Breckenridge, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 4,011 competitive homes
4,011 home meters, 1,984 households, 1 ZIP code: Breckenridge on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Breckenridge at a glance: 4,011 Breckenridge-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Breckenridge's 3,986 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Breckenridge wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Breckenridge's 3,986 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Stephens: 3.
Moving to Breckenridge
Local numbers for setting up a home in Breckenridge, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Breckenridge helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Breckenridge: City Hall (main line), 254-559-8287.
- Natural gas: Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- Public schools: Breckenridge ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Breckenridge, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Breckenridge
Typical weather near Breckenridge, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Breckenridge, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 1,170 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 28°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January and December.
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 July at 577 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 689. 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 | 57 | 28 | 1.6 | 1 | 689 |
| Feb | 61 | 33 | 1.9 | 5 | 510 |
| Mar | 70 | 41 | 2.4 | 26 | 332 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.3 | 86 | 133 |
| May | 85 | 59 | 3.9 | 245 | 28 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 3.7 | 444 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.3 | 577 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 70 | 2.5 | 559 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 62 | 2.6 | 323 | 10 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.9 | 110 | 113 |
| Nov | 67 | 38 | 1.9 | 12 | 375 |
| Dec | 59 | 30 | 1.8 | 2 | 634 |
Historical weather records for Stephens County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -8°F (2021) and a record high of 114°F (1936), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Stephens County. These are historical county extremes, not Breckenridge'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 Breckenridge, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00411042; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Breckenridge electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 4.2 sq mi; 1,221 residents and 473 households per sq mi; 2.58 people per Breckenridge household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Breckenridge homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 63.0% (±10), utility gas 33.1%, propane 3.1%; Stephens County overall: 62.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Breckenridge homes paying a power bill, 40.4% report $250 or more a month and 13.6% under $100 (Stephens County: 43.0% at $250+); 82.2% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 64.4% detached houses, 21.1% in 5+ unit buildings, 6.1% mobile homes; median year built 1971, 1.0% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 5,897 Breckenridge home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 4,011, inactive 1,128, de-energized 758; idle share 32.0%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 16.8% of Breckenridge housing units vacant (±6). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 4,011 home meters use the Breckenridge postal name, against 1,984 households inside city limits (2.02 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76424 carries every one of Breckenridge's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.20, from 3,988 home meters in all and 3,313 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Breckenridge homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Breckenridge | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 63.0% |
| Heat with utility gas | 33.1% |
| Bill $250 or more | 40.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 1.0% |
| Renter households | 35.1% |
| Median year built | 1971 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Breckenridge meters and households
| Count | Breckenridge |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 5,123 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 5,163 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,984 |
| Active home meters | 4,011 |
| Inactive home meters | 1,128 |
| De-energized home meters | 758 |
| Active small-business meters | 1,944 |
| Active large-business meters | 9 |
| Home meters per household | 2.02 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Stephens |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Breckenridge postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Breckenridge plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Breckenridge ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Breckenridge homes | All ZIP homes | Breckenridge share | ZIP households | Share of Breckenridge land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76424 | 3,986 | 3,988 | 100% | 3,313 | 100% | 1.20 | none |
Breckenridge split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Breckenridge
Breckenridge businesses
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Breckenridge questions
Can Breckenridge homes choose an electric provider?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 4,011 competitive Breckenridge home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,984 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Breckenridge electric bills so high in winter?
63.0% of Breckenridge homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±10) and 33.1% with utility gas; 40.4% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
Which ZIP code covers most of Breckenridge?
76424: 3,986 Breckenridge-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.20 across the ZIP (3,988 home meters in all, 3,313 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Breckenridge?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 4,011 Breckenridge competitive homes.
Moving to Breckenridge: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Breckenridge had 1,886 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Breckenridge
Wires and county: Oncor · Stephens. Nearby pages: Cisco (26 mi) · Clyde (42 mi) · Eastland (25 mi) · Graham (31 mi) · Olney (43 mi) · Ranger (24 mi)
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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, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error)
- 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)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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