Winters, Texas electricity: AEP Texas North wires and 1,218 competitive homes
1,218 home meters, 855 households, 1 ZIP code: Winters on AEP Texas North's wires, ZIP by ZIP.
Reviewed by Brent Ward, founder, on 2026-10-19. Updated .
Winters at a glance: 1,218 Winters-addressed homes, all wired by AEP Texas North (ERCOT, Oct. 5, 2026). Winters's 1,218 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Winters wires and choice
AEP Texas North outages: aeptexas.com/outages. AEP Texas North
Winters's 1,218 placed homes sit in unsplit ZIP codes; a lookup still confirms each address.
Non-choice utilities listed by EIA (2024) for Runnels: 3.
Moving to Winters
Local numbers for setting up a home in Winters, each checked on the official source. More contacts, and a printable list, are on Winters helpful move-in information.
- City hall (ask about water service): City of Winters: City Hall (main line), 325-754-4424.
- Natural gas: Atmos Energy: customer service, 888-286-6700.
- Public schools: Winters ISD.
- Driver license: Texas DPS Driver License Office: Ballinger, 512-424-2600.
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Weather and electricity in Winters
Typical weather near Winters, from the nearest NOAA station with a complete 1991-2020 record: Wingate, about 11 miles from the city center (station elevation 2,012 ft). These are normals for that station, not readings at your address. July is the warmest month on average, with a normal daily high of 95°F; January has the coolest average low, 27°F. Average daily highs reach 90°F or more in June to August. Average lows are at or below freezing in January to February 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 519 for the month, and heating-degree days (below 65°F) peak in January at 698. 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 | 58 | 27 | 1.1 | 0 | 698 |
| Feb | 62 | 32 | 1.4 | 2 | 513 |
| Mar | 70 | 40 | 1.9 | 13 | 335 |
| Apr | 78 | 48 | 1.8 | 68 | 130 |
| May | 85 | 58 | 3.1 | 230 | 25 |
| Jun | 92 | 66 | 3.2 | 407 | 0 |
| Jul | 95 | 68 | 1.8 | 519 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 68 | 2.1 | 501 | 0 |
| Sep | 88 | 61 | 3.0 | 289 | 9 |
| Oct | 78 | 50 | 3.1 | 83 | 115 |
| Nov | 67 | 38 | 1.4 | 6 | 383 |
| Dec | 58 | 29 | 1.1 | 0 | 656 |
Historical weather records for Runnels County
The Texas Railroad Commission's county table lists a record low of -6°F (2021) and a record high of 116°F (1907), and a regional estimate of 30 consecutive hours as a typical longest freezing or frozen-precipitation period for Runnels County. These are historical county extremes, not Winters'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 Winters, and not an estimate for your home. EIA source.
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00419847; Texas Railroad Commission, Historical Weather Data by County (2022).
Winters electricity, in numbers and sources
- Land: 2.4 sq mi (water 0.6); 960 residents and 363 households per sq mi; 2.65 people per Winters household. [Gazetteer; PEP; ACS]
- Heating fuel, Winters homes (ACS 2020-2024): electricity 41.2% (±10), utility gas 54.3%, propane 2.2%; Runnels County overall: 41.1% electric. [ACS]
- Of Winters homes paying a power bill, 24.9% report $250 or more a month and 19.5% under $100 (Runnels County: 29.5% at $250+). [ACS]
- Housing stock: 84.3% detached houses; median year built 1958, 0.8% built 2010 or later. [ACS]
- Winters-addressed home meters on Oct. 5, 2026: 1,218 active, 296 inactive, 269 de-energized, so 31.7% were not in use (ERCOT). [ERCOT]
- ACS 2020-2024: 22.1% of Winters housing units vacant (±7). Vacant homes keep meters that are not counted as households. [ACS]
- 1,218 home meters use the Winters postal name, against 855 households inside city limits (1.42 per household): the mailing area runs well past the boundary. [ERCOT; ACS]
- 79567 carries every one of Winters's placed homes; ratio across the whole ZIP 1.16, from 1,296 home meters in all and 1,120 households. [ERCOT; ACS]
Winters homes: heating fuel, bills, housing
| Winters | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Heat with electricity | 41.2% |
| Heat with utility gas | 54.3% |
| Bill $250 or more | 24.9% |
| Built 2010 or later | 0.8% |
| Renter households | 37.1% |
| Median year built | 1958 |
ACS 2020-2024, the city (Census boundary). Bill rows are shares of homes that pay an electric bill.
Winters meters and households
| Count | Winters |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 | 2,263 |
| Residents, 2020 base | 2,349 |
| Households (ACS) | 855 |
| Active home meters | 1,218 |
| Inactive home meters | 296 |
| De-energized home meters | 269 |
| Active small-business meters | 372 |
| Active large-business meters | 0 |
| Home meters per household | 1.42 |
| ZIP codes listed | 1 |
| Split ZIP codes | 0 |
| County | Runnels |
ERCOT report 203, Oct. 5, 2026 (Winters postal city) and Census. CSV · Method
Winters 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.
Winters ZIP codes, row by row
Not every address in these ZIP codes has retail choice; check your exact address.
| ZIP code | Winters homes | All ZIP homes | Winters share | ZIP households | Share of Winters land | Meters per household | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79567 | 1,218 | 1,296 | 94% | 1,120 | 100% | 1.16 | none |
Winters split ZIP codes: none.
Towns around Winters
| From Winters | Town (2,000+) | Homes vs Winters | Wires | Per household | Competitive homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 mi | Ballinger | 1.6× | AEP Texas North | 1.33 | 1,939 |
Winters businesses
372 Winters-addressed business meters; 0 large-class meters across its main ZIP codes (ERCOT). Request a business rate review.
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Winters questions
Can Winters homes choose an electric provider?
Yes, on AEP Texas North's wires: 1,218 Winters homes were on the competitive market Oct. 5, 2026 (1.42 per household). Confirm your address.
Why are some Winters electric bills so high in winter?
41.2% of Winters homes heat with electricity (ACS 2020-2024, margin ±10) and 54.3% with utility gas; 24.9% 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 Winters?
79567 (1,218 Winters homes on the competitive market). Across the full ZIP: 1.16 meters per household, 1,296 home meters in all.
Who handles Winters power outages?
Outages go to AEP Texas North (aeptexas.com/outages), the wires utility for 1,218 Winters competitive homes.
How do I set up power at a new Winters home?
Check the address is on AEP Texas North's wires, choose a plan and a start date. Winters had 565 idle home meters (inactive or de-energized) on Oct. 5, 2026, so many move-ins reconnect an existing meter.
Near Winters
Wires and county: AEP Texas North · Runnels. Nearby pages: Abilene (37 mi) · Ballinger (15 mi) · Clyde (41 mi) · Merkel (36 mi) · San Angelo (45 mi) · Sweetwater (45 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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