Southern Pioneer Electric Company
Cooperative electric utility · Kansas · #820 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #60839
Southern Pioneer Electric Company is a cooperative electric utility serving 17,117 customers in Kansas. In 2025 it sold 756 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $70.13M in revenue, an average realized rate of 9.28¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 16.43¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 11 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12,608 | 114 | $18.81M | 16.43¢ | |
| Commercial | 4,441 | 149 | $21.72M | 14.53¢ | |
| Industrial | 68 | 492 | $29.60M | 6.02¢ | |
| Total | 17,117 | 756 | $70.13M | 9.28¢ |
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 (757 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16,987 | 786 | $71.59M | 15.86¢ |
| 2022 | 16,985 | 801 | $80.97M | 17.54¢ |
| 2023 | 17,051 | 757 | $66.92M | 15.93¢ |
| 2024 | 17,105 | 752 | $67.63M | 15.86¢ |
| 2025 | 17,117 | 756 | $70.13M | 16.43¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 146 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.82 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 80 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: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 770 GWh
Winter peak demand: 72 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 17,118 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 93 installations, 1.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Barber, KSClark, KSComanche, KSHarper, KSHaskell, KSKingman, KSKiowa, KSMeade, KSPratt, KSReno, KSSeward, 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¢
- FreeState Electric Coop - 19,144 customers, residential 17.84¢
All Kansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #60839 in the EIA frame.