Southwestern Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Southwestern Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 1,435 homes in New Mexico. In 2025, its average home used 532 kWh a month and paid $134.52 (25.3¢ per kWh), more than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
- Electric cooperative
- 1,435 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Southwestern Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in New Mexico | 1,435 |
| Average home bill | $134.52 a month (New Mexico average $94.65) |
| Average price | 25.3¢ per kWh (New Mexico average 14.8¢) |
| Average home use | 532 kWh a month (New Mexico average 638) |
| Business customers | 18.8¢ per kWh, average bill $467.75 a month (324 businesses; New Mexico business rates) |
| Grid | WECC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Colfax, Harding, Quay, Union |
Price rank: Southwestern Electric Cooperative has the highest 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 Southwestern 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¢ |
| Kit Carson Electric Cooperative | 26,286 | $77.55 | 15.7¢ |
| Farmers Electric Cooperative | 10,310 | $111.99 | 13.7¢ |
| Springer Electric Cooperative | 2,423 | $107.79 | 22.0¢ |
Southwestern Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Southwestern Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Southwestern 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.
- Southwestern 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
Do you want a Southwestern Electric Cooperative bill calculator? Tell us.
What is the average Southwestern Electric Cooperative electric bill (NM)?
In 2025, its average home used 532 kWh a month and paid $134.52 (25.3¢ per kWh), more than the New Mexico average of $94.65.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Southwestern 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.