# Meadows Place, Texas electricity: CenterPoint wires and 1,746 competitive homes

_Updated October 19, 2026. Data: ERCOT Oct 5, 2026; Census ACS 2020-2024; Power to Choose Oct 19, 2026, 7:59 AM CT._

**Meadows Place at a glance:** 1,746 Meadows Place-addressed homes, all wired by CenterPoint (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Meadows Place's 1,746 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.

## Moving to Meadows Place

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Meadows Place: City Hall (main line), 281-983-2950.
- **Natural gas:** CenterPoint Energy: gas customer service (Houston area), 713-659-2111.
- **Public schools:** Fort Bend ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Houston Gessner CDL, 512-424-2600.

## Facts
- Land: 0.9 sq mi; 4,872 residents and 1,962 households per sq mi; 2.48 people per Meadows Place 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/)
- Heating fuel, Meadows Place homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 27.6% (±8), utility gas 69.2%, propane 2.5%; Fort Bend County overall: 38.8% electric. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of Meadows Place homes paying a power bill, 24.4% report $250 or more a month and 11.0% under $100 (Fort Bend County: 32.8% at $250+). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Housing stock: 80.1% detached houses, 16.3% in 5+ unit buildings; median year built 1979, 7.1% built 2010 or later. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- ERCOT status split for 1,778 Meadows Place home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 1,746, inactive 13, de-energized 19; idle share 1.8%. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- 77477 carries every one of Meadows Place's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.20, from 15,817 home meters in all and 13,198 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/)

## Homes: heating fuel, bills, housing (ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary))
- Heat with electricity: 27.6%
- Heat with utility gas: 69.2%
- Bill $250 or more: 24.4%
- Built 2010 or later: 7.1%
- Renter households: 25.3%
- Median year built: 1979

## Meters and households
- Residents, July 2025: 4,546
- Residents, 2020 base: 4,776
- Households (ACS): 1,831
- Active home meters: 1,746
- Inactive home meters: 13
- De-energized home meters: 19
- Active small-business meters: 107
- Active large-business meters: 0
- Home meters per household: 0.95
- ZIP codes listed: 1
- Split ZIP codes: 0
- County: Fort Bend

## Plan prices (Oct 19, 2026 medians)
CenterPoint (173 listings): 14¢ / 13.2¢ / 13¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.5333¢ + $4.90/mo included.

## ZIP codes
**Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.**

| ZIP | Homes with this address | All ZIP homes | Households | Ratio | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77477 | 1,746 | 15,817 | 13,198 | 1.2 | none |

## Businesses
107 business meters. Business rate reviews: /business.

## Questions
**Can Meadows Place homes choose an electric provider?** Yes, on CenterPoint's wires: 1,746 Meadows Place homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (0.95 per household). Confirm your address.
**Why are some Meadows Place electric bills so high in winter?** 27.6% of Meadows Place homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 69.2% with utility gas; 24.4% 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 Meadows Place?** 77477: 1,746 Meadows Place-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.20 across the ZIP (15,817 home meters in all, 13,198 households).
**Who handles Meadows Place power outages?** Outages go to CenterPoint (centerpointenergy.com/outage), the wires utility for 1,746 Meadows Place competitive homes.
**Moving to Meadows Place: how do I start electricity?** Check the address is on CenterPoint's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Meadows Place had 32 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
**My Meadows Place home has a Stafford address. Does that matter?** Not for choice. Stafford is the postal name on 89% of the 15,817-meter 77477 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.

## 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
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: meters by status and premise type, by postal city: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- 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
- 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/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B25040, B25132, B25024, B25034, B25035, B25018, B19013, B25003, B25002, B25004 (90% margins of error): 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

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