# Taylor, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 9,352 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 9,352 active residential meters with a Taylor address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026). Nearly every Taylor address in our data is on Oncor's wires and can pick a retail provider.

## Moving to Taylor

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

- **Water and utility billing:** utility billing (start, transfer or stop water service), 512-352-2066.
- **Trash pickup:** Waste Connections (city hauler): missed pickups and carts through City Utility Billing, 512-352-2066.
- **Natural gas:** Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- **Public schools:** Taylor ISD.
- **Driver license:** Texas DPS Driver License Office: Taylor, 512-424-2600.

## Who delivers electricity in Taylor?
ERCOT counts 9,352 active residential meters with a Taylor address, all on Oncor's wires (October 5, 2026).

## Can every address in Taylor choose?
None of the ZIP codes holding Taylor's 9,335 competitive homes is flagged split, so most Taylor streets can shop.

## What is different about Taylor?
- Population: 16,303 (2020 base) to 18,402 (July 2025), +12.9%, per Census Vintage 2025 estimates. The largest one-year change was +482 people, from July 2020 to July 2021. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/cities/totals/sub-est2025_48.csv)
- Mailing addresses stretch past city limits here. 9,352 competitive residential meters use Taylor as their postal city, while the city itself has 6,575 Census households, a ratio of 1.42. (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/)
- Taylor-addressed homes make up 0.3% of the 3,564,530 residential meters on Oncor's competitive system. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- From Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2026, 23 residential meters in Taylor's main ZIP codes went from vacant to active in ERCOT's daily files, which usually means a move-in. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- De-energized homes, usually empty or between tenants, number 1,295 in Taylor's main ZIP codes, 11.8% of all 10,978 residential meters there. (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- ZIP 76574 holds 9,108 of the 9,335 competitive homes with a Taylor address (98%); across the whole ZIP there are 1.18 competitive meters per Census household. (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/)
- By competitive homes on its postal city, Taylor is number 6 of the 14 cities and towns touching Williamson County, just behind Georgetown (11,520). (Source: https://www.ercot.com/misapp/GetReports.do?reportTypeId=203)
- Median household income across Taylor's main ZIP codes runs from $78,568 in 76574 to $80,938 in 78615 (ACS 2020-2024); 41.5% of 78615 households and 28.6% of 76574 households report $250+ monthly electric bills. (Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/)
- Of Taylor's six nearest towns, Round Rock has the most competitive homes (72,407, 14 mi away) and Manor the fewest per household (0.23). (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/)

## By the numbers
- Population (July 1, 2025 estimate): 18,402
- Population (2020 estimates base): 16,303
- Occupied households (ACS 2020-2024): 6,575
- Active residential meters with a Taylor address: 9,352
- Active business meters with a Taylor address: 2,068
- Residential meters per Census household: 1.42
- Delivery utilities (homes): Oncor 9,352
- Counties: Williamson
- ZIP codes touching Taylor: 3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76574 | Taylor 100% | 14% | 9,110 | 7,752 | 1.18 | Near-full coverage.  |
| 76537 | Jarrell 98%, Taylor 2% | 0% | 5,530 | 5,448 | 1.02 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Taylor city limits. |
| 78615 | Coupland 69%, Taylor 24%, Elgin 6% | 0% | 573 | 549 | 1.04 | Near-full coverage. Mostly outside Taylor city limits. |

## Business electricity in Taylor
2,068 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 Taylor deregulated for electricity?** Most Taylor homes can. ERCOT's October 5, 2026 extract has 9,352 Taylor-addressed homes on Oncor's competitive system, compared with 6,575 households in the Census survey. None of Taylor's ZIP codes is flagged split, though an address check is still the only sure answer.
**Which Taylor ZIP code has the most homes on the competitive market?** 76574, with 9,110 competitive homes in ERCOT's data (9,108 addressed to Taylor) against roughly 7,752 Census households, a 1.18 ratio.
**Are electric bills high in Taylor?** Bills vary across Taylor. 41.5% of households in 78615 told the Census survey (ACS 2020-2024) they pay $250 or more a month for electricity, compared with 28.6% in 76574. Bigger, older or all-electric homes push that share up, so compare plans at your own usage.
**How do I start electric service at a new Taylor address?** Confirm the address is on Oncor's wires, then pick a plan and a start date. In 76574, 10.1% of residents moved in the past year (ACS); 20 76574 meters went vacant-to-active Oct. 7-18, 2026.
**Why are there more electric meters than households in Taylor?** 9,352 Taylor-addressed meters against 6,575 city households is 1.42 per household: the Taylor postal area extends past city limits, and new homes get meters before the Census counts them. It doesn't mean every nearby address can choose.
**Who do I call in Taylor when the power goes out?** Call Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for Taylor's 9,352 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
- 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
- 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 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 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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