Setting Up Utilities in Alba, Texas
Alba is co-op country: Wood County Electric Cooperative serves the town and the Lake Fork region around it, and the state's Power to Choose site returns no competitive plans for ZIP 75410 — so there's no rate shopping, you join the co-op.
The City of Alba's Utility Department runs water and sewer, Atmos Energy serves the gas mains, and Peoples Communications — the local telco whose email the city itself uses — anchors internet in the area.
Electricity
Single regulated providerAlba is served by Wood County Electric Cooperative — the co-op's outage notices routinely cover the Alba/Lake Fork region, and Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75410. You set up service as a co-op member.
Provider: Wood County Electric Cooperative
Natural Gas
Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy (Mid-Tex Division) serves Alba with piped natural gas, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's city table, with propane common around Lake Fork.
Water & Sewer
City of Alba Utility Department
The city's Utility Department runs water and sewer; set up an account at the city office. Rural addresses are typically on Bright Star-Salem SUD or another water supply corporation.
Trash & Recycling
City of Alba (contracted hauler)
Residential trash is arranged through the city alongside the water account; confirm the current hauler and pickup day with the city office.
Internet
Peoples Communications
Peoples Communications, the Quitman-based telco, serves the Alba–Lake Fork area with expanding fiber — even City Hall uses a peoplescom.net address — with fixed wireless and satellite covering the shoreline. Availability varies by address — check the FCC map.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: A Co-op Town, No Shopping
Alba sits in Wood County Electric Cooperative territory on the north shore of Lake Fork — the co-op's planned-outage notices routinely name the Alba/Lake Fork region, and the state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 75410. Setting up means joining the co-op: call WCEC with your service address, pay the membership and deposit, and the co-op is who you call about outages.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Atmos Energy serves the gas mains in Alba, with propane standard around the lake. The city's Utility Department runs water and sewer from the city office, and trash is arranged on the same account — confirm the current hauler when you sign up. Rural homes typically draw water from Bright Star-Salem Special Utility District.
Internet
Peoples Communications anchors internet in the Alba–Lake Fork area, with fiber expanding from its Quitman base — City Hall itself runs on a peoplescom.net address. Fixed wireless and satellite options like Starlink cover the boat-ramp roads. Availability is address-specific, so check the FCC National Broadband Map for your exact location.
FAQ: Utilities in Alba
No. Alba is served by Wood County Electric Cooperative — Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75410, so there's no retail shopping. You set up service as a co-op member.
Wood County Electric Cooperative, headquartered in nearby Quitman, serves Alba and the Lake Fork region.
Atmos Energy serves the gas mains. The City of Alba's Utility Department runs water and sewer, with trash arranged through the city.
Peoples Communications serves the area with expanding fiber, plus fixed wireless and satellite around Lake Fork. Check the FCC National Broadband Map for your address.
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