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electric cooperative · EIA utility 20332
Wells Rural Electric Co
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.
Wells Rural Electric Co serves 5,131 residential customers in Nevada and 1 other state as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 3 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 10.10¢ per kilowatthour, 33% below the Nevada average of 15.00¢ and 39% 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 $106.07 a month on average use of 1,050 kWh a month. Across Nevada the average bill was $139.39 on 930 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 little changed on 2019, against up 25.0% for Nevada as a whole, and up 1.6% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 10.27¢.
Compared with Nevada, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 10.10¢ | 13.74¢ | 15.00¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $106.07 | $149.95 | $139.39 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,050 | 1,126 | 930 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +1.6% | — | -10.0% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | -0.2% | — | +25.0% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 85.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 43.8 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 5 filings by electric cooperatives in Nevada, the median price was 10.15¢. In Nevada this utility's price ranks 7 of 8, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Wells Rural Electric CoNevada averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Nevada ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 10.27¢ | 13.15¢ | $104.77 | 1,020 | 5,161 | 675.6 GWh |
| 2024 | 10.10¢ | 15.00¢ | $106.07 | 1,050 | 5,131 | 654 GWh |
| 2023 | 9.94¢ | 16.67¢ | $109.50 | 1,102 | 5,112 | 673.4 GWh |
| 2022 | 9.99¢ | 13.78¢ | $107.36 | 1,075 | 5,106 | 755.4 GWh |
| 2021 | 10.21¢ | 11.49¢ | $103.88 | 1,017 | 5,056 | 767.9 GWh |
| 2020 | 10.17¢ | 11.34¢ | $104.83 | 1,031 | 4,997 | 779.1 GWh |
| 2019 | 10.12¢ | 12.00¢ | $106.15 | 1,049 | 4,970 | 767.3 GWh |
| 2018 | 10.29¢ | 11.85¢ | $105.48 | 1,025 | 4,831 | 792 GWh |
| 2017 | 10.18¢ | 11.99¢ | $106.79 | 1,049 | 4,817 | 797.1 GWh |
| 2016 | 10.33¢ | 11.41¢ | $102.04 | 988 | 4,819 | 779.2 GWh |
| 2015 | 10.02¢ | 12.76¢ | $95.27 | 951 | 4,826 | 808.1 GWh |
| 2014 | 9.87¢ | 12.93¢ | $95.82 | 971 | 4,813 | 821.6 GWh |
| 2013 | 9.16¢ | 11.89¢ | $99.79 | 1,089 | 4,810 | 840.1 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.
Month by month
Wells Rural Electric Co (NV)Nevada average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 5,131 | 64.7 GWh | 10% | $6,530,800 | 10.10¢ |
| Commercial | 1,161 | 60.5 GWh | 9% | $5,634,500 | 9.32¢ |
| Industrial | 175 | 528.8 GWh | 81% | $27,648,100 | 5.23¢ |
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: 668.5 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 668.5 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 89 MW.
By state
| State | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | State average ¢ | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4,621 | 10.05¢ | 15.00¢ | $107.23 | — |
| Utah | 510 | 10.56¢ | 12.22¢ | $95.54 | — |
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Wells Rural Electric Co 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 Nevada
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Wheeler Power, Inc | Cooperative | 5,380 | 8.53¢ | $116.02 | — | — |
| Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,336 | 9.65¢ | $112.21 | — | — |
| Valley Electric Assn, Inc | Cooperative | 22,380 | 16.73¢ | $200.15 | 85.0 | 43.8 |
| City of Boulder City | Municipal | 7,145 | 10.37¢ | $128.38 | 10.5 | 8.0 |
| Overton Power District No 5 | Public power district | 15,545 | 10.69¢ | $131.95 | 158.0 | 20.7 |
| Sierra Pacific Power Co | Investor-owned | 330,891 | 14.52¢ | $99.68 | 403.3 | 102.1 |
| Nevada Power Co | Investor-owned | 916,385 | 15.33¢ | $146.89 | 73.0 | 51.6 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Wells Rural Electric Co?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.10¢ 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 Nevada?
The Nevada average residential price in 2024 was 15.00¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Wells Rural Electric Co was 33% below the state figure. Among 8 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Nevada, it had the 7th highest.
What is the average Wells Rural Electric Co bill?
$106.07 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,050 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Nevada average was $139.39 on 930 kWh.
How reliable is Wells Rural Electric Co service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Wells Rural Electric Co.
Is the Wells Rural Electric Co price rising?
The average residential price was up 1.6% in 2024 compared with 2023 and little changed compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 10.27¢.
Which counties does Wells Rural Electric Co serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 3 counties: Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV and Tooele County, UT. 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 "Wells Rural Electric Co", utility number 20332; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. 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.