Early, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 1,580 competitive homes
1,580 home meters, 1,170 households, 1 ZIP code: Early on Oncor's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Early at a glance: 1,580 Early-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Early's 1,580 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Early wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Early's 1,580 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Brown: 2.
Moving to Early
Local numbers for setting up a home in Early, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Early helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Early: City Hall (main line), 325-643-5451.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Early ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Brownwood, 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 Early
Typical weather near Early, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Brownwood 2 ENE, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 1,394 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 97°F; January has the coolest average low, 32°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January.
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 600 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 602. 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 | 60 | 32 | 1.6 | 1 | 602 |
| Feb | 64 | 36 | 2.2 | 5 | 432 |
| Mar | 71 | 44 | 2.4 | 27 | 266 |
| Apr | 79 | 51 | 2.4 | 99 | 96 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 4.3 | 277 | 15 |
| Jun | 93 | 69 | 3.8 | 477 | 0 |
| Jul | 97 | 72 | 2.0 | 600 | 0 |
| Aug | 97 | 72 | 2.6 | 598 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 65 | 2.9 | 366 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 53 | 3.4 | 137 | 84 |
| Nov | 69 | 42 | 1.7 | 19 | 306 |
| Dec | 61 | 34 | 1.4 | 2 | 548 |
Historical weather records for Brown County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (1989) and a record high of 113°F (1925), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Brown County. These are historical county extremes, not Early'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 Early, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00411138; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Early electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 3.7 sq mi; 837 residents and 314 households per sq mi; 2.66 people per Early household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Early homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 74.2% (±8), utility gas 21.5%, propane 2.9%; Brown County overall: 65.8% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Early homes paying a power bill, 29.3% report $250 or more a month and 11.1% under $100 (Brown County: 30.8% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 72.0% detached houses, 13.8% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.6% mobile homes; median year built 1982, 19.2% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 1,933 Early home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,580, inactive 222, de-energized 131; idle share 18.3%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 9.6% of Early housing units vacant (±7), with 35.5% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,580 home meters use the Early postal name, against 1,170 households inside city limits (1.35 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76802 carries every one of Early's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.92, from 1,874 home meters in all and 2,034 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Early homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Early | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 74.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 21.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 29.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 19.2% |
| Renter households | 28.6% |
| Median year built | 1982 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Early meters and households
| Count | Early |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,117 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,053 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,170 |
| Active home meters | 1,580 |
| Inactive home meters | 222 |
| De-energized home meters | 131 |
| Active small-business meters | 471 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.35 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Brown |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Early postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Early 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.
Early ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Early homes | All ZIP homes | Early share | ZIP households | Share of Early land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76802 | 1,580 | 1,874 | 84% | 2,034 | 100% | 0.92 | none |
Early split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Early
Early businesses
471 Early-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Early questions
Is electricity deregulated in Early?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 1,580 competitive Early home meters, all on Oncor's system, against 1,170 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Early electric bills so high in winter?
74.2% of Early homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 21.5% with utility gas; 29.3% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Early electricity customers have?
76802: 1,580 Early-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.92 across the ZIP (1,874 home meters in all, 2,034 households).
Who handles Early power outages?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,580 Early competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Early home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Early had 353 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Early
Wires and county: Oncor · Brown. Nearby pages: Brownwood (3 mi) · Cisco (45 mi) · Comanche (22 mi) · De Leon (35 mi) · Dublin (42 mi) · Eastland (46 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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