Southwestern Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Southwestern Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 24,414 homes in Illinois. In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $178.24 (15.4¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
- Electric cooperative
- 24,414 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Southwestern Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Illinois | 24,414 |
| Average home bill | $178.24 a month (Illinois average $126.59) |
| Average price | 15.4¢ per kWh (Illinois average 17.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,160 kWh a month (Illinois average 716) |
| Business customers | 14.3¢ per kWh, average bill $2,120.43 a month (450 businesses; Illinois business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.7 outages and 194 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.9 outages and 241 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Illinois utility, 71 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; MISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Shelby, St Clair |
Price rank: Southwestern Electric Cooperative has the 12th lowest average price of the 24 Illinois 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 Southwestern Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren IllinoisBill calculator on this site | 1,062,810 | $148.32 | 16.7¢ |
| Norris Electric Cooperative | 18,163 | $177.38 | 15.1¢ |
| Tri-County Electric Cooperative | 16,203 | $200.77 | 16.2¢ |
| Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association | 13,695 | $195.84 | 16.2¢ |
| Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative | 11,792 | $176.00 | 16.4¢ |
| Shelby Electric Cooperative | 9,882 | $234.14 | 21.5¢ |
| Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative | 8,505 | $205.96 | 17.6¢ |
Southwestern Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Southwestern Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Southwestern Electric Cooperative rates page. 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.
- Southwestern Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Illinois Commerce Commission
- The average electric bill in Illinois, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Southwestern Electric Cooperative electric bill (IL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,160 kWh a month and paid $178.24 (15.4¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
How often does the power go out with Southwestern Electric Cooperative (IL)?
In 2025, the average Southwestern Electric Cooperative customer had 1.7 outages and 194 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.9 outages and 241 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Southwestern 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.