Carrollton Electricity Rates and Information
In 2006, Carrollton, Texas was named one of America’s Top 100 Places to live by Relocate America and the 19th best place to live in the United States by Money magazine. In 2008, it achieved the honor again by Money as the 15th best place among small cities. Forbes rated Carrollton 12th among the 25 top places to move. The city is technically found in Dallas, Denton and Collin counties. The entire city is found within the Oncor electric utility territory, which is part of the Texas Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
ERCOT is recognized as many industry experts as the most successful electricity choice market in the World. Oncor is the largest utility within ERCOT, and is in charge of delivering power to all customers in the Dallas and Forth Worth area, reaching as far west as Odessa, and going all the way south to Round Rock located 15 miles North of Austin. While Carrollton electricity customers can choose between over 40 electricity companies to supply their electrity, Oncor is still solely responsible for power delivery in the city.
Carrollton, Texas owes much of its early success as a community to mills and railroads. The Dallas-Wichita Railroad came first, then was purchased by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Then the St. Louis Southwestern Railway crossed the Missouri-Kansas-Texas making Carrollton a shipping center for agricultural products. After World War II the city began to boom. Then the city grew more rapidly in the 1970s when the suburban growth from North Dallas spilled into the town.
Carrollton, Texas has a humid subtropical climate. The warmest month on average is July where Carrolton residences often see their electric bills double from the mild spring months. The highest recorded temperature was 112F in 1980, the lowest was 1F in 1989. The most precipitation happens in May.
People ranging in age from 25 to 44 make up the highest demographic in the city, with ages 45 to 64 following close behind. Over 5,000 businesses call Carrollton home. In general, people working in Carrollton are working in industrial, medical/pharmaceutical and energy jobs. Halliburton employs over 1,300 people with the North American operations for Easywell. McKesson pharmaceutical company has over 800 employees. Thomson Reuters also has an office in Carrollton. The city also has the home offices of Motel 6, FASTSIGNS International, and Sandy Lake Amusement Park. The city plays host to over 1,000 acres of developed park land for all to enjoy.
