Poteet, Texas electricity: AEP Texas Central wires, 1 split ZIP code to check
Poteet, pop. 3,010, buys power over AEP Texas Central's lines; 1,230 homes here are on the competitive market.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Poteet at a glance: 1,230 Poteet-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas Central (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). 1 split ZIP code (78065) holds 1,229 of Poteet's 1,229 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Poteet wires and choice
AEP Texas Central outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas Central
1 split ZIP code (78065) holds 1,229 of Poteet's 1,229 placed homes (100%); those addresses need a lookup.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Atascosa: 2.
Moving to Poteet
Local numbers for setting up a home in Poteet, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Poteet helpful move-in information.
- Water and utility billing: utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 830-742-3574.
- Natural gas: CenterPoint Energy: gas leak emergency (24/7), 888-876-5786.
- Public schools: Poteet ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Jourdanton, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Poteet
Typical weather near Poteet, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Poteet, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 425 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 98°F; January has the coolest average low, 41°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 373. 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 | 41 | 1.6 | 12 | 373 |
| Feb | 70 | 45 | 1.8 | 25 | 238 |
| Mar | 76 | 52 | 2.0 | 86 | 120 |
| Apr | 82 | 58 | 2.1 | 189 | 30 |
| May | 88 | 67 | 3.6 | 387 | 3 |
| Jun | 94 | 72 | 3.4 | 537 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 74 | 2.4 | 622 | 0 |
| Aug | 98 | 74 | 2.0 | 640 | 0 |
| Sep | 92 | 69 | 4.0 | 471 | 0 |
| Oct | 85 | 60 | 2.3 | 250 | 27 |
| Nov | 75 | 49 | 1.5 | 67 | 154 |
| Dec | 67 | 42 | 1.7 | 19 | 348 |
Historical weather records for Atascosa County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -1°F (1949) and a record high of 113°F (2000), and a regional estimate of 18 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Atascosa County. These are historical county extremes, not Poteet'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 Poteet, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00417215; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Poteet electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.0 sq mi; 1,508 residents and 464 households per sq mi; 3.25 people per Poteet household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Poteet homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 79.0% (±12), utility gas 16.7%, propane 2.4%; Atascosa County overall: 82.5% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Poteet homes paying a power bill, 25.6% report $250 or more a month and 20.8% under $100 (Atascosa County: 31.0% at $250+); 93.1% of homes pay one at all. [ACS]
- Housing stock: 70.0% detached houses, 4.9% in 5+ unit buildings, 16.5% mobile homes; median year built 1972, 10.0% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Poteet-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,230 active, 527 inactive, 254 de-energized, so 38.8% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 16.2% of Poteet housing units vacant (±8). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,230 home meters use the Poteet postal name, against 926 households inside city limits (1.33 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 78065 carries every one of Poteet's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 0.33, from 1,229 home meters in all and 3,728 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
- Weakest Poteet ZIP: 78065, 0.33 competitive meters per household, 1,229 Poteet-addressed. EIA (2024) lists 2 co-ops in its counties; co-op members stay with the co-op unless it opted in to competition. [ERCOT; ACS; EIA]
Poteet homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Poteet | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 79.0% |
| Heat with utility gas | 16.7% |
| Bill $250 or more | 25.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 10.0% |
| Renter households | 35.1% |
| Median year built | 1972 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Poteet meters and households
| Count | Poteet |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,010 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,799 |
| Households (ACS) | 926 |
| Active home meters | 1,230 |
| Inactive home meters | 527 |
| De-energized home meters | 254 |
| Active small-business meters | 311 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.33 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 1 |
| County | Atascosa |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Poteet postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Poteet 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.
Poteet ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Poteet homes | All ZIP homes | Poteet share | ZIP households | Share of Poteet land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78065 | 1,229 | 1,229 | 100% | 3,728 | 100% | 0.33 | split |
Poteet split ZIP codes: 78065.
Towns around Poteet
| From Poteet | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Poteet | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mi | Pleasanton | 3.6× | AEP Texas Central | 1.20 | 4,394 |
| 9 mi | Jourdanton | 1.6× | AEP Texas Central | 1.29 | 1,928 |
| 14 mi | Sandy Oaks | 0.0× | — | n/a | 0 |
| 19 mi | Lytle | 0.4× | AEP Texas Central | 0.57 | 511 |
| 21 mi | Elmendorf | 0.0× | — | n/a | 0 |
| 21 mi | Devine | 1.7× | AEP Texas Central | 1.10 | 2,037 |
Poteet businesses
311 Poteet-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Poteet questions
Is electricity deregulated in Poteet?
Yes, on AEP Texas Central's wires: 1,230 Poteet homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.33 per household). Split: 78065. Confirm your address.
Why are some Poteet electric bills so high in winter?
79.0% of Poteet homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 16.7% with utility gas; 25.6% of bill-paying homes report $250 or more a month. Electric-heat homes should compare plans at winter usage.
What ZIP code do most Poteet electricity customers have?
78065: 1,229 Poteet-addressed competitive homes; ratio 0.33 across the ZIP (1,229 home meters in all, 3,728 households).
Who do I call when the power is out in Poteet?
Outages go to AEP Texas Central (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,230 Poteet competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Poteet home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas Central's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Poteet had 781 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Poteet
Wires and county: AEP Texas Central · Atascosa. Nearby pages: Devine (21 mi) · Jourdanton (9 mi) · Karnes City (42 mi) · Lytle (19 mi) · Pearsall (33 mi) · Pleasanton (7 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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