FreeState Electric Coop
Cooperative electric utility · Kansas · #762 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #10019
FreeState Electric Coop is a cooperative electric utility serving 19,144 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 291 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $49.20M in revenue, an average realized rate of 16.91¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 17.84¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 9 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 17,654 | 230 | $41.13M | 17.84¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,478 | 37.6 | $5.74M | 15.27¢ | |
| Industrial | 12 | 22.9 | $2.33M | 10.19¢ | |
| Total | 19,144 | 291 | $49.20M | 16.91¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,088 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18,584 | 277 | $40.76M | 15.36¢ |
| 2022 | 18,731 | 292 | $44.05M | 15.75¢ |
| 2023 | 18,856 | 282 | $42.46M | 15.81¢ |
| 2024 | 18,992 | 282 | $44.13M | 16.41¢ |
| 2025 | 19,144 | 291 | $49.20M | 17.84¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 335 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): — per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): — minutes
As reported for Kansas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 0.2 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 306 GWh
Winter peak demand: 34 MW
Energy losses: 4.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 19,144 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 448 installations, 3.9 MW of capacity
Counties served
Atchison, KSDouglas, KSJackson, KSJefferson, KSLeavenworth, KSOsage, KSPottawatomie, KSShawnee, KSWabaunsee, KS
Other large utilities in Kansas
- Evergy Kansas Central, Inc - 399,379 customers, residential 14.56¢
- Evergy Kansas South, Inc - 349,942 customers, residential 14.54¢
- City of Kansas City - (KS) - 69,092 customers, residential 14.93¢
- Midwest Energy Inc - (KS) - 50,200 customers, residential 12.01¢
- Wheatland Electric Coop, Inc - 32,395 customers, residential 15.01¢
- Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc - 24,538 customers, residential 14.79¢
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc - 20,569 customers, residential 12.35¢
- Southern Pioneer Electric Company - 17,117 customers, residential 16.43¢
All Kansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #10019 in the EIA frame.