# Kennedale, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 3,627 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 3,627 active residential meters with a Kennedale address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Kennedale address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Kennedale

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Kennedale: City Hall (main line), 817-985-2105.
- **Trash pickup:** Frontier Waste Solutions: trash and recycling, 817-961-1125.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Kennedale ISD, Mansfield ISD, Fort Worth ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Fort Worth East, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Kennedale?
ERCOT counts 3,627 active residential meters with a Kennedale address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Kennedale choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Kennedale's 3,615 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Kennedale?
- Kennedale counted about 10,626 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 8,511 in the 2020 base, a change of +24.9%. The largest one-year change was +862 people, from July 2021 to July 2022. July 1 estimates in between: 8,461 (2021), 9,323 (2022), 10,074 (2023), 10,747 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Kennedale covers 6.6 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 1,608 residents and 489 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 3.3 residents for every Kennedale 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/)
- Of the 3,564,530 homes Oncor serves on the competitive market, 0.1% have a Kennedale mailing address. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 6.7 percent of residential meters in Kennedale's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (269 off, 3,775 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 76060, holds almost every Kennedale-addressed competitive home (3,615); it also carries 159 Arlington addresses. Taken whole, 76060 has 1.18 competitive meters per Census household: 3,775 meters, 3,199 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/)
- Kennedale is 26 of 39 on a Tarrant County list of cities and towns ranked by postal-city competitive homes; the next one up is Richland Hills, at 3,791. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Kennedale is the number 25 city or town by population among the 42 that reach into Tarrant County, one place ahead of Richland Hills (8,529 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing cities on the 3,775 competitive home meters in 76060, Kennedale's main ZIP code: Kennedale 3,615, Arlington 159. A mailing city is not a city limit, so the service address, not the postal name, settles which utility serves a home. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 28.9 percent of households in 76060, Kennedale's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $119,156 and the renter share at 27.2 percent. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- By land area, 92% of Kennedale lies in ZIP 76060 and 8% in 76140 (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/)
- Neighbors differ: Arlington, about 7 miles away, has 153,249 competitive homes on its postal city, while Edgecliff Village manages 0.06 per household. (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): 10,626
- Population (2020 estimates base): 8,511
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 3,232
- Active residential meters with a Kennedale address: 3,627
- Active business meters with a Kennedale address: 1,033
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.12
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 3,627
- Counties: Tarrant
- ZIP codes touching Kennedale: 2
- Split ZIP codes (flagged below): 0

## Plan prices (median ¢/kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh)
- Oncor: 14.1 / 13.4 / 13.2; delivery 6.8673¢/kWh + $4.06/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76140 | Fort Worth 63%, Forest Hill 18%, Everman 16% | 2% | 12,577 | 9,921 | 1.27 | Near-full coverage. 19 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. Mostly outside Kennedale city limits. |
| 76060 | Kennedale 96%, Arlington 4% | 81% | 3,775 | 3,199 | 1.18 | Near-full coverage.  |

## Business electricity in Kennedale
1,033 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 Kennedale have electricity choice?** Yes, where Oncor's wires reach the house, which in Kennedale is most of the city: 3,627 homes with a Kennedale mailing address were on the competitive market on October 5, 2026, 1.12 for each Census household. No Kennedale ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Which Kennedale ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** That is 76060, home to 3,615 of the competitive meters with a Kennedale address. ZIP-wide: 3,775 ERCOT meters, about 3,199 Census households, 1.18 per household.
**What is the average electricity rate in Kennedale?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Kennedale address?** 14.3% of 76060 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 3 meters in 76060 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Kennedale address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**How many households in Kennedale can shop for electricity?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 3,627 competitive residential meters with a Kennedale mailing address and 1,033 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 3,232 occupied Kennedale households.
**Who restores power in Kennedale after an outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Kennedale's 3,627 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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/
- Oncor Electric Delivery: https://www.oncor.com/
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026): https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59249_105_1676040.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
- 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
- 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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