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Setting up utilities in Pasadena

In Pasadena, you choose who sells your electricity, CenterPoint Energy delivers gas, water and sewer depends on your address, and the City of Pasadena Sanitation handles trash pickup.

Moving to Pasadena? Public Grid can set up your electricity on our own plan.

Your utilities in Pasadena

Who to call for each service in Pasadena, and how to start it.

ServiceProviderHow to start

Electric

You choose

In Texas, you choose your electricity provider. CenterPoint delivers the power, and you pick the company that sells it.

Delivers the power

CenterPoint Energy

The same for every Pasadena home. Call them about outages and downed lines.

Outages and downed lines1 (713) 207-2222

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.

Compare plans on Power to Choose (opens powertochoose.org in a new tab)

How to start: pick a plan from the list and sign up with them. They arrange the connection with CenterPoint.

You can get started with Public Grid

We have our own electricity plan. Sign up in a few minutes.

Start service with Public Grid

Gas

CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas service in the Houston area.

To start: Submit a start service form online with a payment method for any required deposit; your first bill may include a security deposit based on your credit history.

Customer service1 (713) 659-2111Start on centerpointenergy.com (opens move.centerpointenergy.com in a new tab)

Water & sewer

Depends on your address

City of Pasadena Water Billing

The City office that handles water meter reading and billing.

Most of Pasadena

To start: Submit a Residential Services Application with your photo ID, Social Security number and proof of your right to live there (such as closing papers or a lease), then call Water Billing to pay the deposit and non-refundable application fee; service won’t start until they’re paid.

Sewer service fees are included on your monthly water bill.

Customer service1 (713) 475-5566Start on pasadenatx.gov (opens pasadenatx.gov in a new tab)

Clear Lake City Water Authority

A water district in southeast Harris County’s Clear Lake area.

Clear Lake area (77058, 77059, 77586); check your address

To start: Submit a completed application with a copy of the account holder’s driver’s license and the deposit, in person, by drop box, by mail or by email.

Customer service1 (281) 488-1164Start on clcwa.org (opens clcwa.org in a new tab)

Trash & recycling

City of Pasadena Sanitation

The City’s Sanitation Division picks up household garbage and brush.

Garbage service fees are included in the water deposit and monthly water bills.

Customer service1 (713) 475-7884pasadenatx.gov (opens pasadenatx.gov in a new tab)

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 Pasadena

Yes, if you’re on the ERCOT grid and an electric co-op or a city-owned utility doesn’t serve your home. Power to Choose, a website run by the Public Utility Commission of Texas, lets you compare plans and rates from retail electric providers.

Yes. The City requires a deposit and a non-refundable application fee, and the deposit amount depends on whether you own or rent. Additional deposits are required if the home has a sprinkler meter or a swimming pool.

Sources: CenterPoint Energy, City of Pasadena Water Billing, Clear Lake City Water Authority, City of Pasadena Sanitation, EIA.

Public Grid isn’t affiliated with these companies.

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