14.77¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Empire District Electric Co / MO ]
Empire District Electric Co electricity rates in Missouri
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
−1.5%
vs 2024
144,059
residential customers
+10.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Empire District Electric Co's average effective residential rate (14.77¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.68¢ | — | 126,909 |
| 2016 | 13.22¢ | +4.3% | 127,897 |
| 2017 | 13.96¢ | +5.6% | 129,017 |
| 2018 | 14.07¢ | +0.8% | 129,991 |
| 2019 | 13.45¢ | −4.4% | 131,232 |
| 2020 | 13.42¢ | −0.2% | 133,019 |
| 2021 | 13.37¢ | −0.4% | 134,689 |
| 2022 | 15.20¢ | +13.7% | 136,488 |
| 2023 | 15.93¢ | +4.8% | 139,947 |
| 2024 | 14.99¢ | −5.9% | 142,537 |
| 2025 | 14.77¢ | −1.5% | 144,059 |
How this compares
13.30¢
Missouri average, 2025
+11.1%
Empire District Electric Co vs MO 2025 average
−14.3%
vs US 2025 average
#10
priciest in MO
Serves 15 counties in Missouri: Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Polk, St Clair, Stone, Taney. 107 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Empire District Electric Co raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Empire District Electric Co is on file with the Missouri Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved −1.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Empire District Electric Co charge per kWh?
Empire District Electric Co's average effective residential rate was 14.77¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Missouri's 2025 average was 13.30¢.
How much have Empire District Electric Co rates gone up in five years?
+10.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.4% for Missouri as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Empire District Electric Co have in Missouri?
144,059 residential customers in 2025, across 15 counties including Barry, Barton, Cedar, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Missouri Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)