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electric cooperative · EIA utility 13799
Prairie Land 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.
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc serves 13,273 residential customers in Kansas as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 18 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.29¢ per kilowatthour, about the same as the Kansas average of 14.15¢ and 13% below 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 $117.92 a month on average use of 825 kWh a month. Across Kansas the average bill was $123.90 on 876 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 182.9 minutes per customer with major event days included and 123.2 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among Kansas utilities reporting was 202.0 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 9.5% below that median.
The average price is up 17.2% on 2019, against up 11.3% for Kansas as a whole, and up 3.6% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 14.79¢.
Compared with Kansas, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 14.29¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.15¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $117.92 | $149.95 | $123.90 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 825 | 1,126 | 876 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +3.6% | — | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +17.2% | — | +11.3% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 182.9 | 263.0 | 202.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 123.2 | 147.0 | 95.6 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 11 filings by electric cooperatives in Kansas, the median price was 14.17¢. In Kansas this utility's price ranks 8 of 21, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Prairie Land Electric Coop IncKansas averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Kansas ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 14.79¢ | 14.56¢ | $124.10 | 839 | 13,245 | 617.6 GWh |
| 2024 | 14.29¢ | 14.15¢ | $117.92 | 825 | 13,273 | 558.8 GWh |
| 2023 | 13.80¢ | 13.38¢ | $114.90 | 832 | 13,370 | 488.7 GWh |
| 2022 | 14.59¢ | 13.99¢ | $126.32 | 866 | 13,399 | 494.3 GWh |
| 2021 | 15.57¢ | 12.98¢ | $129.17 | 830 | 13,432 | 482.4 GWh |
| 2020 | 12.51¢ | 12.85¢ | $102.88 | 823 | 13,446 | 490.1 GWh |
| 2019 | 12.19¢ | 12.71¢ | $100.83 | 827 | 13,482 | 518.5 GWh |
| 2018 | 12.95¢ | 13.35¢ | $109.40 | 844 | 13,543 | 530.7 GWh |
| 2017 | 12.41¢ | 13.31¢ | $96.54 | 778 | 13,887 | 479.1 GWh |
| 2016 | 12.17¢ | 13.06¢ | $100.50 | 826 | 13,751 | 497.6 GWh |
| 2015 | 12.34¢ | 12.34¢ | $97.87 | 793 | 14,087 | 478.5 GWh |
| 2014 | 12.55¢ | 12.17¢ | $102.35 | 816 | 14,123 | 452.9 GWh |
| 2013 | 11.71¢ | 11.64¢ | $97.01 | 829 | 14,181 | 443.1 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13,273 | 131.4 GWh | 24% | $18,782,200 | 14.29¢ |
| Commercial | 8,922 | 154 GWh | 28% | $20,682,200 | 13.43¢ |
| Industrial | 2,346 | 273.4 GWh | 49% | $20,861,600 | 7.63¢ |
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: 688.3 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 688.3 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 146 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: —. EIA's Kansas total across all reporting utilities was 285.6 minutes with major event days and 103.6 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 383.1 | 157.2 | — | — | Other |
| 2024 | 182.9 | 123.2 | — | — | Other |
| 2023 | 220.0 | 138.9 | — | — | Other |
| 2022 | 210.1 | 107.1 | — | — | Other |
| 2021 | 188.7 | 95.5 | — | — | Other |
| 2020 | 139.6 | 139.6 | — | — | Other |
| 2019 | 197.3 | 122.1 | — | — | Other |
| 2018 | 332.1 | 277.8 | — | — | Other |
Counties in its service territory
- Cheyenne County
- Clay County
- Cloud County
- Decatur County
- Graham County
- Jewell County
- Mitchell County
- Norton County
- Osborne County
- Phillips County
- Rawlins County
- Republic County
- Rooks County
- Sheridan County
- Sherman County
- Smith County
- Thomas County
- Washington County
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 Kansas
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Pioneer Electric Company | Cooperative | 12,602 | 15.86¢ | $123.45 | 160.9 | 79.1 |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Cooperative | 14,243 | 11.86¢ | $100.70 | 431.2 | 112.6 |
| FreeState Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17,514 | 16.41¢ | $173.63 | 514.7 | 407.0 |
| Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 20,149 | 13.97¢ | $122.43 | 219.6 | 124.3 |
| Midwest Energy Inc | Cooperative | 29,832 | 11.44¢ | $101.37 | 433.8 | 272.4 |
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | 5,799 | 14.17¢ | $122.12 | — | — |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 5,031 | 11.19¢ | $115.40 | 197.7 | 150.0 |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,198 | 18.72¢ | $127.60 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.29¢ 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 Kansas?
The Kansas average residential price in 2024 was 14.15¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc was about the same as the state figure. Among 21 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Kansas, it had the 8th highest.
What is the average Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc bill?
$117.92 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 825 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Kansas average was $123.90 on 876 kWh.
How reliable is Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc service?
It reported 182.9 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 123.2 minutes excluding them in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc price rising?
The average residential price was up 3.6% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 17.2% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 14.79¢.
Which counties does Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 18 counties, including Cheyenne County, KS, Clay County, KS, Cloud County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Graham County, KS and Jewell County, KS. 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 "Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc", utility number 13799; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. 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.