Farmers Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Farmers Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 10,310 homes in New Mexico. In 2025, its average home used 818 kWh a month and paid $111.99 (13.7¢ per kWh), more than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
- Electric cooperative
- 10,310 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Farmers Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in New Mexico | 10,310 |
| Average home bill | $111.99 a month (New Mexico average $94.65) |
| Average price | 13.7¢ per kWh (New Mexico average 14.8¢) |
| Average home use | 818 kWh a month (New Mexico average 638) |
| Business customers | 13.2¢ per kWh, average bill $588.67 a month (1,892 businesses; New Mexico business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.5 outages and 198 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.5 outages and 198 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle New Mexico utility, 234 minutes) |
| Grid | SPP region; SPP market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel |
Price rank: Farmers Electric Cooperative has the 7th lowest average price of the 18 New Mexico 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 Farmers Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Company of NM | 496,914 | $90.82 | 16.4¢ |
| Southwestern Public Service | 101,203 | $125.11 | 12.9¢ |
| Central New Mexico Electric Cooperative | 19,323 | $100.83 | 17.4¢ |
| Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative | 3,898 | $138.60 | 13.5¢ |
| Springer Electric Cooperative | 2,423 | $107.79 | 22.0¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 1,435 | $134.52 | 25.3¢ |
Farmers Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Farmers Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Farmers 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.
- Farmers Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
- The average electric bill in New Mexico, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Farmers Electric Cooperative electric bill (NM)?
In 2025, its average home used 818 kWh a month and paid $111.99 (13.7¢ per kWh), more than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
How often does the power go out with Farmers Electric Cooperative (NM)?
In 2025, the average Farmers Electric Cooperative customer had 1.5 outages and 198 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.5 outages and 198 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Farmers 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.