Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc
Cooperative electric utility · Kansas · #625 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #13799
Prairie Land Electric Coop Inc is a cooperative electric utility serving 24,538 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 618 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $67.18M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.88¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.79¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 18 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13,245 | 133 | $19.72M | 14.79¢ | |
| Commercial | 8,937 | 154 | $21.77M | 14.17¢ | |
| Industrial | 2,356 | 331 | $25.69M | 7.77¢ | |
| Total | 24,538 | 618 | $67.18M | 10.88¢ |
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 (839 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24,672 | 482 | $67.16M | 15.57¢ |
| 2022 | 24,684 | 494 | $62.43M | 14.59¢ |
| 2023 | 24,637 | 489 | $55.67M | 13.80¢ |
| 2024 | 24,541 | 559 | $60.33M | 14.29¢ |
| 2025 | 24,538 | 618 | $67.18M | 14.79¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 383 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): — per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): — minutes
As reported for Kansas under the Other standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 749 GWh
Winter peak demand: 105 MW
Energy losses: 5.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 24,538 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 42 installations, 0.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Cheyenne, KSClay, KSCloud, KSDecatur, KSGraham, KSJewell, KSMitchell, KSNorton, KSOsborne, KSPhillips, KSRawlins, KSRepublic, KSRooks, KSSheridan, KSSherman, KSSmith, KSThomas, KSWashington, 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¢
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc - 20,569 customers, residential 12.35¢
- FreeState Electric Coop - 19,144 customers, residential 17.84¢
- 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 #13799 in the EIA frame.