Palacios, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
2,511 home meters, 1,861 households, 1 ZIP code: Palacios on AEP Texas Central's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Palacios at a glance: 2,511 Palacios-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (77465) holds 2,511 of Palacios's 2,511 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Palacios wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
1 split ZIP code (77465) holds 2,511 of Palacios's 2,511 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Matagorda: 2.
Moving to Palacios
Local numbers for setting up a home in Palacios, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Palacios helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: City of Palacios: utility billing (customer service), 361-972-3605.
- Trash pickup: City of Palacios: trash service questions (City Hall), 361-972-3605.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Palacios ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Port Lavaca, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Palacios
Typical weather near Palacios, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Palacios Municipal Airport, about 2 miles from the city center (station elevation 12 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 93°F; January has the coolest average low, 46°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 640 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 310. 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 | 65 | 46 | 3.3 | 18 | 310 |
| Feb | 68 | 50 | 1.9 | 32 | 193 |
| Mar | 73 | 57 | 2.7 | 96 | 94 |
| Apr | 80 | 63 | 2.7 | 211 | 19 |
| May | 85 | 71 | 3.9 | 407 | 1 |
| Jun | 90 | 77 | 4.6 | 559 | 0 |
| Jul | 92 | 79 | 3.7 | 632 | 0 |
| Aug | 93 | 79 | 3.9 | 640 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 73 | 5.9 | 495 | 0 |
| Oct | 84 | 64 | 4.3 | 292 | 16 |
| Nov | 74 | 55 | 3.4 | 102 | 114 |
| Dec | 68 | 48 | 3.0 | 38 | 255 |
Historical weather records for Matagorda County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of 7°F (1989) and a record high of 109°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Matagorda County. These are historical county extremes, not Palacios'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 Palacios, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00012935; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Palacios electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 5.5 sq mi (water 0.7); 801 residents and 341 households per sq mi; 2.35 people per Palacios household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Palacios homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 46.2% (±14), utility gas 42.1%; Matagorda County overall: 64.1% electric. [ACS]
- Of Palacios homes paying a power bill, 33.3% report $250 or more a month and 20.8% under $100 (Matagorda County: 28.3% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 82.9% detached houses, 3.5% in 5+ unit buildings, 11.0% mobile homes; median year built 1964, 6.3% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,922 Palacios home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,511, inactive 1,021, de-energized 390; idle share 36.0%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 15.3% of Palacios housing units vacant (±8). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 2,511 home meters use the Palacios postal name, against 1,861 households inside city limits (1.35 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 77465 carries every one of Palacios's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.76, from 2,511 home meters in all and 3,323 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Palacios homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Palacios | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 46.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 42.1% |
| Bill $250 or more | 33.3% |
| Built 2010 or later | 6.3% |
| Renter households | 16.0% |
| Median year built | 1964 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Palacios meters and households
| Count | Palacios |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 4,370 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 4,393 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,861 |
| Active home meters | 2,511 |
| Inactive home meters | 1,021 |
| De-energized home meters | 390 |
| Active small-business meters | 683 |
| Active large-business meters | 1 |
| Home meters per household | 1.35 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Matagorda |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Palacios postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Palacios 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.
Palacios ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Palacios homes | All ZIP homes | Palacios share | ZIP households | Share of Palacios land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77465 | 2,511 | 2,511 | 100% | 3,323 | 100% | 0.76 | split |
Palacios split ZIP codes: 77465.
Towns around Palacios
| From Palacios | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Palacios | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 mi | Bay City | 3.4× | AEP Texas Central | 1.16 | 8,549 |
| 25 mi | Port Lavaca | 2.0× | AEP Texas Central | 1.03 | 5,138 |
Palacios businesses
684 Palacios-addressed business meters; 1 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Palacios questions
Is electricity deregulated in Palacios?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 2,511 competitive Palacios home meters, all on AEP Texas Central's system, against 1,861 households. Split: 77465. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Palacios electric bills so high in winter?
46.2% of Palacios homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±14) and 42.1% with utility gas; 33.3% 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 Palacios?
77465 (2,511 Palacios homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 0.76 meters per household, 2,511 home meters in all.
Who handles Palacios power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,511 Palacios competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Palacios home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Palacios had 1,411 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Palacios
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Matagorda. Nearby pages: Bay City (25 mi) · Edna (31 mi) · El Campo (34 mi) · Ganado (28 mi) · Port Lavaca (25 mi) · Sweeny (39 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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