Tri-County Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Tri-County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 16,203 homes in Illinois. In 2025, its average home used 1,241 kWh a month and paid $200.77 (16.2¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
- Electric cooperative
- 16,203 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Tri-County Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Illinois | 16,203 |
| Average home bill | $200.77 a month (Illinois average $126.59) |
| Average price | 16.2¢ per kWh (Illinois average 17.7¢) |
| Average home use | 1,241 kWh a month (Illinois average 716) |
| Business customers | 13.8¢ per kWh, average bill $1,109.32 a month (353 businesses; Illinois business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.9 outages and 63 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.6 outages and 132 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Illinois utility, 71 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | RFC region; MISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Clay, Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, St Clair, Washington, Wayne |
Price rank: Tri-County Electric Cooperative has the 14th 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 Tri-County 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¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 24,414 | $178.24 | 15.4¢ |
| Southeastern IL Electric Cooperative | 22,607 | $180.79 | 14.8¢ |
| Norris Electric Cooperative | 18,163 | $177.38 | 15.1¢ |
| Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association | 13,695 | $195.84 | 16.2¢ |
| Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative | 11,792 | $176.00 | 16.4¢ |
Tri-County Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Tri-County Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Tri-County 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.
- Tri-County 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 Tri-County Electric Cooperative electric bill (IL)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,241 kWh a month and paid $200.77 (16.2¢ per kWh), more than the Illinois average of $126.59.
How often does the power go out with Tri-County Electric Cooperative (IL)?
In 2025, the average Tri-County Electric Cooperative customer had 0.9 outages and 63 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.6 outages and 132 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Tri-County 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.