Setting Up Utilities in Buna, Texas
Buna is an unincorporated community, so utility setup works a little differently than in a city: there's no municipal utility office. Electricity comes from Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative — the member-owned co-op that has served Jasper and Newton counties since 1943 and keeps an office in Buna — and the state's Power to Choose site returns no competitive plans for ZIP 77612, so there's no rate shopping.
Water comes from South Jasper County Water Supply Corporation, headquartered right in Buna. CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas along the mains, and trash service is arranged privately with a hauler.
Electricity
Single regulated providerBuna is served by Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, which maintains a local office in the community — Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 77612, so there is no retail shopping. You set up service as a co-op member.
Provider: Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative
Natural Gas
CenterPoint Energy (Entex)
CenterPoint Energy (Entex) serves Buna and environs with piped natural gas, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's city table — though coverage is limited to a few hundred connections, so many homes run on propane.
Water & Sewer
South Jasper County Water Supply Corporation
South Jasper County WSC, headquartered in Buna, is the water provider for the community — there is no municipal water department.
Trash & Recycling
Private hauler
Buna is unincorporated, so residential trash is arranged directly with a private hauler serving Jasper County; neighbors and the WSC office can point you to current options.
Internet
Spectrum
Spectrum cable reaches about a third of Buna, with DSL, 5G home internet, and fixed wireless covering other sections and satellite handling the piney-woods edges. Availability varies sharply by address — check the FCC map.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: A Co-op Community, No Shopping
Buna sits in Deep East Texas outside the ERCOT grid, in Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative territory — the co-op has served this stretch of the piney woods since 1943 and keeps a branch office in Buna itself. The state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 77612, so there are no retail rates to compare.
Setting up means joining the co-op: call JNEC with your service address, pay the membership and deposit, and JNEC is who you call about outages.
Gas, Water, and Trash
CenterPoint Energy runs natural gas mains through Buna, though only a few hundred homes are connected — propane is common on the outlying roads. Water comes from South Jasper County Water Supply Corporation, the member-owned utility headquartered in town. Because Buna is unincorporated, there's no city trash service: households contract directly with a private hauler.
Internet
Buna's internet is a patchwork: Spectrum cable reaches about a third of the community, DSL and 5G home internet cover other sections, and fixed-wireless and satellite options like Starlink handle the rest. Availability changes road by road, so the most reliable check is the FCC National Broadband Map for your exact address.
FAQ: Utilities in Buna
No. Buna is served by Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative — Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 77612, so there's no retail shopping. You set up service as a member of the co-op.
South Jasper County Water Supply Corporation, headquartered in Buna, provides water — there's no municipal water department since Buna is unincorporated.
CenterPoint Energy serves a few hundred homes along the gas mains, with propane common elsewhere. Trash is arranged directly with a private hauler since there's no city service.
Spectrum cable covers about a third of the community, with DSL, 5G home internet, fixed wireless, and satellite covering the rest. Check the FCC National Broadband Map for your address.
Sources & Verification
- Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative — service area (Buna office)
- Power to Choose — no competitive plans for ZIP 77612 (verified June 2026)
- Railroad Commission of Texas — Natural Gas Service to Texas Cities (Table 1A)
- South Jasper County Water Supply Corporation
- BroadbandNow — internet providers in Buna
- FCC National Broadband Map
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