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electric cooperative · EIA utility 17715
Southwestern 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.
Southwestern Electric Coop Inc serves 1,449 residential customers in New Mexico and 3 other states as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 8 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 24.04¢ per kilowatthour, 69% above the New Mexico average of 14.20¢ and 46% 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 $133.55 a month on average use of 556 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 2.8% on 2019, against up 13.5% for New Mexico as a whole, and down 1.0% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 25.26¢.
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 | 24.04¢ | 13.74¢ | 14.20¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $133.55 | $149.95 | $92.88 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 556 | 1,126 | 654 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -1.0% | — | +2.5% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | -2.8% | — | +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 1 of 19, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Southwestern Electric Coop IncNew Mexico averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | New Mexico ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 25.26¢ | 15.08¢ | $135.26 | 536 | 1,451 | 275 GWh |
| 2024 | 24.04¢ | 14.20¢ | $133.55 | 556 | 1,449 | 288.1 GWh |
| 2023 | 24.29¢ | 13.85¢ | $135.47 | 558 | 1,458 | 296.8 GWh |
| 2022 | 24.17¢ | 13.84¢ | $139.74 | 578 | 1,464 | 312.4 GWh |
| 2021 | 24.28¢ | 13.52¢ | $136.44 | 562 | 1,465 | 316.1 GWh |
| 2020 | 26.15¢ | 12.94¢ | $142.56 | 545 | 1,439 | 321.8 GWh |
| 2019 | 24.72¢ | 12.51¢ | $132.77 | 537 | 1,461 | 399.8 GWh |
| 2018 | 23.98¢ | 12.68¢ | $138.87 | 579 | 1,458 | 430.4 GWh |
| 2017 | 22.17¢ | 12.88¢ | $114.11 | 515 | 1,465 | 443.1 GWh |
| 2016 | 22.34¢ | 12.03¢ | $119.15 | 533 | 1,464 | 451 GWh |
| 2015 | 21.56¢ | 12.47¢ | $117.51 | 545 | 1,465 | 482.5 GWh |
| 2014 | 21.09¢ | 12.28¢ | $110.27 | 523 | 1,461 | 516.9 GWh |
| 2013 | 20.64¢ | 11.68¢ | $112.53 | 545 | 1,441 | 539.2 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 | 1,449 | 9.7 GWh | 3% | $2,322,100 | 24.04¢ |
| Commercial | 327 | 9.6 GWh | 3% | $1,593,000 | 16.66¢ |
| Industrial | 396 | 268.9 GWh | 93% | $21,141,400 | 7.86¢ |
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: 295.1 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 295.1 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 44 MW.
By state
| State | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | State average ¢ | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1,434 | 24.09¢ | 14.20¢ | $132.68 | — |
| Texas | 10 | — | 14.94¢ | — | — |
| Colorado | 5 | — | 14.92¢ | — | — |
| Oklahoma | 0 | — | 12.24¢ | — | — |
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Southwestern 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
- Las Animas County CO
- Colfax County NM
- Harding County NM
- Quay County NM
- Union County NM
- Cimarron County OK
- Dallam County TX
- Hartley County TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 2,453 | 19.01¢ | $96.96 | — | — |
| Roosevelt County Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,918 | 12.07¢ | $125.83 | — | — |
| Central Valley Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 6,150 | 8.91¢ | $104.75 | 352.5 | 195.9 |
| Lea County Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 9,206 | 10.01¢ | $116.78 | 189.8 | 189.8 |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 10,258 | 12.87¢ | $107.23 | 190.0 | 190.0 |
| Otero County Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 16,448 | 17.65¢ | $101.33 | — | — |
| 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 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Southwestern Electric Coop Inc?
Residential customers paid an average of 24.04¢ 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¢; Southwestern Electric Coop Inc was 69% above the state figure. Among 19 utility filings with a bundled residential price in New Mexico, it had the 1st highest.
What is the average Southwestern Electric Coop Inc bill?
$133.55 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 556 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 Southwestern Electric Coop Inc service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Southwestern Electric Coop Inc.
Is the Southwestern Electric Coop Inc price rising?
The average residential price was down 1.0% in 2024 compared with 2023 and down 2.8% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 25.26¢.
Which counties does Southwestern Electric Coop Inc serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 8 counties: Las Animas County, CO, Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Quay County, NM, Union County, NM, Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX and Hartley County, TX. 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 "Southwestern Electric Coop Inc - (NM)", utility number 17715; 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.