City of Farmington electricity rates
City of Farmington charges an average of 12.69 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $83 a month using 652 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility WACM New Mexico
Where City of Farmington sits
It is a smaller system, serving 35,990 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. Its 12.69¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 10.1% below the New Mexico average of 14.12¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 652 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Farmington | 12.69¢ | $83 | 652 |
| New Mexico average | 14.12¢ | $98 | 642 |
| 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 City of Farmington delivers
Its service territory covers 2 New Mexico 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 City of Farmington.
- Rio Arriba
- San Juan
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Farmington customer went 103 minutes without electricity across 0.83 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is better than the typical American utility, though the figure includes major storm days and can move sharply from one year to the next.
Rooftop solar on this system
468 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 2.43 megawatts. That works out to 13 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other New Mexico utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | 15.57¢ | $89 | 492,945 |
| Southwestern Public Service Co | 11.98¢ | $119 | 100,540 |
| Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc | 15.36¢ | $89 | 28,093 |
| Kit Carson Electric Coop, Inc | 18.18¢ | $90 | 26,097 |
| Continental Divide El Coop Inc | 16.02¢ | $98 | 20,415 |
City of Farmington rates: common questions
How much does City of Farmington charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 12.69 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -10.1% against the New Mexico average of 14.12¢ and -31.2% 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 City of Farmington bill?
$83 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 652 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Farmington?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Farmington expensive compared with other New Mexico utilities?
It ranks #14 of the 19 New Mexico utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #868 of 1369.