Electric cooperatives

• Where there is no retail choice, ask your electric utility, co-op or city utility about selling extra on-site power.

  Public Utility Commission of TexasSelling Excess Renewable PowerChecked September 28, 2026. Knowledge base statewide-buyback-008.

• Much of Texas has retail electric choice, but not all of it. Electric cooperatives and city utilities offer choice only if they opt in.

  Texas Legislative CouncilUtilities Code Chapter 39Checked September 28, 2026. Knowledge base statewide-choice-001.

• An electric cooperative's board of directors decides when or if the cooperative will offer customer choice.

  Texas Legislative CouncilUtilities Code Chapter 41Checked September 28, 2026. Knowledge base statewide-coop-opt-001.

• Not every Texan can choose an electric provider, because some places are served by a city utility, a cooperative, or an investor-owned utility where choice is not available.

  Public Utility Commission of TexasPower to Choose FAQsChecked September 28, 2026. Knowledge base statewide-ptc-002.

Cooperatives in the knowledge base

• Pedernales Electric Cooperative
• CoServ (Denton County Electric Cooperative)
• Magic Valley Electric Cooperative
• Tri-County Electric Cooperative
• Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
• Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
• Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
• United Electric Cooperative Services
• Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
• Farmers Electric Cooperative
• Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative
• South Plains Electric Cooperative
• Nueces Electric Cooperative
• Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative
• Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative