Flathead Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Flathead Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 64,334 homes in Montana. In 2025, its average home used 1,184 kWh a month and paid $118.87 (10.0¢ per kWh), more than the Montana average of $110.80.
- Electric cooperative
- 64,334 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Flathead Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Montana | 64,334 |
| Average home bill | $118.87 a month (Montana average $110.80) |
| Average price | 10.0¢ per kWh (Montana average 13.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,184 kWh a month (Montana average 853) |
| Business customers | 7.8¢ per kWh, average bill $249.53 a month (12,854 businesses; Montana business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.6 outages and 174 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.3 outages and 886 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Montana utility, 157 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing; 64,334 homes enrolled |
| Grid | WECC region; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Carbon, Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Park, Sanders |
Price rank: Flathead Electric Cooperative has the 3rd lowest average price of the 10 Montana 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 Flathead Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern EnergyBill calculator on this site | 333,713 | $101.97 | 14.4¢ |
| Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative | 21,471 | $126.96 | 14.2¢ |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | 16,353 | $119.71 | 9.4¢ |
| Missoula Electric Cooperative | 14,867 | $116.71 | 10.9¢ |
| Northern Lights | 4,700 | $118.17 | 13.1¢ |
Flathead Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Flathead Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Flathead 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.
- Flathead Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Montana Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Montana, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Flathead Electric Cooperative electric bill (MT)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,184 kWh a month and paid $118.87 (10.0¢ per kWh), more than the Montana average of $110.80.
How often does the power go out with Flathead Electric Cooperative (MT)?
In 2025, the average Flathead Electric Cooperative customer had 1.6 outages and 174 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.3 outages and 886 minutes with them).
Does Flathead Electric Cooperative (MT) have time-of-use rates?
Flathead Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing; 64,334 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Flathead 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.