Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
37 thousand
37,251 homes
Average price
15.37 cents
Texas average 15.40
Average bill
$195.62
Per month at 1,273 kWh
Price rank
57 of 64
Lowest to highest in Texas
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association rates and average bill
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association reported 37,251 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,273 kWh a month on average at 15.37 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, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association ranks 57 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association | 15.37 | 1,273 | $195.62 |
| 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 Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Texas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Texas (6 counties)
Brazos, Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller
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Reliability
For 2025, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association reported an average of 118 minutes without power per customer and 1.21 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 98 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association sits close to the median state on outage minutes. The Texas figure across its utilities was 158 minutes. One interruption lasting 98 minutes and 1.21 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 118 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. Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association 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 471 residential net-metered systems on the Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association grid in 2025, with 5.6 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.
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association is an electric cooperative based in Texas.
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association operates in the ERCOT and MISO power markets. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association compared with Texas
Of the 82 utilities listed for Texas, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association is the 34th largest by homes, at roughly 0.29% of the state total. Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 471 of its residential customers use net metering, or 12.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association | Cooperative | 37,251 | 15.37 |
| Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 40,593 | 14.05 |
| Central Texas Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 40,305 | 12.17 |
| Wood County Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 36,173 | 12.83 |
| Bandera Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 35,906 | 12.77 |
| Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 34,727 | 13.35 |
See every one on the electric companies in Texas page.
Official site and where to get help
Kilowatt Atlas is not Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association and does not take payments, start service or manage accounts. To pay a bill, report an outage or start service, use the website, app or phone number printed on your bill. Be careful with search ads and lookalike sites that offer to pay your bill for a fee.
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Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association?
Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 15.37 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,273 kWh a month and an average bill of $195.62 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Texas average was 15.40 cents.
How many customers does Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association have?
EIA reports about 37,251 residential customers for Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association in 2025.
Who regulates Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association?
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 Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association?
For 2025, Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association reported an average of 118 minutes of outage per customer and 1.21 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.