Residential Electric Services

Denton Municipal Electric (DME) is your community-owned and locally-controlled electric provider. DME owns and operates generation, transmission, and distribution facilities that provide reliable power to the citizens of Denton.

Understanding Your Rates

Your rate consists of 3 components: Base + Energy + Transmission

The Base Rate is made up of the Facility Charge and Usage Charge.

Facility Charge – fixed monthly rate that recovers costs associated with customer service, metering, meter reading, billing, and accounting.

Usage Charge – fixed rate based on kWh that recovers costs associated with poles, substations, lines, and equipment needed for delivery.

The Energy Cost Adjustment or Energy Rate is a variable rate charged per kWh to recover costs associated with generation and fuel.

The Transmission Cost Recovery Factor or Transmission Rate is a variable rate charged per kWh to recover the cost of delivering generated power from its source to the utility.
Please use the Residential Bill Calculator to help estimate your monthly electric bill.

• Current Residential Rates
  Facility Charge – varies depending on the type of service a residential customer receives. Most residents have Single-Phase service.
  
  Single-Phase Facility Charge: $8.67
  Three-Phase Facility Charge: $17.33
  Prepaid Facility Charge: $16.02
  
  Usage Charge – all residential customers pay the same amount for their two-tier usage rate. Tier 2 changes depending on the month of the year. Winter months are November through April and summer months are May through October.
  
  Tier 1 - First 600 kWh Charge: $0.0684
  Tier 2 - Additional kWh (Summer): $0.0684
  Tier 2 - Additional kWh (Winter): $0.0455
  
  Energy Cost Adjustment – applied to all kWh consumed.
  Energy Cost Adjustment (ECA): $0.0341
  
  Transmission Cost Recovery Factor – applied to all kWh consumed.
  Transmission Cost Recovery Factor (TCRF) is suspended for this fiscal year.
   
• How Your Rate Compares to Other Texas Municipal Electric Utilities
  
  
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• How Your Rate Compares to Texas Retail Electric Utilities
  
  
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