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Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Montana: 9.67 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar
Flathead Electric Coop Inc is a cooperative utility serving 75,982 customer accounts in Montana; 63,317 of them are residential. Its home price sits 23.6% under the Montana average and ranks 1st of 3 among larger utilities.
At 1,202 kWh a month a Flathead Electric Coop Inc home pays about $116 in energy: 9.67 ¢/kWh, 23.6% below the Montana average of 12.66 ¢.
Its home price sits 23.6% under the Montana average and ranks 1st of 3 among larger utilities.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc on price: 23.6% under Montana
Home price against Montana
-23.6%1st place of 3, cheapest first
Home price is where Flathead Electric Coop Inc departs furthest from the Montana pattern: 9.67 ¢ against a state average of 12.66 ¢, 1st place of 3 among Montana utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Flathead Electric Coop Inc at 9.67 ¢ (+0.00 ¢ from here), the most expensive NorthWestern Energy LLC at 14.23 ¢ (+4.56 ¢).
A home using 1,202 kWh a month pays about $116 in energy here; at the Montana average the same use would cost $152, a difference of -$36 a month.
How it compares
Flathead Electric Coop Inc
Flathead Electric Coop Inc, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Flathead Electric Coop IncLowest in this table
9.67 ¢/kWh
7.62 ¢/kWh
$116at 1,202 kWh
235 minSAIDI
Montana average against this company, which is 1 of 3 on price
Flathead Electric Coop Inc: +3.9% on 2024 for homes, Montana +2.6%.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc home price, 2025
10.04 ¢/kWh+3.9% on 2024, early release
Flathead Electric Coop Inc SAIDI, 2025
174 min-26% on 2024, early release
Flathead Electric Coop Inc against Montana, 2025
+1.3 pointsFlathead Electric Coop Inc +3.9%, Montana +2.6%, price in Montana 12.99 ¢
Flathead Electric Coop Inc reported 10.04 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +3.9% on its 2024 figure of 9.67, while the Montana average moved +2.6%. Its SAIDI is 174 minutes against 235 in 2024.
Carbon context
Flathead Electric Coop Inc serves 63,317 homes in Montana. At 1,202 kWh a month that is about 576 kg of CO₂, or 6,909 kg a year, at the Montana plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Montana generation mix.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc charts
Residential price since 2015: 9.67 ¢ in 2024
8.97 ¢ in 2015, 9.67 ¢ in 2024 (+7.7%); Montana 10.88 to 12.66 ¢.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Flathead Electric Coop Inc billed homes 8.97 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 9.67 ¢ in 2024, +7.7% in all, and lagged the Montana average (+16.4%) by 8.6 points. Flathead Electric Coop Inc's sharpest move came in 2016, +2.7%. The latest year is the high at 9.67 ¢; the low was 8.97 ¢ (2015). 2024: +1.7% here, +1.0% for the Montana average. SAIDI at Flathead Electric Coop Inc (major events excluded) rose from 187 minutes in 2015 to 235 in 2024, +26%; worst year 2024 at 235. Against the national median, Flathead Electric Coop Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 235 minutes, +136 from the median. 2020: 870 minutes with major events, 173 without, the widest gap of any year. Flathead Electric Coop Inc has 0 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Montana peers among 3 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op, bills 13.35 ¢ (+3.68).
Cheaper by 23.6% than Montana, slower to restore: 235 minutes is 2.4 times the national median.
Home accounts at Flathead Electric Coop Inc went from 53,243 in 2015 to 63,317 in 2024, +18.9%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (7.62 against 9.67 ¢); the ratio was 0.76 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.50 in 2015 to 1.90 in 2024, between 1.02 and 1.97.
Outages and home price of Flathead Electric Coop Inc (EIA utility 6395), 2013 to 2024
By 2024 the average Flathead Electric Coop Inc customer sat through 235 minutes of outage, against 148 in 2013 (+59%). The low came in 2019 at 137, the high in 2024 at 235; 12 years were filed. The Montana median in 2024 was 148 minutes, so Flathead Electric Coop Inc ran above it.
Home rates at Flathead Electric Coop Inc went from 8.36 ¢ in 2013 to 9.67 ¢ in 2024 (+15.6%), which is 11.55 ¢ to 9.92 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−14.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,387 in 2013 and $1,190 in 2024. Of 11 Montana utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Flathead Electric Coop Inc stood 3rd cheapest (5th of 25 in 2013).
Flathead Electric Coop Inc outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 235 in 2024
Flathead Electric Coop Inc at 235 min in 2024 and the Montana median at 148.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc home price since 2013: −14.1% after inflation
Flathead Electric Coop Inc: 9.92 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 9.67 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Flathead Electric Coop Inc, EIA utility 6395, year by year among Montana utilities
Flathead Electric Coop Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Flathead Electric Coop Inc
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Flathead Electric Coop Inc
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Flathead Electric Coop Inc
Montana median SAIDI
2013
8.36
11.55
5 of 25
148
1.24
2 of 5
222
2014
8.67
11.79
6 of 25
148
1.26
3 of 4
142
2015
8.97
12.19
7 of 25
187
1.50
3 of 6
225
2016
9.22
12.37
6 of 25
184
1.43
4 of 5
121
2017
9.37
12.30
7 of 25
210
1.48
4 of 6
181
2018
9.55
12.24
6 of 25
168
1.56
3 of 7
171
2019
9.57
12.06
7 of 27
137
1.45
3 of 7
143
2020
9.57
11.91
3 of 11
173
1.02
4 of 5
120
2021
9.54
11.34
3 of 11
165
1.97
4 of 5
128
2022
9.47
10.42
3 of 11
223
1.82
4 of 5
217
2023
9.50
10.04
3 of 11
160
1.62
4 of 5
143
2024
9.67
9.92
3 of 11
235
1.90
5 of 6
148
Flathead Electric Coop Inc, EIA utility 6395: EIA-861, CPI-U.
What kind of utility is Flathead Electric Coop Inc?
Flathead Electric Coop Inc files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Montana, cooperatives serve 24% of residential customers at an average 10.7 cents per kWh, 25% below investor-owned utilities in Montana. Flathead Electric Coop Inc itself averaged 9.7 cents, 1.0 cents below its type in Montana.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 2,654 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 4.2 per 100 accounts (Montana: 1.8; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average Flathead Electric Coop Inc customer was without power 235 minutes without major events and 586 with them. That is 3rd fewest of 4 Montana utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Montana utility reported 148 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 63,317 residential meters.
How big is Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Montana, by customer accounts?
75,982 accounts in 2024: residential 63,317, commercial 12,568, industrial 97.
How many cents per kWh does Flathead Electric Coop Inc charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 9.67 cents; against the Montana average that is -23.6%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Flathead Electric Coop Inc?
SAIDI 235.2 min and SAIFI 1.90 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.36, CAIDI 124 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Flathead Electric Coop Inc?
618 installations with 3.6 MW, of which residential installations number 579.
What would a typical Flathead Electric Coop Inc home pay each month?
1,202 kWh at 9.67 cents comes to about $116, energy only.
Is Flathead Electric Coop Inc cheaper than other Montana utilities?
Rank 1 of 3 in Montana on price, -23.6% against the state average; 0 charge less than 9.67 ¢.
How much of the Flathead Electric Coop Inc load is business?
Homes take 56.5% of 1,617,371 MWh, commercial accounts 30.0%, industrial and other 13.6%; the 12,568 commercial accounts use 38,563 kWh each, 2.7 times a home.
Does Flathead Electric Coop Inc have smart meters or TOU rates?
63,021 of 63,317 home meters are AMI, 99.5%. Flathead Electric Coop Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 63,021 customers use dynamic pricing, 99.53% of its homes.
Since 2015, has Flathead Electric Coop Inc become cheaper than other Montana utilities?
1st cheapest of 2 in 2015, 1st of 3 in 2024; its price rose 7.7% while Montana rose 16.4%.
What did Flathead Electric Coop Inc charge homes in 2025?
10.04 cents per kWh, +3.9% on the 9.67 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Flathead Electric Coop Inc at 9.67 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Montana: 9.67 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Flathead Electric Coop Inc in Montana: 9.67 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, the state price average
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At 1,202 kWh a month a Flathead Electric Coop Inc home pays about $116 in energy: 9.67 ¢/kWh, 23.6% below the Montana average of 12.66 ¢.
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title = {Flathead Electric Coop Inc price vs Montana: 10.04 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 235 min in 2024},
year = {2026},
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