COSTS & INCENTIVES | UTILITIES - ELECTRICITY | & INCENTIVES COSTS U.S. Electric Grid Electricity Rates and Reliability Competitive Monthly Billing (, 2020 rates) The Dallas–Fort Worth region ranks close to the national median in terms of overall electric rates. The state of operates on a power Residential and Commercial Industrial

grid separate from that of the - ELECTRICITY UTILITIES rest of the country, meaning DFW ranks high in electrical systems 500 kWh 75 kW reliability. 15,000 kWh The Electric Reliability Council $61 of Texas (ERCOT) manages the $1,145 flow of electric power to 24 million Texas customers. Furthermore, because Texas has a deregulated electricity market, consumers can 1,000 kWh 75 kW shop around and choose their 30,000 kWh service providers, giving them $104 flexibility in pricing and service. $2,316

40 kW 75 kW 10,000 kWh 50,000 kWh $788 $3,151 The U.S. electric grid is a complex network of independently owned and operated power plants and transmission lines. The state of Texas has a competitive advantage due to independence from ERCOT 40 kW 1,000 kW other grids in other states. (The Electric Reliability 14,000 kWh 200,000 kWh Council of Texas) $1,114 $14,239

Texas Electric Generation by Source 500 kW 1,000 kW 150,000 kWh 400,000 kWh $11,082 $23,167 Net Electricity Generation GwH % Total U.S. Average Petroleum-Fired 3 0.0% 22.2%

Natural Gas-Fired 19,890 51.8% 32.1% 500 kW 1,000 kW 180,000 kWh 650,000 kWh Coal-Fired 6,664 17.3% 17.7% $32,140 $13,391 Nuclear 3,103 8.1% 9.5%

Hydroelectric 87 0.2% 3.1%

Other Renewables 8,679 22.6% 9.6%

Total Net Electricity Generation 38,426

Source: PUC - Monthly Retail Electric Service Bill Comparison for Residential Electric Service Source: Energy Information Administration

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Water, Sewer, Gas, & Natural Gas Rates and Infrastructure within DFW |

Telecommunications UTILITIES - WATER, SEWER, GAS, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Dallas–Fort Worth is expected to continue Water and Sewer Natural Gas Rates* Price per 1,000 gallons growing at a rapid rate. In order to keep up The Barnett Shale Customer Charge Commodity with projected demands for utilities, the Residential Water Sewer per Month Charge/McF region’s leaders have made it a priority to UP TO 4,000 $1.88 $5.41 Residential $23.50 $0.19003 secure reliable sources of water and gas. 4,001 TO 10,000 $4.05 $5.41 The area’s numerous lakes and the abun- Commercial (<3,000 AVG. McF/YR) $50.00 $0.09402 dance of natural gas reserves, located 10,001 TO 20,000 $6.59 $5.41 in the geologic formation known as the 20,001 TO 30,000 $9.4 $5.41 Industrial $970.75 $0.2846 to $0.0327 Barnett Shale, ensure that DFW will have ABOVE 30,000 $10.86 $5.41 access to these resources in the decades *Rates are for Dallas only - different rates apply to other cities and unincorporated to come. General Services Water Sewer AT&T and Texas Instruments, among areas. Excludes additional charges such as gas cost recovery, weather UP TO 10,000 $4.22 $4.56 normalization, taxes and fees. Industrial commodity charge is based on level of others, call DFW home. As a result, the MMBtu’s used. Rate is current as of June 1, 2020 and is subject to change. region is a strong telecommunications ABOVE 10,000 $4.6 $4.56 hub. Multiple carriers’ fiber networks, Above 10,000 and 1.4 Times Annual Average $7.02 $4.56 Source: Atmos Energy Corp. Tariffs for Mid-Tex combined with long-haul fiber, connect North Texas cities to one another, as *Prices reflect prompt-pay discount and are effective Oct. 1, 2020 well as to the rest of the U.S. and the Source: Dallas Water Utilities The Barnett Shale is one of the largest natural gas fields in world. Redundancies in connectivity, North America. combined with relative freedom from natural disasters, means minimal risk of Exploration, drilling, and production in the Barnett Shale have downtime for any business operating in Regional Water transformed the economy with thousands of jobs and millions the vicinity. And with the imminent roll-out LAKE RANDELL of dollars in investment, and contributed to opportunities and TEXOMA LAKE ! Pottsboro ! Planning Area – r HUBERT H e Denison v of 5G technologies by all of the major MOSS LAKE i COFFEE R prosperity for the entire region.

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!Teague North Texas Municipal Water District 400,272 635,961 1,036,233 BR Fort Worth AZ

O City of Fort Worth 282,992 250,890 533,882 S Authority 155,466 156,582 312,048 Miami Upper Trinity Regional Water District 54,586 141,328 195,914 Regional Water Planning Area - C - Region C A C - Region C County Boundaries Source: Dallas Water Utilities, Region C Water Planning Group O B D « ! C DISCLAIMER Cities, Towns and Villages G MISSION This map was generated by the Texas Water Development Board The Texas Water Development Board's (TWDB) mission is to provide 0 5 10 20 using GIS (Geographical Information System) software. No claims F I leadership, planning, financial assistance, information, and education are made to the accuracy or completeness of the information shown Major Reservoirs and Lakes E K for the conservation and responsible development of water for Texas. Miles herein nor to its suitability for a particular use. The scale and location H of all mapped data are approximate. Map date: JAN-2014 J Major River Basins L P Scale: 1:675,000

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