# Fulshear, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 19,118 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 19,118 active residential meters with a Fulshear address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Fulshear address in our data is on CenterPoint's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Fulshear

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 281-346-1796.
- **Trash pickup:** GFL Environmental: trash and recycling, 281-346-8830.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Lamar CISD, Katy ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Rosenberg Mega Center (Houston Metro Area, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Fulshear?
ERCOT counts 19,118 active residential meters with a Fulshear address, all on CenterPoint's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Fulshear choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Fulshear's 19,118 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Fulshear streets can shop.

## What is different about Fulshear?
- Population: 16,269 (2020 base) to 64,630 (July 2025), +297.3%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +11,196 people, from July 2024 to July 2025. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 19,118 competitive residential meters use Fulshear as their postal city, while the city itself has 9,977 Census households, a ratio of 1.92. The Census household count (ACS 2020-2024) also lags a city that grew 297% since 2020. (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: 0.7% of its 2,585,110 competitive residential meters carry a Fulshear address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ERCOT's daily files for Oct. 7-18, 2026 show 14 brand-new residential meters across Fulshear's main ZIP codes (14 of them in 77441) and 58 meters going from vacant to active. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Fulshear's main ZIP codes: 19,117 active and 1,834 de-energized residential meters (8.8% de-energized, usually empty or between tenants). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Nearly all Fulshear-addressed competitive homes (19,117) are in one ZIP code, 77441. ZIP-wide, ERCOT counts 19,117 competitive meters for 12,428 Census households, a 1.54 ratio. (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/)
- By competitive homes on its postal city, Fulshear is number 8 of the 17 cities and towns touching Fort Bend County, just behind Rosenberg (19,320). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- In 77441, the ZIP holding most Fulshear homes, the ACS 2020-2024 survey finds a median household income of $184,390, 8.0% renters and 40.9% of households with $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Fulshear's land splits across 2 main ZIP codes, led by 77441 (77%) and 77406 (23%), per the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/)
- Nearby, Rosenberg (11 mi) has 1.28 competitive homes per household, while Katy counts 166,148 on its postal city. (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/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 64,630
- Population (2020 estimates base): 16,269
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 9,977
- Active residential meters with a Fulshear address: 19,118
- Active business meters with a Fulshear address: 1,448
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.92
- Delivery utilities (homes): CenterPoint 19,118
- Counties: Fort Bend
- ZIP codes touching Fulshear: 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77406 | Richmond 100% | 5% | 28,023 | 22,720 | 1.23 | Near-full coverage. 10 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Fulshear city limits. |
| 77441 | Fulshear 100% | 36% | 19,117 | 12,428 | 1.54 | Near-full coverage. 14 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |

## Business electricity in Fulshear
1,448 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
**Does Fulshear have electricity choice?** Yes, where CenterPoint's wires reach the house, which in Fulshear is most of the city: 19,118 homes with a Fulshear mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.92 for each Census household. None of Fulshear's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**What is the biggest Fulshear ZIP code for electricity customers?** 77441, with 19,117 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (19,117 addressed to Fulshear) against roughly 12,428 Census households, a 1.54 ratio.
**How many businesses in Fulshear are on the competitive electricity market?** Yes, where CenterPoint delivers: 1,448 Fulshear-addressed business meters are on the competitive market in ERCOT's data, and large accounts can also buy from commercial suppliers directly.
**I'm moving to Fulshear. How do I set up electricity?** Start with the address check: CenterPoint-delivered Fulshear homes choose among the plans offered there and set a start date. Turnover is real in 77441, where 10.7% moved in the past year (ACS); ERCOT logged 58 vacant-to-active meters in 77441 Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why does my Fulshear home have a Richmond address?** Because ZIP 77406 is mostly addressed to Richmond: 100% of its 28,023 competitive residential meters use that postal city, and almost none use Fulshear. Mailing city isn't city limits; the service address decides the utility.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Fulshear?** 19,118 Fulshear-addressed meters against 9,977 city households is 1.92 per household: the Fulshear 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.

## 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
- 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 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/
- 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/

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