Western Coop Electric Assn Inc electricity rates
Western Coop Electric Assn Inc charges an average of 14.17 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $122 a month using 862 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Member-owned cooperative SWPP Kansas
Where Western Coop Electric Assn Inc sits
It is a smaller system, serving 5,799 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. Its 14.17¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 6.3% below the Kansas average of 15.13¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 862 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Coop Electric Assn Inc | 14.17¢ | $122 | 862 |
| Kansas average | 15.13¢ | $130 | 872 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Western Coop Electric Assn Inc delivers
Its service territory covers 13 Kansas counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by Western Coop Electric Assn Inc.
- Barton
- Ellis
- Ellsworth
- Gove
- Graham
- Lincoln
- Ness
- Osborne
- Rooks
- Rush
- Russell
- Sheridan
- Trego
Rooftop solar on this system
22 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.18 megawatts. That works out to 3.8 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Kansas utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc | 14.29¢ | $121 | 341,806 |
| Evergy Kansas South, Inc | 14.25¢ | $125 | 302,508 |
| City of Winfield | 13.82¢ | $113 | 6,284 |
| Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc | 11.19¢ | $115 | 5,031 |
| City of Coffeyville | 11.53¢ | $100 | 4,723 |
Western Coop Electric Assn Inc rates: common questions
How much does Western Coop Electric Assn Inc charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 14.17 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -6.3% against the Kansas average of 15.13¢ and -23.2% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Western Coop Electric Assn Inc bill?
$122 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 862 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Western Coop Electric Assn Inc?
It is classified by the EIA as a member-owned cooperative. Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation.
Is Western Coop Electric Assn Inc expensive compared with other Kansas utilities?
It ranks #10 of the 20 Kansas utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #541 of 1369.