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Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 11.99 ¢/kWh for homes, 184 minutes of SAIDI (2024)
In Missouri, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc bills 44,694 accounts, 92.6% residential, as a cooperative utility. Major event days make 25% of its yearly outage minutes (246 with them, 184 without).
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 1,036 kWh a month costs roughly $124 in energy at 11.99 ¢/kWh, -7.1% on the Missouri average of 12.91 ¢.
Major event days make 25% of its yearly outage minutes (246 with them, 184 without).
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: major event days
Share of SAIDI from major events
25%246 minutes with events, 184 without
Major events weigh on Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 246 minutes with them, 184 without, so 25% of the total comes from event days, 1.34 times the everyday figure.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.79 interruptions a customer a year, 0.78 times the national median (1.01), with 233 minutes per interruption.
How it compares
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
11.99 ¢/kWh
10.96 ¢/kWh
$124at 1,036 kWh
184 minSAIDI
Missouri average against this company, which is 5 of 21 on price
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: +2.8% on 2024 for homes, Missouri +3.0%.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc home price, 2025
12.33 ¢/kWh+2.8% on 2024, early release
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc SAIDI, 2025
197 min+7% on 2024, early release
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc against Missouri, 2025
-0.2 pointsSouthwest Electric Coop, Inc +2.8%, Missouri +3.0%, price in Missouri 13.30 ¢
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 12.33 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +2.8% from 11.99 ¢; Missouri as a whole went +3.0%, so Southwest Electric Coop, Inc kept pace with it by 0.2 points. Its SAIDI is 197 minutes against 184 in 2024.
Carbon context
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc serves 41,386 homes in Missouri. At 1,036 kWh a month that is about 679 kg of CO₂, or 8,145 kg a year, at the Missouri plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Missouri generation mix.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc charts
Residential price since 2015: 11.99 ¢ in 2024
10.44 ¢ in 2015, 11.99 ¢ in 2024 (+14.8%); Missouri 11.21 to 12.91 ¢.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
From 10.44 ¢ in 2015 to 11.99 ¢ in 2024, a move of +14.8%: Southwest Electric Coop, Inc tracked its state (+15.2%) within 0.4 points, and -15.5 points against the U.S. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc's sharpest move came in 2024, +9.4%. The latest year is the high at 11.99 ¢; the low was 10.43 ¢ (2016). 2024: +9.4% here, +2.6% for the Missouri average. SAIDI at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (major events excluded) rose from 109 minutes in 2017 to 184 in 2024, +69%; worst year 2023 at 217. Against the national median, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 1 of 8 years, and 2024 ended at 184 minutes, +84 from the median. 2023: 339 minutes with major events, 217 without, the widest gap of any year. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc has 4 cheaper and 16 higher-priced Missouri peers among 21 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Laclede Electric Coop, Inc, bills 11.73 ¢ (-0.26). Next higher-priced, Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc, bills 12.46 ¢ (+0.47).
A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 7.1% less than the Missouri average, yet the 184-minute outage clock runs 1.8x the national median.
Home accounts at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc went from 37,527 in 2015 to 41,386 in 2024, +10.3%. Business customers paid 0.91 times the home price in 2024 (10.96 against 11.99 ¢); the ratio was 0.94 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.18 in 2017 to 0.79 in 2024, between 0.61 and 1.18.
Outages and home price of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (EIA utility 27238), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 109 minutes in 2017, 184 in 2024, a rise of 69%. Its best year was 2021 (100 min), its worst 2023 (217 min), across 8 filed years. Against a Missouri median of 94 minutes in 2024, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Southwest Electric Coop, Inc home paid 12.31 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 13.85 ¢ in 2013, −11.1%; the bill itself went 10.02 ¢ to 11.99 ¢ (+19.6%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,662 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,477 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 29th cheapest of 73 in 2013, 11th of 45 in 2024 among Missouri utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc outage minutes a customer, 2017 to 2024: 184 in 2024
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc at 184 min in 2024 and the Missouri median at 94.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc home price since 2013: −11.1% after inflation
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 12.31 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.99 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, EIA utility 27238, year by year among Missouri utilities
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc
Missouri median SAIDI
2013
10.02
13.85
29 of 73
–
–
–
–
2014
10.30
14.01
33 of 73
–
–
–
–
2015
10.44
14.19
32 of 73
–
–
–
–
2016
10.43
13.99
25 of 73
–
–
–
–
2017
11.05
14.51
28 of 73
109
1.18
18 of 22
62
2018
10.76
13.79
29 of 73
101
0.99
19 of 24
74
2019
10.89
13.72
34 of 95
140
1.02
21 of 25
72
2020
10.98
13.66
22 of 45
110
1.09
17 of 22
87
2021
10.99
13.05
20 of 45
100
1.00
17 of 24
81
2022
10.76
11.83
12 of 45
111
0.61
15 of 24
93
2023
10.96
11.58
10 of 45
217
0.79
24 of 25
93
2024
11.99
12.31
11 of 45
184
0.79
24 of 25
94
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, EIA utility 27238: EIA-861, CPI-U.
What kind of utility is Southwest Electric Coop, Inc?
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Missouri, cooperatives serve 24% of residential customers at an average 12.8 cents per kWh, 1% below investor-owned utilities in Missouri. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc itself averaged 12.0 cents, 0.8 cents below its type in Missouri.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 6,198 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 13.9 per 100 accounts (Missouri: 9.3; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average Southwest Electric Coop, Inc customer was without power 184 minutes without major events and 246 with them. That is 19th fewest of 20 Missouri utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Missouri utility reported 94 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 41,386 residential meters.
How many customers does Southwest Electric Coop, Inc serve in Missouri?
44,694 accounts in 2024: residential 41,386, commercial 3,308, industrial 0.
What is the average residential rate of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc?
In 2024 homes paid 11.99 cents; against the Missouri average that is -7.1%.
How reliable is Southwest Electric Coop, Inc by SAIDI and SAIFI?
SAIDI 183.7 min and SAIFI 0.79 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.85, CAIDI 233 min.
How much solar net metering is on the Southwest Electric Coop, Inc grid?
355 installations with 3.9 MW, of which residential installations number 351.
What is the monthly bill at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc for average use?
1,036 kWh at 11.99 cents comes to about $124, energy only.
How does Southwest Electric Coop, Inc rank on price within Missouri?
Rank 5 of 21 in Missouri on price, -7.1% against the state average; 4 charge less than 11.99 ¢.
What share of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc sales do homes buy?
Homes take 84.1% of 612,003 MWh, commercial accounts 15.9%, industrial and other 0.0%; the 3,308 commercial accounts use 29,459 kWh each, 2.4 times a home.
At Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?
41,386 of 41,386 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc reports no home time-of-use rate; 6 of 12 Missouri filers do.
Has Southwest Electric Coop, Inc moved up the Missouri price list since 2015?
9th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 5th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 14.8% while Missouri rose 15.2%.
How does Southwest Electric Coop, Inc compare with 6 similar utilities?
Place 3 of 7 on home price at 11.99 ¢ (Missouri cooperatives); median 13.01 ¢, cheapest member 11.07 ¢.
Did Southwest Electric Coop, Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?
12.33 cents per kWh, +2.8% on the 11.99 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc at 11.99 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 11.99 ¢/kWh for homes, 184 minutes of SAIDI (2024), how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 11.99 ¢/kWh for homes, 184 minutes of SAIDI (2024), the state price average
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Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 1,036 kWh a month costs roughly $124 in energy at 11.99 ¢/kWh, -7.1% on the Missouri average of 12.91 ¢.
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Electric Consumer. (2026). Southwest Electric Coop, Inc storm outages: 12.33 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 184 min in 2024. Data as of 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://electricconsumer.org/companies/southwest-electric-coop-inc.html
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author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {Southwest Electric Coop, Inc storm outages: 12.33 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 184 min in 2024},
year = {2026},
url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/southwest-electric-coop-inc.html},
note = {Data as of 26 October 2026. Accessed 26 October 2026}
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