Garland Power & Light

The City of Garland Utility Customer Service Department continues to work with customers during these difficult times. Customers are strongly encouraged to contact Customer Service at 972-205-2671 or CustServ@GarlandTX.gov to discuss their situation and how we may be able to assist. 

For many, the roaring twenties weren't so roaring. People were left in the dark as privately owned electric utilities chose to maximize profits, bypassing small rural communities, such as Garland, to provide electric service to urban centers. It was during this time Garland Power & Light was born.  After the local, privately owned utility refused to give the City of Garland a commercial electric rate to power the water pump at the newly constructed water well, Garland's civic leaders started to think about creating a new electric system for Garland. However, with its bond funds now totally expended, the possibility of a new electric system looked grim.  Then the Fairbanks-Morse Company offered to sell the city a 100 HP generator on credit, provided the city would build its own electric distribution system and use the revenue to retire the debt.  On April 1, 1923 Garland officially entered the electric and water utility business with 300 customers and a load of 70 kilowatts. Now with more than 71,000 customers, Garland Power & Light has grown to become the fourth largest municipal utility in the State of Texas, and the 43rd largest in the nation.  But the goal of Garland Power & Light remains unchanged: to provide electric service to the citizens of Garland with a locally owned not-for-profit utility.