# Addison, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 10,518 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**In short:** ERCOT counts 10,518 active residential meters with an Addison address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Addison address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Addison

Local numbers for setting up a home in Addison, each checked on the official source. More contacts: https://powerhopper.energy/texas-electricity/addison/move-in-information

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 972-450-7081.
- **Trash pickup:** Community Waste Disposal (CWD): trash and recycling, 972-392-9300.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Dallas ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Plano, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Addison?
ERCOT counts 10,518 active residential meters with an Addison address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Addison choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Addison's 10,517 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Addison streets can shop.

## What is different about Addison?
- Addison counted about 17,195 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 17,090 in the 2020 base, a change of +0.6%. The largest one-year change was +326 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Oncor share: 0.3% of its 3,564,530 competitive residential meters carry an Addison address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 20 brand-new residential meters across Addison's main ZIP codes (20 of them in 75001) and 12 meters going from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Addison's main ZIP codes: 21,974 active and 860 de-energized residential meters (3.8% de-energized, usually empty or between tenants). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Addison's biggest ZIP code for electricity customers is 75001, with 10,250 of the 10,517 competitive homes that carry an Addison address and a ZIP-wide ratio of 0.97 meters per household. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Dallas County context: Addison ranks 18 of 30 touching cities and towns for postal-city competitive homes, just behind Duncanville (13,768). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 63.5% of homes in 75001 are in buildings with five or more units (ACS 2020-2024), the highest share among Addison's main ZIP codes; apartment renters there usually set up their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- 75001 is Addison's highest-income main ZIP (median $73,514) and 75254 the other end ($67,216), per ACS 2020-2024; $250+ electric bills: 7.2% versus 14.0% of households. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 85% of Addison lies in ZIP 75001 and 13% in 75254 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place file); 2 ZIP codes cover at least 5% of the city each. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Nearby, Carrollton (4 mi) has 0.90 competitive homes per household, while Plano counts 111,695 on its postal city. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 17,195
- Population (2020 estimates base): 17,090
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 10,795
- Active residential meters with an Addison address: 10,518
- Active business meters with an Addison address: 2,452
- Residential meters per Census household: 0.97
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 10,518
- Counties: Dallas
- ZIP codes touching Addison: 2
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/mo

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Postal cities | Land in city | Competitive homes | Households | Ratio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75254 | Dallas 91%, Farmers Branch 6%, Addison 2% | 18% | 11,724 | 12,146 | 0.97 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 75001 | Addison 100% | 99% | 10,250 | 10,579 | 0.97 | Near-full coverage. 20 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |

## Business electricity in Addison
2,452 active business meters. Power Hopper compares offers from retail electric providers and direct suppliers; for high-consumption businesses we can run a competitive bid. No savings or bidder count is promised. Businesses in Texas retail-choice areas can request a rate review online.

## Questions
**Is Addison deregulated for electricity?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Addison is most of the city: 10,518 homes with an Addison mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 0.97 for each Census household. None of Addison's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Which Addison ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 75001, with 10,250 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (10,250 addressed to Addison) against roughly 10,579 Census households, a 0.97 ratio.
**Are electric bills high in Addison?** Bills vary across Addison. 14.0% of households in 75254 told the Census survey (ACS 2020-2024) they pay $250 or more a month for electricity, compared with 7.2% in 75001. Bigger, older or all-electric homes push that share up, so compare plans at your own usage.
**How do I start electric service at a new Addison address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 75001, 27.1% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 9 75254 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Who restores power in Addison after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 10,518 Addison-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.

## Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT: https://www.powertochoose.org/en-us/Plan/ExportToCsv
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan: https://www.puc.texas.gov/consumer-help/electricity/electric-plan/
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201): https://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/electric/directories/brk/alpha_brk/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.PDF
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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