WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration electricity rates

Federal utility · South Dakota

WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration is a federal power agency, serving 0 homes in South Dakota. Its residential customers pay an average of —/kWh including fixed and delivery charges.

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WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration doesn't report reliability metrics to EIA (common for small utilities).

Outages in counties served (2025)

From ORNL EAGLE-I, which tracks customers without power every 15 minutes. These counts cover every utility in each county. Weighted across WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration's counties, customers averaged 6 hr 24 min without power.

WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration service area

WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration serves 60 counties in South Dakota and 75 ZIP codes.

Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Pennington, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton, Ziebach

Cities: Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Yankton, Huron, Vermillion, Chamberlain, Fort Pierre, Elk Point, North Eagle Butte, Springfield, Webster, Rosebud, Eagle Butte, Lemmon, Martin, Clark, Tyndall

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Frequently asked questions

What is WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration's electricity rate?

WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration residential customers pay an average of — per kWh, all charges included (EIA data). .

What is the average WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration electric bill?

EIA doesn't publish residential sales for WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration.

How many customers does WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration have?

WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration serves 0 residential customers and 25 customers in total in South Dakota, across 60 counties.

Sources: EIA-861 2025 and EIA-861M (through July 2026), OpenEI URDB, ORNL EAGLE-I, U.S. Census. Methodology. Spot an error? Rates change often, so confirm with WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration before making decisions.