Brownsville Public Utilities Board
Municipal electric utility · Texas · #336 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #2409
Brownsville Public Utilities Board is a municipal electric utility serving 55,099 customers in Texas. In 2025 it sold 1,330 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $144.11M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.83¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.22¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 48,500 | 645 | $72.35M | 11.22¢ | |
| Commercial | 6,599 | 685 | $71.76M | 10.48¢ | |
| Total | 55,099 | 1,330 | $144.11M | 10.83¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,108 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52,667 | 1,247 | $128.79M | 10.68¢ |
| 2022 | 53,485 | 1,299 | $169.59M | 13.00¢ |
| 2023 | 54,080 | 1,298 | $165.94M | 13.06¢ |
| 2024 | 54,712 | 1,331 | $169.25M | 12.70¢ |
| 2025 | 55,099 | 1,330 | $144.11M | 11.22¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 152 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.99 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 51 minutes
As reported for Texas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 662 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,364 GWh
Winter peak demand: 332 MW
Energy losses: 0.6% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 52.5% of 58,605 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 1,022 installations, 9.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Cameron, TX
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- TXU Energy Retail Co, LLC - 1,867,539 customers, residential 19.36¢
- Reliant Energy Retail Services - 1,646,366 customers, residential 18.38¢
- City of San Antonio - (TX) - 986,641 customers, residential 12.40¢
- Austin Energy - 577,889 customers, residential 13.14¢
- Entergy Texas Inc. - 531,824 customers, residential 13.89¢
- Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc - 474,954 customers, residential 12.75¢
- Just Energy - 474,201 customers, residential 16.82¢
- El Paso Electric Co - 470,748 customers, residential 13.01¢
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #2409 in the EIA frame.