Setting up utilities in Sugar Land
In Sugar Land, you choose who sells your electricity, gas depends on your address, the City of Sugar Land Water Utilities runs water and sewer, and Sugar Land Solid Waste & Recycling handles trash pickup.
Moving to Sugar Land? Public Grid can set up your electricity on our own plan.
Your utilities in Sugar Land
Who to call for each service in Sugar Land, and how to start it.
Electric
You chooseIn 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 Sugar Land home. 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 CenterPoint.
You can get started with Public Grid
We have our own electricity plan. Sign up in a few minutes.
Gas
Depends on your address
CenterPoint Energy
Natural gas service across the Greater Houston area.
Most of Sugar Land
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.
SiEnergy
SiEnergy provides natural gas service to communities in Texas.
Parts of Sugar Land; check with SiEnergy
To start: Complete the online start service form before your move-in date with the property address, contact names, a phone number and an email address.
Water & sewer
City of Sugar Land Water Utilities
The City runs the water systems that serve all of Sugar Land.
To start: Fill out the online residential application and agree to its service agreement; a deposit is billed to your account unless you provide a letter of reference from another utility company.
Residents who sign up for water service are automatically signed up for garbage and recycling.
Trash & recycling
Sugar Land Solid Waste & Recycling
Sugar Land garbage is collected twice a week and recycling once a week.
To start: Fill out the City’s online water service application and agree to its service agreement (a deposit is billed unless you provide a utility letter of reference); garbage and recycling start with it, and you call Republic Services to schedule cart delivery.
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 Sugar Land
Sources: CenterPoint Energy, SiEnergy, City of Sugar Land Water Utilities, Sugar Land Solid Waste & Recycling, EIA.
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