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. West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) averages 14.94 cents per kilowatt hour billed to their consumers for residential electricity, which is 4.80% lower than the nationwide average rate of 15.70 cents. Roughly 138,500 megawatt hours were sold by the supplier to retail accounts in 2019. During the same timeframe, the provider procured 149,395 megawatt hours via wholesale electricity channels. Their revenue in 2019 from electricity related activities was $17,825,000, with $17,283,000 from retail sales to end users.

The South Dakota average monthly residential electricity bill is $122.16, while the West Central Electric Cooperative (South Dakota) average is 14.87% higher at $142.78 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.