City of Arlington - (SD)
Municipal electric utility · South Dakota · #2,706 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #831
City of Arlington - (SD) is a municipal electric utility serving 631 customers in South Dakota. In 2025 it sold 10.4 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $1.32M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.73¢ per kWh across all customer classes and — per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 631 | 10.4 | $1.32M | 12.73¢ |
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 (— kWh/month).
This utility files the EIA-861S short form, which reports totals only - no breakdown by customer class is published for it.
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 589 | 10.6 | $1.22M | — |
| 2022 | 589 | 10.8 | $1.25M | — |
| 2023 | 614 | 10.2 | $1.28M | — |
| 2024 | 616 | 9.8 | $1.26M | — |
| 2025 | 631 | 10.4 | $1.32M | — |
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 397 meters
Counties served
Brookings, SDKingsbury, SD
Other large utilities in South Dakota
- Black Hills Power, Inc. - 85,804 customers, residential 15.07¢
- NorthWestern Energy - (SD) - 65,396 customers, residential 13.35¢
- Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop - 30,059 customers, residential 13.87¢
- Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD) - 24,428 customers, residential 12.98¢
- West River Electric Assn Inc - 21,332 customers, residential 15.16¢
- Watertown Municipal Utilities - 14,497 customers, residential 9.29¢
- City of Brookings - (SD) - 12,568 customers, residential 10.69¢
- Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc - 11,478 customers, residential 14.79¢
All South Dakota utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #831 in the EIA frame.