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City of San Antonio
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
City of San Antonio serves 865,914 residential customers in Texas as a municipal utility, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 8 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 12.43¢ per kilowatthour, 17% below the Texas average of 14.94¢ and 25% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $133.09 a month on average use of 1,070 kWh a month. Across Texas the average bill was $163.72 on 1,096 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 73.8 minutes per customer with major event days included and 61.8 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Texas utilities reporting was 200.2 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 63% below that median.
The average price is up 16.3% on 2019, against up 27.0% for Texas as a whole, and up 2.6% on 2023.
Compared with Texas, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.43¢ | 12.45¢ | 14.94¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $133.09 | $113.02 | $163.72 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,070 | 905 | 1,096 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +2.6% | — | +3.3% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +16.3% | — | +27.0% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 73.8 | 64.4 | 200.2 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 61.8 | 40.3 | 165.5 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 17 filings by municipal utilities in Texas, the median price was 12.69¢. In Texas this utility's price ranks 95 of 136, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
City of San AntonioTexas averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Texas ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.43¢ | 14.94¢ | $133.09 | 1,070 | 865,914 | 25.3 TWh |
| 2023 | 12.11¢ | 14.46¢ | $133.16 | 1,099 | 843,521 | 24.9 TWh |
| 2022 | 12.22¢ | 13.76¢ | $139.49 | 1,142 | 823,105 | 24.6 TWh |
| 2021 | 10.95¢ | 12.11¢ | $116.95 | 1,068 | 792,973 | 22.6 TWh |
| 2020 | 10.74¢ | 11.71¢ | $117.95 | 1,099 | 780,488 | 22.2 TWh |
| 2019 | 10.69¢ | 11.76¢ | $118.44 | 1,108 | 759,772 | 22.7 TWh |
| 2018 | 11.06¢ | 11.20¢ | $124.27 | 1,124 | 744,632 | 22.5 TWh |
| 2017 | 11.04¢ | 11.01¢ | $119.71 | 1,084 | 725,458 | 21.7 TWh |
| 2016 | 10.73¢ | 10.99¢ | $119.55 | 1,114 | 709,943 | 21.8 TWh |
| 2015 | 10.66¢ | 11.56¢ | $122.70 | 1,151 | 693,288 | 21.5 TWh |
| 2014 | 10.18¢ | 11.86¢ | $118.95 | 1,168 | 679,455 | 21.3 TWh |
| 2013 | 9.86¢ | 11.35¢ | $114.07 | 1,157 | 667,500 | 21.1 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Month by month
City of San AntonioTexas average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 865,914 | 11.1 TWh | 44% | $1,382,966,500 | 12.43¢ |
| Commercial | 96,322 | 13.6 TWh | 54% | $1,366,184,600 | 10.07¢ |
| Industrial | 36 | 565.2 GWh | 2% | $50,030,900 | 8.85¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 38.4 TWh in total, of which 76.7% was its own net generation and 9 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 5,835 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 1.15 interruptions per customer with major event days, 1.08 without; CAIDI 64.3 minutes per interruption. EIA's Texas total across all reporting utilities was 1,270.6 minutes with major event days and 129.4 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.8 | 61.8 | 1.15 | 1.08 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 169.7 | 61.2 | 1.65 | 1.01 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 123.7 | 59.8 | 1.41 | 0.94 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 175.8 | 67.7 | 1.58 | 1.01 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 94.0 | 56.9 | 1.20 | 0.93 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 154.6 | 54.9 | 1.39 | 0.79 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 92.0 | 54.4 | 1.22 | 0.84 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 195.2 | 54.0 | 1.62 | 0.83 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 129.5 | 57.4 | 1.42 | 0.80 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 227.5 | 54.6 | 1.69 | 0.76 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 125.0 | 47.5 | 1.18 | 0.73 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 89.0 | 51.0 | 1.14 | 0.79 | IEEE 1366 |
Generation at plants it operates, 2025
- Natural gas 71.7% 16.3 TWh
- Coal 28.2% 6.4 TWh
Net generation of 22.8 TWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (9 TWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.
Counties in its service territory
- Atascosa County
- Bandera County
- Bexar County
- Comal County
- Guadalupe County
- Kendall County
- Medina County
- Wilson County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Texas
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Energy | Municipal | 507,291 | 12.58¢ | $104.85 | 92.1 | 76.0 |
| City of Garland | Municipal | 69,421 | 13.48¢ | $146.98 | 9.2 | — |
| City of Denton | Municipal | 58,941 | 12.81¢ | $127.99 | 80.9 | 22.6 |
| City of Bryan | Municipal | 58,284 | 11.38¢ | $128.41 | 39.0 | — |
| City of New Braunfels | Municipal | 53,975 | 13.18¢ | $138.91 | 76.4 | 43.5 |
| Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Municipal | 48,146 | 12.70¢ | $141.78 | 160.8 | 76.3 |
| City of College Station | Municipal | 42,995 | 14.57¢ | $135.47 | 22.8 | 16.3 |
| City of Georgetown | Municipal | 29,904 | 13.87¢ | $125.42 | 39.9 | 39.9 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City of San Antonio?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.43¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Texas?
The Texas average residential price in 2024 was 14.94¢ and the US average 16.48¢; City of San Antonio was 17% below the state figure. Among 136 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Texas, it had the 95th highest.
What is the average City of San Antonio bill?
$133.09 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,070 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Texas average was $163.72 on 1,096 kWh.
How reliable is City of San Antonio service?
It reported 73.8 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 61.8 minutes excluding them, with 1.15 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the City of San Antonio price rising?
The average residential price was up 2.6% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 16.3% compared with 2019.
Which counties does City of San Antonio serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 8 counties: Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Comal County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Medina County, TX and Wilson County, TX. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "City of San Antonio - (TX)", utility number 16604. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.