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Lubbock Power & Light: delivery charges, service area, and outages
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) owns the poles, wires, and meters that deliver electricity across most of the city of Lubbock. It doesn't sell electricity: you choose a retail provider, and LP&L's delivery charges appear on that provider's bill.
Since November 1, 2026, LP&L's residential delivery charge is 6.0080¢ per kWh plus $2.50 a month: $62.58 in a 1,000 kWh month, the same with every provider.
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- Delivery per kWhSince November 2026
- 6.0080¢
- Fixed each monthBase charge
- $2.50
- Delivery at 1,000 kWhSame with every provider
- $62.58
- Report an outage24 hours
- 806-775-2509
Reviewed November 6, 2026. Delivery rates update automatically; sources are listed at the end of the page.
The basics
LP&L 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. LP&L 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 LP&L's area has LP&L whichever provider it chooses.
| Who handles it | LP&L | 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 Lubbock City Council approves it) | Yes | No |
LP&L at a glance
| What it is | City-owned delivery utilityThe City Council, not the PUCT, approves its delivery rates |
|---|---|
| Delivers to | About 96,000 homes111,704 service points in all, per ERCOT at March 31, 2026 |
| Retail choice | Since March 2024Homes moved to providers between March 4 and April 1, 2024 |
| Grid | ERCOT since 2021 and 2023Most of its load moved from the Southwest Power Pool in 2021, the rest in 2023 |
| ESI IDs start with | 101129215 digits, one per service point |
| Ownership | City of LubbockRun by an Electric Utility Board since 2004; founded 1916 |
The City of Lubbock founded LP&L in 1916, and since 2004 an Electric Utility Board appointed by the City Council has run it. LP&L long shared the city with Southwestern Public Service, now part of Xcel Energy, and in 2010 bought SPS's distribution lines inside the city limits for $87 million. LP&L moved most of its load from the Southwest Power Pool into ERCOT on May 30, 2021 and the rest on December 11, 2023. The City Council voted in February 2022 to open its area to retail choice, and homes moved to retail providers in March 2024.
Delivery charges
What does LP&L charge?
LP&L charges every provider the same regulated rates: 6.0080¢ per kWh plus $2.50 a month for homes, approved by the Lubbock City Council. Bills and facts labels often call this the TDU or TDSP delivery charge. Most plans pass it through, so it can change when LP&L'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 | $32.54 | 6.51¢ |
| 1,000 kWh | $62.58 | 6.26¢ |
| 2,000 kWh | $122.66 | 6.13¢ |
LP&L delivery at this usage$62.58a month
- Fixed monthly
- $2.50
- 1,000 kWh × 6.0080¢
- $60.08
Before the provider's energy charge and taxes. Your bill shows your usage in kWh.
What's in the 6.0080¢
LP&L's delivery charge is several regulated charges added together. They're set together once a year with the City's budget, so the total usually changes only on November 1. From LP&L's tariff, checked November 6, 2026.
| Base chargeA fixed $2.50 a month, the same however much you use, added in November 2026 when the per-kWh charge was lowered. | $2.50/mo |
|---|---|
| Delivery system chargeLP&L's charge for running, maintaining, and building its poles, wires, substations, and meters. Lowered from 5.628¢ on November 1, 2026. | 5.3240¢/kWh |
| City franchise feeThe City of Lubbock's franchise fee, listed as its own line since November 2024. | 0.5170¢/kWh |
| Transition chargeRecovers costs left from LP&L's move to retail competition, which Texas law lets a city-owned utility charge. Down from 0.662¢ when competition began; unchanged since November 2024. | 0.1670¢/kWh |
How LP&L's delivery charge has changed
In a 1,000 kWh month, LP&L delivery went from $64.42 in March 2024 to $62.58 today, and from $63.12 a year ago, a 1% drop in twelve months. LP&L's delivery rates are set once a year with the City's budget. When retail choice began in 2024, the charge was 6.442¢ per kWh: a 5.780¢ delivery charge plus a 0.662¢ transition charge that recovers costs left from LP&L's move to competition, as Texas law allows. A late-2024 change cut the total to 6.312¢, with the City's franchise fee listed as its own line. In November 2026 LP&L added a $2.50 monthly base charge and lowered the per-kWh charge to 6.008¢, so homes using more than about 820 kWh a month pay a little less and smaller users a little more.
| Effective | Per kWh | Per month | At 1,000 kWh | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 6.0080¢ | $2.50 | $62.58 | $2.50 base charge added; per-kWh charge cut |
| Nov 2024 | 6.3120¢ | $0.00 | $63.12 | Delivery charge cut about 2% |
| Mar 2024 | 6.4420¢ | $0.00 | $64.42 | Retail choice begins |
What could change next
Fall 2027
The next yearly rate review
LP&L's delivery tariff is set once a year with the City's budget: the Electric Utility Board recommends it and the City Council approves it. The 2024, 2025, and 2026 tariffs each took effect on November 1, so the next change, if any, would likely come then.
Plans
What plans cost at LP&L addresses
Every plan for an LP&L 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 LP&L addresses cost 14.5¢–15.8¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month, about $145–$158 with delivery included. $62.58 of each of those bills is LP&L's delivery charge, 40–43% of the total; the rest is the plan's energy charge (8.08¢ to 9.52¢ 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 LP&L are separate companies, and LP&L delivers to every home in its area whichever provider the home chooses.
Compare plans for your address
Prices at your usage, with each plan's term, fees, and facts label.
Service area
Where does LP&L deliver electricity?
LP&L delivers to about 112,000 service points, about 96,000 of them homes, almost all inside the Lubbock city limits. It isn't the only utility in the area: South Plains Electric Cooperative and Southwestern Public Service, part of Xcel Energy, also serve in and around Lubbock, and neither offers retail choice. Utilities are assigned by street address, so the address check below gives the answer for a specific home.
Is this address served by LP&L?
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.
LP&L is the main delivery utility in 13 ZIP codes. The map places each ZIP at its center, so edges are approximate.
Nearby areas LP&L doesn't serve
Some addresses in and around LP&L'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
South Plains Electric Cooperative
Serves some addresses in Lubbock and much of the surrounding countryside: more than 78,000 meters in 18 counties. Its members buy power from the co-op.
Utility without retail choice
Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)
Serves some addresses in the Lubbock area on a different grid, the Southwest Power Pool, so there's no plan to choose there.
Starting service at an LP&L address
Choose a plan, and the provider sends the start request to LP&L for you.
Outages
Who to call when the power goes out
Report outages to LP&L, not your provider: LP&L runs the lines and restores power. Call its 24-hour outage line at 806-775-2509, or check the live outage map. LP&L's smart meters often report an outage on their own, so you may not need to call. For a streetlight that's out, call 311.
| If | Contact |
|---|---|
| A power line is down | Assume it's live: stay away from it and anything touching it, such as fences, puddles, or cars. Call LP&L at 806-775-2509, or 911 if anyone is in danger. |
| A streetlight is out | Call 311, with the nearest address or cross streets |
| Your electricity bill, payment, plan, or price | Your electricity provider |
| Starting, stopping, or moving electricity | Your electricity provider, which sends the request to LP&L |
| Your home is on South Plains Electric Cooperative or Xcel Energy | That utility directly; there's no provider to choose there |
Meters and solar
Your meter, usage data, and solar
LP&L installs and reads the smart meter at your home. It records usage in 15-minute intervals and sends the data to ERCOT every day, where your provider can use it.
LP&L: frequently asked questions
Is LP&L still my electricity provider?
No. Since 2024, LP&L delivers electricity in Lubbock and maintains the poles, wires, and meters, but it doesn't sell electricity or bill homes for it. You buy electricity from a retail provider you choose, which sends the bill and includes LP&L's delivery charges. Report outages to LP&L; billing and starting or stopping service go through your provider.
Why do I have to choose an electricity provider in Lubbock?
Because Lubbock opted into retail choice. After LP&L began moving onto the ERCOT grid, the City Council voted on February 22, 2022, on the Electric Utility Board's recommendation, to open LP&L's area to competition, as state law lets a city-owned utility do. Residents chose providers starting January 5, 2024, and service moved to them between March 4 and April 1, 2024.
What happened if I didn't choose a provider in 2024?
About two-thirds of customers had chosen a provider by the February 15, 2024 deadline. The rest were assigned at random to one of three default providers on a month-to-month plan, and they can switch to any provider at any time. If you're still on that plan, compare it with what's available now.
Who sets LP&L's delivery charges?
The City of Lubbock. Because LP&L is city-owned, state law gives the city exclusive authority over its delivery rates: LP&L's Electric Utility Board recommends them and the City Council approves them, usually each September for November. LP&L files them with the PUCT for information only; of LP&L's rates, the PUCT sets only its wholesale transmission rates.
What changed in LP&L's delivery charge in November 2026?
In November 2026 LP&L added a $2.50 monthly base charge and lowered its per-kWh delivery charge from 6.312¢ to 6.008¢. At 1,000 kWh a month, delivery went from $63.12 to $62.58. The two balance at about 820 kWh: homes that use more pay a little less than before, and homes that use less pay a little more.
I have solar panels. Who pays me for the power I send back?
Your retail provider, if your plan includes a buyback credit. Before retail choice, LP&L netted solar exports against usage. Now LP&L charges delivery on the electricity you draw from the grid, and any credit for what you export comes from your plan, so buyback terms are worth comparing when you choose.
How solar buyback worksIs every Lubbock address served by LP&L?
No. LP&L serves most of the city, but South Plains Electric Cooperative and Southwestern Public Service (Xcel Energy) also serve some addresses in and around Lubbock. Neither has retail choice: homes there buy electricity from that utility. The street address decides it, so use the address check on this page.
What does an LP&L ESI ID look like?
An ESI ID is the number that identifies the electric service point at your address. LP&L's are 15 digits and start with 1011292; Oncor's are 17 digits and CenterPoint's 22, so the length alone tells them apart. 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 LP&L 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 LP&L, so you don't need to contact LP&L yourself. LP&L's tariff has it start service at an existing meter on the requested day when the order arrives by 7 p.m. Central on a weekday, excluding holidays; it also works Saturday mornings. 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.
Sources
Where these numbers come from
Today's delivery rates update automatically, usually soon after LP&L's approved charges change. The history, breakdown, and facts come from LP&L's tariff, regulatory filings, and LP&L's own reports, linked here so you can check them. If something looks out of date, email support@poweredbylight.com.
- LP&L System Delivery Tariff, FY 2026–27
- LP&L Delivery Service Tariff, FY 2025–26 (archived copy)
- LP&L Delivery Service Tariff, FY 2024–25 (archived copy)
- LP&L Tariff for Competitive Retailer Access, 2023 (hosted by ERCOT)
- Lubbock Power & Light (City of Lubbock)
- Texas Utilities Code chapter 40 (city-owned utilities and retail choice)
- ERCOT: retail competition begins in the LP&L area (March 2024)
- ERCOT: transition to retail competition complete (April 2024)
- ERCOT report to the PUCT on Lubbock's transition (Project 55999)
- PUCT: first LP&L load joins ERCOT, May 2021 (Project 53198)
- ERCOT: the rest of LP&L's load joins ERCOT (December 2023)
- Southwestern Public Service 2010 annual report (Lubbock asset sale)
- ERCOT active service points by delivery utility (March 31, 2026)
- ERCOT Retail 101 (ESI ID utility codes)
- ERCOT Lubbock retail integration Q&A (ESI IDs, meters, solar)
- LP&L outage map
- South Plains Electric Cooperative
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- How to use Smart Meter TexasHow to create an account, download meter data, and understand monthly, daily, and 15-minute electricity usage.
- How to choose an electricity planStart with your home's usage, equipment, and goals, then compare prices at that usage and choose by fit among fairly priced plans.