Empire District Electric Co electricity rates in Missouri, 2025
Empire District Electric Co’s 144,059 residential customers paid an average of 14.77¢ per kWh in 2025, 11% above the Missouri average of 13.30¢. The typical home used 1,044 kWh a month, for an average bill of $154.
- 14.77¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)−0.22¢ (-1.4%) vs 2024
- $154Avg monthly billMissouri: $138
- 1,044 kWhAvg monthly useMissouri: 1,037 kWh
- 144,059Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 144,059 | 1,804,922 | $266,588,400 | 14.77¢ | 14.99¢ | −0.22¢ (-1.4%) |
| Commercial | 25,278 | 1,572,703 | $195,695,700 | 12.44¢ | 12.85¢ | −0.40¢ (-3.1%) |
| Industrial | 256 | 917,665 | $84,367,000 | 9.19¢ | 9.62¢ | −0.42¢ (-4.4%) |
| All sectors | 169,593 | 4,295,290 | $546,651,100 | 12.73¢ | 13.00¢ | −0.27¢ (-2.1%) |
How Empire District Electric Co compares
- Missouri residential average, 2025: 13.30¢ per kWh, 1,037 kWh a month, $138 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 44 full-service utilities in Missouri with at least 1,000 residential customers, Empire District Electric Co ranks 35 of 44 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Missouri homes paid 16.02¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 15.32¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average fell 1.4%; the state average rose 3.0%.
- Empire District Electric Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: SWPP.
Where Empire District Electric Co serves
EIA lists 15 Missouri counties in its 2025 service territory: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Polk, St Clair, Stone, Taney.
107 ZIP codes are matched to Empire District Electric Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 64738, 64748, 64755, 64759, 64776, 64801, 64802, 64803, 64804, 64830, 64831, 64832, 64833, 64834, 64835, 64836, 64840, 64841, 64842, 64843, 64844, 64847, 64848, 64849, 64850, 64853, 64854, 64855, 64856, 64857, 64859, 64861, 64862, 64863, 64864, 64865, 64866, 64867, 64870, 64873, 65326, 65601, 65603, 65604, 65605, 65607, 65610, 65612, 65615, 65616, 65617, 65619, 65622, 65623, 65624, 65625, 65631, 65633, 65634, 65635, and 47 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Missouri full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | 14.24¢ | $162 | 5,077 |
| City of Carthage (MO) | 14.28¢ | $133 | 7,234 |
| City of Kirkwood (MO) | 14.49¢ | $129 | 9,522 |
| City of Farmington (MO) | 14.59¢ | $130 | 7,396 |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | 14.80¢ | $192 | 16,710 |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | 14.93¢ | $167 | 31,352 |
| Citizens Electric Corporation (MO) | 15.24¢ | $158 | 24,997 |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | 15.47¢ | $164 | 39,401 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.