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In Missouri, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc bills 44,694 accounts, 92.6% residential, as an cooperative utility. Businesses and industry take 16% of the 612,003 MWh it sells; homes take 84%.
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 ¢.
Businesses and industry take 16% of the 612,003 MWh it sells; homes take 84%.
The customer mix of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc is its own: 41,386 home accounts buy 84.1% of 612,003 MWh, 3,308 commercial accounts buy 15.9%, and the remaining 0.0% goes to 0 industrial and other accounts. A typical Southwest Electric Coop, Inc home uses 12,433 kWh a year, a typical business account 29,459.
| 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 | +0.92 ¢/kWhcompany 7.1% below | -0.70 ¢/kWhcompany 6.8% above | +$10a month at 1,036 kWh | -85 mincompany 85 above |
| Laclede Electric Coop, IncLowest in this table | 11.73 ¢/kWhcompany 2.3% above | 11.61 ¢/kWhcompany 5.6% below | $1213 less than company | 157 mincompany 27 above |
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: +2.8% on 2024 for homes, Missouri +4.5%.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 12.33 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +2.8% from 11.99 ¢; Missouri as a whole went +4.5%, so Southwest Electric Coop, Inc trailed it by 1.7 points. Its SAIDI is 197 minutes against 184 in 2024.
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.
10.44 ¢ in 2015, 11.99 ¢ in 2024 (+14.8%); Missouri 11.21 to 12.91 ¢.
| Year | Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Gap to Missouri residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.44 | -0.77 | -2.21 |
| 2016 | 10.43 | -0.78 | -2.12 |
| 2017 | 11.05 | -0.58 | -1.84 |
| 2018 | 10.76 | -0.58 | -2.11 |
| 2019 | 10.89 | -0.25 | -2.12 |
| 2020 | 10.98 | -0.24 | -2.17 |
| 2021 | 10.99 | -0.42 | -2.67 |
| 2022 | 10.76 | -0.98 | -4.28 |
| 2023 | 10.96 | -1.62 | -5.04 |
| 2024 | 11.99 | -0.92 | -4.49 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV109 min in 2017, 184 in 2024.
| Year | Southwest Electric Coo, no major events | Southwest Electric Coo, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 109 | 170 |
| 2018 | 101 | 148 |
| 2019 | 140 | 231 |
| 2020 | 110 | 158 |
| 2021 | 100 | 140 |
| 2022 | 111 | 170 |
| 2023 | 217 | 339 |
| 2024 | 184 | 246 |
8 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV183.7 min, 1.85x the median reporter, rank 509 of 673.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 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.
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 at 184 min in 2024 and the Missouri median at 94.
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 12.31 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.99 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Southwest Electric | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Southwest Elec | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Southwest Elec | 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,, EIA utility 27238: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Missouri ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 41,386 | 11.99 | -0.92 |
| Commercial | 3,308 | 10.96 | +0.70 |
| Year | Home accounts, Southwest Electric Coo | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37,527 | 10.44 | 9.83 | 0.94 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 37,901 | 10.43 | 9.80 | 0.94 | No data | No data |
| 2017 | 38,192 | 11.05 | 10.00 | 0.91 | 109 | 1.18 |
| 2018 | 38,319 | 10.76 | 10.01 | 0.93 | 101 | 0.99 |
| 2019 | 38,663 | 10.89 | 10.10 | 0.93 | 140 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 39,423 | 10.98 | 10.14 | 0.92 | 110 | 1.09 |
| 2021 | 40,069 | 10.99 | 10.04 | 0.91 | 100 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 40,312 | 10.76 | 10.05 | 0.93 | 111 | 0.61 |
| 2023 | 40,727 | 10.96 | 10.11 | 0.92 | 217 | 0.79 |
| 2024 | 41,386 | 11.99 | 10.96 | 0.91 | 184 | 0.79 |
| Utility near Southwest Electric Coop, Inc on price | SAIDI min, gap to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Home ¢, gap to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Gap % to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Accounts, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. City Utilities of Springfield | -118 | -0.53 | -4.4% | 2.72 |
| 3. Ozark Border Electric Coop | No data | -0.33 | -2.8% | 0.92 |
| 4. Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | -27 | -0.26 | -2.2% | 0.87 |
| 5. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (this utility) | 184 | 11.99 | - | 1.00 |
| 6. Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | -131 | +0.47 | +3.9% | 0.60 |
| 7. Three Rivers Electric Coop | -47 | +0.48 | +4.0% | 0.55 |
| 8. Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | No data | +0.55 | +4.6% | 0.58 |
| Class at Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Accounts | Of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc accounts | Of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc MWh sold | kWh a year per Southwest Electric Coop, Inc account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 41,386 | 92.6% | 84.1% | 12,433 |
| Commercial | 3,308 | 7.4% | 15.9% | 29,459 |
| Industrial and other | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% | No data |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Home ¢, gap to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Accounts, Southwest Electric Coop, Inc = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc (MO) | -51 | -0.92 | 1.67 |
| 2. Laclede Electric Coop, Inc (MO) | -27 | -0.26 | 0.87 |
| 3. Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (MO, this utility) | 184 | 11.99 | 1.00 |
| 4. Intercounty Electric Coop Assn (MO) | -4 | +1.02 | 0.72 |
| 5. Boone Electric Coop (MO) | -133 | +1.41 | 0.79 |
| 6. Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc (MO) | -110 | +3.19 | 0.75 |
| 7. Citizens Electric Corporation (MO) | -99 | +3.34 | 0.62 |
| Measure | Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Missouri context | Southwest Electric Coop, Inc detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc home meters on AMI | 100.0% | Missouri 87.6% | 41,386 of 41,386 meters |
| Homes with daily digital access | 41,386 | Missouri figure not published | 100% of the 41,386 home accounts |
| Time-of-use rate for Southwest Electric Coop, Inc homes | Not on file | 6 of 12 Missouri utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by Southwest Electric Coop, Inc |
| Net-metered installations | 355 | 99% residential | 8.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 11.0 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 1,036 kWh month | Cost a month at 11.99 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 24% | $29.98 | -$11.22 | $360 |
| 500 | 48% | $59.95 | -$22.45 | $719 |
| 750 | 72% | $89.93 | -$33.67 | $1,079 |
| 1,000 | 97% | $119.91 | -$44.89 | $1,439 |
| 1,500 | 145% | $179.86 | -$67.34 | $2,158 |
| 2,000 | 193% | $239.82 | -$89.78 | $2,878 |
| Measure, Southwest Electric C | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 183.7 | 246.0 | 3.06 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.790 | 0.840 | 1.27 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 232.5 | 292.9 | 3.88 h |
11 Missouri counties, region SERC:
Missouri other states: 11 of 11 counties of Southwest Electric Coop, Inc drawn
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc: 11 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV44,694 accounts in 2024: residential 41,386, commercial 3,308, industrial 0.
In 2024 homes paid 11.99 cents; against the Missouri average that is -7.1%.
SAIDI 183.7 min and SAIFI 0.79 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.85, CAIDI 233 min.
355 installations with 3.9 MW, of which residential installations number 351.
1,036 kWh at 11.99 cents comes to about $124, energy only.
Rank 5 of 21 in Missouri on price, -7.1% against the state average; 4 charge less than 11.99 ¢.
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.
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.
9th cheapest of 21 in 2015, 5th of 21 in 2024; its price rose 14.8% while Missouri rose 15.2%.
Place 3 of 7 on home price at 11.99 ¢ (Missouri cooperatives); median 13.01 ¢, cheapest member 11.07 ¢.
12.33 cents per kWh, +2.8% on the 11.99 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Southwest Electric Coop, Inc at 11.99 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
1 home plan record, energy charges: 8.4 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).