Austin Energy

Austin Energy is unusual among Texas utilities in offering both a home charger rebate and a city-run public charging network. The Plug-In EVerywhere network is the city's main contribution to EV adoption: it bills by usage with no subscription, at $0.12203 per kWh for Level 2 and $0.23616 per minute for DC fast charging, with more than 1,400 Level 2 ports across the service area. Austin Energy has no EV-specific time-of-use plan. The home rebate covers 50% of the purchase price of a qualified station, up to $500, and requires enrollment in Power Partner EV.

Because Texas is a deregulated electricity market in most of the state, Austin Energy's municipal model is distinct from how Oncor or CenterPoint customers experience EV programs. Austin Energy bundles generation, transmission, and distribution, which lets it run rebates and a public charging network without going through a retail electric provider. Austin Energy serves about 575,000 customers, roughly 90% of them residential.

The business rebate pays up to $700 per Level 1 station, $3,000 per Level 2 station, and $5,000 per DC fast station, capped at 50% of equipment and installation costs. The federal 30C charger credit ended June 30, 2026, so this rebate is now the main public incentive for workplace and multifamily charging buildouts in Austin Energy territory.