Official data · U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 · 2024 data · Synced
Electricity in Meade County, South Dakota
Meade County is served by 5 electric utilities that report to the federal government. Black Hills Power, Inc., the largest, charged South Dakota residential customers about 14.4¢/kWh (roughly $110 a month) in 2024, and its customers averaged 0.9 outages and 57 minutes without power that year.
- Utilities serving
- 5
- Avg bill / mo, Black Hills Power, Inc.
- $110
- Outages / yr, Black Hills Power, Inc.
- 0.9
- Time without power / yr
- 57 min
Utilities serving Meade County
| Utility | Type | Bill / mo | ¢ / kWh | Outages / yr | Minutes out / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | Investor-owned | $110 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 57 |
| West River Electric Assn Inc | Cooperative | $128 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 44 |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | $164 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 229 |
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r |
| Butte Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | n/r | n/r | n/r | n/r |
Figures are each utility's 2024 statewide filing to EIA, the smallest grain EIA publishes. Bills and per-kWh prices are computed by CheckedHome from EIA revenue and sales; outage figures are each utility's own report. n/r means the utility did not file that metric with EIA, which is common for smaller cooperatives; it does not mean zero outages.
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Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Form EIA-861), 2024 data. Utility rates shown here are computed by CheckedHome from EIA revenue and sales. View the source. Synced from EIA on .
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