City of Denton - (TX)
Municipal electric utility · Texas · #280 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #5063
City of Denton - (TX) is a municipal electric utility serving 71,027 customers in Texas. In 2025 it sold 1,723 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $217.64M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.63¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 13.60¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 63,757 | 719 | $97.81M | 13.60¢ | |
| Commercial | 7,119 | 390 | $55.59M | 14.26¢ | |
| Industrial | 151 | 614 | $64.25M | 10.47¢ | |
| Total | 71,027 | 1,723 | $217.64M | 12.63¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (940 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58,525 | 1,513 | $145.64M | 10.70¢ |
| 2022 | 60,081 | 1,960 | $177.41M | 10.58¢ |
| 2023 | 62,556 | 2,591 | $195.42M | 10.62¢ |
| 2024 | 66,609 | 2,563 | $198.81M | 12.81¢ |
| 2025 | 71,027 | 1,723 | $217.64M | 13.60¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 48 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.24 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 201 minutes
As reported for Texas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 289 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,531 GWh
Winter peak demand: 357 MW
Energy losses: 5.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 71,027 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,362 installations, 13.4 MW of capacity
Counties served
Denton, TX
Other large utilities in Texas
- TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC - 1,867,539 customers, residential 19.36¢
- Reliant Energy Retail Services - 1,646,366 customers, residential 18.38¢
- City of San Antonio - (TX) - 986,641 customers, residential 12.40¢
- Austin Energy - 577,889 customers, residential 13.14¢
- Entergy Texas Inc. - 531,824 customers, residential 13.89¢
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc - 474,954 customers, residential 12.75¢
- Just Energy - 474,201 customers, residential 16.82¢
- El Paso Electric Co - 470,748 customers, residential 13.01¢
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #5063 in the EIA frame.