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AEP Texas North: delivery charges, service area, and outages
AEP Texas North owns the poles, wires, and meters that deliver electricity across West and North-Central Texas, from Abilene and San Angelo to the Big Bend. It doesn't sell electricity: you choose a retail provider, and AEP Texas North's delivery charges appear on that provider's bill.
Since September 29, 2026, AEP Texas North's residential delivery charge is 5.5751¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month: $58.99 in a 1,000 kWh month, the same with every provider.
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- Delivery per kWhSince September 2026
- 5.5751¢
- Fixed each monthCustomer and metering charges
- $3.24
- Delivery at 1,000 kWhSame with every provider
- $58.99
- Report an outage24 hours, also for downed lines
- 866-223-8508
Reviewed November 6, 2026. Delivery rates update automatically; sources are listed at the end of the page.
The basics
AEP Texas North or your provider: who does what?
Your retail provider is the company you deal with day to day: it sells you the electricity, sets your plan's price, sends the bill, answers account questions, and offers plan features like solar buyback or battery programs. AEP Texas North delivers the power and looks after the equipment that carries it, so you call it about outages. Your address determines your delivery utility, so every home in AEP Texas North's area has AEP Texas North whichever provider it chooses.
| Who handles it | AEP Texas North | Your provider |
|---|---|---|
| Takes your request to start, stop, or move service | No | Yes |
| Sells you electricity and sets your plan's price | No | Yes |
| Sends your bill and answers billing and account questions | No | Yes |
| Offers plan features like solar buyback, EV rates, or battery programs | No | Yes |
| Owns the poles, wires, and meter that deliver your power | Yes | No |
| Reads your meter and switches service on or off | Yes | No |
| Restores power after an outage | Yes | No |
| Proposes the delivery charge (the PUCT approves it) | Yes | No |
AEP Texas North at a glance
| What it is | Transmission and distribution utility (TDU)The North Division of AEP Texas Inc., regulated by the PUCT |
|---|---|
| Delivers to | About 165,000 homes214,166 service points in all, per ERCOT at March 31, 2026 |
| Service area | 153 communities in 49 countiesAs listed in its tariff, from the Red River to the Big Bend |
| Lines | About 45,700 miles of distribution linesAcross all of AEP Texas, plus 8,609 miles of transmission |
| ESI IDs start with | 1020404From ERCOT's utility code for AEP Texas North |
| Ownership | American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP)Through AEP Texas Inc., which also runs AEP Texas Central |
AEP Texas North began as West Texas Utilities, which became part of American Electric Power when AEP merged with its parent, Central and South West, in 2000. When Texas opened retail electricity to competition in 2002, its retail customers moved to an affiliated provider that AEP sold to Centrica that December; that business, WTU Retail Energy, belongs to NRG today. The renamed AEP Texas North Company merged with AEP Texas Central Company at the end of 2016 to form AEP Texas Inc., which kept separate rates for each area.
Delivery charges
What does AEP Texas North charge?
AEP Texas North charges every provider the same regulated rates: 5.5751¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month for homes, approved by the PUCT. Bills and facts labels often call this the TDU or TDSP delivery charge. Most plans pass it through, so it can change when AEP Texas North's tariff does, even on a fixed-rate plan.
Delivery at common usage levels
The usage levels on every Electricity Facts Label, before the provider's energy charge and taxes.
| Monthly usage | Delivery a month | Per kWh, all in |
|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $31.12 | 6.22¢ |
| 1,000 kWh | $58.99 | 5.90¢ |
| 2,000 kWh | $114.74 | 5.74¢ |
AEP Texas North delivery at this usage$58.99a month
- Fixed monthly
- $3.24
- 1,000 kWh × 5.5751¢
- $55.75
Before the provider's energy charge and taxes. Your bill shows your usage in kWh.
What's in the 5.5751¢
AEP Texas North's delivery charge is several regulated charges added together. Each updates on its own schedule, which is why the total can change several times a year. From AEP Texas North's tariff, checked November 6, 2026.
| Customer and metering chargesA $1.27 customer charge and a $1.97 metering charge, the same every month however much you use, and the same in both AEP Texas areas. | $3.24/mo |
|---|---|
| Distribution · Distribution system chargeAEP Texas's base rate for its local lines, substations, and meters, set in its last full rate case (Docket 56165) for bills from October 1, 2024. | 3.2966¢/kWh |
| Transmission · TCRFPasses through AEP Texas's share of the cost of ERCOT's high-voltage transmission network; its base rates include no transmission charge, so all of that cost lands here, about 30% of the per-kWh total. Set on September 29, 2026 in AEP Texas's first yearly tracker case (Docket 58315), which a 2025 state law allows in place of separate transmission and distribution updates. | 1.7194¢/kWh |
| Distribution investment since the rate case · DCRFRecovers lines and equipment added since the rate case, including resiliency work. Set in the same tracker case on September 29, 2026. | 0.3660¢/kWh |
| Energy efficiency programs · EECRFFunds the efficiency programs Texas requires utilities to run. Updated each March. | 0.1101¢/kWh |
| Mobile emergency generators · Mobile TEEE facilitiesThe lease and operating costs of mobile generators AEP Texas has leased since 2022 to restore power during large outages. Cut from 0.110¢ on September 1, 2026 (Docket 59652); the lease term runs to November 2027. | 0.0830¢/kWh |
How AEP Texas North's delivery charge has changed
In a 1,000 kWh month, AEP Texas North delivery went from $60.87 in January 2025 to $58.99 today, and from $62.47 a year ago, a 6% drop in twelve months. In its 2025 tracker filing, AEP Texas pointed to transmission it is building for the Permian Basin and to capital spending in 2024 of more than three times its annual depreciation. Most of the swings come from the transmission charge: it added $6.35 to a 1,000 kWh month in September 2025, then fell when the PUCT set AEP Texas's first yearly tracker rates in 2026 (Docket 58315). North pays the same rates as AEP Texas Central except Central's Hurricane Harvey storm bond charge, which is why North's is a little lower.
| Effective | Per kWh | Per month | At 1,000 kWh | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5.5751¢ | $3.24 | $58.99 | Final tracker rates (Docket 58315) |
| Sep 2026 | 5.6407¢ | $3.24 | $59.65 | Mobile generation charge cut |
| Aug 2026 | 5.6677¢ | $3.24 | $59.92 | Refund credits end |
| Jul 2026 | 5.5303¢ | $3.24 | $58.54 | One-month refund credits |
| Mar 2026 | 5.6677¢ | $3.24 | $59.92 | Temporary tracker rates |
| Mar 2026 | 5.9262¢ | $3.24 | $62.50 | Efficiency update |
| Sep 2025 | 5.9233¢ | $3.24 | $62.47 | Rate case expense charge ends |
| Sep 2025 | 5.9318¢ | $3.24 | $62.56 | Tax refund credit ends |
| Sep 2025 | 5.9050¢ | $3.21 | $62.26 | Transmission cost update |
| Aug 2025 | 5.2641¢ | $3.21 | $55.85 | Distribution cost update |
| Jul 2025 | 5.1067¢ | $3.21 | $54.28 | Vegetation cost charge ends |
| Mar 2025 | 5.1300¢ | $3.21 | $54.51 | Transmission and efficiency updates |
| Jan 2025 | 5.8797¢ | $3.21 | $62.01 | Distribution cost update |
| Jan 2025 | 5.7659¢ | $3.21 | $60.87 | Rate in effect in January 2025 |
What could change next
March 2027
A one-month credit (proposed)
The PUCT set AEP Texas's final 2026 distribution rate below the temporary one billed from March 20 to September 28, 2026. AEP Texas has proposed returning the difference as a one-month credit of 0.6100¢ per kWh, about $6.10 in a 1,000 kWh month, on bills from March 2, 2027 (Docket 60032). PUCT staff recommended approval; the PUCT hasn't ruled.
March 2027
A lower efficiency charge (settled)
A settlement would cut the energy efficiency charge from 0.1101¢ to 0.0907¢ per kWh on March 1, 2027 (Docket 59788). It awaits a PUCT order.
2025–2027
The resiliency plan's costs
The PUCT approved AEP Texas's resiliency plan in April 2025: stronger feeders and lateral lines, upgraded line crossings, more tree trimming, and wildfire measures, about $318 million over three years by AEP Texas's count. Before approval, AEP Texas estimated the plan would add about $1.45 a month for an average home, recovered through its distribution charges.
From January 2027
A wildfire mitigation plan (pending)
AEP Texas filed a wildfire mitigation plan in August 2026, meant to take effect in January 2027 if the PUCT approves it. It includes more inspections and tree trimming in high-risk areas and, in extreme conditions, the possibility of shutting off power to lines in those areas to prevent fires.
Plans
What plans cost at AEP Texas North addresses
Every plan for an AEP Texas North address includes the same delivery charge, so plans differ in the energy price, fees, contract terms, and features such as solar buyback or EV charging.
The three standard plans listed for AEP Texas North addresses cost 14.0¢–15.3¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, about $140–$153 with delivery included. $58.99 of each of those bills is AEP Texas North's delivery charge, 39–42% of the total; the rest is the plan's energy charge (7.97¢ to 9.34¢ per kWh) and any base charge.
Prices as of November 10, 2026, before taxes.
Light is the retail electricity provider that powers the plans on this site. Light and AEP Texas North are separate companies, and AEP Texas North delivers to every home in its area whichever provider the home chooses.
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Prices at your usage, with each plan's term, fees, and facts label.
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Service area
Where does AEP Texas North deliver electricity?
AEP Texas North delivers across much of West and North-Central Texas: 153 communities in 49 counties, from Vernon and Childress near the Red River through Abilene and San Angelo to Alpine, Marfa, and Fort Davis in the Big Bend. Its largest cities are Abilene and San Angelo, and ERCOT counts about 165,000 homes on its lines; most of the electricity it delivers goes to businesses rather than homes. Its area borders places served by other utilities: TNMP serves Fort Stockton and Pecos, and electric cooperatives serve much of the countryside. Utilities are assigned by street address, so the address check below gives the answer for a specific home.
Is this address served by AEP Texas North?
Enter a street address to see its delivery utility and ESI ID.
Search the service address
Start typing the address where electricity is delivered and choose its registered match. Include the apartment or unit number when there is one.
Results come from utility service records. Confirm the ESI ID with your provider or utility before using it to start service.
Several meters at one address, or an apartment? Use the full ESI ID lookup.
AEP Texas North is the main delivery utility in 120 ZIP codes, and shares 17 more with another utility. The map places each ZIP at its center, so edges are approximate.
Cities AEP Texas North serves
Other communities it serves
San Angelo, Vernon, Childress, Quanah, Haskell, Stamford, Cisco, Ballinger, Sonora, Junction, Big Lake, Ozona, Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Presidio.
Nearby areas AEP Texas North doesn't serve
Some addresses in and around AEP Texas North's area are served by a utility that sells and delivers the power itself, such as a city-owned utility or an electric cooperative. There's no retail plan to choose there: you start service with that utility directly.
Electric cooperative
Taylor Electric Cooperative
Serves rural areas around Abilene, including parts of Taylor, Jones, Callahan, and Nolan counties.
Electric cooperative
Concho Valley Electric Cooperative
Serves rural areas around San Angelo, including parts of Tom Green, Coke, and Concho counties.
City-owned utility
The city's own electric department serves Coleman.
Electric cooperative
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
Covers more than 35,000 square miles from the border to the Big Bend, the largest co-op territory in the contiguous U.S.
Starting service at an AEP Texas North address
Choose a plan, and the provider sends the start request to AEP Texas North for you.
Outages
Who to call when the power goes out
Report outages to AEP Texas, not your provider: AEP Texas runs the lines and restores power. Call its 24-hour line at 866-223-8508, report online at aeptexas.com, and follow restoration on its outage map, which covers both the North and Central areas. Text and email alerts are free with an AEP Texas online account.
| If | Contact |
|---|---|
| A power line is down | Stay at least 10 feet away, and don't touch anything touching it. Call AEP Texas at 866-223-8508, or 911 if anyone is in danger. |
| A streetlight is out | AEP Texas's online streetlight form; repairs can take several weeks |
| Tree limbs are touching power lines | AEP Texas's online tree form; it trims lines that run from pole to pole |
| Trimming near the line to your house | That line is the owner's to keep clear: call 877-373-4858 at least two business days ahead for a temporary disconnect |
| Your electricity bill, payment, plan, or price | Your electricity provider |
| Starting, stopping, or moving electricity | Your electricity provider, which sends the request to AEP Texas |
Major outages and what changed
February 2021
Winter Storm Uri
ERCOT ordered utilities to cut power during the statewide shortage. At the peak, about 468,000 AEP Texas customers in both areas, 44% of the total, were without power.
April 2025
A three-year resiliency plan
The PUCT approved AEP Texas's plan to harden feeders and lateral lines, upgrade line crossings, and trim more trees, plus wildfire measures such as drone inspections in its North and West wildfire zones. AEP Texas expects the plan to prevent about 1.3 billion minutes of customer outages.
August 2026
A wildfire mitigation plan
AEP Texas filed a plan for more inspections and tree trimming in high-risk areas, weather-informed operations, and, in extreme conditions, possible public safety power shutoffs. It is meant to take effect in January 2027 if the PUCT approves it.
Meters and solar
Your meter, usage data, and solar
AEP Texas North installs and reads the smart meter at your home. It records usage every 15 minutes, and you can see that data on Smart Meter Texas, which helps when you compare plans at your real usage.
AEP Texas North: frequently asked questions
Is AEP Texas North my electricity provider?
No. AEP Texas North delivers electricity and maintains the poles, wires, and meters, but it doesn't sell electricity to homes. You buy electricity from a retail electricity provider, which sends the bill and includes AEP Texas's delivery charges; about 146 providers did business with AEP Texas at the end of 2025. Billing, payments, deposits, and starting or stopping service go through the provider.
Am I in AEP Texas North or AEP Texas Central?
North covers West and North-Central Texas, including Abilene, San Angelo, Vernon, and the Big Bend. Central covers South Texas: the Coastal Bend, Victoria, Laredo, and the Rio Grande Valley. They are one company with one website and outage number, but separate rates: North's delivery charge is 0.1147¢ per kWh lower, about $1.15 in a 1,000 kWh month, because it has no Hurricane Harvey storm bond charge. The ESI ID tells them apart: North's start with 1020404, Central's with 1003278.
Does AEP Texas North serve Midland, Odessa, or Fort Stockton?
No. Midland and Odessa are served by Oncor, and Fort Stockton and Pecos by TNMP; both have retail choice too, with their own delivery charges. AEP Texas North's West Texas towns include Alpine, Marfa, Fort Davis, Big Lake, Ozona, and McCamey. In the countryside, an electric cooperative may serve the address instead, so check the exact address.
Why don't some homes near Abilene or San Angelo have a choice of provider?
They're on an electric cooperative's lines rather than AEP Texas North's. Co-ops such as Taylor Electric around Abilene and Concho Valley Electric around San Angelo sell and deliver power themselves, and they haven't opened to retail choice, so their members buy from the co-op. The street address decides which utility serves a home.
Is AEP Texas connected to AEP Energy or CPL Retail Energy?
AEP Energy is a retail supplier owned by AEP Texas's parent, American Electric Power; AEP's annual report lists its markets as Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. CPL Retail Energy and WTU Retail Energy were the retail businesses for AEP Texas's areas until AEP sold them to Centrica in 2002; they are subsidiaries of NRG Energy today and have no ownership tie to AEP Texas.
Will switching providers get my power back faster after a storm?
No. AEP Texas restores power across its area, and your provider has no part in it: its tariff requires it to serve every home and every provider without discrimination. Providers differ in the energy price, fees, contract terms, and features of their plans.
What does an AEP Texas North ESI ID look like?
An ESI ID is the number that identifies the electric service point at your address. AEP Texas North's start with 1020404, built from ERCOT's code for it; AEP Texas Central's start with 1003278. You'll find yours on a recent electricity bill, and a provider can look it up from your address when you sign up.
How do I start electricity at an AEP Texas North address?
Choose a plan from a retail provider and give it your service address and move-in date. The provider sends the start request to AEP Texas through ERCOT, so you don't need to contact AEP Texas yourself. AEP Texas's tariff has it connect service at an existing smart meter on the requested day when the order reaches it by 7 p.m. Central on any day except Sundays and holidays. A home that needs a new meter needs the order by 5 p.m. on a business day, at least two business days ahead. Providers set their own order cutoffs and fees.
Setting up electricity in AbileneHow do I get outage alerts from AEP Texas?
Create an online account at aeptexas.com, then turn on outage alerts by text or email in its notification settings. Alerts are free, though message and data rates may apply. Each person who wants alerts needs their own login. To report an outage, call 866-223-8508 or report it online.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
Today's delivery rates update automatically, usually soon after AEP Texas North's approved charges change. The history, breakdown, and facts come from AEP Texas North's tariff, regulatory filings, and AEP Texas North's own reports, linked here so you can check them. If something looks out of date, email support@poweredbylight.com.
- PUCT rate report for AEP Texas (as of November 1, 2026)
- PUCT residential delivery rates for Texas delivery utilities
- AEP Texas rates and tariffs
- AEP Texas Tariff for Electric Delivery Service (effective September 29, 2026)
- AEP Texas monthly rate reports to the PUCT (Project 58511)
- PUCT order in AEP Texas's rate case (Docket 56165)
- AEP Texas tariff after the 2024 rate case (Docket 56165)
- PUCT order ending AEP Texas's tax refund, vegetation cost, and rate case expense riders (Docket 59398)
- AEP Texas distribution cost factor, January 2025 (Docket 57178)
- AEP Texas transmission cost update, March 2025 (Docket 57356)
- AEP Texas distribution cost factor, August 2025 (Docket 57858)
- AEP Texas transmission cost update, September 2025 (Docket 58157)
- AEP Texas 2026 energy efficiency charge (Docket 58156)
- AEP Texas yearly tracker application, October 2025 (Docket 58315)
- Temporary tracker rates from March 20, 2026 (Docket 58315)
- PUCT order on AEP Texas's yearly tracker (Docket 58315)
- Final tracker rates from September 29, 2026 (Docket 58315)
- PUCT order on AEP Texas's mobile generation costs (Docket 59652)
- AEP Texas proposed one-month credit, March 2027 (Docket 60032)
- AEP Texas 2027 energy efficiency charge, proposed order (Docket 59788)
- PUCT order on AEP Texas's resiliency plan (Docket 57057)
- AEP Texas: resiliency plan approved (April 2025)
- AEP Texas 2025 retail provider workshop
- AEP Texas: wildfire mitigation plan filed (August 2026)
- American Electric Power 2025 annual report (Form 10-K)
- American Electric Power 2024 annual report (Winter Storm Uri)
- AEP Texas prospectus, 2017 (the 2016 merger of the two companies)
- American Electric Power 2002 annual report (CSW merger, retail sale)
- NRG Energy subsidiary list, 2026 (CPL and WTU Retail Energy)
- AEP Texas fact sheet
- ERCOT active service points by delivery utility (March 31, 2026)
- ERCOT Retail 101 (ESI ID utility codes)
- AEP Texas: report an outage
- AEP Texas outage map
- AEP Texas outage alerts
- AEP Texas service requests (what AEP handles, what your provider handles)
- AEP Texas: trees near power lines
- AEP Texas: report a streetlight
- AEP Texas storm safety (downed lines)
- AEP Texas Central and North Division ZIP codes
- TNMP service area maps (Fort Stockton, Pecos)
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