Pecos, Texas electricity: TNMP wires and 4,930 competitive homes
TNMP wires and 4,930 competitive homes: the Pecos numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Pecos at a glance: 4,930 Pecos-addressed homes in ERCOT's Oct. 5 extract: 4,925 on TNMP; 5 on Oncor. Pecos's 4,930 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Pecos wires and choice
Pecos's 4,930 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Reeves: 1.
Moving to Pecos
Local numbers for setting up a home in Pecos, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Pecos helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 432-445-2932.
- Natural gas: Texas Gas Service: customer service, 800-700-2443.
- Public schools: Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Pecos, 512-424-2600.
You enter your address on the next screen, and we confirm there whether you can choose an electricity provider at that address.
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Weather and electricity in Pecos
Typical weather near Pecos, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Pecos 8 W, about 7 miles from the city center (station elevation 2,724 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. June is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 98°F; January has the coolest average low, 30°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in May to September. Average lows are at or below freezing in January and December.
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 567 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 597. 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 | 62 | 30 | 0.8 | 0 | 597 |
| Feb | 67 | 33 | 0.3 | 3 | 423 |
| Mar | 75 | 41 | 0.5 | 28 | 242 |
| Apr | 84 | 49 | 0.2 | 104 | 71 |
| May | 92 | 57 | 1.0 | 312 | 16 |
| Jun | 98 | 67 | 0.9 | 525 | 0 |
| Jul | 98 | 69 | 1.5 | 567 | 0 |
| Aug | 97 | 69 | 1.1 | 558 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 62 | 1.9 | 330 | 3 |
| Oct | 81 | 51 | 1.0 | 104 | 73 |
| Nov | 69 | 37 | 0.5 | 4 | 358 |
| Dec | 62 | 31 | 0.4 | 0 | 569 |
Historical weather records for Reeves County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -14°F (1962) and a record high of 118°F (1968), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Reeves County. These are historical county extremes, not Pecos'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 Pecos, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00416893; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Pecos electricity, in numbers and sources
- The Census Bureau now lists Pecos as 'Town of Pecos city' (place code 4873493) in its 2025 estimates and Gazetteer; older Census relationship files use the code 4856516. This page joins the two, so ZIP 79772 and Reeves County figures belong to the same city. [PEP; ZCTA file]
- Land: 32.2 sq mi; 323 residents and 109 households per sq mi; 2.95 people per Pecos household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Pecos homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 43.4% (±8), utility gas 49.5%, propane 4.2%; Reeves County overall: 45.3% electric. [ACS]
- Of Pecos homes paying a power bill, 36.1% report $250 or more a month and 11.0% under $100 (Reeves County: 34.8% at $250+); 89.5% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 71.0% detached houses, 12.4% in 5+ unit buildings, 8.9% mobile homes; median year built 1976, 19.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 5,902 Pecos home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 4,930, inactive 485, de-energized 487; idle share 16.5%. [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 16.9% of Pecos housing units vacant (±4), with 28.1% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 4,930 home meters use the Pecos postal name, against 3,515 households inside city limits (1.4 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 79772 carries every one of Pecos's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.23, from 4,944 home meters in all and 4,025 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Pecos homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Pecos | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 43.4% |
| Heat with utility gas | 49.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 36.1% |
| Built 2010 or later | 19.8% |
| Renter households | 29.3% |
| Median year built | 1976 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Pecos meters and households
| Count | Pecos |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 10,386 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 12,975 |
| Households (ACS) | 3,515 |
| Active home meters | 4,930 |
| Inactive home meters | 485 |
| De-energized home meters | 487 |
| Active small-business meters | 2,723 |
| Active large-business meters | 72 |
| Home meters per household | 1.4 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Reeves |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Pecos postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Pecos plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. TNMP (166 listings): 16.1¢ / 15.1¢ / 14.7¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 7.771¢ + $7.56/mo included. Not a quote.
Pecos ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Pecos homes | All ZIP homes | Pecos share | ZIP households | Share of Pecos land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79772 | 4,930 | 4,944 | 100% | 4,025 | 100% | 1.23 | 2 wires firms |
Pecos split ZIP codes: none.
Pecos businesses
2,795 Pecos-addressed business meters; 84 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Pecos questions
Do I get to pick my electric company in Pecos?
Mostly. ERCOT counts 4,930 competitive Pecos home meters, all on TNMP's system, against 3,515 households. An address lookup settles it.
Why are some Pecos electric bills so high in winter?
43.4% of Pecos homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±8) and 49.5% with utility gas; 36.1% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Pecos electricity customers have?
79772 (4,930 Pecos homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.23 meters per household, 4,944 home meters in all.
Who handles Pecos power outages?
Call the wires utility for your street (not the company that bills you): TNMP (4,925 homes); Oncor (5 homes).
Moving to Pecos: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on TNMP's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Pecos had 972 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Pecos
Wires and county: TNMP · Reeves. Nearby pages: Alpine (71 mi) · Crane (69 mi) · Fort Stockton (51 mi) · Kermit (41 mi) · Monahans (32 mi) · Odessa (77 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)
- Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)
- TNMP delivery tariff (effective September 13, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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