Cherokee Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Cherokee Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 19,006 homes in Alabama. In 2025, its average home used 1,142 kWh a month and paid $182.46 (16.0¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
- Electric cooperative
- 19,006 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Cherokee Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Alabama | 19,006 |
| Average home bill | $182.46 a month (Alabama average $184.31) |
| Average price | 16.0¢ per kWh (Alabama average 16.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,142 kWh a month (Alabama average 1,145) |
| Business customers | 19.1¢ per kWh, average bill $237.88 a month (7,808 businesses; Alabama business rates) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall |
Price rank: Cherokee Electric Cooperative has the 36th lowest average price of the 42 Alabama utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Cherokee Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama PowerBill calculator on this site | 1,342,827 | $202.13 | 17.9¢ |
| Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative | 27,485 | $161.58 | 13.6¢ |
| Marshall-De Kalb Electric Cooperative | 17,449 | $166.17 | 13.2¢ |
| Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative | 15,806 | $203.85 | 16.9¢ |
| Arab Electric Cooperative | 14,159 | $159.62 | 12.8¢ |
| North Alabama Electric Cooperative | 13,121 | $175.76 | 13.8¢ |
| Albertville Municipal Utilities Board | 8,385 | $141.81 | 11.2¢ |
| Fort Payne Improvement Authority | 6,963 | $153.18 | 13.0¢ |
| Guntersville Electric Board | 4,879 | $167.52 | 13.8¢ |
Cherokee Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Cherokee Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Cherokee Electric Cooperative website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Cherokee Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Alabama Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Alabama, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Cherokee Electric Cooperative electric bill (AL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,142 kWh a month and paid $182.46 (16.0¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Cherokee Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.