About KPUB

About Us

KPUB’s mission is to be a responsive and efficient, locally-owned provider of safe and reliable utility service at the lowest responsible price.

As a community-owned, not-for-profit utility, we don’t answer to shareholders—we answer to you, our customers.

As a KPUB customer, you benefit from some of the most reliable electric service in the country, with fewer outages than the national average. That dedication to reliability has earned us national recognition from the American Public Power Association (APPA).

We’re honored to be an award-winning utility—recognized as a top workplace and celebrated for our commitment to customer satisfaction, excellence in communications, financial transparency, safety, and more.

Locally controlled and community-focused, KPUB is overseen by a five-member board of trustees appointed by the Kerrville City Council. These trustees serve without compensation and are KPUB customers themselves, ensuring decisions are always made in your best interest.

KPUB customers also enjoy some of the lowest electricity rates in Texas. We purchase power from a diverse mix of competitive sources to ensure the best possible pricing for the homes and businesses we serve.

Our team lives, works, and raises families right here in the Hill Country. Providing reliable, responsive service isn’t just our job—it’s personal. We’re more than just your power provider—we’re your neighbors and your community partner.

At KPUB, it’s all about powering a better community.

Our 2025-2026 KPUB Board

Some might be surprised to know there is a rich 131-year history behind KPUB. Many prominent families, whose names you might recognize, were originally involved in establishing and providing power to the Kerrville area.

It began in 1891 when the Schreiner family placed a small generating plant at the location of their mill on the Guadalupe River. In January of 1898, with stated capital of $10,000, Charles Schreiner, A.C. Schreiner and L.A. Schreiner officially formed a corporation known as The Kerrville Electric Light, Heat & Power Company. The business’ stated purpose was “to manufacture and supply electric light, heat and power to the citizens of Kerrville.”

As noted in the “Current Electrical News” edition dated April 1, 1911, “The streets of Kerrville will soon be lighted with electricity. The contract has been let to the Kerrville Electric Light and Power Company.”

Ownership expanded and was eventually transferred through the Schreiner, Maurer, Holdsworth, Imsel and Roberts families to Mr. Dick Eastland. On November 28, 1916, Eastland was granted a 50-year franchise by resolution of the Kerrville City Council. The resolution provided for a minimum charge of $1, plus $0.20 per kilowatt-hour. In 1925, Eastland sold the Kerrville Electric Light, Heat & Power Co. to Texas Power and Light Company. That company then owned the system until the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) took ownership on September 1, 1939.

For 62 years, electric power was generated and sold by companies headquartered outside of Kerr County. In the mid-1980s, the City of Kerrville and LCRA began exploring the possibility of transferring ownership of the system. At the time, Kerrville had planned to buy the system and designate it as a department of the municipality. After a failed first vote, the Kerrville City Council revised the resolution to have the electric system operated by an independent board and the measure passed.

The Kerrville Public Utility Board (KPUB) was formed after a vote by the citizens of Kerrville and issuance of $29.5 million in bonds to purchase the system in 1987. The providership of electric power had come full circle and was once again in the hands of the local citizens.

December 10, 2025, marks 38 years of KPUB being a community-owned utility. Today, we serve approximately 24,500 customers throughout a 146 square mile service area which includes Kerrville, Center Point, Ingram, Hunt, and surrounding areas in Kerr County.