# Odessa, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 77,498 competitive homes

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

**In short:** Every Odessa-addressed home in ERCOT's competitive data is on Oncor's wires (77,498 active residential meters, October 5, 2026). Addresses on Oncor's wires can choose a retail provider, and in Odessa that is nearly everyone our data can see. Your delivery utility handles the wires and outages; the retail provider you choose sets your price and sends the bill.

## Moving to Odessa

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

- **City hall (ask about water service):** City of Odessa: City Hall (main line), 432-368-3561.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Ector County ISD, Midland ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Midland Mega Center, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Odessa?
Every Odessa-addressed home in ERCOT's competitive data is on Oncor's wires (77,498 active residential meters, October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Odessa choose?
Addresses on Oncor's wires can choose a retail provider, and in Odessa that is nearly everyone our data can see.

## What is different about Odessa?
- ERCOT lists 77,498 competitive residential meters with an Odessa mailing address, about 1.66 per Census household inside city limits, because the Odessa postal area covers unincorporated Ector County too. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Odessa-addressed business meters number 16,826 in the same extract, about one for every 4.6 homes. Among our 12 pilot cities only Tyler (4.4) has a higher business share; Killeen has one for every 11 homes and Round Rock one for every 9.5. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- EIA's 2024 data also lists Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service) and the City of Goldsmith's utility in Ector County. (Source: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 122,707
- Population (2020 estimates base): 114,444
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 46,660
- Active residential meters with an Odessa address: 77,498
- Active business meters with an Odessa address: 16,826
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.66
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 77,498
- Counties: Ector, Midland
- ZIP codes touching Odessa: 8
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79762 | Odessa 18,419 | 45% | 18,419 | 16,262 | 1.13 | Most homes are on the competitive market.  |
| 79763 | Odessa 15,742 | 16% | 15,742 | 13,679 | 1.15 | Most homes are on the competitive market.  |
| 79765 | Odessa 15,154 | 54% | 15,154 | 10,283 | 1.47 | Most homes are on the competitive market. More meters than year-round households: vacant, seasonal, new or recently built homes. 33 new residential meters Oct 7-18, 2026. |
| 79761 | Odessa 12,006 | 95% | 12,006 | 12,755 | 0.94 | Most homes are on the competitive market.  |
| 79764 | Odessa 11,028, Andrews 1 | 4% | 11,029 | 10,037 | 1.1 | Most homes are on the competitive market. Mostly outside Odessa city limits. |
| 79766 | Odessa 4,456, Midland 3, Crane 1 | 1% | 4,460 | 3,541 | 1.26 | Most homes are on the competitive market. Mostly outside Odessa city limits. |
| 79758 | Gardendale 939, Odessa 643 | 0% | 1,582 | 783 | 2.02 | Most homes are on the competitive market. More meters than year-round households: vacant, seasonal, new or recently built homes. Mostly outside Odessa city limits. |
| 79760 | Odessa 33, Midland 1 | 0% | 34 | n/a | n/a | PO box or special ZIP; no household count to compare. Mostly outside Odessa city limits. |

## Business electricity in Odessa
16,826 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
**Moving to Odessa: do I have to set up my own electricity?** Yes, in Oncor areas. You pick a retail provider and give it your service address and start date; the City of Odessa’s utility billing is separate, and EIA’s 2024 data lists no city-owned electric utility in Odessa.
**Who is the electric delivery company in Odessa, TX?** Oncor. All 77,498 Odessa-addressed residential meters in ERCOT's October 5, 2026 data are on Oncor's system, so you pick a retail provider and Oncor's delivery charge appears on the bill.
**Do Gardendale and west Odessa addresses have retail choice?** Mostly, where Oncor delivers. ZIP 79758 lists 1,582 Oncor meters, 939 with a Gardendale address and 643 with Odessa, for about 783 Census households. A ratio above 1 usually means vacant, seasonal or recently built homes; check your address.
**Which Odessa ZIP code is adding the most new meters?** 79765: ERCOT's daily files show 33 new residential meters there between Oct. 7 and 18, 2026, and the Census says 12.4% of its homes were built in 2020 or later.
**Why does Odessa have so many business electric meters?** ERCOT lists 16,826 active business meters with an Odessa address, about one for every 4.6 homes. Killeen, by comparison, has one for every 11 homes and Round Rock one for every 9.5. Each separately metered site, from a shop to a well pad or pump station, has its own meter, so a busy commercial and oilfield economy shows up this way (our reading of the data). Business outages also go to Oncor at oncor.com/outages.

## 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
- 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
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/
- EIA-861 (2024) utility service territories by county: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/

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