Approved Electric Rates

As part of the FY 2019 budget approval process wrapped up September 11, 2018, the Austin City Council — Austin Energy’s governing board — approved changes in pass-through charges for Austin Energy.

• For the average residential user, the changes result in a slight decrease in monthly costs from $87 to $86.72.
• For commercial customers, a slight reduction of 0.2% can be expected.

As a community-owned utility, Austin Energy works to keep rates low for customers. The charges that are changing are dollar-for-dollar recoveries, and when costs change, the charges must change as well.

• The Power Supply Adjustment and the Regulatory Charge decreased.
• The Community Benefit Charge regained a previous level after a temporary reduction. This will provide more money for the low-income Customer Assistance Programs and other community benefits. 

Base rates went unchanged. The last base rate change was in 2016, when rates fell by $42.5 million on an annual basis.

View the approved electric rates tariff (pdf)

Current Residential Rates

• Residential Service (pdf)
• Residential - Community Solar (pdf)
• Residential - Pilot Programs (pdf)

Current Commercial Rates

• Secondary Voltage - General Service (pdf)
• Primary Voltage - Large General Service (pdf)
• Transmission Voltage Service (pdf)
• Load Shifting Voltage Discount Rider (pdf)
• Lighting (pdf)
• Standby Capacity (pdf)

Pass-Through Charges

• Power Supply Adjustment (pdf)
• Regulatory Charge (pdf)

Other Charges

• Community Benefit Charge (pdf)
• Electric Vehicle Public Charging Pilot (pdf)
• GreenChoice® Rider (pdf)
• Value of Solar Rider (pdf)

Wholesale Rates

• Wholesale Transmission Service – Distribution Voltage (pdf)

Fee Schedules

• City of Austin Utilities 2018-2019 Rates and Fees Schedule (pdf)
• Austin Energy 2018-2019 Fee Schedule (pdf)

Contact Us

If you have any questions about your rates, please call 512-494-9400.