Setting Up Utilities in The Colony, Texas
Setting up utilities in The Colony is a little different from most of the Metroplex, because electricity here isn't part of the deregulated shop-around market. Here's who handles power, gas, water, and trash, and how to get it all turned on.
Electricity
Single regulated providerMost of The Colony is served by CoServ Electric, a member-owned electric cooperative outside the deregulated market — so there's no retail provider to shop for. A few addresses on the city's edges fall in Oncor's deregulated territory; check your exact address if you're unsure.
Provider: CoServ Electric
Natural Gas
Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy is the natural gas utility for The Colony and most of the DFW metro. Set up service directly with Atmos; some newer homes are all-electric with no gas hookup.
Water & Sewer
City of The Colony
The City of The Colony provides water and wastewater service and sets up residential trash and recycling on the same account. Start service through the city a business day or two before move-in.
Trash & Recycling
City of The Colony
Residential trash and recycling in The Colony are handled by the city (often through a contracted hauler) and set up with your city water account.
Internet
Spectrum / AT&T Fiber
Spectrum cable reaches most The Colony addresses and AT&T Fiber is expanding across the city, with Google Fiber in parts and Frontier fiber in some areas. Coverage is address-by-address — check the FCC map for your exact street.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: A Cooperative, Not a Marketplace
Most of The Colony gets power from CoServ Electric, a member-owned cooperative that sits outside Texas's deregulated system. So there's no retail provider to shop for and no Power to Choose listing — you sign up with the co-op directly. If your address happens to fall in Oncor's deregulated territory on the edge of town, you'd choose a retail provider instead, so it's worth confirming which side of the line you're on before you assume.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas comes from Atmos Energy across The Colony and nearly all of DFW — set it up online or by phone, and note that some newer homes are all-electric. Water, sewer, and residential trash and recycling run through the City of The Colony on one account, so those get handled in a single stop. Give yourself a day or two of lead time, more around the first of the month when everyone's transferring service.
Internet
Spectrum's cable is the wide-coverage default in The Colony and does the job for most homes. But where AT&T Fiber or Google Fiber has reached your street, take the fiber — matching upload and download speeds that cable can't match, usually for the same money. Availability shifts block to block, so check your exact address on the FCC broadband map before you commit.
FAQ: Utilities in The Colony
Mostly no. Most of The Colony is served by CoServ Electric, a cooperative outside the deregulated market, so there's no retail provider to shop for. A few edge addresses in Oncor territory can choose a provider — check your exact address.
Atmos Energy is the natural gas utility for The Colony and most of the DFW metro. Service is set up directly with Atmos, though some newer all-electric homes have no gas hookup.
The City of The Colony provides water and wastewater service and sets up residential trash and recycling, typically on a single city account started when you move in.
Spectrum cable covers most of The Colony and AT&T Fiber is available at many addresses, with Google Fiber in parts of the city. Because availability is address-specific, check the FCC broadband map for your exact street.
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