# Sweetwater, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 4,984 competitive homes

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

**In short:** ERCOT counts 4,984 active residential meters with a Sweetwater address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Sweetwater address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Sweetwater

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

- **Water and utility billing:** City of Sweetwater: City Hall (main line), 325-236-6313.
- **Trash pickup:** Republic Services: trash and recycling, 325-267-9954.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Sweetwater ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Sweetwater, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Sweetwater?
ERCOT counts 4,984 active residential meters with a Sweetwater address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Sweetwater choose?
No split flag on any ZIP code that holds Sweetwater's 4,984 competitive homes; most streets here can shop.

## What is different about Sweetwater?
- Sweetwater counted about 10,141 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate, against 10,618 in the 2020 base, a change of -4.5%. The largest one-year change was -144 people, from July 2022 to July 2023. July 1 estimates in between: 10,510 (2021), 10,377 (2022), 10,233 (2023), 10,165 (2024). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Sweetwater covers 10.9 square miles of land (Census 2025 Gazetteer). That works out to about 930 residents and 389 occupied households per square mile of land, with roughly 2.4 residents for every Sweetwater household. (Source: https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Sweetwater-addressed homes make up 0.1% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Move-ins show up as vacant-to-active switches in ERCOT's daily files: 12 of them in the ZIP codes most Sweetwater homes use, Oct. 7-18, 2026. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Vacancy signal: 14.0 percent of residential meters in Sweetwater's core ZIP codes were de-energized on October 5, 2026 (813 off, 4,985 on), per ERCOT. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- One ZIP code, 79556, holds almost every Sweetwater-addressed competitive home (4,984). Taken whole, 79556 has 0.98 competitive meters per Census household: 4,985 meters, 5,103 households. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Among the 3 cities and towns that reach into Nolan County, Sweetwater places 1 for competitive homes on its postal city; second place is Roscoe, at 777. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- By the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates, Sweetwater is the number 1 city or town by population among the 3 that reach into Nolan County, one place ahead of Roscoe (1,208 residents). (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Renting is most common in 79556, where the ACS 2020-2024 counts 34.0 percent of households as renters; in that part of Sweetwater, electricity accounts change hands with each lease. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Electric bills over $250 a month: 35.4 percent of households in 79556, Sweetwater's main ZIP code, per the ACS 2020-2024; the same survey puts median household income there at $49,393. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 10,141
- Population (2020 estimates base): 10,618
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 4,245
- Active residential meters with a Sweetwater address: 4,984
- Active business meters with a Sweetwater address: 1,737
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.17
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 4,984
- Counties: Nolan
- ZIP codes touching Sweetwater: 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79556 | Sweetwater 100% | 3% | 4,985 | 5,103 | 0.98 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Sweetwater city limits. |

## Business electricity in Sweetwater
1,737 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
**Is Sweetwater deregulated for electricity?** Most Sweetwater homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 4,984 Sweetwater-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 4,245 households in the Census survey. No Sweetwater ZIP code carries a split flag, but only an address lookup is certain.
**Where do most Sweetwater electricity customers live?** 79556. It holds 4,984 Sweetwater-addressed competitive homes; counting every address in the ZIP, ERCOT has 4,985 meters for roughly 5,103 households, a 0.98 ratio.
**How much is electricity in Sweetwater right now?** On October 19, 2026, the median fixed-rate Power to Choose listing on Oncor's wires was 13.4¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month (170 listings); Oncor's delivery charge of 6.8673¢ per kWh plus $4.06 a month is included. A median is not a quote.
**How do I start electric service at a new Sweetwater address?** 14.3% of 79556 residents moved within a year (ACS), and 12 meters in 79556 turned from vacant to active Oct. 7-18, 2026. Check that your Sweetwater address is on Oncor's wires, then choose a plan and start date.
**How many households in Sweetwater can shop for electricity?** ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract lists 4,984 competitive residential meters with a Sweetwater mailing address and 1,737 business meters; ACS 2020-2024: 4,245 occupied Sweetwater households.
**Where do I report a Sweetwater power outage?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Sweetwater's 4,984 competitive homes; a retail provider can't fix lines.

## 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
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area): https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- ERCOT daily TDSP ESIID Extract files, Oct 7-18, 2026, via Power Hopper's Oct 18 ZIP study: 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
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- ERCOT TDSP ESIID Extract (report 203), Oct 5, 2026: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203
- Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
- Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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