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An electric utility is allowed to recover its costs for the fuel used to generate electricity such as coal, natural gas, wind, water, nuclear, etc. through the fuel factor. This cost is set by the PUCT and is charged on each customer’s bill based on kilowatt-hour usage. A utility is prohibited from making a profit on the fuel costs.
