Texas TDU · LP&L
LP&L on the wires.
The municipal electric utility for the City of Lubbock — owned by the city, governed by a citizen-elected board. Joined the ERCOT competitive retail market in 2023, so Lubbock residents can now shop plans the same way Houston and DFW shoppers do. Lowest per-kWh delivery charge of any Texas TDU thanks to the compact urban service area.
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LP&L profile
InsideLP&L.
Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) is the municipal electric utility for the city of Lubbock — owned by the city, governed by a citizen-elected board, and operating under both the City of Lubbock and ERCOT market rules. LP&L joined the competitive retail market in 2023, meaning Lubbock customers can now shop plans from any participating REP just like customers in Houston or DFW. Before the 2023 transition, Lubbock was a regulated single-rate market.
Reliability & outage history
LP&L serves a relatively compact urban footprint, which keeps SAIDI lower than the geographically spread investor-owned TDUs. West Texas wind and dust storms are the dominant weather exposure; winter weather can disrupt service less than in the more humid eastern parts of the state. Newer membership in ERCOT means LP&L is still building out competitive-market reliability reporting consistency.
Who you call
Call LP&L for outages, downed lines, or service connection issues: 806-775-2509. As of the 2023 competitive-market transition, billing and plan questions go to your chosen REP — not LP&L.
Notable facts
- ·Smallest Texas TDU by customer count (about 110,000 meter points) but the only municipally-owned one in the competitive market.
- ·Lubbock customers shopping plans for the first time should compare against the legacy LP&L default rate — many plans on the open market beat it.
- ·Delivery charge ballpark: roughly 3.4¢/kWh plus a ~$8 monthly meter charge — lower per-kWh than the IOU TDUs due to the compact service area.
- ·Governance is local and political: rate cases go through Lubbock City Council, not the PUCT.
Top picks
Top 5 plans on the LP&L grid.
Scored by price on the LP&L grid, provider rating, and renewable content. Rates shown are the real per-kWh price for this territory. Click a plan for the full EFL.
LP&L delivery charges
What LP&L charges to deliver power.
The TDU portion of your bill is identical regardless of which provider you pick. Roughly 3.4c/kWh on energy delivered, plus a $8.00 monthly meter charge. Set by the PUCT, updated on rate-case schedules — no provider can negotiate it.
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Retail providers
Providers serving LP&L.
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Every provider serving the LP&L grid, sliced by best / cheap / green. Tap a combo to jump straight to that ranked list.
Cities served
Cities on the LP&L grid.
If your address falls in any of these cities, LP&L delivers your power.
LP&L questions
LP&L FAQ.
What does LP&L actually do?
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Lubbock Power & Light owns and maintains the wires, poles, transformers, and meters across city of lubbock and surrounding service zones. 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 LP&L?
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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 LP&L.
What is LP&L's outage number?
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Call 806-775-2509 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 LP&L 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 LP&L territory that's roughly 3.4c/kWh plus a $8.00 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.
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Enter your ZIP and we'll show every plan available on the LP&L 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.