10.04¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Flathead Electric Coop / MT ]
Flathead Electric Coop electricity rates in Montana
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+3.8%
vs 2024
64,334
residential customers
+4.9%
since 2020
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Flathead Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (10.04¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.97¢ | — | 53,243 |
| 2016 | 9.22¢ | +2.8% | 53,896 |
| 2017 | 9.37¢ | +1.6% | 54,511 |
| 2018 | 9.55¢ | +1.9% | 55,402 |
| 2019 | 9.57¢ | +0.2% | 56,524 |
| 2020 | 9.57¢ | +0.0% | 57,163 |
| 2021 | 9.54¢ | −0.3% | 58,752 |
| 2022 | 9.47¢ | −0.7% | 60,335 |
| 2023 | 9.50¢ | +0.3% | 61,882 |
| 2024 | 9.67¢ | +1.8% | 63,317 |
| 2025 | 10.04¢ | +3.8% | 64,334 |
How this compares
12.99¢
Montana average, 2025
−22.7%
Flathead Electric Coop vs MT 2025 average
−41.7%
vs US 2025 average
#9
priciest in MT
Serves 6 counties in Montana: Carbon, Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Park, Sanders. 21 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Flathead Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 8.97¢ to 10.04¢ per kWh: +11.9% over 10 years, or about +1.1% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +3.8% in 2025. The largest drop was −0.7% in 2022.
For a home using 853 kWh a month, the Montana average, Flathead Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,028 a year, $302 less than at Montana's average rate of 12.99¢. Of the 14 Montana utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 9th most expensive.
Flathead Electric Coop served 53,243 homes in 2015 and 64,334 in 2025 (+20.8%), about 11% of Montana's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Flathead Electric Coop's rates
Flathead Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Montana Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Montana Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Flathead Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Flathead Electric Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Montana Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +3.8% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Flathead Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Flathead Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 10.04¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Montana's 2025 average was 12.99¢.
How much have Flathead Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+4.9% between 2020 and 2025, against +29.9% for Montana as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Flathead Electric Coop have in Montana?
64,334 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Carbon, Flathead, Lake, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)