SEMO Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Missouri, 2025
SEMO Electric Cooperative’s 10,798 residential customers paid an average of 13.51¢ per kWh in 2025, 2% above the Missouri average of 13.30¢. The typical home used 1,389 kWh a month, for an average bill of $188.
- 13.51¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.73¢ (+5.7%) vs 2024
- $188Avg monthly billMissouri: $138
- 1,389 kWhAvg monthly useMissouri: 1,037 kWh
- 10,798Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,798 | 179,990 | $24,324,500 | 13.51¢ | 12.79¢ | +0.73¢ (+5.7%) |
| Commercial | 5,516 | 95,514 | $15,723,500 | 16.46¢ | 17.22¢ | −0.76¢ (-4.4%) |
| Industrial | 9 | 90,897 | $7,478,400 | 8.23¢ | 7.35¢ | +0.87¢ (+11.9%) |
| All sectors | 16,323 | 366,401 | $47,526,400 | 12.97¢ | 12.47¢ | +0.50¢ (+4.0%) |
How SEMO Electric Cooperative 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, SEMO Electric Cooperative ranks 23 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 5.7%; the state average rose 3.0%.
- SEMO Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: AECI.
Where SEMO Electric Cooperative serves
EIA lists 6 Missouri counties in its 2025 service territory: Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard.
35 ZIP codes are matched to SEMO Electric Cooperative in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 63701, 63730, 63735, 63736, 63738, 63739, 63740, 63750, 63755, 63764, 63766, 63771, 63774, 63780, 63782, 63785, 63801, 63822, 63823, 63825, 63834, 63841, 63845, 63846, 63860, 63862, 63867, 63869, 63870, 63873, 63881, 63882, 63951, 63960, 63966. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gascosage Electric Coop | 13.26¢ | $169 | 9,292 |
| Union Electric Co (MO) | 13.26¢ | $137 | 1,100,654 |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | 13.44¢ | $180 | 19,527 |
| Consolidated Electric Coop | 13.54¢ | $180 | 7,698 |
| Boone Electric Coop | 13.57¢ | $148 | 34,098 |
| Black River Electric Coop (MO) | 13.61¢ | $157 | 21,606 |
| Evergy Metro | 13.63¢ | $111 | 276,162 |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | 13.64¢ | $155 | 12,497 |
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.