Uncover Your Local Electric Company: A Quick Guide

If you want to know who your electric company is, you can find out by searching online or contacting your local city or town hall. In Texas, for example, you can use an ESID Lookup Tool to find your utility company. In Massachusetts, the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) regulates investor-owned electric and gas companies.

Find local electric company in Texas using ESID Lookup Tool

To find your local electric company in Texas, you can use the ESID Lookup Tool (Electricity Service Identifier), which is updated daily. Just enter your address to look up your utility company. You will also see offers from retail electricity providers.

Over 85% of Texas is deregulated, meaning you must shop for an electricity provider. Electricity in Texas is deregulated, meaning for around 85% of residents, the utility company and the electricity provider are separate companies. That can be confusing if you are moving to Texas from out of state. You will have one electric company that delivers the power to your home and handles emergencies.

The ESID Lookup tool includes residential and business meters. You’ll need your ESID number when you are shopping a Texas electric plan for your home or business. Your Retail Energy Provider (REP) will use this number to set up your new electricity service.

An Electric Service Identifier (often styled ESID, ESIID, or ESI ID) is a unique number assigned to a “Service Delivery Point” in Texas. The ESID is not the same as the meter number or account number for your utility, and the number is not visible on your meter. Instead, the number is tied to a physical address. There are currently over 12 million ESIDs used for residential and commercial properties in Texas.

Every property in deregulated regions will have an ESID number. Alternatively, if your home is in a grey area of the map, you are likely in a regulated market and will not have an ESID. All of the Texas utility companies below specifically service deregulated areas. If your local utility is not listed below, you likely live in a regulated area of Texas.

Find local electric company in Massachusetts using DPU

To find your local electric company in Massachusetts, you can use the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). The DPU regulates investor-owned electric and gas companies in Massachusetts, along with some privately-owned water companies. The DPU also has limited oversight of municipal light plants (MLPs), which provide electric and/or gas service in some locations in Massachusetts.

You can search for the companies that provide electric, gas, or water to your location on the official website of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). You can also contact your city or town hall to find out which company provides service to your location. If the DPU oversees the water company that provides service to your location, the Consumer Division may be able to help with billing issues and other concerns you may have.

To find your local electric company in Massachusetts, you can follow these steps:

• Visit the official website of the Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
• Search for the companies that provide electric, gas, or water to your location.
• Contact your city or town hall to find out which company provides service to your location.
• If the DPU oversees the water company that provides service to your location, the Consumer Division may be able to help with billing issues and other concerns you may have.

Find local electric company in Massachusetts using city or town hall

If you want to find the local electric company in Massachusetts, you can contact your city or town hall. Multiple companies might serve one city or town and electric service is not available to every address in a city or town.

The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) regulates investor-owned electric and gas companies in Massachusetts, along with some privately-owned water companies. The DPU also has limited oversight of municipal light plants (MLPs), which provide electric and/or gas service in some locations in Massachusetts.

You can also explore the map by clicking and tapping or by referencing the table below the map for more details.

If you have questions about what company provides service to your location, contact your city or town hall. The Consumer Division may be able to help with billing issues and other concerns you may have.

Find local electric company in Texas using utility company

To find your local electric company in Texas, you can use an ESID Lookup Tool (Electricity Service Identifier). This tool, updated daily, allows you to enter your address and look up your utility company. You will also see offers from retail electricity providers.

Over 85% of Texas is deregulated, which means that for around 85% of residents, the utility company and the electricity provider are separate companies. This can be confusing if you are moving to Texas from out of state. You will have one electric company that delivers the power to your home and handles emergencies.

The best way to find out what electric company serves your address is to use the ElectricityPlans ESID Lookup Tool. This utility lookup by address gives you your unique electricity service identifier (ESID), meter status and the electric utility company for your Texas address. Plus you’ll see offers from retail electricity providers.

In Texas, four utility companies deliver electricity to the vast majority of the state – AEP Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Oncor Electric Delivery, and Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP). If you fall under the service area of any of these companies, you have the power to choose your electricity provider. When you choose an electricity provider, it supplies the electricity you use, while the local utility company for your area distributes that electricity to your home.

Utility companies in Texas are regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). To ensure utilities have the funds to maintain their electrical infrastructure, the PUCT approves delivery charges (aka “TDU Delivery Charges”) for each utility. These charges are the same no matter who your electricity provider is. Utilities also work with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to ensure grid stability across the state.

Find local electric company in Massachusetts using search bar

To find the local electric company in Massachusetts, you can go to the official website of Mass.gov. Here, you can search for the companies that provide electric, gas, or water to your location. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) regulates investor-owned electric and gas companies in Massachusetts, along with some privately-owned water companies. The DPU also has limited oversight of municipal light plants (MLPs), which provide electric and/or gas service in some locations in Massachusetts.

You can search the name of a city or town you're interested in and explore the map by clicking and tapping or by referencing the table below the map for more details. Multiple companies might serve one city or town. If you have questions about what company provides service to your location, contact your city or town hall.

You can also go to electricityrates.com to find the best electric providers in Massachusetts. You can enter your ZIP code above for a clear side-by-side comparison of your local electric companies.

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