Carrizo Springs, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 3,080 competitive homes
3,080 home meters, 1,715 households, 1 ZIP code: Carrizo Springs on AEP Texas Central's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Carrizo Springs at a glance: 3,080 Carrizo Springs-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Carrizo Springs's 3,077 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Carrizo Springs wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
Carrizo Springs's 3,077 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Dimmit: 2.
Moving to Carrizo Springs
Local numbers for setting up a home in Carrizo Springs, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Carrizo Springs helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Carrizo Springs: City Hall (main line), 830-876-2476.
- Trash pickup: Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 830-876-2476.
- Public schools: Carrizo Springs CISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Crystal City, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Carrizo Springs
Typical weather near Carrizo Springs, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Carrizo Springs 3 S, about 3 miles from the city center (station elevation 613 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 100°F; January has the coolest average low, 37°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in May 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 673 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 410. 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 | 67 | 37 | 1.0 | 7 | 410 |
| Feb | 71 | 42 | 0.8 | 23 | 256 |
| Mar | 78 | 50 | 1.3 | 94 | 127 |
| Apr | 86 | 57 | 1.2 | 226 | 25 |
| May | 92 | 66 | 2.9 | 433 | 2 |
| Jun | 98 | 72 | 1.8 | 589 | 0 |
| Jul | 99 | 73 | 1.7 | 653 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 74 | 1.4 | 673 | 0 |
| Sep | 93 | 68 | 3.3 | 475 | 1 |
| Oct | 86 | 59 | 2.1 | 252 | 32 |
| Nov | 75 | 47 | 1.2 | 60 | 177 |
| Dec | 67 | 39 | 1.0 | 9 | 384 |
Historical weather records for Dimmit County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 5°F (1899) and a record high of 114°F (1960), and a regional estimate of 12 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Dimmit County. These are historical county extremes, not Carrizo Springs'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 Carrizo Springs, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00411486; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Carrizo Springs electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.1 sq mi; 1,453 residents and 555 households per sq mi; 2.62 people per Carrizo Springs household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Carrizo Springs homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 92.1% (±4), utility gas 7.9%; Dimmit County overall: 93.0% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Carrizo Springs homes paying a power bill, 20.2% report $250 or more a month and 17.1% under $100 (Dimmit County: 23.6% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 71.3% detached houses, 4.1% in 5+ unit buildings, 11.6% mobile homes; median year built 1978, 16.3% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 5,009 Carrizo Springs home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 3,080, inactive 1,079, de-energized 850; idle share 38.5%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 21.8% of Carrizo Springs housing units vacant (±6), with 26.3% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 3,080 home meters use the Carrizo Springs postal name, against 1,715 households inside city limits (1.8 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78834 carries every one of Carrizo Springs's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.26, from 3,080 home meters in all and 2,437 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Carrizo Springs homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Carrizo Springs | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 92.1% |
| Heat with utility gas | 7.9% |
| Bill $250 or more | 20.2% |
| Built 2010 or later | 16.3% |
| Renter households | 35.7% |
| Median year built | 1978 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Carrizo Springs meters and households
| Count | Carrizo Springs |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 4,491 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,893 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,715 |
| Active home meters | 3,080 |
| Inactive home meters | 1,079 |
| De-energized home meters | 850 |
| Active small-business meters | 952 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.8 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Dimmit |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Carrizo Springs postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Carrizo Springs plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas Central (164 listings): 12.7¢ / 12.1¢ / 12¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.6898¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Carrizo Springs ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Carrizo Springs homes | All ZIP homes | Carrizo Springs share | ZIP households | Share of Carrizo Springs land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78834 | 3,077 | 3,080 | 100% | 2,437 | 100% | 1.26 | none |
Carrizo Springs split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Carrizo Springs
| From Carrizo Springs | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Carrizo Springs | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 mi | Crystal City | 1.0× | AEP Texas Central | 1.40 | 3,061 |
Carrizo Springs businesses
953 Carrizo Springs-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Carrizo Springs questions
Can Carrizo Springs homes choose an electric provider?
Yes, on AEP Texas Central's wires: 3,080 Carrizo Springs homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.8 per household). Confirm your address.
Do Carrizo Springs homes heat with electricity?
92.1% of Carrizo Springs homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±4) and 7.9% with utility gas; 20.2% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Carrizo Springs electricity customers have?
78834: 3,077 Carrizo Springs-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.26 across the ZIP (3,080 home meters in all, 2,437 households).
Who handles Carrizo Springs power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 3,080 Carrizo Springs competitive homes.
Moving to Carrizo Springs: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Carrizo Springs had 1,929 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Carrizo Springs
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Dimmit. Nearby pages: Cotulla (38 mi) · Crystal City (12 mi) · Dilley (43 mi) · Eagle Pass (39 mi) · Pearsall (53 mi) · Uvalde (48 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)
- 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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