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GP&L is committed to providing reliable and competitively priced electric service. Customers can count on stable and transparent rates that have no hidden fees or hard-to-meet usage requirements.
Monthly Residential Rate
Your total monthly bill is equal to the sum of:
- Monthly Customer Charge
- Applicable Energy Charge multiplied by the number of kilowatt hours used
- Recovery Adjustment Factor multiplied by the number of kilowatt hours used
The charges for residential service (RS) customers are:
|
Off Peak (NOV. 1 – May 31) |
|
|---|---|
| Customer Charge (monthly) |
$5.34 |
| Energy Charge |
|
|
First 600 kWh used |
$0.0528 per kWh |
|
Each kWh above 600 kWh |
$0.0370 per kWh |
|
Recovery Adjustment Factor* |
$0.0819 |
| Green Choice (Green Rate Rider) ** | $0.0100 per kWh |
|
On Peak (June 1 – OCT. 31) |
|
|---|---|
| Customer Charge (monthly) |
$5.34 |
| Energy Charge |
|
|
All kWh |
$0.0561 per kWh |
| Recovery Adjustment Factor* |
$0.0819 |
| Green Choice (Green Rate Rider)** | $0.0100 per kWh |
*Recovery Adjustment Factor: Each electric customer utility billing shall contain a Recovery Adjustment Factor, expressed as a charge per kWh, which will allow for the recovery of the electric system’s total revenue requirements not recovered by the Customer Charge and Energy Charge, while maintaining a competitive market position. The Managing Director of the Electric Department shall determine and approve a Recovery Adjustment Factor each month.
**Green Choice (Green Rate Rider): Customer must enroll for a minimum of 12 months.
Payments: Bills are due and payable and become past due if not paid within twenty (20) days after mailing. If payment has not been received by the Customer Service Department within twenty-four (24) days after mailing, a late payment penalty of five percent (5%) shall be due on the unpaid balance. Utility service may be discontinued to any customer having a past-due bill.
Tax Adjustment Clause: Bills may be increased by the proportionate part of any new tax, or increased rate of tax, or governmental imposition or charge (except state, county, City and special district ad valorem taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, and any taxes on net income) levied or assessed against the municipal electric utility or upon its electric business as a result of any new or amended laws after October l, 1989.
For additional information regarding GP&L’s rates and fees, please visit Chapter 50 Utility Rates and Fees of the City of Garland’s Code of Ordinances.
Rate Comparisons⁺ to Other Providers
- Oncor Service Area Rate Comparison Graph (1000 kWh Usage)
- Oncor Service Area Rate Comparison Spreadsheet
⁺The source of deregulated rate comparisons is www.powertochoose.org.
