20.32¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Great Lakes Energy Coop / MI ]
Great Lakes Energy Coop electricity rates in Michigan
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.0%
vs 2024
123,277
residential customers
+31.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Great Lakes Energy Coop's average effective residential rate (20.32¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.22¢ | — | 112,432 |
| 2016 | 15.03¢ | −1.3% | 113,061 |
| 2017 | 15.14¢ | +0.7% | 113,765 |
| 2018 | 15.12¢ | −0.1% | 114,475 |
| 2019 | 15.72¢ | +4.0% | 115,137 |
| 2020 | 15.45¢ | −1.7% | 115,907 |
| 2021 | 16.10¢ | +4.2% | 117,058 |
| 2022 | 16.99¢ | +5.5% | 118,922 |
| 2023 | 17.71¢ | +4.2% | 120,183 |
| 2024 | 19.17¢ | +8.2% | 120,645 |
| 2025 | 20.32¢ | +6.0% | 123,277 |
How this compares
20.03¢
Michigan average, 2025
+1.4%
Great Lakes Energy Coop vs MI 2025 average
+17.9%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in MI
Serves 26 counties in Michigan: Allegan, Antrim, Barry, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Wexford. 184 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Great Lakes Energy Coop's average residential rate has gone from 15.22¢ to 20.32¢ per kWh: +33.5% over 10 years, or about +2.9% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +8.2% in 2024. The largest drop was −1.7% in 2020.
For a home using 635 kWh a month, the Michigan average, Great Lakes Energy Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,548 a year, $22 more than at Michigan's average rate of 20.03¢. Of the 30 Michigan utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 6th most expensive.
Great Lakes Energy Coop served 112,432 homes in 2015 and 123,277 in 2025 (+9.7%), about 3% of Michigan's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Great Lakes Energy Coop's rates
Great Lakes Energy Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Michigan 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: Michigan Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Great Lakes Energy Coop raising rates in 2026?
Great Lakes Energy Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Michigan Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +6.0% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Great Lakes Energy Coop charge per kWh?
Great Lakes Energy Coop's average effective residential rate was 20.32¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Michigan's 2025 average was 20.03¢.
How much have Great Lakes Energy Coop rates gone up in five years?
+31.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +29.5% for Michigan as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Great Lakes Energy Coop have in Michigan?
123,277 residential customers in 2025, across 26 counties including Allegan, Antrim, Barry, 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)