Troy, Texas electricity: Oncor wires and 2,437 competitive homes
Oncor wires and 2,437 competitive homes: the Troy numbers.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Troy at a glance: 2,437 Troy-addressed homes, all wired by Oncor (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Troy's 2,434 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Troy wires and choice
Oncor outages: oncor.com/outages. Oncor
Troy's 2,434 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Bell: 3.
Moving to Troy
Local numbers for setting up a home in Troy, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Troy helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Troy: City Hall (main line), 254-938-2505.
- Trash pickup: Frontier Waste Solutions: missed trash or recycling pickup, 888-854-2905.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Troy ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Temple, 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 Troy
Typical weather near Troy, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Stillhouse Hollow Dam, about 17 miles from the city center (station elevation 706 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, 36°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 586 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 534. 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 | 60 | 36 | 2.6 | 3 | 534 |
| Feb | 64 | 39 | 2.3 | 8 | 379 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 3.3 | 31 | 237 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 3.1 | 101 | 74 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 4.9 | 275 | 10 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 3.4 | 461 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 1.9 | 578 | 0 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.5 | 586 | 0 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 3.7 | 390 | 3 |
| Oct | 81 | 56 | 4.0 | 163 | 62 |
| Nov | 69 | 46 | 2.6 | 29 | 254 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 2.8 | 6 | 478 |
Historical weather records for Bell County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -5°F (1989) and a record high of 112°F (2018), and a regional estimate of 24 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Bell County. These are historical county extremes, not Troy'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 Troy, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00418646; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Troy electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 4.7 sq mi; 770 residents and 209 households per sq mi; 3.68 people per Troy household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Troy homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 87.8% (±7), utility gas 10.5%, propane 1.1%; Bell County overall: 86.0% electric. All-electric homes feel winter rates more. [ACS]
- Of Troy homes paying a power bill, 34.4% report $250 or more a month and 8.4% under $100 (Bell County: 32.4% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 76.8% detached houses, 6.4% in 5+ unit buildings, 3.7% mobile homes; median year built 2001, 38.5% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- ERCOT status split for 3,082 Troy home meters (Oct. 5, 2026): active 2,437, inactive 224, de-energized 421; idle share 20.9%. [ERCOT]
- 2,437 home meters use the Troy postal name, against 973 households inside city limits (2.5 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 76579 carries every one of Troy's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.19, from 2,437 home meters in all and 2,047 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Troy homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Troy | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 87.8% |
| Heat with utility gas | 10.5% |
| Bill $250 or more | 34.4% |
| Built 2010 or later | 38.5% |
| Renter households | 34.6% |
| Median year built | 2001 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Troy meters and households
| Count | Troy |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 3,585 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,375 |
| Households (ACS) | 973 |
| Active home meters | 2,437 |
| Inactive home meters | 224 |
| De-energized home meters | 421 |
| Active small-business meters | 384 |
| Active large-business meters | 2 |
| Home meters per household | 2.5 |
| ZIP codes listed | 2 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Bell |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Troy postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Troy plan prices, October 19, 2026
Median fixed-rate Power to Choose listings. Oncor (170 listings): 14.1¢ / 13.4¢ / 13.2¢ per kWh at 500 / 1,000 / 2,000 kWh, delivery 6.8673¢ + $4.06/mo included. Not a quote.
Troy ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Troy homes | All ZIP homes | Troy share | ZIP households | Share of Troy land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76579 | 2,434 | 2,437 | 100% | 2,047 | 76% | 1.19 | none |
| 76501 | 0 | 7,447 | 0% | 6,546 | 24% | 1.14 | none |
Troy split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Troy
| From Troy | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Troy | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mi | Temple | 18.7× | Oncor | 1.32 | 45,527 |
| 10 mi | Morgan's Point Resort | 0.8× | Oncor | 1.14 | 2,046 |
| 14 mi | Belton | 6.9× | Oncor | 2.01 | 16,718 |
| 15 mi | Little River-Academy | 0.4× | Oncor | 1.22 | 913 |
| 17 mi | McGregor | 1.0× | Oncor | 1.14 | 2,322 |
| 19 mi | Hewitt | 2.7× | Oncor | 1.10 | 6,633 |
Troy businesses
386 Troy-addressed business meters; 2 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Troy questions
Is electricity deregulated in Troy?
Yes, on Oncor's wires: 2,437 Troy homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (2.5 per household). Confirm your address.
Do Troy homes heat with electricity?
87.8% of Troy homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±7) and 10.5% with utility gas; 34.4% 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 Troy?
76579: 2,434 Troy-addressed competitive homes; ratio 1.19 across the ZIP (2,437 home meters in all, 2,047 households).
Who handles Troy power outages?
Outages go to Oncor (oncor.com/outages), the wires utility for 2,437 Troy competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Troy home?
Check the address is on Oncor's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Troy had 645 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
My Troy home has a Temple address. Does that matter?
Not for choice. Temple is the postal name on 100% of the 7,447-meter 76501 ZIP; the utility depends on the service address, not the postal name.
Near Troy
Wires and county: Oncor · Bell. Nearby pages: Belton (14 mi) · Hewitt (19 mi) · McGregor (17 mi) · Morgan's Point Resort (10 mi) · Nolanville (20 mi) · Temple (8 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)
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Oncor delivery tariff (effective October 4, 2026)
- Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer Files, Texas places (land and water area)
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