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Flathead Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Flathead Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 65,507 homes in Montana. EIA lists it as Flathead Electric Coop Inc.

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Average price
10.4¢ a kWh
Up 4.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$119 a month
Up 1.7% on a year ago
Average use
1,149 kWh
A month. Montana 826 kWh
Price rank in Montana
5 of 6
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Flathead Electric Cooperative homes paid 10.4¢ a kWh, against 13.9¢ across Montana.

Flathead Electric Cooperative vs Montana

Flathead Electric CooperativeMontana
Average price, 12 months to August 202610.4¢13.9¢
Price in August 202611.2¢15.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$119$115
Bill in August 2026$110$122
Average monthly use1,149 kWh826 kWh
Price change, past year+4.8%+9.5%
Price change since 2019+8.6%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.