Electrical Rates

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative (YVEC) rates are based on wholesale power costs plus operation costs. We strive to provide the best possible electrical service at the lowest possible price. YVEC uses a step rate to allow larger users to benefit from a declining cost per kilowatt-hour. A base charge per month helps pay for the standard service, such as the transformer, meter, secondary wire, etc. as well as the interest, taxes, and maintenance costs associated with that service.

Residential Rates

  • Base: $19.00
  • 1st 1,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.1168
  • Over 1,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0945

For example, a customer using 1,200 Kilowatt-hours would have charges like this:

1000 x 0.1168 = $116.80
200 x 0.0945 = $18.90
Base Charge: $19.00
Total Billing: $154.90

Irrigation Rates

  • Base: $40.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
  • Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
  • 1st 5,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0655
  • Over 5,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0598

Small Commercial Rates

  • Base: $50.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
  • Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
  • 1st 2,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0838
  • Over 2,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0760

Large Commercial Rates

  • Base: $70.00 (No Kilowatt-hours used)
  • Demand: $11.24 all Kilowatt-hours
  • First 10,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0835
  • Over 10,000 Kilowatt-hours: $0.0725

Security Lighting Rates

  • 100 Watt High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) / 175 Watt Mercury Vapor (MV) / 73 Watt Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
    • Existing pole: $8.50
    • Additional pole: $9.50
  • 250 Watt HPS / 400 Watt MV
    • Existing pole: $10.50
    • Additional pole: $11.50