Oncor Delivery Charges, Rates & Service Area
Dallas-Fort Worth, North and Central Texas. Compare every retail provider on Oncor's grid by estimated monthly cost.
Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.
Live eligible-plan inventory — Oncor territory; the same active, validation-clean, fresh plan set the compare tool ranks, with TDSP delivery charges included. Rate and bill figures cover standard-priced plans only (free-period and time-of-use plans are counted in inventory but excluded from rate figures). Source: daily EFL capture of the state plan feed; refreshed with this page about every 6 hours. Confirm current rates with the provider before enrolling.
Oncor Electric Delivery is the largest transmission and distribution utility in Texas, serving over 10 million customers across a 91,000-square-mile area. If you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Central Texas, or many parts of West Texas, Oncor maintains the wires that deliver your electricity, regardless of which retail provider you choose.
Important: Oncor is your TDSP (Transmission and Distribution Service Provider), not your retail electricity provider. Oncor delivers electricity to your home and maintains the power lines, but it does not sell electricity plans. You compare and choose your plan from licensed retail electricity providers (REPs) who compete within the Oncor service area.
Oncor Delivery Charges
Oncor's delivery charges are regulated by the Texas Public Utility Commission and are the same for every customer at a given address, regardless of which retail provider you choose. As of September 2026, charges are a fixed monthly base charge of about $4 plus a per-kWh delivery charge of about 6.0 cents. That means delivery adds roughly $34 to a 500 kWh month, $64 to a 1,000 kWh month, and $125 to a 2,000 kWh month. These amounts are included in every TrueBill plan estimate.
TrueBill includes Oncor delivery charges in every plan estimate. Many comparison sites show only the energy supply rate, which understates what you actually pay. The monthly cost you see on TrueBill already includes both the energy charge and the Oncor delivery fee.
Current Oncor Residential Delivery Charges
Oncor delivery charges have both fixed and usage-based components. All amounts are regulated by the Texas PUC and are identical regardless of which retail provider you choose.
| Component | What You Pay |
|---|---|
| Fixed monthly charge | $4.06/month |
| Delivery charge per kWh | 6.03¢/kWh |
| Delivery total at 500 kWh | $34.21/month |
| Delivery total at 1,000 kWh | $64.35/month |
| Delivery total at 2,000 kWh | $124.65/month |
| Regulated by | Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) |
| Same for every provider? | Yes — identical regardless of REP |
As stated on 164 active plan Electricity Facts Labels captured through September 4, 2026. Delivery rates change only with PUC-approved tariff updates; the EFL for any plan you enroll in is the authoritative source.
You can't avoid Oncor's regulated delivery charges — every provider passes them through identically — but the energy-charge side of your bill is fully competitive. Since delivery is fixed, the way to lower a Oncor-area bill is to rank plans by estimated total cost at your usage.
Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.
Recent Oncor Delivery Charge Updates
Oncor's most recent comprehensive rate case (Docket 53601) was resolved in 2024, resulting in modest residential delivery charge adjustments approved by the PUCT. Oncor also files periodic Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) and Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (TCRF) interim tariff updates throughout the year as infrastructure investment occurs. All current PUCT-approved rates are published in Oncor's tariff documents at oncor.com.
Oncor Territory Electricity Rates — August 2026
Weekly standard-priced market index — Oncor territory, snapshot from the week of August 31, 2026. Unlike the live inventory above, rate figures here exclude free-period and time-of-use plans.
In the week of August 31, 2026, 164 standard-priced plans from 41 providers were on the market in Oncor territory. At 1,000 kWh, the cheapest works out to 6.6¢/kWh all-in (about $66 for the month), and the territory average is 13.2¢/kWh — down 0.8¢ vs the week of August 3, 2026. All figures include Oncor delivery charges.
| Monthly usage | Cheapest rate | Average rate | Cheapest est. bill | Average est. bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 kWh | 9.5¢/kWh | 14.0¢/kWh | $47/mo | $70/mo |
| 1,000 kWh | 6.6¢/kWh | 13.2¢/kWh | $66/mo | $132/mo |
| 2,000 kWh | 8.5¢/kWh | 13.1¢/kWh | $170/mo | $262/mo |
Standard-priced plans in the Oncor service territory tracked in the TrueBill database, weekly snapshot from August 31, 2026. Rate = estimated all-in monthly bill (energy + Oncor delivery charges) divided by usage — the same average-price definition the Electricity Facts Label uses. Time-of-use and free-period plans are excluded from rate figures. Plan pricing changes often — confirm current terms with the provider.
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Oncor is responsible for the physical delivery of electricity: maintaining power lines, transformers, substations, and meters. They respond to outages and maintain infrastructure. They do not sell electricity plans; that is done by licensed retail electricity providers (REPs) who compete for your business.
Oncor Service Territory
Oncor's service area covers 91,000 square miles across North, Central, and West Texas — the largest TDSP footprint in the state. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex (Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Rockwall, and Ellis counties) makes up the densest portion of the territory. Oncor also covers the Austin suburbs in Williamson County (Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugerville, and Hutto), the greater Waco metro, and a vast expanse of West Texas including Midland-Odessa, Abilene, San Angelo, and surrounding rural counties. The territory stretches from Wichita Falls in the north to the San Antonio suburbs in the south.
Oncor Grid Infrastructure
Oncor operates over 140,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines, approximately 1,400 substations, and more than 3 million smart meters — the most in Texas. The network spans dense urban neighborhoods in DFW to extremely remote ranch land in West Texas. Oncor has invested in automated switching equipment and storm response technology following major weather events including Winter Storm Uri in 2021, which drove significant grid modernization commitments across the ERCOT market.
Reporting Outages in the Oncor Area
Oncor's 24/7 outage reporting line is staffed around the clock. You can also report and track outages at oncor.com/outages or through the Oncor Mobile App (iOS and Android). The interactive outage map shows current outages by area and estimated restoration times. Your retail provider cannot restore power — outage response is handled solely by Oncor.
Cities and Areas Served by Oncor
The following communities receive electricity delivery from Oncor Electric Delivery:
- Dallas electricity plans
- Fort Worth electricity plans
- Arlington electricity plans
- Plano electricity plans
- Frisco electricity plans
- McKinney electricity plans
- Irving electricity plans
- Garland electricity plans
- Grand Prairie electricity plans
- Mesquite electricity plans
- Austin (parts)
- Round Rock electricity plans
- Cedar Park electricity plans
- Georgetown electricity plans
- Leander electricity plans
- Pflugerville electricity plans
- Hutto electricity plans
- Kyle electricity plans
- San Marcos electricity plans
- Waco electricity plans
- Midland electricity plans
- Odessa electricity plans
Compare Plans on the Oncor Grid by Estimated Monthly Cost
Browse current retail electricity plans in the Oncor service territory. Enter your monthly kWh for personalized rankings.
| # | Plan | Provider | Rate (1,000 kWh) | Est. bill (1,000 kWh) | Term | Fine print |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SimpleSaver 12 | AP GAS & ELECTRIC (TX) LLC | 6.2¢/kWh | $62/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $150 cancel fee |
| 2 | Sure Saver 12 | SPARK ENERGY LLC | 6.4¢/kWh | $64/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $100 cancel fee |
| 3 | The Lone Saver Plus 12 | Energy Texas | 6.8¢/kWh | $68/mo | 12 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $20 cancel fee |
| 4 | Rhythm Max Saver 24 | RHYTHM | 7.3¢/kWh | $73/mo | 24 mo | Credit cliff at 1,000 kWh, $20 cancel fee |
| 5 | Variable Advantage | SOUTHERN FEDERAL POWER LLC | 8.9¢/kWh | $89/mo | 1 mo | Variable rate |
Estimated bills include Oncor delivery charges. Confirm final pricing on the provider's Electricity Facts Label before enrolling. Use the interactive comparison below to rank all 165 plans at your own usage, or the full comparison tool.
Estimates are informational and may change with provider updates or PUC-approved delivery charge changes. Confirm final EFL terms directly with the provider.
City Guides in the Oncor Area
Each city guide covers typical usage, plan structures to watch for, and current plans for that area.
Frequently Asked Questions About Oncor
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Estimated costs are informational. Provider rates and plan terms may change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.