Published: June 8, 2026
Oncor Delivery Charges Rose June 1, 2026 — What North Texas Customers Should Know
Quick Summary: The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved Oncor's rate settlement on April 17, 2026, and new delivery rates took effect around June 1. Oncor estimated the impact at roughly a 3% increase, or about $4.64 per month, for a typical 1,000 kWh home. The catch most people miss: this is a regulated delivery charge that is the same for every provider — so it raises everyone's bill equally and does not change which energy plan is cheapest for you.
What Changed
Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility (TDU) that delivers electricity to more than 13 million Texans across roughly 400 cities, including the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and much of North, Central and West Texas. It owns the poles and wires; it is not the company that sells you a plan. Like every Texas TDU, Oncor is required to periodically file a comprehensive base-rate review with the PUCT.
In its rate review (Docket No. 58306, originally filed June 26, 2025), Oncor reached an unopposed settlement that the PUCT approved in a final order on April 17, 2026. New delivery rates take effect about 45 days after the final order — around June 1, 2026. Oncor said the company is executing an approximately $36 billion five-year capital plan to support grid growth, reliability and storm recovery.
Oncor's published estimate of the customer impact: for a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month on a retail plan priced at 15 cents per kWh, the change works out to about a 3% overall increase, or roughly $4.64 per month. (Oncor's original 2025 request would have been closer to $7 per month; the settlement reduced it.) Oncor is also permitted to recover the difference between old and new rates back to January 1, 2026 through a temporary surcharge spread across the rest of the year.
Oncor Rate Change at a Glance
| Detail | What Oncor Reported |
|---|---|
| PUCT final order | April 17, 2026 (settlement approved) |
| New rates effective | ~45 days after the order (around June 1, 2026) |
| Typical bill impact | ~3%, or about $4.64/month at 1,000 kWh |
| Back-charge | Surcharge to Jan 1, 2026, spread over the rest of 2026 |
| Who's affected | Oncor territory: DFW + North/Central/West Texas |
Source: Oncor rate-case page and the PUCT's April 17, 2026 final order (Docket No. 58306). Dollar impact is Oncor's own estimate for a 1,000 kWh customer; your actual change depends on your usage.
Why You Can't Shop Your Way Out of It
Your Texas electricity bill has two main parts: the delivery (TDU) charge, which pays Oncor to move power over the wires, and the energy (supply) charge, which is what your retail provider sells you. The delivery charge is set by the PUCT and is identical for every retail provider in Oncor's territory. No plan, promotion or provider can waive it or beat it.
That has an important consequence that's easy to get backwards: because the increase applies equally to every plan, it does not change which plan is cheapest for you. The plan that was cheapest at your usage before June 1 is still the cheapest after — everyone's total just moved up by the same delivery amount.
Consumer takeaway: You can't shop the delivery charge, but you can shop the energy charge — and that's where real money is. A small delivery increase is a good prompt to make sure you're not also overpaying on the part of the bill you actually control.
What to Do If You're an Oncor Customer
First, check whether you're even in Oncor's territory — if you're in Houston you're served by CenterPoint, not Oncor, so this specific change doesn't apply to you. If you are an Oncor customer (most of DFW and North Texas), the increase is modest but it stacks on top of summer cooling costs, so timing matters.
The single most effective move is to make sure your energy rate is competitive at your real usage. Use our bill estimator to project your summer usage, then compare plans at that level. For the full picture of how delivery charges work, see our guides on how TDU delivery charges work and the TDU charge comparison by utility.
Related Texas Electricity Resources
How Texas TDU Delivery Charges Work
Understand the regulated delivery portion of your bill and why it's the same for every provider.
How to Read Your Texas Electricity Bill
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Dallas Electricity Rates
Compare the cheapest plans available in Oncor's Dallas–Fort Worth territory.
True Electricity Cost Calculator
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