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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 166,879 homes in Maryland. EIA lists it as Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc.

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Average price
18.5¢ a kWh
Up 18% on a year ago
Average bill
$214 a month
Up 16% on a year ago
Average use
1,157 kWh
A month. Maryland 945 kWh
Price rank in Maryland
4 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative homes paid 18.5¢ a kWh, against 21.0¢ across Maryland.

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative vs Maryland

Southern Maryland Electric CooperativeMaryland
Average price, 12 months to July 202618.5¢21.0¢
Price in July 202619.2¢21.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$214$199
Bill in July 2026$264$253
Average monthly use1,157 kWh945 kWh
Price change, past year+18%+13%
Price change since 2019+48%+60%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.