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Ownership type · Form EIA-861, 2024
Electric cooperatives
Electric cooperatives are non-profit utilities owned by the members they serve, most of them created in the 1930s and 1940s to electrify rural areas. Their boards set rates; in some states a commission also reviews them. Many buy their power from a generation and transmission cooperative.
548 respondents classed by EIA as electric cooperatives reported at least 1,000 residential customers for 2024, 18,370,065 residential customers between them.
The median average residential price among the 547 with bundled service was 13.74¢ per kilowatthour, with the middle half between 12.50¢ and 15.37¢; the median across all ownership types was 13.33¢ and the customer-weighted US average 16.48¢. The median bill was $149.95 a month.
The 443 that filed reliability data reported a median SAIDI of 263.0 minutes per customer including major event days and 147.0 minutes excluding them; the medians across all types were 184.5 and 99.8.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Group figures are medians across utilities from the final 2024 file.
Against all utilities
| Median, 2024 | Electric cooperatives | All ownership types | US average (customer-weighted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 13.74¢ | 13.33¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $149.95 | $134.12 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,126 | — | 863 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 263.0 | 184.5 | — |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 147.0 | 99.8 | — |
| Residential customers per utility | 20,438 | — | — |
Median price by year
Electric cooperatives, medianUS average
Largest by residential customers
| Utility | State | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc | TX | 405,587 | 12.22¢ | $145.55 | 57.4 | 57.4 |
| Middle Tennessee E M C | TN | 307,370 | 11.76¢ | $148.33 | 49.4 | 41.8 |
| Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | TX | 298,734 | 13.77¢ | $166.39 | 43.8 | 26.9 |
| Jackson Electric Member Corp | GA | 239,558 | 11.38¢ | $137.65 | 129.4 | 73.9 |
| Lee County Electric Coop, Inc | FL | 231,142 | 13.54¢ | $159.34 | 1,711.4 | 69.7 |
| Withlacoochee River Elec Coop | FL | 229,375 | 12.35¢ | $151.17 | 1,322.7 | 78.7 |
| Sumter Electric Coop, Inc | FL | 228,855 | 13.09¢ | $133.83 | 965.1 | 70.4 |
| Cobb Electric Membership Corp | GA | 200,601 | 11.41¢ | $128.40 | 60.4 | 35.1 |
| Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation | GA | 181,600 | 11.54¢ | $136.25 | 61.8 | 45.7 |
| Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc | FL | 171,179 | 13.09¢ | $159.07 | 2,142.0 | 174.0 |
| Rappahannock Electric Coop | VA | 169,489 | 14.89¢ | $170.46 | 301.0 | 188.6 |
| Northern Virginia Elec Coop | VA | 167,274 | 11.57¢ | $132.36 | 94.6 | 62.4 |
| CORE Electric Cooperative | CO | 165,067 | 15.04¢ | $129.93 | 212.4 | 74.2 |
| Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc | MD | 160,882 | 14.84¢ | $170.08 | 146.0 | 113.9 |
| GreyStone Power Corporation | GA | 139,028 | 12.22¢ | $144.96 | 114.0 | 95.0 |
| Connexus Energy | MN | 134,095 | 13.66¢ | $105.48 | 181.3 | 30.1 |
| Walton Electric Member Corp | GA | 131,915 | 12.99¢ | $161.20 | 392.5 | 168.5 |
| Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc | TX | 126,402 | 10.20¢ | $132.08 | 122.0 | 116.0 |
| EnergyUnited Elec Member Corp | NC | 121,995 | 11.54¢ | $137.08 | 424.3 | 123.8 |
| Great Lakes Energy Coop | MI | 120,645 | 19.17¢ | $117.09 | 484.4 | 256.3 |
| Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | TX | 118,075 | 12.65¢ | $188.12 | 134.6 | 110.8 |
| South Central Power Company | OH | 117,469 | 14.87¢ | $159.68 | 319.8 | 201.3 |
| Berkeley Electric Coop Inc | SC | 115,117 | 14.93¢ | $170.31 | 293.3 | 88.9 |
| Bluebonnet Electric Coop, Inc | TX | 113,890 | 11.42¢ | $137.63 | 227.2 | 117.2 |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp | AR | 113,263 | 12.29¢ | $131.22 | 1,657.8 | 158.6 |
| Dixie Electric Membership Corp | LA | 110,675 | 11.91¢ | $157.38 | 237.1 | 234.7 |
| Southwest Louisiana E M C | LA | 108,368 | 11.55¢ | $159.02 | 985.4 | 167.2 |
| Dakota Electric Association | MN | 108,097 | 14.00¢ | $100.25 | 25.5 | 17.4 |
| Brunswick Electric Member Corp | NC | 105,562 | 13.66¢ | $130.77 | 44.5 | 31.2 |
| Snapping Shoals El Member Corp | GA | 105,253 | 12.37¢ | $159.18 | 219.1 | 104.0 |
| Delaware Electric Cooperative | DE | 104,839 | 14.22¢ | $146.66 | 95.7 | 61.3 |
| Volunteer Electric Coop | TN | 104,387 | 12.19¢ | $144.20 | 684.8 | 435.7 |
| United Power, Inc | CO | 101,502 | 15.75¢ | $127.70 | 76.9 | 76.9 |
| Cumberland Elec Member Corp | TN | 100,585 | 12.99¢ | $176.97 | 220.3 | 130.2 |
| Chugach Electric Assn Inc | AK | 97,048 | 21.24¢ | $107.75 | 209.0 | 124.6 |
| First Electric Coop Corp | AR | 95,175 | 12.27¢ | $143.15 | 277.8 | 190.8 |
| Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc | TX | 92,189 | 12.49¢ | $149.49 | 200.2 | 131.9 |
| Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc | TX | 90,464 | 16.40¢ | $185.63 | 189.9 | 136.4 |
| North Georgia Elec Member Corp | GA | 90,182 | 12.18¢ | $163.77 | 274.1 | 182.5 |
| United Electric Coop Service Inc | TX | 88,324 | 13.00¢ | $168.47 | 111.8 | 111.8 |
By state
| State | Filings | Residential customers | Share of state's reported customers | Median ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 61 | 2,461,060 | 19.8% | 12.87¢ |
| Georgia | 36 | 2,000,584 | 42.8% | 13.99¢ |
| Florida | 16 | 1,219,674 | 11.7% | 13.79¢ |
| North Carolina | 29 | 1,076,909 | 21.8% | 14.37¢ |
| Tennessee | 25 | 1,033,701 | 32.6% | 12.90¢ |
| Kentucky | 24 | 794,363 | 38.8% | 13.23¢ |
| South Carolina | 18 | 788,030 | 31.5% | 14.88¢ |
| Minnesota | 26 | 730,008 | 31.3% | 14.35¢ |
| Mississippi | 23 | 676,599 | 51.9% | 13.16¢ |
| Colorado | 25 | 647,768 | 26% | 15.42¢ |
| Missouri | 29 | 645,337 | 23.6% | 12.79¢ |
| Virginia | 10 | 612,429 | 17.1% | 14.16¢ |
| Alabama | 22 | 506,359 | 21.7% | 14.44¢ |
| Indiana | 28 | 499,825 | 17.2% | 15.18¢ |
| Arkansas | 14 | 491,794 | 33.9% | 13.00¢ |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 466,281 | 26.3% | 12.25¢ |
| Louisiana | 11 | 397,693 | 18.8% | 13.00¢ |
| Ohio | 15 | 301,883 | 3.8% | 17.05¢ |
| Michigan | 7 | 286,411 | 6.5% | 19.17¢ |
| Alaska | 7 | 245,337 | 89.9% | 29.79¢ |
| Maryland | 3 | 211,832 | 7.7% | 14.84¢ |
| Illinois | 14 | 207,266 | 3.1% | 16.04¢ |
| Arizona | 7 | 186,416 | 6% | 13.43¢ |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | 171,784 | 2.6% | 14.87¢ |
| North Dakota | 14 | 166,285 | 44.5% | 10.80¢ |
| Oregon | 10 | 158,446 | 8.8% | 11.02¢ |
| Washington | 11 | 147,647 | 4.5% | 9.27¢ |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 147,123 | 5.5% | 15.87¢ |
| New Mexico | 14 | 143,337 | 16.2% | 16.02¢ |
| Iowa | 15 | 134,070 | 10.8% | 13.78¢ |
| Kansas | 11 | 122,894 | 11% | 14.17¢ |
| Montana | 9 | 114,936 | 24% | 11.39¢ |
| Delaware | 1 | 104,839 | 21.7% | 14.22¢ |
| South Dakota | 8 | 90,343 | 26% | 13.29¢ |
| Idaho | 9 | 76,993 | 9.2% | 9.09¢ |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 74,144 | 8.5% | 23.83¢ |
| Wyoming | 6 | 57,489 | 23.3% | 12.72¢ |
| Utah | 7 | 53,882 | 4.6% | 10.05¢ |
| Vermont | 1 | 35,964 | 12.8% | 23.26¢ |
| Nevada | 5 | 33,728 | 2.6% | 10.15¢ |
| Hawaii | 1 | 30,109 | 6.7% | 41.29¢ |
| Maine | 1 | 10,803 | 1.4% | 17.06¢ |
| Nebraska | 3 | 4,893 | 0.6% | 14.15¢ |
| California | 2 | 2,797 | 0% | 13.14¢ |
Questions and answers
How many electric cooperatives are there?
548 respondents of this type reported at least 1,000 residential customers on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with 18,370,065 residential customers in total. Smaller ones are not counted here.
What do electric cooperatives charge?
The median average residential price was 13.74¢ per kilowatthour in 2024, against a median of 13.33¢ across all types. The middle half ranged from 12.50¢ to 15.37¢.
How reliable are electric cooperatives?
The median SAIDI reported was 263.0 minutes per customer including major event days and 147.0 excluding them, from 443 filings. Territory matters: long rural lines are exposed to more weather per customer than compact urban systems.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release; ownership class as assigned by EIA. Medians computed on this site over utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers. US average from the Form EIA-861M workbook. Public domain.