Electricity rates in Missouri
Updated 2026-10-21 with EIA data through July 2026
Avg. residential rate
13.95¢
per kWh, last 12 months
Jul 2026
16.09¢
+3.4% year over year
Avg. monthly bill
$145
1,038 kWh/month
vs. U.S. average
-22%
U.S. 17.99¢
Rank
12th
cheapest of 51
Homes in Missouri paid an average of 13.95¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, up from 11.21¢ in 2016. Businesses paid 10.83¢ and industry 8.54¢. Electricity is regulated, so your utility is set by your address.
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Missouri electricity price trend
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Electric utilities in Missouri
127 utilities serve homes in Missouri. Rates are average residential revenue per kWh, so they include fixed charges. Click a utility for rate plans, outage history and its service map.
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| Utility | Type | Homes served | Rate | Avg bill | Outage min/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co. | Investor-owned | 1.10M | 14.03¢ | $145 | 594 |
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor-owned | 309K | 12.29¢ | $122 | 184 |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 276K | 13.68¢ | $112 | 178 |
| Empire District Electric Co. | Investor-owned | 144K | 14.70¢ | $154 | 167 |
| City Utilities of Springfield | Municipal | 106K | 12.38¢ | $107 | 1,288 |
| Cuivre River Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 74K | 11.66¢ | $154 | 136 |
| City of Independence | Municipal | 54K | 16.95¢ | $137 | 170 |
| City of Columbia | Municipal | 46K | 16.04¢ | $128 | 97 |
| Southwest Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 42K | 12.76¢ | $141 | 356 |
| White River Valley El Co-op | Electric cooperative | 39K | 16.00¢ | $170 | — |
| Laclede Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 35K | 12.82¢ | $164 | 155 |
| Boone Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 34K | 14.04¢ | $153 | 67 |
| Ozark Border Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 33K | 12.71¢ | $173 | — |
| Ozark Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 32K | 16.18¢ | $186 | — |
| Co-Mo Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 31K | 15.45¢ | $173 | 158 |
| Intercounty Electric Co-op Association | Electric cooperative | 30K | 13.48¢ | $170 | 707 |
| Citizens Electric Corporation | Electric cooperative | 25K | 15.77¢ | $164 | 1,688 |
| Platte-Clay Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 24K | 13.35¢ | $178 | 79 |
| Howell-Oregon Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 23K | 13.57¢ | $155 | — |
| Three Rivers Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 23K | 13.48¢ | $158 | 130 |
| Black River Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 22K | 14.08¢ | $162 | 2,909 |
| Crawford Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 20K | 13.67¢ | $157 | 362 |
| New-Mac Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 20K | 13.90¢ | $187 | — |
| Webster Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 19K | 10.71¢ | $151 | 103 |
| Osage Valley Electric Co-op Association | Electric cooperative | 17K | 15.31¢ | $198 | 379 |
| West Central Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 16K | 13.38¢ | $197 | 109 |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative | Electric cooperative | 13K | 17.33¢ | $210 | — |
| Farmers Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 12K | 14.11¢ | $161 | 197 |
| Carroll Electric Co-op Corp. | Electric cooperative | 12K | 14.41¢ | $132 | 129 |
| Sac-Osage Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 12K | 14.97¢ | $171 | 208 |
| City of Nixa | Municipal | 12K | 11.03¢ | $147 | 91 |
| Central Missouri Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 11K | 13.07¢ | $187 | 423 |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Electric cooperative | 11K | 13.98¢ | $194 | 822 |
| Barry Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 10K | 13.72¢ | $206 | — |
| Macon Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 10K | 16.30¢ | $172 | 115 |
| United Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 9,710 | 16.68¢ | $233 | — |
| City of Kirkwood | Municipal | 9,522 | 14.99¢ | $134 | 177 |
| Gascosage Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 9,292 | 13.72¢ | $175 | — |
| Pemiscot-Dunklin Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 8,489 | 17.33¢ | $278 | — |
| City of Rolla | Municipal | 8,097 | 11.49¢ | $122 | 52 |
| City of Jackson | Municipal | 7,759 | 11.29¢ | $178 | 22 |
| City of Poplar Bluff | Municipal | 7,710 | 11.44¢ | $148 | 56 |
| Consolidated Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 7,698 | 14.01¢ | $186 | 233 |
| City of Hannibal | Municipal | 7,673 | 14.51¢ | $126 | 18 |
| City of Farmington | Municipal | 7,396 | 15.10¢ | $135 | — |
| Lewis County Rural E C A | Electric cooperative | 7,375 | 19.07¢ | $249 | — |
| City of Carthage | Municipal | 7,234 | 14.78¢ | $138 | 321 |
| City of Sikeston | Municipal | 6,928 | 10.18¢ | $145 | 3 |
| Barton County Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 6,884 | 13.11¢ | $265 | 405 |
| Grundy Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 6,777 | 15.18¢ | $194 | 54 |
| City of West Plains | Municipal | 6,690 | 8.38¢ | $238 | — |
| SE-MA-NO Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 6,663 | 11.68¢ | $174 | — |
| Ralls County Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 6,657 | 18.01¢ | $240 | — |
| Tri-County Electric Co-op Association (MO) | Electric cooperative | 6,642 | 18.59¢ | $219 | 63 |
| City of Marshall | Municipal | 6,089 | 11.26¢ | $258 | 37 |
| City of Lebanon | Municipal | 6,078 | 10.61¢ | $120 | — |
| City of Fulton | Municipal | 5,597 | 12.58¢ | $279 | 53 |
| City of Kennett | Municipal | 5,393 | 10.50¢ | $189 | — |
| Missouri Rural Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 5,077 | 14.73¢ | $167 | — |
| North Central MO Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 5,049 | 11.15¢ | $303 | 15 |
| City of Harrisonville | Municipal | 4,977 | 15.39¢ | $259 | 86 |
| Chillicothe Municipal Utilities (MO) | Municipal | 4,589 | 11.63¢ | $199 | 36 |
| City of Monett | Municipal | 4,174 | 13.30¢ | $129 | 84 |
| City of Sullivan | Municipal | 4,077 | 9.58¢ | $253 | — |
| City of St Robert | Municipal | 3,812 | 16.00¢ | $232 | — |
| Howard Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 3,709 | 18.00¢ | $217 | — |
| City of Cameron | Municipal | 3,456 | 10.84¢ | $212 | — |
| City of Macon | Municipal | 3,109 | 12.48¢ | $286 | 67 |
| Trenton Municipal Utilities | Municipal | 2,953 | 12.94¢ | $250 | 11 |
| City of Waynesville | Municipal | 2,848 | 11.33¢ | $240 | 293 |
| Atchison-Holt Electric Co-op | Electric cooperative | 2,628 | 11.81¢ | $268 | — |
| City of Salem | Municipal | 2,605 | 13.43¢ | $215 | — |
| City of Higginsville | Municipal | 2,600 | 13.01¢ | $218 | 30 |
| City of Odessa | Municipal | 2,600 | 14.92¢ | $201 | — |
| City of Centralia | Municipal | 2,442 | 14.86¢ | $168 | — |
| City of Lamar | Municipal | 2,439 | 13.64¢ | $241 | — |
| City of California | Municipal | 2,399 | 12.24¢ | $158 | — |
| City of Butler | Municipal | 2,371 | 13.73¢ | $217 | — |
| City of Mount Vernon | Municipal | 2,336 | 12.69¢ | $254 | — |
| City of Fredericktown | Municipal | 2,227 | 14.32¢ | $243 | — |
| City of St James | Municipal | 2,191 | 11.53¢ | $209 | — |
| City of Malden | Municipal | 2,123 | 10.47¢ | $187 | — |
| Carrollton Board of Public Wks | Municipal | 2,060 | 11.78¢ | $295 | — |
| City of Cuba | Municipal | 1,954 | 8.79¢ | $242 | — |
| City of Palmyra | Municipal | 1,889 | 14.93¢ | $193 | — |
| City of Bethany | Municipal | 1,822 | 11.30¢ | $180 | — |
| City of El Dorado Springs | Municipal | 1,721 | 10.87¢ | $236 | — |
| City of New Madrid | Municipal | 1,692 | 10.57¢ | $191 | — |
| City of Fayette | Municipal | 1,580 | 13.38¢ | $158 | — |
| City of Hermann | Municipal | 1,546 | 11.98¢ | $247 | 2 |
| City of Mountain View | Municipal | 1,438 | 12.74¢ | $200 | — |
| City of Vandalia | Municipal | 1,396 | 10.96¢ | $151 | — |
| City of Houston | Municipal | 1,318 | 10.24¢ | $224 | — |
| City of Monroe City | Municipal | 1,307 | 18.48¢ | $355 | — |
| City of Cabool | Municipal | 1,297 | 11.74¢ | $275 | — |
| City of Marceline | Municipal | 1,267 | 13.54¢ | $335 | — |
| City of Kahoka | Municipal | 1,246 | 13.78¢ | $176 | — |
| City of Memphis | Municipal | 1,170 | 13.44¢ | $169 | — |
| City of Unionville | Municipal | 1,155 | 13.92¢ | $164 | — |
| City of Willow Springs | Municipal | 1,132 | 13.66¢ | $320 | — |
| City of Thayer | Municipal | 1,072 | 12.44¢ | $144 | — |
| City of Richland | Municipal | 1,021 | 14.67¢ | $197 | — |
| City of Slater | Municipal | 1,020 | 11.77¢ | $184 | — |
| City of Shelbina | Municipal | 1,018 | 12.38¢ | $289 | — |
| City of Gallatin | Municipal | 990 | 20.11¢ | $187 | — |
| City of Salisbury | Municipal | 983 | 14.88¢ | $193 | — |
| City of Albany | Municipal | 971 | 15.28¢ | $206 | — |
| City of Seymour | Municipal | 928 | 13.77¢ | $276 | — |
| City of Mansfield | Municipal | 842 | 14.17¢ | $291 | — |
| City of Paris | Municipal | 811 | 10.49¢ | $171 | — |
| City of Steelville | Municipal | 796 | 14.14¢ | $327 | — |
| City of Rockport | Municipal | 792 | 15.92¢ | $169 | — |
| City of Crane | Municipal | 760 | 12.78¢ | $149 | — |
| City of La Plata | Municipal | 748 | 14.11¢ | $143 | — |
| City of Stanberry | Municipal | 713 | 12.89¢ | $153 | — |
| City of Winona | Municipal | 637 | 13.28¢ | $179 | — |
| Lockwood Water & Light Company | Municipal | 575 | 16.85¢ | $196 | — |
| City of Perry | Municipal | 459 | 12.17¢ | $219 | — |
| City of Liberal | Municipal | 365 | 14.54¢ | $171 | — |
| City of Meadville | Municipal | 232 | 14.80¢ | $134 | — |
| City of Newburg | Municipal | 198 | 8.89¢ | $182 | — |
| City of Gilman City | Municipal | 194 | 17.02¢ | $138 | — |
| City of Linneus | Municipal | 150 | 22.75¢ | $203 | — |
| City of Easton | Municipal | 102 | 14.09¢ | $202 | — |
| City of Mindenmines | Municipal | 97 | 16.30¢ | $260 | — |
| City of Hunnewell | Municipal | 85 | 10.96¢ | $163 | — |
| Clay County Electric Co-op Corp. | Electric cooperative | 51 | 15.22¢ | $139 | 228 |
Missouri vs. neighboring states
Energy costs at a glance
| Natural gas (homes) | $2.17/therm |
| Gasoline (regular) | $4.14/gal |
| Driving cost: EV vs. gas | 4.3¢ vs. 15¢/mi |
| Solar output (1 kW, Kansas City) | 1,433 kWh/yr |
| Avg. outage time (2025) | 7 hr 24 min/yr |
| Commercial rate | 10.83¢ |
| Industrial rate | 8.54¢ |
What appliances cost to run in Missouri
| Appliance | Per month | Per year | vs. U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space heater | $23.00 | $115 | −$33 |
| Central air conditioner | $80.25 | $401 | −$116 |
| Refrigerator | $5.81 | $70 | −$20 |
| Electric car | $51.84 | $622 | −$180 |
| Electric clothes dryer | $9.56 | $115 | −$33 |
| Electric water heater | $52.31 | $628 | −$182 |
| Hot tub | $34.87 | $418 | −$121 |
| TV | $1.74 | $21 | −$6 |
| Pool pump (single-speed) | $57.75 | $289 | −$84 |
| Heat pump | $143 | $713 | −$207 |
Electricity rates by city in Missouri
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- Springfield
- Columbia
- Independence
- Lee's Summit
- O'Fallon
- Saint Joseph
- Saint Charles
- Blue Springs
- Saint Peters
- Florissant
- Joplin
- Chesterfield
- Jefferson City
- Cape Girardeau
- Oakville
- Wildwood
- Wentzville
- University City
- Ballwin
- Liberty
- Raytown
- Mehlville
- Kirkwood
- Maryland Heights
- Gladstone
- Hazelwood
- Grandview
- Webster Groves
- Sedalia
- Arnold
- Ferguson
- Nixa
- Raymore
- Affton
- Rolla
- Warrensburg
- Spanish Lake
- Old Jamestown
- Ozark
- Creve Coeur
- Manchester
- Farmington
- Hannibal
- Kirksville
- Poplar Bluff
- Lemay
- Sikeston
- Concord
- Republic
- Overland
- Clayton
- Fort Leonard Wood
- Jackson
- Jennings
- Lebanon
- Lake Saint Louis
- Carthage
- Washington
- Moberly
- Grain Valley
- Marshall
- Saint Ann
- Fulton
- Dardenne Prairie
- West Plains
- Neosho
- Festus
- Crestwood
- Maryville
- Bridgeton
- Mexico
- Troy
- Excelsior Springs
- Branson
- Webb City
- Town and Country
- Union
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Bolivar
- Kennett
- Eureka
- Harrisonville
- Cameron
- Chillicothe
- Kearney
- Ellisville
- Smithville
- Berkeley
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Missouri?
The average residential rate in Missouri was 13.95¢ per kWh over the 12 months ending July 2026. That is 22% below the U.S. average of 17.99¢. In July 2026 alone it was 16.09¢, +3.4% from a year earlier.
What is the average electric bill in Missouri?
About $145 a month. The average Missouri home uses 1,038 kWh a month (EIA 2025), and we priced that at the current average rate. Bills vary with your utility, home size, heating type and season.
Is electricity expensive in Missouri?
Missouri ranks 12th cheapest of 51 (50 states plus DC) for residential electricity. That is near the middle of the pack.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Missouri?
No. Missouri homes buy electricity from the utility that serves their address: an investor-owned utility, electric cooperative or municipal utility.
Which electric company is cheapest in Missouri?
Among utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, City of West Plains has the lowest average rate at 8.38¢/kWh. The highest is Lewis County Rural E C A at 19.07¢. Most homes can't switch utilities, since your address determines which one serves you.
How reliable is the power grid in Missouri?
In 2025, the average Missouri customer was without power for 7 hr 24 min (SAIDI, including major storms) across about 1.3 outages. Excluding major event days it was 114 min. Figures are customer-weighted across utilities that report to EIA.
Sources: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (through July 2026), EIA-861 2025 utility data, EIA fuel prices, NREL PVWatts. Methodology.