Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc electricity rates
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc charges an average of 10.20 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $132 a month using 1,295 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Member-owned cooperative ERCO Texas
Where Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc sits
It serves 126,402 residential customers in Texas. At 10.20¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Texas, 38% under the statewide average of 16.44¢.
Consumption here is high, 1,295 kilowatt-hours a month against a national average of 871. Long cooling seasons, large detached homes and electric resistance heating are the usual causes, and together they matter more to the bill than the rate does.
Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | 10.20¢ | $132 | 1,295 |
| Texas average | 16.44¢ | $173 | 1,093 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc delivers
Its service territory covers 6 Texas counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc.
- Brooks
- Cameron
- Hidalgo
- Kenedy
- Starr
- Willacy
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc customer went 122 minutes without electricity . The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is better than the typical American utility, though the figure includes major storm days and can move sharply from one year to the next.
Rooftop solar on this system
1,961 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 16.41 megawatts. That works out to 15.5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other Texas utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reliant Energy Retail Services | 17.38¢ | $179 | 1.5 million |
| TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC | 18.70¢ | $201 | 1.4 million |
| Frontier Utilities, LLC | 16.82¢ | $189 | 132,700 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | 12.65¢ | $188 | 118,075 |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | 11.42¢ | $138 | 113,890 |
Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc rates: common questions
How much does Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 10.20 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -38.0% against the Texas average of 16.44¢ and -44.7% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc bill?
$132 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,295 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc?
It is classified by the EIA as a member-owned cooperative. Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation.
Is Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc expensive compared with other Texas utilities?
It ranks #117 of the 132 Texas utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1256 of 1369.