Texas TDU · AEP Texas Central
AEP Texas Central on the wires.
The southern half of AEP Texas — runs the wires across the Rio Grande Valley, the Coastal Bend, and South Texas. Covers Corpus Christi, the McAllen metro, and Laredo.
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Lowest available per-kWh rates on this grid.
AEP Texas Central profile
InsideAEP Texas Central.
AEP Texas Central Company is the TDU for the Texas Coastal Bend and Lower Rio Grande Valley — Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Victoria, and most of South Texas. Part of American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest investor-owned electric utility holding companies in the U.S.
Reliability & outage history
Hurricane corridor exposure is significant — Hanna (2020), Beryl (2024), and Hilary (2024) all impacted AEP Central territory. Non-storm reliability is competitive, with SAIDI usually under 100 minutes. The South Texas grid is more radial (less mesh) than DFW or Houston, so single-line failures can take longer sections offline.
Who you call
Call AEP Texas for outages and emergencies: 1-866-223-8508. AEP also runs aeptexas.com outage maps. For most customers in this territory, the bilingual (English + Spanish) outage line is essential.
Notable facts
- ·Serves about 1M meter points across the largest geographic territory of any Texas TDU.
- ·Border-region territory means cross-border coordination with CFE (Mexico's utility) is occasionally a factor.
- ·Delivery charge ballpark: 5.1¢/kWh plus a ~$4.93 monthly meter charge.
- ·AEP runs a single statewide call center for both Central and North divisions — same phone number serves both.
Top picks
Top 5 plans on the AEP Texas Central grid.
Scored by price on the AEP Texas Central grid, provider rating, and renewable content. Rates shown are the real per-kWh price for this territory. Click a plan for the full EFL.
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Eco Saver Plus 12
Gexa Energy · 12 Months · 100% green
7.1c
per kWh
- 2
Rhythm Max Saver 12
Rhythm Energy · 12 Months · 100% green
7.2c
per kWh
- 3
Rhythm Max Saver 24
Rhythm Energy · 24 Months · 100% green
7.3c
per kWh
- 4
The Lone Saver Plus 12
Energy Texas · 12 Months · 100% green
7.2c
per kWh
- 5
Saver Plus 12
Frontier Utilities · 12 Months
7.1c
per kWh
AEP Texas Central delivery charges
What AEP Texas Central charges to deliver power.
The TDU portion of your bill is identical regardless of which provider you pick. Roughly 5.1c/kWh on energy delivered, plus a $4.93 monthly meter charge. Set by the PUCT, updated on rate-case schedules — no provider can negotiate it.
5.1c
per kWh
$4.93
monthly
Retail providers
Providers serving AEP Texas Central.
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Cities served
Cities on the AEP Texas Central grid.
If your address falls in any of these cities, AEP Texas Central delivers your power.
Laredo
260K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Brownsville
185K · from 7.0¢/kWh
McAllen
145K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Edinburg
105K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Mission
85K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Pharr
79K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Victoria
66K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Harlingen
65K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Weslaco
41K · from 7.0¢/kWh
San Juan
37K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Del Rio
35K · from 7.0¢/kWh
Kingsville
25K · from 7.0¢/kWh
AEP Texas Central questions
AEP Texas Central FAQ.
What does AEP Texas Central actually do?
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AEP Texas Central owns and maintains the wires, poles, transformers, and meters across rio grande valley, coastal bend, south texas. They don't sell you electricity — they deliver whatever your retail provider buys from the wholesale market. Their delivery charge (set by the PUCT) is identical across every provider's plan you see.
Can I switch off AEP Texas Central?
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No. Your TDU is geographic — it's determined by your address, not your choice. What you can switch is your retail provider, which changes who bills you and what per-kWh rate you pay. The wires, the meter, and the outage line all stay with AEP Texas Central.
What is AEP Texas Central's outage number?
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Call 1-866-223-8508 for any power-out, downed-line, or meter emergency. Don't call your provider — they can't dispatch crews. Save this number in your phone before you need it.
Why does AEP Texas Central show up on my bill?
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Every Texas provider passes the TDU delivery charge straight through to your bill, usually as a separate line item. On AEP Texas Central territory that's roughly 5.1c/kWh plus a $4.93 monthly meter charge. It's not negotiable and it's identical across providers — when one plan looks cheaper, the difference is in the energy charge, not the delivery fee.
Find your best plan on AEP Texas Central
Enter your ZIP and we'll show every plan available on the AEP Texas Central grid — sorted by true cost at your home's actual usage.
How enrollment works
You pick the plan here. Enrollment finishes on our secure checkout — same rate, no markup. If you'd rather skip the ZIP entry, Live Link pulls your real usage from Smart Meter Texas in about 30 seconds. Same plans, same checkout, less typing.