Setting up utilities in McKinney
In McKinney, electricity depends on your address, gas depends on your address, McKinney Water Billing runs water and sewer, and McKinney Trash & Recycling handles trash pickup.
Moving to McKinney? Public Grid can set up your electricity, on our own plan where Oncor delivers or with CoServ.
Your utilities in McKinney
Who to call for each service in McKinney, and how to start it.
Electric
Depends on your address
Downtown, central and east McKinney
In this part of McKinney, you choose your electricity provider. Oncor delivers the power, and you pick the company that sells it.
Delivers the power
Oncor
The same for every home in this area. Call them about outages and downed lines.
Sells it to you · you pick
The electricity provider you choose
Your plan, your rate and your bill come from them. The state lists every plan.
How to start: pick a plan from the list and sign up with them. They arrange the connection with Oncor.
CoServ
West McKinney (75070, 75071, 75072); check your address
To start: CoServ asks for your Social Security number and a driver’s license or state-issued ID when you start electric service.
Or let Public Grid set it up →Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative
Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit co-op.
Parts of north McKinney (75071); check your address
To start: Complete the online service application with a valid state-issued ID and Social Security number for each person on the account; if you rent, everyone named on the lease must be a co-applicant. A soft credit check determines if a deposit is required.
You can get started with Public Grid
Where Oncor delivers, we have our own electricity plan. Sign up in a few minutes.
Gas
Depends on your address
Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy provides natural gas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Most of McKinney
To start: Use the online form, which asks for your mailing address, personal information and a username, then the address to serve. Your Social Security number isn’t mandatory, but if you don’t enter it, a deposit may need to be assessed.
CoServ Gas
CoServ Gas is the natural gas distribution utility of CoServ.
Parts of McKinney; check your address
To start: Request new service online or by phone with your driver’s license or state-issued ID and Social Security number; a credit check will determine if you need a deposit.
Water & sewer
McKinney Water Billing
The City of McKinney bills monthly for water and sewer.
To start: Submit the online Utility Service Request with each applicant’s driver’s license, ID or passport number and Social Security number; renters must upload a signed lease and list everyone on it over 18 as an occupant.
A deposit is charged, refunded after 1 year of on-time payments or when the account closes.
Trash & recycling
McKinney Trash & Recycling
McKinney’s residential trash and recycling cart service is weekly.
To start: Submit the City utility application with each applicant’s driver’s license, ID or passport number and Social Security number; renters must upload a signed lease and list everyone on it over 18 as an occupant.
Inside city limits, the City bills trash with water and sewer, and the account requires a deposit.
What Texas homes pay for electricity
This is the Texas average. Your own bill depends on your plan, your home’s size and how you heat it.
$178
Texas’ average home bill, per month
16.0¢
Texas’ average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
FAQ
Questions about moving to McKinney
Sources: CoServ, Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative, Oncor, Atmos Energy, CoServ Gas, McKinney Water Billing, McKinney Trash & Recycling, EIA.
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