Kenedy, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires and 1,989 competitive homes
1,989 home meters, 1,368 households, 1 ZIP code: Kenedy on AEP Texas Central's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Kenedy at a glance: 1,989 Kenedy-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Kenedy's 1,988 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Kenedy wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
Kenedy's 1,988 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Karnes: 2.
Moving to Kenedy
Local numbers for setting up a home in Kenedy, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Kenedy helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Kenedy: City Hall (main line), 830-780-3931.
- Trash pickup: Waste Connections: trash and recycling, 830-401-4209.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Kenedy ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Karnes City, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Kenedy
Typical weather near Kenedy, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Beeville 5 NE, about 26 miles from the city center (station elevation 255 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 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 44°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 606 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 342. 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 | 66 | 44 | 1.8 | 18 | 342 |
| Feb | 69 | 47 | 1.6 | 32 | 222 |
| Mar | 75 | 54 | 2.5 | 89 | 114 |
| Apr | 81 | 60 | 2.3 | 184 | 28 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 3.1 | 377 | 2 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 3.5 | 511 | 0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.2 | 575 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.8 | 606 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 4.1 | 449 | 1 |
| Oct | 84 | 61 | 2.9 | 262 | 23 |
| Nov | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 91 | 130 |
| Dec | 67 | 45 | 1.8 | 27 | 297 |
Historical weather records for Karnes County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 6°F (1899) and a record high of 112°F (1954), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Karnes County. These are historical county extremes, not Kenedy'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 Kenedy, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00410639; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Kenedy electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 4.4 sq mi; 749 residents and 310 households per sq mi; 2.42 people per Kenedy household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Kenedy homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 82.2% (±9), utility gas 17.5%; Karnes County overall: 81.2% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Kenedy homes paying a power bill, 45.1% report $250 or more a month and 7.1% under $100 (Karnes County: 36.4% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 68.1% detached houses, 10.9% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.8% mobile homes; median year built 1985, 8.9% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,023 Kenedy home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,989, inactive 657, de-energized 377; idle share 34.2%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 22.1% of Kenedy housing units vacant (±9). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,989 home meters use the Kenedy postal name, against 1,368 households inside city limits (1.45 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78119 carries every one of Kenedy's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.04, from 2,022 home meters in all and 1,944 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Kenedy homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Kenedy | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 82.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 17.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 45.1% |
| Built 2010 or later | 8.9% |
| Renter households | 60.4% |
| Median year built | 1985 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Kenedy meters and households
| Count | Kenedy |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,305 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 3,494 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,368 |
| Active home meters | 1,989 |
| Inactive home meters | 657 |
| De-energized home meters | 377 |
| Active small-business meters | 710 |
| Active large-business meters | 2 |
| Home meters per household | 1.45 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Karnes |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Kenedy postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Kenedy 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.
Kenedy ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Kenedy homes | All ZIP homes | Kenedy share | ZIP households | Share of Kenedy land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78119 | 1,988 | 2,022 | 98% | 1,944 | 100% | 1.04 | none |
Kenedy split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Kenedy
| From Kenedy | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Kenedy | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 mi | Karnes City | 0.7× | AEP Texas Central | 1.31 | 1,444 |
| 23 mi | Poth | 0.0× | — | n/a | 0 |
Kenedy businesses
712 Kenedy-addressed business meters; 2 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Kenedy questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Kenedy?
Yes, on AEP Texas Central's wires: 1,989 Kenedy homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.45 per household). Confirm your address.
Why are some Kenedy electric bills so high in winter?
82.2% of Kenedy homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±9) and 17.5% with utility gas; 45.1% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Kenedy electricity customers have?
78119: 1,988 Kenedy-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.04 across the ZIP (2,022 home meters in all, 1,944 households).
Who handles Kenedy power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,989 Kenedy competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Kenedy home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Kenedy had 1,034 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Kenedy
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Karnes. Nearby pages: Beeville (29 mi) · George West (37 mi) · Jourdanton (42 mi) · Karnes City (6 mi) · Nixon (32 mi) · Pleasanton (40 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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