Sonora, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 1,540 competitive homes
AEP Texas North wires and 1,540 competitive homes: the Sonora numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Sonora at a glance: 1,540 Sonora-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Sonora's 1,540 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Sonora wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Sonora's 1,540 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Sutton: 2.
Moving to Sonora
Local numbers for setting up a home in Sonora, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Sonora helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Sonora: City Hall (main line), 325-387-2558.
- Public schools: Sonora ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sonora, 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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If your electricity bill in Sonora came in higher than you expected, upload or enter it and see whether another plan could lower your electricity costs, or whether staying where you are makes more sense.
Weather and electricity in Sonora
Typical weather near Sonora, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Sonora, about 1 mile from the city center (station elevation 2,138 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 96°F; January has the coolest average low, 31°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. 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 575 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 593. 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 | 61 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 593 |
| Feb | 66 | 35 | 1.2 | 3 | 409 |
| Mar | 73 | 43 | 1.6 | 27 | 239 |
| Apr | 81 | 51 | 1.7 | 110 | 80 |
| May | 88 | 62 | 2.4 | 310 | 8 |
| Jun | 94 | 69 | 2.6 | 493 | 0 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 2.3 | 575 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 71 | 2.6 | 564 | 0 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 3.2 | 347 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 52 | 2.2 | 124 | 76 |
| Nov | 70 | 41 | 1.2 | 13 | 302 |
| Dec | 62 | 32 | 0.7 | 1 | 553 |
Historical weather records for Sutton County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -8°F (1951) and a record high of 109°F (2016), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Sutton County. These are historical county extremes, not Sonora'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 Sonora, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00418449; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Sonora electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.2 sq mi; 1,066 residents and 452 households per sq mi; 2.36 people per Sonora household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Sonora homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 59.8% (±12), utility gas 39.6%; Sutton County overall: 60.3% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Sonora homes paying a power bill, 42.6% report $250 or more a month and 8.8% under $100 (Sutton County: 43.6% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 72.3% detached houses, 19.7% mobile homes; median year built 1971, 4.1% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Sonora-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,540 active, 321 inactive, 525 de-energized, so 35.5% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 24.1% of Sonora housing units vacant (±8), with 10.6% of vacant units held for seasonal use. Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,540 home meters use the Sonora postal name, against 1,006 households inside city limits (1.53 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76950 carries every one of Sonora's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.20, from 1,540 home meters in all and 1,279 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Sonora homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Sonora | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 59.8% |
| Heat with utility gas | 39.6% |
| Bill $250 or more | 42.6% |
| Built 2010 or later | 4.1% |
| Renter households | 28.8% |
| Median year built | 1971 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Sonora meters and households
| Count | Sonora |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,373 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,498 |
| Households (ACS) | 1,006 |
| Active home meters | 1,540 |
| Inactive home meters | 321 |
| De-energized home meters | 525 |
| Active small-business meters | 639 |
| Active large-business meters | 3 |
| Home meters per household | 1.53 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Sutton |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Sonora postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Sonora plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. AEP Texas North (160 listings): 13.7¢ / 13¢ / 12.8¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 5.5751¢ + $3.24/mo included. Not a quote.
Sonora ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Sonora homes | All ZIP homes | Sonora share | ZIP households | Share of Sonora land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76950 | 1,540 | 1,540 | 100% | 1,279 | 100% | 1.20 | none |
Sonora split ZIP codes: none.
Sonora businesses
642 Sonora-addressed business meters; 3 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Sonora questions
Can Sonora homes choose an electric provider?
Yes, on AEP Texas North's wires: 1,540 Sonora homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.53 per household). Confirm your address.
Why are some Sonora electric bills so high in winter?
59.8% of Sonora homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±12) and 39.6% with utility gas; 42.6% 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 Sonora?
76950 (1,540 Sonora homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.20 meters per household, 1,540 home meters in all.
Who handles Sonora power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,540 Sonora competitive homes.
Moving to Sonora: how do I start electricity?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Sonora had 846 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Sonora
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Sutton. Nearby pages: Big Lake (65 mi) · Del Rio (84 mi) · Eden (65 mi) · Junction (52 mi) · Ozona (35 mi) · San Angelo (61 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 (North Division)
- AEP Texas North delivery tariff (effective September 29, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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