Setting Up Utilities in Lindale, Texas
Electricity
You can choose your providerLindale is in the deregulated ERCOT market on the Oncor grid — Power to Choose lists 150+ competing plans for ZIP 75771. Oncor delivers the power and handles outages; you choose the retail electric provider. Some rural addresses around Lindale are on Wood County Electric Cooperative instead.
Delivery utility (poles, wires & outages): Oncor
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CenterPoint Energy (Entex)
CenterPoint Energy (Entex) is the natural gas utility serving Lindale, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's list of gas utilities by city.
Water & Sewer
City of Lindale Water Utilities
One city water account covers water, sewer, and garbage; open it at City Hall, 105 Ballard Drive, with a $100 deposit inside city limits ($150 outside).
Trash & Recycling
Republic Services (city contract)
Trash pickup in Lindale is contracted to Republic Services and billed on your city water account.
Internet
Widest coverage: Optimum
Optimum reports service to 85% of homes inside Lindale city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 57% of homes. Full provider comparison on our Lindale internet page.
Check your address (FCC map) →Lindale sits in Texas's deregulated electricity market on the Oncor grid, same as Tyler down the road — more than 150 retail plans are listed for ZIP 75771 on the state's Power to Choose site. Oncor owns the wires and handles outages; you pick the company that sells you the electricity.
The rest of the setup is one stop at City Hall on Ballard Drive: a single water account covers water, sewer, and garbage (collected by Republic Services), with a deposit required. CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas, and Optimum reports the widest internet coverage in town (85% of homes on the FCC broadband map).
Electricity: You Choose Your Provider
Lindale shares Tyler's electricity setup: it's on the Oncor grid inside Texas's deregulated market. Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility — it owns the poles and wires, reads your meter, and is who you call in an outage — but the electricity itself comes from a retail provider you choose. With 150+ plans listed for ZIP 75771, compare price per kilowatt-hour, contract length, and fixed-versus-variable rates on Power to Choose before you sign.
North and east of town the map gets patchier — some rural routes are on Wood County Electric Cooperative, with no plan shopping — so confirm by address if you're outside the city.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas in Lindale comes from CenterPoint Energy. The city consolidates the rest: one water account at City Hall covers water, sewer, and garbage, with Republic Services running the trash routes under the city's contract. Residential deposits run $100 inside the city limits and $150 outside.
Internet
Providers report home internet service inside Lindale city limits over licensed fixed wireless at 94% of homes, cable at 85% of homes, fiber at 57% of homes, unlicensed fixed wireless at 19% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 4% of homes, out of 3,094 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.
At least 85% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 57% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.
Optimum reports service to 85% of homes inside Lindale city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 57% of homes.
Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.
FAQ: Utilities in Lindale
Yes. Lindale is in Texas's deregulated market on the Oncor grid — Power to Choose lists more than 150 competing plans for ZIP 75771. Oncor delivers the power; you pick the retail provider.
Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility that delivers power and handles outages in Lindale, but you buy your electricity from a retail provider of your choice. Some rural routes nearby are on Wood County Electric Cooperative instead.
CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas. The City of Lindale runs water and sewer on one account that also covers garbage, which Republic Services collects under the city's contract.
Apart from satellite and 5G home-internet carriers, Optimum reports the widest coverage: 85% of homes inside Lindale city limits in FCC data as of December 31, 2025. Other providers reporting at least 10% coverage: AT&T, Peoples Telephone Cooperative, Point Broadband, Verizon Home Internet, and T-Mobile Home Internet. Availability varies by address, so check the FCC National Broadband Map.
Sources & Verification
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