Beeville, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 6,556 competitive homes
Beeville: 13,086 residents, 4,748 households in the Census survey and 6,556 competitive home meters on its postal city. Here is who delivers the power, which addresses can shop and what plans cost on AEP Texas Central's wires.
Last updated . Written by Power Hopper. Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Data as of October 5, 2026 (meters) and October 19, 2026 (plan prices).
In short: ERCOT counts 6,556 active residential meters with a Beeville address, all on AEP Texas Central's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Beeville address in our data is on AEP Texas Central's wires and can pick a retail provider.
Who delivers electricity in Beeville?
Outages: AEP Texas Central at aeptexas.com/outages.
AEP Texas Central delivery charges and area
Can every address in Beeville choose an electricity provider?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Beeville's 6,555 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.
Without retail choice unless opted in: 2 other utilities in Bee County (EIA 2024).
Moving to Beeville
Local numbers for setting up a home in Beeville, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Beeville helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 361-358-4641.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Beeville ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Beeville, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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Weather and electricity in Beeville
Typical weather near Beeville, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Beeville 5 NE, about 5 miles from the city center (station elevation 255 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. August is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 44°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to September. No month averages a daily low at or below freezing.
For electricity, the normals point to two seasons that can lift a household's usage: cooling-degree days (a measure of how far each day's mean temperature sits above 65°F) peak in August at 606 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 342. How much that matters to a bill depends on the home, its insulation, its heating fuel and the household, so use your own usage history, not a regional average, when you compare plans.
| Month | Avg high °F | Avg low °F | Precipitation (in) | Cooling degree-days | Heating degree-days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 44 | 1.8 | 18 | 342 |
| Feb | 69 | 47 | 1.6 | 32 | 222 |
| Mar | 75 | 54 | 2.5 | 89 | 114 |
| Apr | 81 | 60 | 2.3 | 184 | 28 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 3.1 | 377 | 2 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 3.5 | 511 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.2 | 575 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.8 | 606 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 4.1 | 449 | 1 |
| Oct | 84 | 61 | 2.9 | 262 | 23 |
| Nov | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 91 | 130 |
| Dec | 67 | 45 | 1.8 | 27 | 297 |
Historical weather records for Bee County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 5°F (1899) and a record high of 114°F (1990), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Bee County. These are historical county extremes, not Beeville's monthly averages and not a forecast; the normals above describe ordinary months.
Reference only: the U.S. Energy Information Administration's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey puts the average Texas household at about 13,440 kWh a year (about 1,120 kWh a month if spread evenly). That is a statewide average for 2020, not Beeville, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410639; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
What is different about electricity in Beeville?
- Beeville counted about 13,086 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 13,683 in the 2020 base, a change of -4.4%. The largest one-year change was -311 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 13,645 (2021), 13,334 (2022), 13,266 (2023), 13,193 (2024). (Census)
- Beeville covers 6.4 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 2,051 residents and 744 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.8 residents for every Beeville household. (Census, Census, Census)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 6,556 competitive residential meters use Beeville as their postal city, while the city itself has 4,748 Census households, a ratio of 1.38. (ERCOT, Census)
- Of the 810,296 homes AEP Texas Central serves on the competitive market, 0.8% have a Beeville mailing address. (ERCOT)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 13 of them in the ZIP codes most Beeville homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (ERCOT)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 983 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Beeville homes use, against 6,555 switched on; that 13.0 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (ERCOT)
- One ZIP code, 78102, holds almost every Beeville-addressed competitive home (6,555). Taken whole, 78102 has 0.88 competitive meters per Census household: 6,555 meters, 7,455 households. (ERCOT, Census)
- Renting is most common in 78102, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 30.3 percent of households as renters; in that part of Beeville, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Census)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 43.4 percent of households in 78102, Beeville's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $58,939. (Census)
Beeville electricity by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (July 1, 2025 estimate) | 13,086 |
| Population (2020 estimates base) | 13,683 |
| Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024) | 4,748 |
| Active residential meters with a Beeville address | 6,556 |
| Active business meters with a Beeville address | 1,529 |
| Residential meters per Census household | 1.38 |
| Delivery utilities (homes) | AEP Texas Central 6,556 |
| Counties | Bee |
| ZIP codes touching Beeville | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes (flagged below) | 0 |
How we built these numbers. Download: Beeville ZIP table (CSV).
What do electricity plans cost in Beeville right now?
Same-day medians for AEP Texas Central’s area (AEP Texas Central: 164 listings), delivery included; not a quote.
| Delivery utility | 500 kWh | 1,000 kWh | 2,000 kWh | Delivery charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas Central | 12.7¢ | 12.1¢ | 12¢ | 5.6898¢/kWh + $3.24/mo (effective September 29, 2026; tariff) |
Beeville ZIP codes: how much of each is on the competitive market?
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP | Meters per household | ERCOT competitive homes | Census households | With Beeville address | Share of ZIP land in Beeville | Mailing cities | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78102 | 0.88 | 6,555 | 7,455 | 6,555 | 1% | Beeville 100% | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Beeville city limits. |
Split ZIP codes for Beeville: none flagged.
Homes, renters and electric bills in Beeville’s ZIP codes
ZIP 78102 leads Beeville on electric bills over $250 a month, reported by 43.4 percent of its households (Census ACS 2020-2024).
| ZIP | Bills $250+ | Household income (median) | Built since 2020 | Beeville-addressed homes | Renting | Meters added Oct 7-18 | In 5+ unit buildings | Vacant-to-active switches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78102 | 43.4% | $58,939 | 1.8% | 6,555 | 30.3% | 4 | 4.0% | 13 |
ACS 2020-2024 by ZCTA; meters: ERCOT daily files, Oct 7-18, 2026.
Beeville and its neighbors
| Nearby town (2,000+ residents) | Wires utility | Can homes choose? | Postal-city meters per household | Distance | Competitive homes, postal city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis | AEP Texas Central | Yes, mostly | 1.55 | 22 mi away | 2,801 homes |
| George West | AEP Texas Central | Yes, mostly | 1.90 | 23 mi away | 1,947 homes |
Business electricity in Beeville
Beeville business meters: 1,529 (4.3 homes per business meter); large non-residential meters in Beeville’s main ZIP codes: 3 (ERCOT, October 5, 2026).
Larger accounts can go out to bid with retail providers and direct suppliers; we can’t promise savings or bids.
How do I compare electricity plans in Beeville?
ZIP first, then your address; read each plan’s Electricity Facts Label before choosing.
Common questions about electricity in Beeville
Does Beeville have electricity choice?
Yes, where AEP Texas Central's wires reach the house, which in Beeville is most of the city: 6,556 homes with a Beeville mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.38 for each Census household. No Beeville ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
Where do most Beeville electricity customers live?
That is 78102, home to 6,555 of the competitive meters with a Beeville address. ZIP-wide: 6,555 ERCOT meters, about 7,455 Census households, 0.88 per household.
What do Beeville electricity plans cost per kWh?
On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on AEP Texas Central's wires was 12.1¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (164 listings); AEP Texas Central's delivery charge of 5.6898¢ per kWh plus $3.24 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
I'm moving to Beeville. How do I set up electricity?
Confirm the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 78102, 19.1% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 13 meters in 78102 went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
Why are there more electric meters than households in Beeville?
6,556 Beeville-addressed meters against 4,748 city households is 1.38 per household: the Beeville 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 Beeville after an outage?
AEP Texas Central, at aeptexas.com/outages: it carries power to all 6,556 Beeville-addressed competitive homes, whatever retail provider bills them.
Where to next?
Up: AEP Texas Central area · Bee County
Nearest town pages: Sinton · Portland · Alice · Rockport · Ingleside · Aransas Pass · Victoria · Corpus Christi
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Sources
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203): full extract as of Oct 5, 2026; daily files Oct 7-18, 2026
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25003 households, B01003 population)
- Census Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county relationship files
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county
- PUCT Power to Choose residential offer export, Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT
- PUCT: Choosing an Electric Plan
- PUCT broker directory (BR260201)
- AEP Texas (Central Division)
- AEP Texas Central delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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