and taxes come on top.

Delivery per kWh falls as usage rises, because the monthly charges are spread over more kWh. For scale, EIA reports that the average Texas home used 1,096 kWh a month in 2024 (EIA Table 5A, 2024 data).

How Abilene compares with Dallas

Dallas is in Oncor's territory, where delivery at 1,000 kWh comes to $72.73 (as of November 1, 2026). AEP Texas North delivery at the same usage comes to $59.24 from its listed charges. At 500 kWh the figures are $38.40 for Oncor and $31.24 for AEP Texas North, and at 2,000 kWh they are $141.41 and $115.24.

Those figures cover delivery only. Plan offers are listed by ZIP code on Power to Choose, so compare the plans offered at your own address rather than judging an Abilene bill by delivery alone. See the Dallas page for the full Oncor breakdown.

AEP Texas reports its Central zone separately. The monthly charges there are $3.24, the listed rate is 5.7 cents per kWh, and the PUCT average bill at 1,000 kWh is $60.15, against $59.00 in Abilene. The same report notes that two riders (ADFIT and SRC) do not apply to North customers. See the Corpus Christi page for the Central figures.

How to use the calculator with AEP Texas North numbers

1. Open the true-cost calculator and enter your monthly usage from a recent bill.
2. Open the EFL for each plan you are comparing and copy its energy charge, base charge and any bill credit with its usage limits.
3. If the EFL lists delivery charges separately, use the EFL's own figures. If it does not show them, you can enter 5.6 in "Delivery charge (cents per kWh)" and 3.24 in "Delivery charge ($ per month)". That reproduces the arithmetic above: $59.24 at 1,000 kWh, against a PUCT average bill of $59.00.
4. If the EFL folds delivery into a single energy price, leave both delivery boxes empty so you do not count delivery twice.
5. Compare the true price per kWh at your own usage, and try a summer month and a winter month.

How Abilene compares with the Texas average

Last updated: November 3, 2026