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electric cooperative · EIA utility 14224
Otero County Electric Coop Inc
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Otero County Electric Coop Inc is an electric cooperative that reported 16,448 residential customers in New Mexico on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 4 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 17.65¢ per kilowatthour, 24% above the New Mexico average of 14.20¢ and 7.1% above the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $101.33 a month on average use of 574 kWh a month. Across New Mexico the average bill was $92.88 on 654 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is down 4.3% on 2019, against up 13.5% for New Mexico as a whole, and down 7.8% on 2023.
Compared with New Mexico, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 17.65¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.20¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $101.33 | $149.95 | $92.88 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 574 | 1,126 | 654 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -7.8% | — | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | -4.3% | — | +13.5% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 190.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 162.8 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 14 filings by electric cooperatives in New Mexico, the median price was 16.02¢. In New Mexico this utility's price ranks 5 of 19, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Otero County Electric Coop IncNew Mexico averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | New Mexico ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.65¢ | 14.20¢ | $101.33 | 574 | 16,448 | 201.2 GWh |
| 2023 | 19.15¢ | 13.85¢ | $110.90 | 579 | 16,515 | 201 GWh |
| 2022 | 18.10¢ | 13.84¢ | $107.40 | 593 | 16,372 | 196.9 GWh |
| 2021 | 18.42¢ | 13.52¢ | $103.47 | 562 | 16,250 | 191.6 GWh |
| 2020 | 18.99¢ | 12.94¢ | $110.04 | 579 | 16,233 | 193 GWh |
| 2019 | 18.44¢ | 12.51¢ | $98.90 | 536 | 15,946 | 184 GWh |
| 2018 | 17.44¢ | 12.68¢ | $90.84 | 521 | 15,822 | 182.9 GWh |
| 2017 | 18.56¢ | 12.88¢ | $92.12 | 496 | 15,740 | 178.6 GWh |
| 2016 | 18.23¢ | 12.03¢ | $94.97 | 521 | 15,697 | 184 GWh |
| 2015 | 16.79¢ | 12.47¢ | $89.50 | 533 | 15,649 | 185.9 GWh |
| 2014 | 16.71¢ | 12.28¢ | $87.19 | 522 | 15,681 | 184.4 GWh |
| 2013 | 15.79¢ | 11.68¢ | $87.37 | 553 | 15,743 | 192.6 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 16,448 | 113.3 GWh | 56% | $20,000,000 | 17.65¢ |
| Commercial | 4,134 | 87.9 GWh | 44% | $13,854,000 | 15.75¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 219 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 219 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 43 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Otero County Electric Coop Inc in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in New Mexico
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central New Mexico El Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,126 | 17.16¢ | $100.42 | 624.7 | 305.4 |
| Continental Divide El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,415 | 16.02¢ | $97.93 | 299.5 | 209.0 |
| Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 26,097 | 18.18¢ | $89.51 | 185.1 | 132.5 |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 10,258 | 12.87¢ | $107.23 | 190.0 | 190.0 |
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 28,093 | 15.36¢ | $89.25 | 1,876.7 | 1,044.8 |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 9,206 | 10.01¢ | $116.78 | 189.8 | 189.8 |
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 6,150 | 8.91¢ | $104.75 | 352.5 | 195.9 |
| Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,918 | 12.07¢ | $125.83 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Otero County Electric Coop Inc?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.65¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with New Mexico?
The New Mexico average residential price in 2024 was 14.20¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Otero County Electric Coop Inc was 24% above the state figure. Among 19 utility filings with a bundled residential price in New Mexico, it had the 5th highest.
What is the average Otero County Electric Coop Inc bill?
$101.33 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 574 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The New Mexico average was $92.88 on 654 kWh.
How reliable is Otero County Electric Coop Inc service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Otero County Electric Coop Inc.
Is the Otero County Electric Coop Inc price rising?
The average residential price was down 7.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 and down 4.3% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Otero County Electric Coop Inc serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 4 counties: Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM and Socorro County, NM. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Otero County Electric Coop Inc", utility number 14224. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.