Black River Electric Coop (MO) electricity rates in Missouri, 2025
Black River Electric Coop (MO)’s 21,606 residential customers paid an average of 13.61¢ per kWh in 2025, 2% above the Missouri average of 13.30¢. The typical home used 1,151 kWh a month, for an average bill of $157.
- 13.61¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.80¢ (+6.3%) vs 2024
- $157Avg monthly billMissouri: $138
- 1,151 kWhAvg monthly useMissouri: 1,037 kWh
- 21,606Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 21,606 | 298,477 | $40,628,000 | 13.61¢ | 12.81¢ | +0.80¢ (+6.3%) |
| Commercial | 3,996 | 147,466 | $17,950,000 | 12.17¢ | 11.80¢ | +0.37¢ (+3.1%) |
| Industrial | 2 | 18,842 | $1,574,000 | 8.35¢ | 7.21¢ | +1.14¢ (+15.8%) |
| All sectors | 25,604 | 464,785 | $60,152,000 | 12.94¢ | 12.23¢ | +0.71¢ (+5.8%) |
How Black River Electric Coop (MO) compares
- Missouri residential average, 2025: 13.30¢ per kWh, 1,037 kWh a month, $138 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 44 full-service utilities in Missouri with at least 1,000 residential customers, Black River Electric Coop (MO) ranks 26 of 44 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Missouri homes paid 16.02¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.32¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 6.3%; the state average rose 3.0%.
- Black River Electric Coop (MO) is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: AECI.
Where Black River Electric Coop (MO) serves
EIA lists 8 Missouri counties in its 2025 service territory: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Dent, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, Shannon, Wayne.
69 ZIP codes are matched to Black River Electric Coop (MO) in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 63601, 63620, 63621, 63622, 63623, 63624, 63625, 63628, 63629, 63630, 63631, 63632, 63633, 63636, 63637, 63638, 63640, 63645, 63648, 63650, 63653, 63654, 63655, 63656, 63660, 63662, 63664, 63665, 63666, 63670, 63675, 63730, 63739, 63743, 63747, 63750, 63751, 63755, 63760, 63764, 63766, 63769, 63775, 63781, 63782, 63785, 63787, 63934, 63935, 63937, 63944, 63950, 63951, 63952, 63956, 63957, 63964, 63965, 63966, 63967, and 9 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Missouri full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co (MO) | 13.26¢ | $137 | 1,100,654 |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | 13.44¢ | $180 | 19,527 |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | 13.51¢ | $188 | 10,798 |
| Consolidated Electric Coop | 13.54¢ | $180 | 7,698 |
| Boone Electric Coop | 13.57¢ | $148 | 34,098 |
| Evergy Metro | 13.63¢ | $111 | 276,162 |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | 13.64¢ | $155 | 12,497 |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR) | 13.81¢ | $127 | 12,212 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.