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If your service is located in the
Nueces Electric Cooperative delivery service area...

Nueces Electric Cooperative Retail Division (NEC RD) is proud to be the affiliate competitive retail electric provider (CR) in the Nueces Electric Cooperative service area. Thank you for considering NEC RD to supply your power needs*. Click on the links below to obtain more information.

NEC RD Enrollment

  • Please contact NEC to arrange for electric delivery services at 361-387-2581 or 1-800-632-9288. Ask for the New Service Coordinator.
  • Review the NEC RD Terms of Service and Electricity Facts Label appropriate for your service provided below.
  • Complete the NEC RD Enrollment Form for residential customers or the NEC RD Enrollment Form for commercial customers and fax it to 361-387-2919
  • Meet "satisfactory credit" requirements as allowed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in Substantive Rule §25.478. For residential customers...
    • The quickest way to do this is to authorized NEC RD to do a credit score check (you will be charged $4 on your first bill)
    • Another option available is for you to request a payment reference letter from your previous provider that proves in the last 12 months of service with the provider you were not late paying your bill more than once and you were not disconnected for non-payment. Ask the provider to fax the letter to NEC RD at 1-361-387-4139
    • Other options are also available to demonstrate satisfactory credit as allowed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) in Substantive Rule §25.478 These are detailed in your Terms of Service document (see below to access your Terms of Service document).
  • Customers/applicants unable to demonstrate satisfactory credit in accordance with §25.478 of the PUCT Substantive Rules may be required to pay a deposit. Nueces Electric Cooperative Retail Division (NEC RD) may deny electric service to customers/applicants that refuse or are unable to comply with the requirements in §25.478 and 25.24 of the PUCT Substantive Rules.

  • A customer/applicant who previously has been a customer of Nueces Electric Cooperative, and whose service was terminated or disconnected for non-payment of their electric bill or theft of service (including fraud or misrepresentation) shall be required, before service is reinstated, to pay all amounts due to Nueces Electric Cooperative, or execute a deferred payment agreement, if eligible, along with any required deposit and fees, as appropriate, and reestablish credit.

  • Welcome to NEC RD!

Residential Service

Small Commercial Service

Large Commercial & Industrial Service

  • Please contact us for terms of service and rates customized to best serve your needs.

*NOTE: As an NEC service area customer, please understand that you have a choice of competitive retail electric providers (CRs) and you do not have to purchase power from NEC RD in order to receive quality delivery services from Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.

        NEC Bylaws and Statement of Nondiscrimination