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What San Patricio plans cost right now

Live pricing for the AEP Central delivery territory · August 2026

15.2¢
Average across live San Patricio plans
7.0¢
Where plans we price start today
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Computed across 123 live plans at 1,000 kWh, AEP Central delivery included — every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with. Same wires either way; only the contract changes.

Advertised rates are built to win the ad, not your bill — they only hold at one exact usage. Every number on this page already bakes in fees, credits, and delivery, so the trick doesn’t work here.

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Top plans

Top San Patricio plans by monthly usage

Fees and bill credits bend each plan’s price curve — that’s how a bargain ad turns into an ugly bill. Pick the tab closest to your monthly usage and the trick stops working. Delivery included.

Order now = online checkout in about 10 minutes. Pick your start date — same-day at most addresses — and your account number arrives by email.

Today’s standout

Best-value 12-month plan

Saver Plus 12

Frontier Utilities

7.0¢

at 1,000 kWh

$70

est. monthly total

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The lowest effective 12-month rate we price in the San Patricio area today. Your usage may crown a different winner — price it at your numbers.

Your delivery utility

Who delivers electricity in San Patricio

AEP Central owns and maintains the poles, wires, and meters in San Patricio. Whichever plan you pick, AEP Central still delivers the power and restores outages — switching providers never changes your wires. Every price on this page already includes AEP Central delivery charges. If a rate elsewhere looks lower, check whether delivery is in it yet.

Quick answers

San Patricio electricity questions, answered

As of August 2026, plans we offer in the AEP Central territory average 15.2¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh of monthly use, and today’s lowest effective rate is 7.0¢. Advertised rates move with your usage, so price plans at your own numbers.

AEP Central is San Patricio’s transmission and delivery utility. It owns the wires and meters and restores outages. You choose your retail electricity provider; AEP Central delivers no matter who you pick.

Yes — most San Patricio addresses have smart meters, so orders placed by 5 p.m. on a business day can start the same day. Pick your start date at checkout, up to 90 days ahead.

Compare effective rates at YOUR usage, not advertised rates — fees and bill credits bend each plan differently. Check the contract length and cancellation fee, then confirm delivery charges are included. The tables on this page do all three, and checkout takes about ten minutes.

Yes. Texas law gives you a 14-day window before your contract end date to switch with NO early-termination fee. Find your end date on your bill, then shop it today — the expensive move is drifting onto a holdover rate.

It changes with your usage. The lowest effective rate we price in San Patricio today is 7.0¢ per kWh at 1,000 kWh — but a plan that wins at 1,000 kWh can lose at 2,000. Enter your ZIP and usage to see which company is cheapest for your home.

We currently price 123 plans in San Patricio, every one from a PUCT-licensed provider we work with, priced with delivery included.

Who sells here

Electricity companies serving San Patricio

17 providers sell into the AEP Central territory today, between them offering 123 residential plans. Cheapest first, priced at 1,000 kWh with fees and delivery included.

17
companies selling here
7.0¢
cheapest today, all in
123
plans between them

Every provider here is licensed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. A licence says they can sell to you; it says nothing about whether the plan is any good. Compare the total at your own usage, not the headline rate.

By ZIP code

Electricity rates by ZIP code in San Patricio

San Patricio spans 3 ZIP codes. Rates are set by delivery territory rather than ZIP, so these will usually match — check yours if your street sits on a boundary.

Why Texans trust us

We’d rather you stay than switch wrong

We’ve read thousands of confusing Texas bills. We know the sting when the “great rate” turns out to be neither — and it’s not because you did anything wrong.

We tell 47% of shoppers to keep the plan they already have.

Online checkout takes about 10 minutes, start date up to 90 days out.

Ten minutes from now you can be done with it: plan locked at your real usage, start date set, account number in your inbox.

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Moving to San Patricio? Set up your utilities in one pass

Electricity is the only utility you choose — and the only one where the wrong pick costs you every month. The rest come fixed with your address. The whole list:

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    Turn on electricity

    Most San Patricio addresses have smart meters — order by 5 p.m. on a business day and power can start the same day. Pick from today’s plans above, or price every plan we offer at your usage.

    Price plans for your new address →
  2. 2

    Start water & sewer

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

    San Patricio County Water Supply Corporation Call 361-547-3946 Website →
    San Patricio County Utilities Call 361-547-3946 Website →
  3. 3

    Connect natural gas

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

  4. 4

    Set up trash & recycling

    Set by your address — one provider, no shopping needed.

    San Patricio County Waste Management Call 361-547-3946 Website →
Go deeper The full San Patricio electricity guide Read the guide ↓

About San Patricio: population 318 · San Patricio County · deregulated — you choose your provider.

Your Insider’s Guide to Finding the Best Electricity Rates and Energy Plans in San Patricio

Whether a business owner, new resident, or long-time citizen of San Patricio, this comprehensive guide will enable you to find your best solution for an electricity plan.

San Patricio Electricity Rates

ProviderPlanPriceTermCancellation FeeTypeDocs
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Frontier UtilitiesSaver Plus 12 Credits7.0c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
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APGESimpleSaver 10 Credits7.0c per kWh10 Mo$150Fixed
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Gexa EnergyEco Saver Plus 12 Green Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
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Gexa EnergySaver Plus 12 Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
A
APGESimpleSaver 12 Credits7.1c per kWh12 Mo$150Fixed
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Rhythm EnergyRhythm Max Saver 12 Green Credits7.2c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
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Energy TexasThe Lone Saver Plus 12 Green Credits7.2c per kWh12 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
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Rhythm EnergyRhythm Max Saver 24 Green Credits7.3c per kWh24 Mo$20/Mo remainingFixed
Total: 123 plans Utility: AEP Texas Fetched: 9:28 PM

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As a resident or business owner within San Patricio, you can choose the electricity provider that best meets your specific needs.

Compare Power is a free consumer service established in 2009 to help residents of San Patricio search for their lowest-rate electricity plan.

Plan information is presented in a user-friendly format that enables a quick and simple comparison of available plans and options.

Competing offers from several different energy providers are displayed in a simple format, making evaluating alternatives simple and fast.

This allows Texas energy customers to avoid hidden fees and advertising gimmicks by comparing plans “apples-to-apples” without wasting hours making phone calls or navigating hundreds of different online sites.

Electricity in San Patricio has been deregulated. As an energy consumer, you can choose when picking a retail electricity provider (your electricity company), which gives you control and power over your energy bills.

Deregulation of electricity in Texas de-monopolized the energy market for most of the state, the city of San Patricio included, which introduced massive competition.

As a result, many excellent retail electricity providers compete for your business in San Patricio by offering low prices, making it a great time to shop, switch, and save money on your energy bill.

As many as 65+ providers compete for your business in San Patricio with hundreds of plans.

Average Electricity Rates in San Patricio

May 2026

The average residential electricity rate in Texas is 16.4¢, 11% less than the U.S. average.

EIA Rates

Residential · Texas · last 24 months

14.6¢15.2¢15.8¢16.4¢17.0¢06/2405/2505/26
Latest
16.4¢/kWh
Period avg
15.5¢/kWh
Min
14.6¢/kWh
Max
17.0¢/kWh
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA Form 826) · snapshot 2026-07-23.

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How to Find the Best Energy Plan in San Patricio

#1 rule: Know your usage!

Determining how much electricity you will use month-to-month is the ideal way to find a deal on electricity in San Patricio. Why does this matter?

The rate electricity providers advertise is for an exact monthly usage (usually 2000 kWh).

Every plan has a different equation for how your monthly bill is computed, and your monthly bill will vary depending on how much power you consume each month.

Unless you use the advertised amount each month, you will end up paying a “price per kWh” different than the one you saw advertised when you enrolled.

Thankfully, there’s a better way to choose your electricity plan.

Calculating your expected monthly bill based on estimated monthly usage, then comparing options by the total monthly bill is the best way to shop for the lowest rate for your household.

Even better, if you have a year of usage history for your household, you can compare plans by total annual cost. This annualized method considers the changes in usage between the summer and winter months and is the ideal way to find the right electricity plan for your home.

Compare Power does all this math for you instantly. What could take hours on a spreadsheet is solved in a few seconds.

We put you in the driver’s seat, taking what would amount to hours of investigation, spreadsheets, and calculations across hundreds of offers, and guide you step-by-step to the electricity plan that’s best for your home’s usage.

We clarify the fine print, disclosing all fees, so you’ll know exactly where your money is going and what to expect on your monthly bill.

We then help you sign up with your chosen power company without leaving our service.

The takeaway here is you should determine your expected or historical usage before selecting the best electricity plan for your home.

If you don’t know your usage, estimate

Suppose you recently purchased a home or business or cannot obtain 12 months usage history. In that case, you can always estimate your average monthly energy usage.

While not as optimal as having all the previous 12 months of usage, estimating your average usage is better than blindly picking the first plan you see advertised by an electricity company at a specific usage that isn’t what you’ll consume.

Use Compare Power to find the best electricity plan for your specific usage.

Moving to San Patricio: Setting up Electricity

If this is your first time setting up an electricity service in San Patricio, you need to get the previous 12 months of energy usage for your new home to get the best rate.

Ask the previous homeowner to provide you with their past 12 months of usage.

This information is readily found in recent billing statements.

Acquiring usage for the past 12 months may take effort, but the time (and savings) will be well worth it.

Once you have historical usage, Compare Power will do the math instantly to help you find the best plan for your home’s usage pattern.

Note: If you cannot obtain historical usage information, a second option would be to estimate your future usage using our “Help Me Choose” tool. By simply entering your zip code, the tool will be able to assess your home’s projected electricity consumption.

By signing up for a plan through Compare Power, you will receive automated reminders when it’s time to renew your existing plan or possibly switch plans.

Switching Electricity Companies in San Patricio

Switching is good. Market conditions constantly change, so you must shop for a lower price each year when your contract expires.

Your existing electricity company will typically raise your energy rate once your contract expires. If you do not take action, you’ll be left on a month-to-month rate significantly higher than the plan you signed up for.

Before renewing your contract, shop the rates of competing electricity providers.

Switching can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars yearly on your energy bill.

Switching is easy:

  • You don’t have to call your current provider to cancel (no “break-up call”)
  • No one comes to your home
  • There is no disruption in your power supply
  • It takes just minutes

When you switch, your new electricity provider will take care of everything, including terminating service with your previous provider.

There is no loss of power when you switch. Electricity in San Patricio is all delivered by the Oncor Transmission and Distribution Utility.

The wires and poles that deliver electricity to your home do not change when you switch electricity providers. Therefore the reliability of your service is not affected.

You can choose any date up to 14 days before your contract ends without an “early termination” penalty. That’s Texas Law.

If you’re still under contract, check how many months remain on your contract. You can set a future start date with most providers up to 6o days in advance.

And even if you’re well inside your contract, savings achieved on your monthly bill by switching providers may outweigh the fee of breaking your existing contract.

If you’re ready to switch and would like to know how to find the best plan remember that knowing your usage is the best way to find the best rate.

Keep in mind that when you get ready to switch and you want to know the most efficient way to find the right plan at the best rate, it is essential that you first understand your usage. To accomplish that, you must collect the usage history for the past 12 months.

San Patricio Energy Companies

Provider Phone Rating
Good Charlie Energy 800-205-5230 4.9 (1,380)
Ambit Energy 877-282-6248 4.7 (563)
Frontier Utilities 877-437-7442 4.7 (16,419)
Gexa Energy 866-961-9399 4.7 (27,650)
Payless Power 855-854-8490 4.7 (22,601)
Pogo Energy 888-764-6669 4.7 (4,048)
Rhythm Energy 855-441-3030 4.7 (5,430)
TXU Energy 866-370-2440 4.7 (9,779)
Constellation 888-900-7052 4.6 (3,711)
Veteran Energy 800-578-7070 4.6 (1,322)
4Change Energy 855-784-2426 4.5
Amigo Energy 214-550-6496 4.5 (17)
BKV Energy 855-258-4797 4.5 (1,131)
Clearview Energy 800-746-4702 4.4 (1,068)
Just Energy 214-245-4065 4.4 (448)
Power Express 877-400-0232 4.4 (208)
Reliant 877-282-6248 4.4 (2,521)
Alliance Power 877-777-2017 4.3 (6)
APGE 877-544-4857 4.3 (2,732)
Chariot Energy 844-854-2257 4.2 (989)
Spark Energy 877-547-7275 4.2 (2,602)
Stream Energy 888-962-5888 4.2 (1,241)
TriEagle Energy 888-893-6737 4.2 (2,247)
Direct Energy 855-461-1926 4.0 (1,681)
Octopus Energy 833-628-6888 4.0 (126)
STAT Energy 855-207-7828 4.0 (100)
Varsity Energy 877-827-7389 4.0 (118)
Acacia Energy 877-997-2946 3.9 (1,800)
Green Mountain 877-245-7795 3.9 (3,294)
IronHorse 866-316-1549 3.9 (160)

Showing 30 active providers · residential. Sorted by Google rating.

Are you trying to find an excellent electricity company in San Patricio?

You can enroll for services with great electricity providers such as TXU Energy, Reliant, and Direct Energy.

Click on the company of your choice to view prices, learn more, or sign up.

No-Deposit Electricity Plans in San Patricio

Need to find an energy plan in San Patricio that doesn’t require a deposit?

If you are assessed a deposit on your first plan selection, Compare Power will automatically show you other plans available without a deposit.

Instead of calling all sorts of electric companies or browsing through websites to determine if different electricity companies need a deposit, this will save you a lot of time and effort.

We will review the different plans for any deposit obligations immediately so you can get your lights on and return to your day.

Learn how to get no-deposit lights.

Deposit Waivers

You may be eligible to have the deposit waived if you meet one of the requirements from the Texas Public Utility Commission §25.478 - PUCT §25.478.

San Patricio Business Electricity Plans

If you manage a business in San Patricio, you’ll find many other businesses called San Patricio home.

San Patricio has become a thriving place for many small to mid-sized companies. The town is small enough to get to know people and thrive, yet close enough to large metropolitan cities that provide even more growth opportunities.

You need to shop for prices from competing energy companies to manage your energy costs.

Compare Power bridges the gap between your business and energy companies by inviting various energy companies to compete for your business in a sealed bid process.

You submit your information once, and the providers will present their bids. You choose the best price. Simple, quick, and easy.

Click hereto get competing quotes for your business electricity.

San Patricio Utilities

Electricity

To learn more about smart meters or to download your electricity usage, visit (866) 223-8508.

To report an issue with your electricity service or power outages in San Patricio, visit the https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ or call them at (866) 223-8508.

Gas

For gas service in San Patricio, call or visit San Patricio’s official city website to determine who your provider is.

Waster/Sewer/Garbage/Recycling

In San Patricio, the City of San Patricio usually handles water, garbage, sewer, and recycling services.

Other Utility Service Areas in Texas

Not in the AEP Central Service area? Search low electricity rates by service area and local utility company.

Click on your Texas Distribution Utility (TDU) below to compare electricity rates in your service area.

  • CenterPoint
  • Oncor
  • Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP)
  • AEP Texas North
  • AEP Texas Central
  • Sharyland Utilities

View Electricity Prices for Zip Codes in San Patricio

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If your city is not on the list, use the zip code finder for a rate lower than what you currently pay in your city.

San Patricio Electricity Rates FAQs

Did You Know?

HISTORICAL

San Patricio was founded in 1829 by Irish empresario James Power and James Hewetson, making it one of the oldest settlements in Texas. The town was named after Saint Patrick, reflecting its Irish Catholic heritage, and served as the first county seat when San Patricio County was established in 1836, just months after Texas independence.

RECENT

In 2018, San Patricio completed a major infrastructure upgrade project that brought high-speed fiber internet to this tiny community of just over 300 residents. The project was part of a rural broadband initiative that transformed the historic town into one of the most connected small communities in South Texas, attracting remote workers and small tech businesses.

OTHER

FAMOUS PEOPLE/EVENTS: San Patricio was the site of the Battle of San Patricio on February 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, where Mexican forces under General José de Urrea defeated Texan forces. The battle was part of the Goliad Campaign and occurred just weeks before the more famous Battle of the Alamo, making San Patricio an important but often overlooked site in Texas independence history.

DID YOU KNOW

San Patricio is home to the oldest continuously operating post office in Texas, established in 1847 and still operating from its original stone building on Main Street. The post office has survived the Civil War, two major hurricanes, and the Great Depression without missing a single day of mail delivery, earning it recognition from the U.S. Postal Service as a historic landmark.

CULTURAL

Every March 17th, San Patricio hosts the largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in South Texas, drawing over 10,000 visitors to this tiny town of 318 residents. The festival features traditional Irish music, Celtic dancing, and a blessing of the shamrocks ceremony that dates back to the town's founding, making it a unique blend of Irish heritage and Texas culture that can't be found anywhere else in the state.

City Departments & Utilities

City Hall

361-547-3946

Website

311 N Main St, San Patricio, TX 78368

Water

San Patricio County Water Supply Corporation

361-547-3946

Website

Natural Gas

Texas Gas Service

800-700-2443

Website

Garbage & Recycling

San Patricio County Waste Management

361-547-3946

Website

School District

Mathis Independent School District

361-547-3328

Website

Public Library

361-364-6234

Website