This applies statewide in the ERCOT region, not just Oncor territory. It does not change a bill directly; it decides whether data center grid costs land on developers or on the delivery rates everyone pays.
no figure yet
2025 base rate review
Settled Rider or surcharge, docket 58306 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
+$5a month, estimate
on a typical bill, as approved
3% of the $150 typical bill the utility cites. Our arithmetic, not the utility's figure; the methodology page shows how.
What happens next
The new rate took effect June 1, 2026 and is already on your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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Fileddate not published
Hearingheld or waived
DecisionApr 17, 2026
On billsJun 1, 2026
Oncor, the delivery utility for most of north and west Texas, asked for a delivery rate increase equal to about 4.7 percent of a typical total bill; cities negotiated it down and the settlement works out to about 3 percent of a typical 150 dollar total monthly bill, effective June 2026. Oncor cited storm restoration, inflation and a 36 billion dollar grid plan, not data centers.
What it means for your bill: In most of Texas you buy electricity from a retail provider you choose; Oncor only charges for delivery. These figures cover the delivery part of the bill that everyone pays.
- Status
- Settled
- Utility
- Oncor
- Commission
- Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Docket
- 58306
- Approved
- 3% residential
- Decided
- April 17, 2026
- On bills from
- June 1, 2026
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Oncor bill go up?
Adds about $5 a month on a typical bill. 3% of the $150 typical bill the utility cites.
When would the new rates start?
They already did, on June 1, 2026.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- Oncor Rate Increase Reduced by More than 30 Percent under Settlement Approved by PUC, Texas Coalition for Affordable Utility Rates
- D-FW cities reject Oncor's request to increase residential rates 12.3%, Dallas Morning News, 2025-10-30
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Base rate case
Entergy Texas, TX
This pending case would raise Entergy Texas delivery rates significantly; it has not been decided.
+$26a month