State peers

Other Michigan utilities members might otherwise face

All 31 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Michigan, largest first, with Great Lakes Energy Coop marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Michigan.

Rate comparison

Member price against the state

Ranked by price against the 31 utilities reporting residential rates in Michigan, Great Lakes Energy Coop comes 23rd of 31. The state's range runs from City of Zeeland - (MI) at 10.12¢ to Palmetto Solar, LLC at 31.21¢, so where a household sits inside Michigan depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 6 other cooperative utilities reporting in Michigan, whose customer-weighted average is 18.10¢, Great Lakes Energy Coop is close to its own ownership class within the state (+5.9%).

Where this co-op sits on price

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Great Lakes Energy Coop reported 120.6K residential customers, ranking 3rd of 31 utilities in Michigan by customers served and covering 2.7% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 7,329 kWh per customer per year - +8.9% against the Michigan median of 6,732 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,405.

Ownership class peers

Cooperative utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Michigan, these indexable cooperative utilities report the closest residential averages to Great Lakes Energy Coop in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Great Lakes Energy Coop member rates

How much does Great Lakes Energy Coop charge per kWh?

Great Lakes Energy Coop reported an average residential price of 19.17¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is Great Lakes Energy Coop expensive compared with the rest of Michigan?

Its average residential price is close to the Michigan customer-weighted average of 19.43¢ per kWh, a difference of -1.3%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 31 utilities reporting residential service in Michigan.

What is the average electricity bill for Great Lakes Energy Coop customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 7,329 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,405 a year, or about $117 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Great Lakes Energy Coop?

EIA classifies Great Lakes Energy Coop as Cooperative, a not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, typically in rural territory. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Cooperative utilities was 13.78¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and comparing utility costs across states .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.