West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota)

About West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota)

West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) is an electric cooperative located in Murdo, South Dakota and providing electricity to customers in 6 counties in South Dakota such as the counties of Lyman County, Stanley County, Jackson County, Mellette County, and Haakon County. There are 1,411 commercial customers and 5,896 residential customers who are receiving electricity from the supplier. West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) has an average residential electricity rate of 15.28 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their consumers, 5.79% below the average US price of 16.22 cents. Of the 149,395 megawatt hours West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) sold and dispossessed, 92.71% were from retail sales. During the same timeframe, West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) procured 149,395 megawatt hours via the wholesale electricity market. In 2019, the provider made a total of $17,825,000 from business activities relating to the sale and transfer of electricity. They had 96.96% of their revenue coming from retail sales to end users.

The South Dakota average monthly residential electricity bill is $126.05, while the West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) average is 17.76% higher at $151.53 per month. West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) ranks 49th in the state for average monthly bill total. Electricity production is not part of the West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) business plan, as they purchase electricity at wholesale rates to then be resold to their end users.