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Residential customers
31 thousand
30,778 homes
Average price
12.54 cents
Texas average 15.40
Average bill
$144.12
Per month at 1,150 kWh
Price rank
20 of 64
Lowest to highest in Texas
Medina Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
Medina Electric Cooperative reported 30,778 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,150 kWh a month on average at 12.54 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 64 Texas utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Medina Electric Cooperative ranks 20 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Electric Cooperative | 12.54 | 1,150 | $144.12 |
| Texas (all utilities) | 15.40 | 1,110 | $170.95 |
| 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 Medina Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 17 counties in Texas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Texas (17 counties)
Atascosa, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Real, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala
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Reliability
For 2025, Medina Electric Cooperative reported an average of 259 minutes without power per customer and 2.49 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 104 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Medina Electric Cooperative had about 132 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Texas figure across its utilities was 158 minutes. One interruption lasting 104 minutes and 2.49 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 259 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Medina 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 348 residential net-metered systems on the Medina Electric Cooperative grid in 2025, with 4.0 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 Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Medina Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Texas.
Medina Electric Cooperative operates in the ERCOT power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Medina Electric Cooperative compared with Texas
Of the 82 utilities listed for Texas, Medina Electric Cooperative is the 40th largest by homes, at roughly 0.24% of the state total. Its price of 12.54 cents per kWh is 0.80 cents below the median of 56 other cooperatives in Texas (13.34 cents). At $144.12 a month, an average Medina Electric Cooperative home pays about $322 a year less than the Texas average of $170.95, and uses 39 kWh a month more. Medina Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 17 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 348 of its residential customers use net metering, or 11.3 per 1,000 homes, against 10.9 for Texas as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Texas with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Texas utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 30,778 | 12.54 |
| San Bernard Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 32,557 | 14.11 |
| City of Georgetown | Municipal | 31,654 | 13.77 |
| HILCO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 27,850 | 14.82 |
| Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation | Cooperative | 26,288 | 13.89 |
| Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association | Cooperative | 22,613 | 14.76 |
See every one on the electric companies in Texas page.
Official site and where to get help
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Medina Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Medina Electric Cooperative?
Medina Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.54 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,150 kWh a month and an average bill of $144.12 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Texas average was 15.40 cents.
How many customers does Medina Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 30,778 residential customers for Medina Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Medina 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 Texas on the Texas state page.
How reliable is Medina Electric Cooperative?
For 2025, Medina Electric Cooperative reported an average of 259 minutes of outage per customer and 2.49 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.