Dixie Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Dixie Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 22,315 homes in Alabama. In 2025, its average home used 1,171 kWh a month and paid $180.88 (15.4¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
- Electric cooperative
- 22,315 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Dixie Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Alabama | 22,315 |
| Average home bill | $180.88 a month (Alabama average $184.31) |
| Average price | 15.4¢ per kWh (Alabama average 16.1¢) |
| Average home use | 1,171 kWh a month (Alabama average 1,145) |
| Business customers | 15.4¢ per kWh, average bill $493.79 a month (4,820 businesses; Alabama business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.8 outages and 118 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.0 outages and 258 minutes with major storms (about the same as the middle Alabama utility, 118 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Tallapoosa |
Price rank: Dixie Electric Cooperative has the 32nd 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 Dixie 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¢ |
| Central Alabama Electric Cooperative | 45,580 | $199.14 | 17.2¢ |
| Tallapoosa River Electric Cooperative | 30,157 | $171.82 | 14.8¢ |
| South Alabama Electric Cooperative | 16,940 | $159.21 | 15.8¢ |
| Pea River Electric Cooperative | 15,013 | $201.12 | 17.6¢ |
| City of Opelika | 13,898 | $132.77 | 13.2¢ |
| City of Troy | 7,856 | $100.18 | 9.5¢ |
Dixie Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Dixie Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Dixie 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.
- Dixie 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 Dixie Electric Cooperative electric bill (AL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,171 kWh a month and paid $180.88 (15.4¢ per kWh), less than the Alabama average of $184.31.
How often does the power go out with Dixie Electric Cooperative (AL)?
In 2025, the average Dixie Electric Cooperative customer had 1.8 outages and 118 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.0 outages and 258 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Dixie 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.