Texas TDU · AEP Texas North
AEP Texas North on the wires.
The northern half of AEP Texas — covers West Texas including Abilene, San Angelo, and the area around Midland-Odessa adjacent to Permian Basin operations.
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AEP Texas North profile
InsideAEP Texas North.
AEP Texas North Company is the TDU for parts of West Texas, the Big Country, and the Texas Panhandle — Abilene, San Angelo, Vernon, and surrounding rural counties. Same parent company as AEP Texas Central (American Electric Power), but a separate regulated entity with its own rate cases.
Reliability & outage history
Different exposure profile from AEP Central — less hurricane, more severe-weather (ice storms, tornados, high wind). The 2021 winter storm (Uri) was particularly hard on AEP North territory because the rural grid has less redundancy. SAIDI varies more by year here than in the urban TDUs.
Who you call
Same line as AEP Central: 1-866-223-8508. AEP's call center routes by service address.
Notable facts
- ·Smaller customer base than AEP Central (about 300K meter points) over a rural, geographically diverse territory.
- ·Wind-farm interconnection density in the Panhandle means AEP North handles a disproportionate share of West Texas renewable-generation transmission.
- ·Delivery charge ballpark: 4.9¢/kWh plus a ~$4.93 monthly meter charge.
- ·Rural lines mean restoration time after major events tends to run longer than urban TDUs — crews drive farther between fault sites.
Top picks
Top 5 plans on the AEP Texas North grid.
Scored by price on the AEP Texas North 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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Power Plus - 12
Just Energy · 12 Months
6.0c
per kWh
- 2
Rhythm Max Saver 12
Rhythm Energy · 12 Months · 100% green
7.4c
per kWh
- 3
The Lone Saver Plus 12
Energy Texas · 12 Months · 100% green
7.4c
per kWh
- 4
Rhythm Max Saver 24
Rhythm Energy · 24 Months · 100% green
7.9c
per kWh
- 5
Power Plus - 24
Just Energy · 24 Months
6.7c
per kWh
AEP Texas North delivery charges
What AEP Texas North charges to deliver power.
The TDU portion of your bill is identical regardless of which provider you pick. Roughly 4.9c/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.
4.9c
per kWh
$4.93
monthly
Retail providers
Providers serving AEP Texas North.
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Cities served
Cities on the AEP Texas North grid.
If your address falls in any of these cities, AEP Texas North delivers your power.
Abilene
125K · from 6.0¢/kWh
San Angelo
100K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Brownwood
18K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Vernon
10K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Childress
6K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Alpine
5K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Presidio
3K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Ballinger
3K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Ozona
3K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Albany
1K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Marfa
1K · from 6.0¢/kWh
Fort Davis
1K · from 6.0¢/kWh
AEP Texas North questions
AEP Texas North FAQ.
What does AEP Texas North actually do?
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AEP Texas North owns and maintains the wires, poles, transformers, and meters across west texas, abilene region, san angelo region. 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 North?
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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 North.
What is AEP Texas North'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 North 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 North territory that's roughly 4.9c/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 North
Enter your ZIP and we'll show every plan available on the AEP Texas North 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.