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Residential customers
237 thousand
236,578 homes
Average price
14.20 cents
Florida average 15.21
Average bill
$166.98
Per month at 1,176 kWh
Price rank
21 of 36
Lowest to highest in Florida
Lee County Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
Lee County Electric Cooperative reported 236,578 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,176 kWh a month on average at 14.20 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 36 Florida utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Lee County Electric Cooperative ranks 21 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Electric Cooperative | 14.20 | 1,176 | $166.98 |
| Florida (all utilities) | 15.21 | 1,103 | $167.86 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Lee County Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Florida. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Florida (6 counties)
Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Hendry, Lee, Monroe
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Reliability
For 2025, Lee County Electric Cooperative reported an average of 58 minutes without power per customer and 0.88 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 65 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Lee County Electric Cooperative had about 70 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Florida figure across its utilities was 65 minutes. One interruption lasting 65 minutes and 0.88 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 58 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under other standard. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Lee County Electric Cooperative does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 10,389 residential net-metered systems on the Lee County Electric Cooperative grid in 2025, with 93.5 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Florida Public Service Commission.
Lee County Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Florida.
Lee County Electric Cooperative compared with Florida
Florida has 36 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Lee County Electric Cooperative is 7th by size and serves about 2.2% of the state's homes. Its price of 14.20 cents per kWh is 0.90 cents below the median of 14 other cooperatives in Florida (15.10 cents). The typical Lee County Electric Cooperative bill of $166.98 a month is within about $12 a year of the Florida average, so a household here pays close to what a typical household in the state pays. Lee County Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 10,389 of its residential customers use net metering, or 43.9 per 1,000 homes, against 30.3 for Florida as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Florida with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Florida utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 236,578 | 14.20 |
| Orlando Utilities Commission | Municipal | 254,552 | 13.22 |
| Sumter Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 240,241 | 14.98 |
| Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 231,677 | 13.70 |
| Clay Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 173,966 | 14.02 |
| City of Lakeland | Municipal | 122,506 | 11.73 |
See every one on the electric companies in Florida page.
Official site and where to get help
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Lee County Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Lee County Electric Cooperative?
Lee County Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.20 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,176 kWh a month and an average bill of $166.98 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Florida average was 15.21 cents.
How many customers does Lee County Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 236,578 residential customers for Lee County Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Lee County Electric Cooperative?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Florida on the Florida state page.
How reliable is Lee County Electric Cooperative?
For 2025, Lee County Electric Cooperative reported an average of 58 minutes of outage per customer and 0.88 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.