If you live in a deregulated Texas area, your electricity bill has two ingredients:

1. Energy supply from your retail electricity provider.
2. Delivery charges from your local utility, officially the Transmission and Distribution Service Provider (TDSP).

Your provider can change. Your TDSP delivery charges do not. These fees are regulated, pass-through costs that every provider must use for customers in the same utility area.

Latest Texas delivery charges (Nov 2025)

TDSP rates have two parts:

• Fixed monthly charge
• Variable charge per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

Here are the most recent published delivery charges.

Why this matters: delivery charges can be a big chunk of your bill, especially at lower usage. Even if you find a great energy rate, TDSP fees still apply.

Estimate your monthly delivery cost

Quick math you can do (or build a tiny calculator off it):

Estimated TDSP cost = monthly charge + (kWh × per-kWh charge)

Example at 650 kWh/month:

• Oncor: $4.23 + (650 × $0.0560) = $4.23 + $36.40 = $40.63
• TNMP: $7.85 + (650 × $0.0721) = $7.85 + $46.87 = $54.72

Same usage, different territory, different bill. Texas keeps it spicy.

Quick takeaways

• TNMP is currently the highest delivery area by per-kWh charge.
• Oncor is the lowest per-kWh among major TDSPs.
• Delivery charges have trended upward since 2017 across all utilities.

Historic TDSP per-kWh charges

FAQ

What are TDSP delivery charges?
TDSP delivery charges are regulated utility fees for poles, wires, meters, and grid maintenance. They are separate from your provider’s energy supply rate.

Do delivery charges change when I switch providers?
No. Delivery charges are the same for everyone in your utility area. Switching providers only changes the energy supply price.

How often do TDSP charges update in Texas?
Most utilities update charges about twice per year, commonly around March and September after regulatory approvals.

Why is TNMP higher than other utilities?
TNMP serves smaller and more dispersed regions. Lower customer density generally increases per-customer delivery costs.

Bottom line

You can shop energy rates all day, but TDSP delivery charges are the fixed rules of the game. Knowing your utility territory helps you compare plans on a true all-in basis.

Want help finding the cheapest all-in option for your address? We do that part for free.