Who runs the utilities in Missouri?
Missouri has 2,731,616 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (93% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 66.5%. Cooperative 23.6%. Municipal 9.8%. Missouri ranks 34th of 51 states, investor-owned.
Missouri homes by utility type
Missouri: customers by type, %
- 66.5Investor-owned
- 9.8Municipal
- 23.6Cooperative
| Missouri type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 5 | 1,817,599 | 66.5% | 12.91 | not shown | 960 | 64% |
| Municipal | 84 | 268,680 | 9.8% | 12.72 | -0.18 (-1%) | 877 | 18% |
| Cooperative | 45 | 645,337 | 23.6% | 12.77 | -0.13 (-1%) | 1,163 | 63% |
Missouri: 85 short-form utilities with 238,049 customers (all sectors) have no residential split, so the sales file reaches 93% of homes.
Missouri prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 12.7 cents, 0.2 cents (1%) below investor-owned at 12.9; cooperatives average 12.8 cents, 0.1 cents (1%) below investor-owned at 12.9.
Missouri gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Missouri: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 12.9 cents and municipal utilities at 12.7 are the widest pair in Missouri, 0.2 cents (1%).
Investor-owned: Union Electric Co holds 60% of priced customers at 12.6 cents, group average 12.9. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, Evergy Missouri West charges 12.6 and Empire District Electric Co 15.0, 2.4 cents apart.
Municipal: City Utilities of Springfield holds 39% of priced customers at 11.5 cents, group average 12.7. Among 11 with 5,000+ customers, City of Sikeston charges 9.9 and City of Independence 15.7, 5.9 cents apart.
Cooperative: Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc holds 11% of priced customers at 11.1 cents, group average 12.8. Among 28 with 5,000+ customers, Webster Electric Coop charges 10.2 and Callaway Electric Cooperative 16.3, 6.1 cents apart.
Missouri territory, rural or urban
Missouri has 115 counties, 70% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 64% nonmetro; municipal territory is 18% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 63% nonmetro.
Missouri: largest utilities
| Union Electric Co | Investor-owned | 1,095,619 | 12.56 | 989 | 68% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor-owned | 305,583 | 12.55 | 978 | 65% |
| Evergy Metro | Investor-owned | 273,860 | 13.72 | 798 | 50% |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor-owned | 142,537 | 14.99 | 1,010 | 59% |
| City Utilities of Springfield | Municipal | 105,029 | 11.46 | 837 | 0% |
| Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 72,974 | 11.07 | 1,266 | 40% |
| City of Independence | Municipal | 53,832 | 15.74 | 841 | 0% |
| City of Columbia | Municipal | 45,651 | 13.94 | 785 | 0% |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 41,386 | 11.99 | 1,036 | 64% |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 39,216 | 14.30 | 1,034 | 80% |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35,026 | 11.73 | 1,214 | 67% |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,806 | 13.40 | 1,059 | 50% |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,229 | 11.66 | 1,286 | 91% |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31,534 | 14.07 | 1,134 | 44% |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31,119 | 15.18 | 1,071 | 67% |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn | Cooperative | 29,956 | 13.01 | 1,193 | 100% |
| Citizens Electric Corporation | Cooperative | 24,826 | 15.34 | 982 | 50% |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,584 | 12.46 | 1,264 | 0% |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,101 | 12.54 | 1,088 | 100% |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Cooperative | 22,561 | 12.47 | 1,119 | 43% |
| Black River Electric Coop | Cooperative | 21,575 | 12.81 | 1,106 | 75% |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,775 | 12.78 | 1,106 | 71% |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,445 | 12.63 | 1,306 | 60% |
| Webster Electric Coop | Cooperative | 18,820 | 10.20 | 1,348 | 43% |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Cooperative | 16,945 | 14.00 | 1,242 | 71% |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 15,280 | 12.28 | 1,418 | 40% |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 12,647 | 16.29 | 1,154 | 40% |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 12,451 | 13.35 | 1,085 | 60% |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 12,109 | 12.70 | 899 | 100% |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 11,167 | 12.51 | 1,362 | 100% |
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Missouri next to its neighbors
Missouri: municipal -1%, cooperative -1% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
More
Similar investor-owned share: North Carolina 69%, Oklahoma 68%, Delaware 66%, South Dakota 64%
Sources
Missouri: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Missouri homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 66.5% of 2,731,616 customers.
Do Missouri co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 12.7 cents per kWh against 12.9 for investor-owned (-1%). Cooperatives averaged 12.8 cents per kWh against 12.9 for investor-owned (-1%).
How many utilities does Missouri have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 134; residential sales are reported by 45.
Can Missouri customers pick their utility?
No; Missouri shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.