[ Withlacoochee River Elec Coop / FL ]
Withlacoochee River Elec Coop electricity rates in Florida
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's average effective residential rate (13.70¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.37¢ | — | 186,814 |
| 2016 | 11.63¢ | −6.0% | 189,703 |
| 2017 | 11.44¢ | −1.6% | 192,997 |
| 2018 | 11.81¢ | +3.2% | 196,122 |
| 2019 | 11.80¢ | −0.1% | 200,637 |
| 2020 | 11.41¢ | −3.3% | 204,271 |
| 2021 | 11.40¢ | −0.1% | 208,628 |
| 2022 | 13.26¢ | +16.3% | 213,311 |
| 2023 | 12.32¢ | −7.1% | 222,873 |
| 2024 | 12.35¢ | +0.2% | 229,375 |
| 2025 | 13.70¢ | +10.9% | 231,677 |
How this compares
Serves 5 counties in Florida: Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk, Sumter. 52 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's average residential rate has gone from 12.37¢ to 13.70¢ per kWh: +10.8% over 10 years, or about +1.0% a year. It rose in 4 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +16.3% in 2022. The largest drop was −7.1% in 2023.
For a home using 1,103 kWh a month, the Florida average, Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,813 a year, $200 less than at Florida's average rate of 15.21¢. Of the 37 Florida utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 23rd most expensive.
Withlacoochee River Elec Coop served 186,814 homes in 2015 and 231,677 in 2025 (+24.0%), about 2% of Florida's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's rates
Withlacoochee River Elec Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Florida 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: Florida Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Withlacoochee River Elec Coop raising rates in 2026?
Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Florida Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +10.9% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Withlacoochee River Elec Coop charge per kWh?
Withlacoochee River Elec Coop's average effective residential rate was 13.70¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Florida's 2025 average was 15.21¢.
How much have Withlacoochee River Elec Coop rates gone up in five years?
+20.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +27.6% for Florida as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Withlacoochee River Elec Coop have in Florida?
231,677 residential customers in 2025, across 5 counties including Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, 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)
