# Andrews, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 7,477 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 7,477 active residential meters with an Andrews address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Andrews address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Andrews

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Andrews: City Hall (main line), 432-523-4820.
- **Natural gas:** Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- **Public schools:** Andrews ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Andrews, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Andrews?
ERCOT counts 7,477 active residential meters with an Andrews address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Andrews choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Andrews's 7,476 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Andrews?
- Andrews counted about 13,665 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 13,490 in the 2020 base, a change of +1.3%. The largest one-year change was +191 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 13,349 (2021), 13,260 (2022), 13,451 (2023), 13,565 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Andrews covers 7.0 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,966 residents and 719 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.7 residents for every Andrews household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 7,477 competitive residential meters use Andrews as their postal city, while the city itself has 4,996 Census households, a ratio of 1.5. (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/)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.2% have an Andrews mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 20 of them in the ZIP codes most Andrews homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 768 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Andrews homes use, against 7,476 switched on; that 9.3 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 79714, holds almost every Andrews-addressed competitive home (7,476). Taken whole, 79714 has 1.09 competitive meters per Census household: 7,476 meters, 6,844 households. (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/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 46.1 percent of households in 79714, Andrews's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $72,242 and the renter share at 21.5 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 13,665
- Population (2020 estimates base): 13,490
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,996
- Active residential meters with an Andrews address: 7,477
- Active business meters with an Andrews address: 3,559
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.5
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 7,477
- Counties: Andrews
- ZIP codes touching Andrews: 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79714 | Andrews 100% | 1% | 7,476 | 6,844 | 1.09 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Andrews city limits. |

## Business electricity in Andrews
3,559 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
**Does Andrews have electricity choice?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Andrews is most of the city: 7,477 homes with an Andrews mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.5 for each Census household. No Andrews ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Where do most Andrews electricity customers live?** That is 79714, home to 7,476 of the competitive meters with an Andrews address. ZIP-wide: 7,476 ERCOT meters, about 6,844 Census households, 1.09 per household.
**What is the average electricity rate in Andrews?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**I'm moving to Andrews. How do I set up electricity?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 79714, 11.2% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 20 meters in 79714 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Andrews?** 7,477 Andrews-addressed meters against 4,996 city households is 1.5 per household: the Andrews postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Who restores power in Andrews after an outage?** Oncor, at oncor.com/outages: it carries power to all 7,477 Andrews-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
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
- 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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