Lytle, Texas electricity: only part of town can choose a provider
Lytle, pop. 3,626, buys power over AEP Texas Central's lines; 511 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Lytle at a glance: 511 Lytle-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (78052) holds 508 of Lytle's 508 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Lytle wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
1 split ZIP code (78052) holds 508 of Lytle's 508 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Medina · Atascosa · Bexar: 5.
Moving to Lytle
Local numbers for setting up a home in Lytle, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Lytle helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Lytle: City Hall (main line), 830-709-3692.
- Public schools: Lytle ISD, Southwest ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Castroville, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Lytle
Typical weather near Lytle, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Lytle 3 W, about 3 miles from the city center (station elevation 722 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, 42°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 July at 611 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 347. 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 | 42 | 1.7 | 8 | 347 |
| Feb | 70 | 45 | 1.9 | 25 | 234 |
| Mar | 77 | 52 | 2.2 | 90 | 111 |
| Apr | 83 | 59 | 2.3 | 211 | 25 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 3.4 | 367 | 1 |
| Jun | 94 | 72 | 3.0 | 541 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 2.1 | 611 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.1 | 608 | 0 |
| Sep | 91 | 69 | 4.1 | 454 | 1 |
| Oct | 84 | 60 | 3.4 | 245 | 24 |
| Nov | 74 | 51 | 1.9 | 76 | 145 |
| Dec | 67 | 43 | 1.6 | 16 | 323 |
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 Lytle, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00415454.
Lytle electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 4.9 sq mi; 738 residents and 182 households per sq mi; 4.06 people per Lytle household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Lytle homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 78.5% (±6), utility gas 18.8%, propane 1.9%; Medina County overall: 76.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Lytle homes paying a power bill, 15.8% report $250 or more a month and 15.1% under $100 (Medina County: 34.0% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 68.6% detached houses, 3.8% in 5+ unit buildings, 26.1% mobile homes; median year built 1977, 28.7% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Lytle-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 511 active, 265 inactive, 101 de-energized, so 41.7% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 10.4% of Lytle housing units vacant (±5). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 511 home meters carry a Lytle postal address versus 894 households (0.57 per household); neighboring postal names and co-op or city-utility service explain the shortfall. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78052 carries every one of Lytle's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.23, from 515 home meters in all and 2,250 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Lytle ZIP: 78052, 0.23 competitive meters per household, 508 Lytle-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 5 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Lytle homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Lytle | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 78.5% |
| Heat with utility gas | 18.8% |
| Bill $250 or more | 15.8% |
| Built 2010 or later | 28.7% |
| Renter households | 16.3% |
| Median year built | 1977 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Lytle meters and households
| Count | Lytle |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,626 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,916 |
| Households (ACS) | 894 |
| Active home meters | 511 |
| Inactive home meters | 265 |
| De-energized home meters | 101 |
| Active small-business meters | 31 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 0.57 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| Counties | Medina / Atascosa / Bexar |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Lytle postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Lytle 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.
Lytle ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Lytle homes | All ZIP homes | Lytle share | ZIP households | Share of Lytle land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78052 | 508 | 515 | 99% | 2,250 | 100% | 0.23 | split |
Lytle split ZIP codes: 78052.
Towns around Lytle
Lytle businesses
31 Lytle-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Lytle questions
Is electricity deregulated in Lytle?
Partly: 511 Lytle homes are competitive versus 894 households; others are likely co-op or city-utility customers without choice. Split: 78052. Check your address.
Do Lytle homes heat with electricity?
78.5% of Lytle homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±6) and 18.8% with utility gas; 15.8% 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 Lytle?
78052 (508 Lytle homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.23 meters per household, 515 home meters in all.
Who do I call when the power is out in Lytle?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 511 Lytle competitive homes. Co-op members call their co-op.
How do I set up power at a new Lytle home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Lytle had 366 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Lytle
Wires and counties: AEP Texas Central · Medina · Atascosa · Bexar. Nearby pages: Devine (9 mi) · Dilley (45 mi) · Jourdanton (27 mi) · Pearsall (30 mi) · Pleasanton (26 mi) · Poteet (19 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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