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Citizens Electric Corporation is an cooperative utility serving 27,770 customer accounts in Missouri; 24,826 of them are residential. Among the 7 Missouri cooperative utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +2.33 ¢ from their median.
Citizens Electric Corporation: 982 kWh a month costs roughly $151 in energy at 15.33 ¢/kWh, +18.8% on the Missouri average of 12.91 ¢.
Among the 7 Missouri cooperative utilities listed here it is most expensive for homes, +2.33 ¢ from their median.
Take the 7 Missouri cooperative utilities listed here, sorted by home price: Citizens Electric Corporation is the most expensive at 15.33 ¢, while the group median is 13.01 ¢. The cheapest is Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc (MO) at 11.07 ¢, +4.26 ¢ from here; the spread from top to bottom is 4.26 ¢.
On outage minutes it ranks 3 of 7 (1 = fewest), with 85 against a group median of 133. By accounts it is number 7, with 27,770 against 74,553 for Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc.
| Citizens Electric Corporation, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Electric Corporation | 15.33 ¢/kWh | 13.49 ¢/kWh | $151at 982 kWh | 85 minSAIDI |
| Missouri average against this company, which is 20 of 21 on priceLowest in this table | -2.42 ¢/kWhcompany 18.8% above | -3.23 ¢/kWhcompany 31.5% above | -$24a month at 982 kWh | +14 mincompany 14 below |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | 15.18 ¢/kWhcompany 1.0% above | 13.19 ¢/kWhcompany 2.3% above | $1492 less than company | 74 mincompany 11 above |
Citizens Electric Corporation: -0.6% on 2024 for homes, Missouri +4.5%.
Citizens Electric Corporation reported 15.24 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -0.6% on its 2024 figure of 15.33, while the Missouri average moved +4.5%. Its SAIDI is 128 minutes against 85 in 2024.
Citizens Electric Corporation serves 24,826 homes in Missouri. At 982 kWh a month that is about 643 kg of CO₂, or 7,718 kg a year, at the Missouri plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Missouri generation mix.
13.71 ¢ in 2015, 15.33 ¢ in 2024 (+11.9%); Missouri 11.21 to 12.91 ¢.
| Year | Citizens Electric Corporatio | Gap to Missouri residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.71 | +2.50 | +1.06 |
| 2016 | 13.98 | +2.77 | +1.43 |
| 2017 | 14.10 | +2.47 | +1.21 |
| 2018 | 13.77 | +2.43 | +0.90 |
| 2019 | 13.89 | +2.75 | +0.88 |
| 2020 | 13.96 | +2.74 | +0.81 |
| 2021 | 13.91 | +2.50 | +0.25 |
| 2022 | 13.93 | +2.19 | -1.11 |
| 2023 | 14.89 | +2.31 | -1.11 |
| 2024 | 15.34 | +2.43 | -1.14 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV52 min in 2016, 85 in 2024.
| Year | Citizens Electric Corp, no major events | Citizens Electric Corp, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No data | 107 |
| 2016 | 52 | 365 |
| 2017 | 94 | 313 |
| 2018 | 103 | 137 |
| 2019 | 96 | 111 |
| 2020 | 73 | 73 |
| 2021 | 72 | 188 |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 |
| 2023 | 160 | 336 |
| 2024 | 85 | 146 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV84.8 min, 0.85x the median reporter, rank 285 of 673.
Citizens Electric Corporation, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 13.71 ¢ in 2015 to 15.34 ¢ in 2024, a move of +11.9%: Citizens Electric Corporation lagged its state (+15.2%) by 3.3 points, and -18.4 points against the U.S. Citizens Electric Corporation's sharpest move came in 2023, +6.9%. The latest year is the high at 15.34 ¢; the low was 13.71 ¢ (2015). 2024: +3.0% here, +2.6% for the Missouri average. SAIDI at Citizens Electric Corporation (major events excluded) rose from 52 minutes in 2016 to 85 in 2024, +63%; worst year 2023 at 160. Against the national median, Citizens Electric Corporation came in lower on SAIDI in 6 of 9 years, and 2024 ended at 85 minutes, -15 from the median. 2016: 365 minutes with major events, 52 without, the widest gap of any year. Citizens Electric Corporation has 19 cheaper and 1 higher-priced Missouri peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc, bills 15.18 ¢ (-0.15). Next higher-priced, City of Independence, bills 15.74 ¢ (+0.41).
A 18.8% premium over Missouri, with outage minutes at 0.85x the national median.
Home accounts at Citizens Electric Corporation went from 24,245 in 2015 to 24,826 in 2024, +2.4%. Business customers paid 0.88 times the home price in 2024 (13.49 against 15.34 ¢); the ratio was 0.86 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.75 in 2020 to 0.89 in 2024, between 0.63 and 1.32.
Citizens Electric Corporation customers lost power for 85 minutes in 2024, up from 73 in 2020 (+17%). Its best year was 2021 (72 min), its worst 2023 (160 min), across 5 filed years. Against a Missouri median of 94 minutes in 2024, Citizens Electric Corporation was below the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Citizens Electric Corporation home paid 15.74 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 18.02 ¢ in 2013, −12.7%; the bill itself went 13.04 ¢ to 15.34 ¢ (+17.6%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,163 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,889 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 70th cheapest of 73 in 2013, 43rd of 45 in 2024 among Missouri utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Citizens Electric Corporation at 85 min in 2024 and the Missouri median at 94.
Citizens Electric Corporation: 15.74 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 15.34 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Citizens Electric | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Citizens Elect | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Citizens Elect | Missouri median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.04 | 18.02 | 70 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 13.16 | 17.90 | 68 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 13.71 | 18.62 | 67 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 13.98 | 18.75 | 69 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 14.10 | 18.52 | 65 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 13.77 | 17.65 | 67 of 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 13.89 | 17.49 | 90 of 95 | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | 13.96 | 17.36 | 44 of 45 | 73 | 0.75 | 9 of 22 | 87 |
| 2021 | 13.91 | 16.52 | 44 of 45 | 72 | 0.63 | 12 of 24 | 81 |
| 2022 | 13.93 | 15.32 | 42 of 45 | 136 | 1.14 | 21 of 24 | 93 |
| 2023 | 14.89 | 15.74 | 42 of 45 | 160 | 1.32 | 22 of 25 | 93 |
| 2024 | 15.34 | 15.74 | 43 of 45 | 85 | 0.89 | 11 of 25 | 94 |
Citizens Electric Corpor, EIA utility 3600: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Citizens Electric Corporation sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Missouri ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 24,826 | 15.33 | +2.42 |
| Commercial | 2,817 | 13.49 | +3.23 |
| Year | Home accounts, Citizens Electric Corp | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24,245 | 13.71 | 11.78 | 0.86 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 24,345 | 13.98 | 12.02 | 0.86 | 52 | No data |
| 2017 | 24,372 | 14.10 | 12.01 | 0.85 | 94 | No data |
| 2018 | 24,151 | 13.77 | 11.96 | 0.87 | 103 | No data |
| 2019 | 24,510 | 13.89 | 12.05 | 0.87 | 96 | No data |
| 2020 | 24,836 | 13.96 | 12.05 | 0.86 | 73 | 0.75 |
| 2021 | 24,892 | 13.91 | 12.07 | 0.87 | 72 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 25,027 | 13.93 | 12.15 | 0.87 | 136 | 1.14 |
| 2023 | 24,609 | 14.89 | 13.06 | 0.88 | 160 | 1.32 |
| 2024 | 24,826 | 15.34 | 13.49 | 0.88 | 85 | 0.89 |
| Utility near Citizens Electric Corporation on price | SAIDI min, gap to Citizens Electric Corporation | Home ¢, gap to Citizens Electric Corporation | Gap % to Citizens Electric Corporation | Accounts, Citizens Electric Corporation = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17. White River Valley El Coop Inc | No data | -1.03 | -6.7% | 1.73 |
| 18. Empire District Electric Co | +57 | -0.35 | -2.3% | 6.05 |
| 19. Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | -11 | -0.15 | -1.0% | 1.20 |
| 20. Citizens Electric Corporation (this utility) | 85 | 15.33 | - | 1.00 |
| 21. City of Independence | No data | +0.41 | +2.7% | 2.12 |
| Class at Citizens Electric Corporation | Accounts | Of Citizens Electric Corporation accounts | Of Citizens Electric Corporation MWh sold | kWh a year per Citizens Electric Corporation account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 24,826 | 89.4% | 17.5% | 11,781 |
| Commercial | 2,817 | 10.1% | 5.4% | 31,978 |
| Industrial and other | 127 | 0.46% | 77.1% | 10,132,370 |
| Citizens Electric Corporation and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Citizens Electric Corporation | Home ¢, gap to Citizens Electric Corporation | Accounts, Citizens Electric Corporation = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc (MO) | +48 | -4.26 | 2.68 |
| 2. Laclede Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | +72 | -3.61 | 1.40 |
| 3. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | +99 | -3.34 | 1.61 |
| 4. Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (MO) | +95 | -2.33 | 1.15 |
| 5. Boone Electric Coop (MO) | -35 | -1.93 | 1.27 |
| 6. Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc (MO) | -11 | -0.15 | 1.20 |
| 7. Citizens Electric Corporation (MO, this utility) | 85 | 15.33 | 1.00 |
| Measure | Citizens Electric Corporation | Missouri context | Citizens Electric Corporation detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Electric Corporation home meters on AMI | 100.0% | Missouri 87.6% | 24,826 of 24,826 meters |
| Time-of-use rate for Citizens Electric Corporation homes | Not on file | 6 of 12 Missouri utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by Citizens Electric Corporation |
| Net-metered installations | 270 | 97% residential | 10.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 8.9 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 982 kWh month | Cost a month at 15.33 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 25% | $38.34 | -$2.86 | $460 |
| 500 | 51% | $76.67 | -$5.73 | $920 |
| 750 | 76% | $115.01 | -$8.59 | $1,380 |
| 1,000 | 102% | $153.35 | -$11.45 | $1,840 |
| 1,500 | 153% | $230.02 | -$17.18 | $2,760 |
| 2,000 | 204% | $306.69 | -$22.91 | $3,680 |
| Measure, Citizens Electric Co | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 84.8 | 145.6 | 1.41 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.887 | 1.302 | 1.13 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 95.6 | 111.8 | 1.59 h |
6 Missouri counties, region SERC:
Missouri other states: 6 of 6 counties of Citizens Electric Corporation drawn
Citizens Electric Corporation: 6 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV27,770 accounts in 2024: residential 24,826, commercial 2,817, industrial 127.
In 2024 homes paid 15.33 cents; against the Missouri average that is +18.8%.
SAIDI 84.8 min and SAIFI 0.89 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.85, CAIDI 96 min.
270 installations with 2.4 MW, of which residential installations number 263.
982 kWh at 15.33 cents comes to about $151, energy only.
Rank 20 of 21 in Missouri on price, +18.8% against the state average; 19 charge less than 15.33 ¢.
Homes take 17.5% of 1,669,364 MWh, commercial accounts 5.4%, industrial and other 77.1%; the 2,817 commercial accounts use 31,978 kWh each, 2.7 times a home.
24,826 of 24,826 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Citizens Electric Corporation reports no home time-of-use rate; 6 of 12 Missouri filers do.
20th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 20th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 11.9% while Missouri rose 15.2%.
Place 7 of 7 on home price at 15.33 ¢ (Missouri cooperatives); median 13.01 ¢, cheapest member 11.07 ¢.
15.24 cents per kWh, -0.6% on the 15.33 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Citizens Electric Corporation at 15.33 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
1 home plan record, energy charges: 10.8 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).