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Regulated utility territory · PUCT Broker Registration BR260102

Commercial Electricity
in Texas Panhandle

Xcel Energy's Southwestern Public Service serves Amarillo and the Panhandle as a regulated utility outside ERCOT, so businesses there buy on SPS commercial tariffs and cannot shop a retail supplier. Lubbock, to the south, joined ERCOT's competitive market in 2024 and is listed under the South Plains.

There is no supplier contract to shop in the Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service) territory around Hereford, Dalhart and Amarillo. If your company also has locations in deregulated Texas territory, those accounts can be shopped.

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Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)
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Texas Panhandle commercial electricity at a glance

Businesses in the Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service) territory around Hereford, Dalhart and Amarillo buy electricity from a regulated utility without retail supplier choice, so there is no supplier contract to shop and no broker can change the rate. Hereford, Dalhart and Amarillo (Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)) are served by municipal or regulated utilities without retail supplier choice. The average Texas commercial account paid 8.66¢ per kWh all-in, supply and delivery together (EIA, 06/2026); supplier quotes are the supply portion only, so they are not directly comparable to that all-in average. A company with locations in deregulated Texas territory can still shop those accounts through Voltcheckr LLC, a PUCT-registered broker (BR260102), at no cost to the business; the supplier it signs with pays the commission.

Cities served by a utility without retail choice

Businesses here buy on the utility's own tariffs and do not choose a retail supplier. Each guide explains what that means and what a business can still do.

Hereford · Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)Dalhart · Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)Amarillo · Xcel Energy (Southwestern Public Service)

Locations elsewhere in Texas?

We shop the supply contract for a company's locations in deregulated Texas territory. Call or text (469) 708-9311 or see the markets we shop.

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Voltcheckr LLC · PUCT Broker Registration BR260102

Broker disclosure

Voltcheckr LLC is an independent energy broker (Texas PUCT Broker Registration BR260102), not an energy supplier, with no affiliated supplier. We are paid a referral commission by the supplier you choose, never by you, and you contract directly with that supplier. You can stop using Voltcheckr at any time at no cost. By continuing you acknowledge our broker disclosures.

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