Kit Carson Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 26,286 homes in New Mexico. In 2025, its average home used 495 kWh a month and paid $77.55 (15.7¢ per kWh), less than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
- Electric cooperative
- 26,286 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in New Mexico | 26,286 |
| Average home bill | $77.55 a month (New Mexico average $94.65) |
| Average price | 15.7¢ per kWh (New Mexico average 14.8¢) |
| Average home use | 495 kWh a month (New Mexico average 638) |
| Business customers | 14.0¢ per kWh, average bill $278.22 a month (4,780 businesses; New Mexico business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.7 outages and 238 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.3 outages and 305 minutes with major storms (about the same as the middle New Mexico utility, 234 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 98% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 344 homes enrolled |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Colfax, Rio Arriba, Taos |
Price rank: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has the 10th 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 Kit Carson Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Farmington | 36,031 | $84.33 | 12.9¢ |
| Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative | 28,185 | $89.84 | 15.8¢ |
| Springer Electric Cooperative | 2,423 | $107.79 | 22.0¢ |
| Southwestern Electric Cooperative | 1,435 | $134.52 | 25.3¢ |
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Kit Carson Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. 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.
- State regulator: New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
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What is the average Kit Carson Electric Cooperative electric bill (NM)?
In 2025, its average home used 495 kWh a month and paid $77.55 (15.7¢ per kWh), less than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
How often does the power go out with Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (NM)?
In 2025, the average Kit Carson Electric Cooperative customer had 1.7 outages and 238 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.3 outages and 305 minutes with them).
Does Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (NM) have time-of-use rates?
Kit Carson Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 344 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Kit Carson 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.