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City Utilities of Springfield electricity rates

What homes pay City Utilities of Springfield for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 106,728 homes in Missouri. EIA lists it as City Utilities of Springfield - (MO).

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Average price
12.5¢ a kWh
Up 8.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$109 a month
Up 11% on a year ago
Average use
872 kWh
A month. Missouri 1,039 kWh
Price rank in Missouri
6 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City Utilities of Springfield homes paid 12.5¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Missouri.

City Utilities of Springfield vs Missouri

City Utilities of SpringfieldMissouri
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.5¢14.0¢
Price in August 202614.1¢16.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$109$145
Bill in August 2026$185$216
Average monthly use872 kWh1,039 kWh
Price change, past year+8.6%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+26%+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