Setting up utilities in Temple
In Temple, you choose who sells your electricity, Atmos Energy delivers gas, water depends on your address, the City of Temple Utility Business Office handles sewer, and the City of Temple Solid Waste Services handles trash pickup.
Moving to Temple? Public Grid can set up your electricity on our own plan.
Your utilities in Temple
Who to call for each service in Temple, and how to start it.
Electric
You chooseIn Texas, 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 Temple 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 Oncor.
You can get started with Public Grid
We have our own electricity plan. Sign up in a few minutes.
Gas
Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy provides natural gas service in 111 counties in Texas.
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.
Water
Depends on your address
City of Temple Utility Business Office
The City of Temple bills water, sewer and solid waste monthly.
Most of Temple
To start: Submit the online Residential Request for Service with your driver’s license number, Social Security number and date of birth, and provide a valid picture ID, uploaded with the form or emailed.
A deposit is collected before services are connected; a representative will contact you to collect it.
Pendleton Water Supply Corporation
Its goal is to provide safe, clean water to all of its residents.
Parts of north Temple; check your address
To start: Homeowners complete and sign the Service Application and Agreement with the applicant’s driver’s license number, proof of ownership and a map of the service location; Membership requires a Membership Fee, and the agreement must be executed before service is provided.
Renters sign a Renter’s Service Agreement instead, giving the owner’s full name, mailing address and phone.
Moffat Water Supply Corporation
A water provider committed to superior service for its community.
Near Airport Road and SH 317; check your address
To start: Call the office, or return the Service Application/New Membership Packet by mail, fax or email with a copy of your driver’s license and of the deed or mortgage closing agreement; renters use the Alternate Billing Agreement, which both owner and lessee must complete.
Owners pay a membership fee, and the signed service agreement is required before service starts.
Sewer
City of Temple Utility Business Office
The City of Temple bills water, sewer and solid waste monthly.
To start: Submit the online Residential Request for Service with your driver’s license number, Social Security number and date of birth, and provide a valid picture ID, uploaded with the form or emailed.
A deposit is collected before services are connected; a representative will contact you to collect it.
Trash & recycling
City of Temple Solid Waste Services
Curbside garbage collection once a week for residential customers.
To start: Submit a residential Request for Service to the City, which bills solid waste with water and sewer and collects a deposit before services are connected; at existing homes, garbage and recycling containers should already be there.
The service request asks for your driver’s license number, Social Security number, date of birth and a valid picture ID.
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 Temple
Sources: Oncor, Atmos Energy, City of Temple Utility Business Office, Pendleton Water Supply Corporation, Moffat Water Supply Corporation, City of Temple Solid Waste Services, EIA.
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