Missouri Rural Electric Coop electricity rates in Missouri, 2025
Missouri Rural Electric Coop’s 5,077 residential customers paid an average of 14.24¢ per kWh in 2025, 7% above the Missouri average of 13.30¢. The typical home used 1,134 kWh a month, for an average bill of $162.
- 14.24¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.62¢ (+4.6%) vs 2024
- $162Avg monthly billMissouri: $138
- 1,134 kWhAvg monthly useMissouri: 1,037 kWh
- 5,077Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 5,077 | 69,106 | $9,840,000 | 14.24¢ | 13.62¢ | +0.62¢ (+4.6%) |
| Commercial | 571 | 24,966 | $3,106,000 | 12.44¢ | 11.94¢ | +0.50¢ (+4.2%) |
| Industrial | 11 | 130,138 | $9,184,000 | 7.06¢ | 6.73¢ | +0.33¢ (+4.9%) |
| All sectors | 5,659 | 224,210 | $22,130,000 | 9.87¢ | 9.40¢ | +0.47¢ (+5.0%) |
How Missouri Rural Electric Coop 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, Missouri Rural Electric Coop ranks 31 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 4.6%; the state average rose 3.0%.
- Missouri Rural Electric Coop is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: AECI.
Where Missouri Rural Electric Coop serves
EIA lists 3 Missouri counties in its 2025 service territory: Marion, Monroe, Shelby.
15 ZIP codes are matched to Missouri Rural Electric Coop in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 63401, 63434, 63438, 63439, 63440, 63443, 63447, 63454, 63456, 63459, 63461, 63463, 63468, 63469, 63471. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | 13.64¢ | $155 | 12,497 |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR) | 13.81¢ | $127 | 12,212 |
| City of Hannibal (MO) | 14.03¢ | $122 | 7,673 |
| City of Carthage (MO) | 14.28¢ | $133 | 7,234 |
| City of Kirkwood (MO) | 14.49¢ | $129 | 9,522 |
| City of Farmington (MO) | 14.59¢ | $130 | 7,396 |
| Empire District Electric Co | 14.77¢ | $154 | 144,059 |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | 14.80¢ | $192 | 16,710 |
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.