Ganado, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Ganado, pop. 2,009, buys power over AEP Texas Central's lines; 908 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Ganado at a glance: 908 Ganado-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (77962) holds 908 of Ganado's 908 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Ganado wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
1 split ZIP code (77962) holds 908 of Ganado's 908 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Jackson: 4.
Moving to Ganado
Local numbers for setting up a home in Ganado, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Ganado helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Ganado: City Hall (main line), 361-771-2232.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Ganado ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: El Campo-Pierce, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Ganado
Typical weather near Ganado, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Danevang 1 W, about 17 miles from the city center (station elevation 70 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 94°F; January has the coolest average low, 43°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June 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 592 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 385. 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 | 63 | 43 | 3.5 | 13 | 385 |
| Feb | 67 | 47 | 2.7 | 24 | 252 |
| Mar | 73 | 53 | 3.2 | 77 | 128 |
| Apr | 80 | 59 | 2.9 | 166 | 34 |
| May | 85 | 67 | 4.7 | 347 | 3 |
| Jun | 90 | 73 | 4.9 | 492 | 0 |
| Jul | 93 | 74 | 4.0 | 564 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 74 | 4.1 | 592 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 5.1 | 458 | 1 |
| Oct | 83 | 61 | 4.0 | 248 | 27 |
| Nov | 73 | 52 | 4.1 | 76 | 154 |
| Dec | 65 | 45 | 3.4 | 24 | 323 |
Historical weather records for Jackson County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 8°F (1949) and a record high of 107°F (1954), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Jackson County. These are historical county extremes, not Ganado'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 Ganado, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00412266; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Ganado electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 1.2 sq mi; 1,724 residents and 556 households per sq mi; 3.10 people per Ganado household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Ganado homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 61.6% (±20), utility gas 38.4%; Jackson County overall: 68.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Ganado homes paying a power bill, 31.7% report $250 or more a month and 10.5% under $100 (Jackson County: 36.5% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 77.1% detached houses, 14.4% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.5% mobile homes; median year built 1969, 1.4% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 1,236 Ganado home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 908, inactive 215, de-energized 113; idle share 26.5%. [ERCOT]
- 908 home meters use the Ganado postal name, against 648 households inside city limits (1.4 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 77962 carries every one of Ganado's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.63, from 908 home meters in all and 1,439 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Ganado ZIP: 77962, 0.63 competitive meters per household, 908 Ganado-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 4 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Ganado homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Ganado | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 61.6% |
| Heat with utility gas | 38.4% |
| Bill $250 or more | 31.7% |
| Built 2010 or later | 1.4% |
| Renter households | 49.4% |
| Median year built | 1969 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Ganado meters and households
| Count | Ganado |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,009 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 1,972 |
| Households (ACS) | 648 |
| Active home meters | 908 |
| Inactive home meters | 215 |
| De-energized home meters | 113 |
| Active small-business meters | 251 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.4 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Jackson |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Ganado postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Ganado 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.
Ganado ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Ganado homes | All ZIP homes | Ganado share | ZIP households | Share of Ganado land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77962 | 908 | 908 | 100% | 1,439 | 100% | 0.63 | split |
Ganado split ZIP codes: 77962.
Towns around Ganado
Ganado businesses
252 Ganado-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Ganado questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Ganado?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 908 competitive Ganado home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 648 households. Split: 77962. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Ganado electric bills so high in winter?
61.6% of Ganado homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±20) and 38.4% with utility gas; 31.7% 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 Ganado?
77962 (908 Ganado homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.63 meters per household, 908 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Ganado?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 908 Ganado competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Ganado home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Ganado had 328 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Ganado
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Jackson. Nearby pages: Edna (9 mi) · El Campo (18 mi) · Palacios (28 mi) · Port Lavaca (30 mi) · Victoria (32 mi) · Wharton (31 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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