Missoula Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Missoula Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 14,867 homes in Montana. In 2025, its average home used 1,068 kWh a month and paid $116.71 (10.9¢ per kWh), more than the Montana average of $110.80.
- Electric cooperative
- 14,867 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Missoula Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Montana | 14,867 |
| Average home bill | $116.71 a month (Montana average $110.80) |
| Average price | 10.9¢ per kWh (Montana average 13.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,068 kWh a month (Montana average 853) |
| Business customers | 10.0¢ per kWh, average bill $279.90 a month (1,584 businesses; Montana business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.8 outages and 363 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.4 outages and 1,332 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; 14,866 homes enrolled |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli |
Price rank: Missoula Electric Cooperative has the 4th 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 Missoula 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¢ |
| Flathead Electric Cooperative | 64,334 | $118.87 | 10.0¢ |
| USBIA-Mission Valley Power | 16,353 | $119.71 | 9.4¢ |
Missoula Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Missoula Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Missoula 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.
- Missoula 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 Missoula Electric Cooperative electric bill (MT)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,068 kWh a month and paid $116.71 (10.9¢ per kWh), more than the Montana average of $110.80.
How often does the power go out with Missoula Electric Cooperative (MT)?
In 2025, the average Missoula Electric Cooperative customer had 1.8 outages and 363 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.4 outages and 1,332 minutes with them).
Does Missoula Electric Cooperative (MT) have time-of-use rates?
Missoula Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 14,866 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Missoula 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.