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Carroll Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Carroll Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 12,294 homes in Missouri. EIA lists it as Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR).

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Average price
14.4¢ a kWh
Up 6.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$128 a month
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average use
887 kWh
A month. Missouri 1,039 kWh
Price rank in Missouri
3 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Carroll Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.4¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Missouri.

Carroll Electric Cooperative vs Missouri

Carroll Electric CooperativeMissouri
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.4¢14.0¢
Price in August 202614.1¢16.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$128$145
Bill in August 2026$178$216
Average monthly use887 kWh1,039 kWh
Price change, past year+6.7%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+46%+25%

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.

Up to and including August 2026