2 minute read • Graham Lumley • Last update March 2024
Your electricity bill is made up of two services:
While your energy charges are determined by the service plan you’ve chosen (giving you some control over the cost), the delivery charge depends on your location.
There are six TDSPs in Texas, each with its own geographic territory:
Moving to a territory owned by another TDSP will change the TDU rate you pay.
TDU charges include a monthly fixed and a monthly variable charge. These charges are updated twice annually with approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). Retail electric providers (like BKV Energy) are not allowed to charge a markup on these fees. BKV Energy and other retail electric providers have no control over TDU charges.
TDU delivery charges are an essential part of keeping the grid operational, and these fees go towards the maintenance of the switchgear and transformers as well as the grid capacity itself.
Below you’ll find a table outlining the latest changes to the TDU charges and a comparison to the previous rates:
| UTILITY | CURRENT DELIVERY CHARGE |
|---|---|
| Oncor | $4.23 per month 4.5403 cents/kWh |
| AEP Texas Central | $4.79 per month 4.8787cents/kWh |
| AEP Texas North | $4.79 per month 4.5254 cents/kWh |
| CenterPoint Energy | $4.39 per month 3.8957 cents/kWh |
| TNMP | $7.85 per month 5.0383cents/kWh |
| LP&L | $0.00 per month 6.442 cents/kWh |
Charges are updated by the utility companies and approved by the PUCT every March and September, but may updated at anytime throughout the year.
