Missouri Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Missouri, the average residential electricity rate is 13.49¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 15th nationally; the typical home spends $143 per month on electricity; 4% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Missouri electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for Missouri based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 6,270,541
- Total production
- 261.7 TWh 41.74 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 80.1 TWh 12.78 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 9.4 TWh 3.6% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 252.3 TWh
Missouri electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in Missouri, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 13.49¢ |
| Commercial | 10.64¢ |
| Industrial | 8.37¢ |
How Missouri generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| fossil fuels | 21.1% | 55.0 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 17.3% | 45.1 TWh |
| all coal products | 17.3% | 45.1 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 16.9% | 44.2 TWh |
| renewable | 3.7% | 9.6 TWh |
| natural gas | 3.6% | 9.5 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 3.6% | 9.5 TWh |
| all renewables | 3.3% | 8.6 TWh |
| nuclear | 2.7% | 7.1 TWh |
| wind | 2.6% | 6.7 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 2.6% | 6.7 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 1.0% | 2.6 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 1.0% | 2.6 TWh |
| solar | 0.7% | 1.8 TWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 0.7% | 1.8 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 0.4% | 985.9 GWh |
| bituminous coal and synthetic coal | 0.3% | 862.4 GWh |
| bituminous coal | 0.3% | 862.4 GWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 0.3% | 809.9 GWh |
| petroleum | 0.2% | 422.3 GWh |
| petroleum liquids | 0.2% | 422.3 GWh |
| distillate fuel oil | 0.1% | 338.1 GWh |
| hydro-electric pumped storage | 0.1% | 181.7 GWh |
Missouri production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- fossil fuels21.1%
- coal, excluding waste coal17.3%
- all coal products17.3%
- subbituminous coal16.9%
- renewable3.7%
- natural gas3.6%
- natural gas & other gases3.6%
- all renewables3.3%
- nuclear2.7%
- wind2.6%
- onshore wind turbine2.6%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic1.0%
- estimated total solar1.0%
- solar0.7%
- solar photovoltaic0.7%
- conventional hydroelectric0.4%
- bituminous coal and synthetic coal0.3%
- bituminous coal0.3%
- estimated small scale solar photovoltaic0.3%
- petroleum0.2%
- petroleum liquids0.2%
- distillate fuel oil0.1%
- hydro-electric pumped storage0.1%
Electric utilities in Missouri
The 17 electric distribution utilities that serve Missouri, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren (MO/IL) | — | 2,400,000 | Outage map |
| Empire District Electric (Liberty) | — | 188,414 | Outage map |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | — | 95,818 | Outage map |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | — | 49,540 | Outage map |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | — | 41,053 | Outage map |
| Co-Mo Electric Cooperative | — | 34,229 | Outage map |
| Boone Electric Cooperative | — | 33,000 | Outage map |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO) | — | 32,370 | Outage map |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | — | 25,634 | — |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | — | 21,530 | — |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | — | 20,090 | Outage map |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | — | 18,206 | Outage map |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | — | 16,375 | Outage map |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | — | 15,446 | — |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative | — | 13,872 | Outage map |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | — | 11,692 | Outage map |
| Macon Electric Coop | — | 11,651 | — |
Residential electricity providers in Missouri
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Investor-owned | 1,095,619 | 13.0 TWh | 12.56¢ | — |
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor-owned | 305,583 | 3.6 TWh | 12.55¢ | — |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 273,860 | 2.6 TWh | 13.72¢ | — |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor-owned | 142,537 | 1.7 TWh | 14.99¢ | — |
| City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) | Municipal | 105,029 | 1.1 TWh | 11.47¢ | — |
| Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 72,974 | 1.1 TWh | 11.07¢ | — |
| City of Independence - (MO) | Municipal | 53,832 | 543.4 GWh | 15.74¢ | — |
| City of Columbia - (MO) | Municipal | 45,651 | 429.8 GWh | 13.94¢ | — |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 41,386 | 514.6 GWh | 11.99¢ | — |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 39,216 | 486.8 GWh | 14.30¢ | — |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35,026 | 510.5 GWh | 11.73¢ | — |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,806 | 429.5 GWh | 13.40¢ | — |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,229 | 513.0 GWh | 11.66¢ | — |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | 31,534 | 429.3 GWh | 14.07¢ | — |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31,119 | 399.9 GWh | 15.18¢ | — |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO) | Cooperative | 29,956 | 428.7 GWh | 13.01¢ | — |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | Cooperative | 24,826 | 292.5 GWh | 15.33¢ | — |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,584 | 357.9 GWh | 12.46¢ | — |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,101 | 301.5 GWh | 12.54¢ | — |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Cooperative | 22,561 | 302.8 GWh | 12.47¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in Missouri
20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Investor-owned | 165,295 | 13.6 TWh | 9.73¢ | — |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 33,476 | 4.2 TWh | 10.37¢ | — |
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor-owned | 40,976 | 3.5 TWh | 9.57¢ | — |
| City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) | Municipal | 16,341 | 1.6 TWh | 9.39¢ | — |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor-owned | 25,159 | 1.5 TWh | 12.85¢ | — |
| City of Columbia - (MO) | Municipal | 7,597 | 451.9 GWh | 11.38¢ | — |
| City of Independence - (MO) | Municipal | 4,944 | 389.9 GWh | 14.95¢ | — |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 8,863 | 246.7 GWh | 12.57¢ | — |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | 7,746 | 158.4 GWh | 10.83¢ | — |
| City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) | Municipal | 1,882 | 156.3 GWh | 11.09¢ | — |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Cooperative | 3,979 | 138.8 GWh | 11.80¢ | — |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 3,405 | 122.8 GWh | 8.87¢ | — |
| City of Sikeston - (MO) | Municipal | 1,669 | 122.5 GWh | 9.94¢ | — |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 3,927 | 114.6 GWh | 11.61¢ | — |
| Webster Electric Coop | Cooperative | 865 | 105.7 GWh | 8.48¢ | — |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | 3,756 | 102.9 GWh | 11.98¢ | — |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 1,344 | 99.2 GWh | 10.75¢ | — |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 3,308 | 97.5 GWh | 10.96¢ | — |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | Cooperative | 2,817 | 90.1 GWh | 13.49¢ | — |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 5,473 | 87.1 GWh | 17.22¢ | — |
Power plant map of Missouri
126 power plants in Missouri with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in Missouri
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labadie | — | SUB | 2.4 GW | 15.8 TWh | 15.3 M tonnes | 967 kg |
| Callaway | — | NUC | 1.2 GW | 9.2 TWh | — | — |
| Thomas Hill | — | SUB | 1.2 GW | 5.9 TWh | 5.9 M tonnes | 998 kg |
| Iatan | — | SUB | 1.8 GW | 4.9 TWh | 4.6 M tonnes | 954 kg |
| New Madrid | — | SUB | 1.3 GW | 4.7 TWh | 4.3 M tonnes | 914 kg |
| Sioux | — | SUB | 1.1 GW | 3.1 TWh | 3.2 M tonnes | 1,051 kg |
| Dogwood Energy Facility | — | NG | 655 MW | 2.6 TWh | 1.0 M tonnes | 397 kg |
| Hawthorn | — | SUB | 1.0 GW | 2.4 TWh | 2.4 M tonnes | 1,028 kg |
| State Line Combined Cycle | — | NG | 691 MW | 2.3 TWh | 887.4 k tonnes | 385 kg |
| St Francis Energy Facility | — | NG | 507 MW | 2.0 TWh | 796.6 k tonnes | 405 kg |
| John Twitty Energy Center | — | SUB | 603 MW | 1.9 TWh | 1.9 M tonnes | 980 kg |
| Sikeston Power Station | — | SUB | 261 MW | 1.4 TWh | 1.5 M tonnes | 1,070 kg |
| Rock Creek Wind Project | — | WND | 300 MW | 1.0 TWh | — | — |
| High Prairie Wind Farm | — | WND | 400 MW | 875.4 GWh | — | — |
| Atchison County Wind | — | WND | 299 MW | 873.5 GWh | — | — |
| White Cloud Wind Project, LLC | — | WND | 237 MW | 836.1 GWh | — | — |
| Osborn Wind Energy | — | WND | 201 MW | 650.5 GWh | — | — |
| Clear Creek Wind | — | WND | 242 MW | 579.0 GWh | — | — |
| Kings Point Wind Energy Center | — | WND | 149 MW | 528.2 GWh | — | — |
| North Fork Ridge Wind Energy Center | — | WND | 149 MW | 500.1 GWh | — | — |
| Table Rock | — | WAT | 200 MW | 499.1 GWh | — | — |
| Lost Creek Wind Energy Facility | — | WND | 168 MW | 377.2 GWh | — | — |
| Farmers City Wind LLC | — | WND | 146 MW | 239.9 GWh | — | — |
| Empire Energy Center | — | NG | 379 MW | 239.0 GWh | 173.3 k tonnes | 725 kg |
| Holden | — | NG | 321 MW | 197.2 GWh | 135.5 k tonnes | 687 kg |
| Audrain Generating Station | — | NG | 814 MW | 196.2 GWh | 127.8 k tonnes | 652 kg |
| MU Combined Heat and Power Plant | — | NG | 85 MW | 182.4 GWh | 37.7 k tonnes | 207 kg |
| South Harper | — | NG | 351 MW | 180.5 GWh | 126.6 k tonnes | 702 kg |
| Osage Dam | — | WAT | 208 MW | 176.1 GWh | — | — |
| Peno Creek | — | NG | 240 MW | 140.5 GWh | 85.0 k tonnes | 605 kg |
| James River Power Station | — | NG | 198 MW | 138.7 GWh | 99.3 k tonnes | 716 kg |
| MJMEUC Generating Station #1 | — | NG | 13 MW | 110.4 GWh | 29.0 k tonnes | 263 kg |
| Greenwood (MO) | — | NG | 288 MW | 105.9 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Conception | — | WND | 50 MW | 97.3 GWh | — | — |
| Bluegrass Ridge | — | WND | 57 MW | 96.5 GWh | — | — |
| McCartney | — | NG | 118 MW | 96.1 GWh | 57.7 k tonnes | 601 kg |
| Cow Branch | — | WND | 50 MW | 92.3 GWh | — | — |
| Macon Energy Center | — | NG | 10 MW | 87.3 GWh | 25.3 k tonnes | 290 kg |
| Trigen St. Louis | — | NG | 34 MW | 79.0 GWh | 21.5 k tonnes | 272 kg |
| Essex | — | NG | 121 MW | 74.3 GWh | 49.0 k tonnes | 660 kg |
| Harry Truman | — | WAT | 161 MW | 62.8 GWh | — | — |
| Ozark Beach | — | WAT | 16 MW | 55.7 GWh | — | — |
| Lake Road (MO) | — | NG | 278 MW | 51.3 GWh | 2.6 k tonnes | 51 kg |
| Anheuser-Busch St Louis | — | NG | 26 MW | 43.3 GWh | 11.5 k tonnes | 265 kg |
| Grand Ave Plant | — | NG | 5 MW | 40.7 GWh | 12.1 k tonnes | 297 kg |
| Ralph Green | — | NG | 89 MW | 38.4 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Clarence Cannon | — | WAT | 58 MW | 36.1 GWh | — | — |
| Stockton Hydro | — | WAT | 52 MW | 35.0 GWh | — | — |
| Northeast (MO) | — | DFO | 540 MW | 25.5 GWh | 0 kg | 0 kg |
| Truman Solar | — | SUN | 10 MW | 22.7 GWh | — | — |
There is 1 nuclear power plant in Missouri
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway | — | NUC | 1.2 GW | 9.2 TWh | — | — |
Data centers & crypto mining in Missouri
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Missouri's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
No state-level EIA estimate of cryptocurrency-mining load is available for Missouri; mining is concentrated in a handful of states.
Quick facts about electricity in Missouri
- The average residential electricity rate in Missouri is 13.49¢ per kWh, the 15th lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in Missouri is $143 per month.
- Missouri's largest source of in-state generation is fossil fuels, at 21.1% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 3.6% of the electricity generated in Missouri.
- Missouri generated 261.7 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Missouri?
The average residential electricity rate in Missouri was 13.49¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 15th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Missouri?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Missouri was $143 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Missouri?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Missouri's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 3.6% of electricity generated in Missouri came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in Missouri?
Data centers in Missouri are estimated to use about 3.6 TWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.5% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Missouri's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.