Electricity rates — Missouri

What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 17 generally available plans here run from $1,169.34 on 1(M) Residential Ultimate Saver Service to $2,087.12 on Residential Other Use ROU, with a median of $1,480.57.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 9.7¢ to 17.4¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Missouri pay, by EIA's count

Over the 12 months to June 2026, residential electricity in Missouri averaged 13.9¢ per kWh, the 12th-lowest of the 50 states and DC and 22% below the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between Kentucky (13.8¢) and Washington (14.0¢).

EIA lists 45 utilities serving homes in Missouri. By homes served, the largest 5 are Union Electric Co - (MO) (1,095,619), Evergy Missouri West (305,583), Evergy Metro (273,860), Empire District Electric Co (142,537), and City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) (105,029). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 22% and municipal utilities supply about 9% of its households.

Missouri homes used the most electricity in July and the least in April (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.8 times the lightest month. August was the dearest month per kWh, 39% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 60% of Missouri's households: Union Electric Co (1,095,619), KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations (305,583), Kansas City Power & Light Co (Missouri) (273,860), Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc (72,974). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 12.3¢ per kWh, 11% below EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

How Missouri compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Missouri costs $1,480.57 a year: the 3rd-lowest of the 29 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 26% less than their median of $1,989.30. It sits between Georgia ($1,452.52) and Nebraska ($1,514.60).

Its cheapest open plan, 1(M) Residential Ultimate Saver Service from Union Electric Co at $1,169.34, is the 7th-lowest of the 29 states' cheapest plans.

In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state

What each provider costs

4 utilities serve customers across Missouri in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Union Electric Co at $1,169.34 a year on 1(M) Residential Ultimate Saver Service; the dearest is Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc at $1,522.50.

That is $353.16 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: Union Electric Co $1,169.34; KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations $1,387.35; Kansas City Power & Light Co (Missouri) $1,447.68; Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc $1,522.50.

How the answer changes with usage

1(M) Residential Ultimate Saver Service is cheapest at every level tested — $638.67 a year at 500 kWh a month, $2,230.63 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $476.85 a year at 500 kWh against $1,799.61 at 2,000 kWh.

How these plans are structured

Of 32 priceable plans: 19 tiered, 16 time-of-use, 15 priced by season, 1 with demand charges.

Fixed monthly charges run from $3.25 to $27.00.

Who provides these plans

These plans come from 8 utilities: City Utilities of Springfield, City of Columbia, Missouri (Utility Company), City of Independence, Missouri (Utility Company), Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc, Empire District Electric Co (Missouri), KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations, Kansas City Power & Light Co (Missouri), Union Electric Co.

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential Other Use ROU to 1(M) Residential Ultimate Saver Service saves $917.78 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

16 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.