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Cuivre River Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Cuivre River Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 76,313 homes in Missouri. EIA lists it as Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc.

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Average price
11.7¢ a kWh
Up 4.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$151 a month
Up 2.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,290 kWh
A month. Missouri 1,039 kWh
Price rank in Missouri
8 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Cuivre River Electric Cooperative homes paid 11.7¢ a kWh, against 14.0¢ across Missouri.

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative vs Missouri

Cuivre River Electric CooperativeMissouri
Average price, 12 months to August 202611.7¢14.0¢
Price in August 202611.4¢16.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$151$145
Bill in August 2026$174$216
Average monthly use1,290 kWh1,039 kWh
Price change, past year+4.0%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+27%+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