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Electricity prices in Missouri

What homes in Missouri pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
14.0¢ a kWh
Up 6.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$145 a month
Up 7.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,039 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
40 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Missouri homes paid 14.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Missouri vs the US

MissouriUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.0¢18.0¢
Price in August 202616.0¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$145$158
Bill in August 2026$216$209
Average monthly use1,039 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+6.1%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+25%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Missouri

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 72% of homes in Missouri; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Ameren MissouriInvestor-owned14.1¢+8.4%$1421,105,902
Evergy Missouri WestInvestor-owned12.4¢+2.5%$124311,738
Evergy MetroInvestor-owned13.7¢+0.1%$113280,208
Empire District ElectricInvestor-owned14.8¢+0.6%$146153,107
City Utilities of SpringfieldMunicipal12.5¢+8.6%$109106,728
Cuivre River Electric CooperativeCooperative11.7¢+4.0%$15176,313
City of IndependenceMunicipal17.0¢+4.3%$13554,857
Carroll Electric CooperativeCooperative14.4¢+6.7%$12812,294

Heating fuels in Missouri: propane.