Texas Utility Oncor Boosts 5-Year Capex to $36 Billion

July 16, 2025--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Privately held Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Dallas, Texas), a large transmission and distribution (T&D) utility, earlier this year said it planned to make capital expenditures (capex) totaling about $36.1 billion over the 2025-2029 period. That represented a 50% jump, or $12 billion, over its previous five-year plan, for 2024-2028. The utility said it planned to spend about $7.1 billion of its five-year capital budget in 2025. Oncor's service territory includes much of Texas.