Heat pump vs. furnace in Texas by electric utility

What to know about the Texas numbers

• Rebates not checked yet. We haven't checked heat pump rebates in Texas yet, so the numbers here leave them out. Utility and state programs can take thousands off a heat pump, so ask your utility and your contractor what's available.
• Mostly average prices. Only 30% of Texas ZIP codes here are priced on a current utility tariff. The rest use the utility's average price from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which is about two years old and doesn't show tiers, so the winter price of extra kWh is estimated. Enter the rate from a recent bill for a closer answer.
• Partial city coverage. Most Texans in the ERCOT grid pick a retail electricity plan, and plan prices vary widely. Our ZIP code data covers only part of the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas (many ZIP codes there, including downtown Houston, are missing); where it does, pages are for the largest retail providers (TXU Energy, Reliant), priced on their average from about two years ago. Enter the energy rate from your own bill or plan facts label for a reliable answer.
• Time-of-use rates. 4 utilities' tariffs here charge different prices by time of day. We assume heating and cooling use is spread evenly across the day, which can be off if most of yours falls in peak hours.
• Regional fuel prices. EIA doesn't publish a Texas price for every fuel: heating oil uses the national average. Enter your own price if you heat with it.