Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with South Plains Electric Cooperative, 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
59 thousand
58,726 homes
Average price
11.02 cents
Texas average 15.40
Average bill
$114.62
Per month at 1,041 kWh
Price rank
6 of 64
Lowest to highest in Texas
South Plains Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
South Plains Electric Cooperative reported 58,726 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,041 kWh a month on average at 11.02 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, South Plains Electric Cooperative ranks 6 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Plains Electric Cooperative | 11.02 | 1,041 | $114.62 |
| 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 South Plains Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 18 counties in Texas. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Texas (18 counties)
Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Stonewall
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Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. South Plains 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 940 residential net-metered systems on the South Plains Electric Cooperative grid in 2025, with 1.1 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.
South Plains Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Texas.
South Plains Electric Cooperative operates in the ERCOT and SPP power markets. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
South Plains Electric Cooperative compared with Texas
Texas has 82 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. South Plains Electric Cooperative is 26th by size and serves about 0.46% of the state's homes. Among 56 other cooperatives in Texas, the median price is 13.34 cents per kWh, so South Plains Electric Cooperative at 11.02 cents is 2.32 cents below its peers. At $114.62 a month, an average South Plains Electric Cooperative home pays about $676 a year less than the Texas average of $170.95, and uses 70 kWh a month less. South Plains Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 18 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 940 of its residential customers use net metering, or 16.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Plains Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 58,726 | 11.02 |
| City of Denton | Municipal | 63,757 | 13.60 |
| City of Bryan | Municipal | 62,535 | 10.89 |
| City of New Braunfels | Municipal | 57,050 | 12.39 |
| Nueces Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 49,903 | 11.35 |
| Brownsville Public Utilities Board | Municipal | 48,500 | 11.22 |
See every one on the electric companies in Texas page.
Official site and where to get help
Kilowatt Atlas is not South Plains Electric Cooperative 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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- Think your bill is high? Try the bill checker.
- Texas allows retail choice in part or all of the state. See the provider guide.
South Plains Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for South Plains Electric Cooperative?
South Plains Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 11.02 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,041 kWh a month and an average bill of $114.62 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Texas average was 15.40 cents.
How many customers does South Plains Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 58,726 residential customers for South Plains Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates South Plains 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.