# Clute, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 7,401 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 7,401 active residential meters with a Clute address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Clute address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Clute

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Clute: City Hall (main line), 979-265-2541.
- **Trash pickup:** Trash and recycling service (number on the city trash page), 979-265-7939.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Brazosport ISD, Angleton ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Angleton Driver License Office, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Clute?
ERCOT counts 7,401 active residential meters with a Clute address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Clute choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Clute's 7,401 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Clute?
- Population: 10,629 (2020 base) to 10,821 (July 2025), +1.8%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +105 people, from July 2023 to July 2024. July 1 estimates in between: 10,633 (2021), 10,689 (2022), 10,762 (2023), 10,867 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Clute covers 5.3 square miles of land and 0.4 square miles of water (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 2,034 residents and 822 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.5 residents for every Clute 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/)
- The Clute mailing area is bigger than the city: ERCOT lists 7,401 competitive homes under the Clute postal city, 1.69 for each of the city's 4,374 Census 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/)
- CenterPoint share: 0.3% of its 2,585,110 competitive residential meters carry a Clute 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: 11 of them in the ZIP codes most Clute homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- On October 5, 2026, ERCOT showed 354 home meters switched off (de-energized) in the ZIP codes most Clute homes use, against 7,423 switched on; that 4.6 percent is mostly vacant houses and apartments between occupants. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 77531, holds almost every Clute-addressed competitive home (7,401). Taken whole, 77531 has 1.13 competitive meters per Census household: 7,423 meters, 6,577 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/)
- Clute is 7 of 17 on a Brazoria County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Freeport, at 8,693. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Clute is the number 7 city or town by population among the 23 that reach into Brazoria County, one place ahead of Freeport (10,508 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Apartments matter most in 77531: the ACS 2020-2024 puts 27.2 percent of its homes in buildings of five or more units, more than any other Clute core ZIP. Tenants there usually open their own electricity account. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 24.8 percent of households in 77531, Clute's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $73,240 and the renter share at 47.7 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 88% of Clute lies in ZIP 77531 and 7% in 77541 (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/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 10,821
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,629
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,374
- Active residential meters with a Clute address: 7,401
- Active business meters with a Clute address: 1,251
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.69
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 7,401
- Counties: Brazoria
- ZIP codes touching Clute: 3
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- CenterPoint: 14 / 13.2 / 13; delivery 6.5333¢/kWh + $4.90/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77566 | Lake Jackson 100% | 1% | 13,119 | 11,607 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage. Two delivery utilities: CenterPoint 13,118, TNMP 1 homes. Mostly outside Clute city limits. |
| 77541 | Freeport 100% | 0% | 8,695 | 6,298 | 1.38 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Clute city limits. |
| 77531 | Clute 100% | 40% | 7,423 | 6,577 | 1.13 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Clute
1,251 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
**Can I choose my electricity provider in Clute?** Most Clute homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 7,401 Clute-addressed homes on CenterPoint's competitive system, compared with 4,374 households in the Census survey. No Clute ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**What is the biggest Clute ZIP code for electricity customers?** 77531. It holds 7,401 Clute-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 7,423 meters for roughly 6,577 households, a 1.13 ratio.
**What do Clute electricity plans cost per kWh?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on CenterPoint's wires was 13.2¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (173 listings); CenterPoint's delivery charge of 6.5333¢ per kWh plus $4.90 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Clute address?** Start with the address check: CenterPoint-delivered Clute homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 77531, where 16.0% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 11 vacant-to-active meters in 77531 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Clute?** 7,401 Clute-addressed meters against 4,374 city households is 1.69 per household: the Clute 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.
**Where do I report a Clute power outage?** CenterPoint, at centerpointenergy.com/outage: it carries power to all 7,401 Clute-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/
- CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric: https://www.centerpointenergy.com/
- CenterPoint delivery tariff (effective October 1, 2026): https://ftp.puc.texas.gov/public/puct-info/industry/electric/rates/tdr/tdu/CenterPoint_Rate_Report.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/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- 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/
- 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/

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