15.64¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Ozark Electric Coop / MO ]
Ozark Electric Coop electricity rates in Missouri
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+11.2%
vs 2024
31,915
residential customers
+31.4%
since 2020
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Ozark Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (15.64¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.03¢ | — | 29,659 |
| 2016 | 11.46¢ | +3.9% | 29,997 |
| 2017 | 11.71¢ | +2.2% | 30,188 |
| 2018 | 11.82¢ | +0.9% | 30,341 |
| 2019 | 11.91¢ | +0.8% | 30,515 |
| 2020 | 11.90¢ | −0.1% | 30,812 |
| 2021 | 11.68¢ | −1.9% | 30,915 |
| 2022 | 11.49¢ | −1.6% | 31,204 |
| 2023 | 12.93¢ | +12.5% | 31,306 |
| 2024 | 14.07¢ | +8.8% | 31,534 |
| 2025 | 15.64¢ | +11.2% | 31,915 |
How this compares
13.30¢
Missouri average, 2025
+17.6%
Ozark Electric Coop vs MO 2025 average
−9.2%
vs US 2025 average
#4
priciest in MO
Serves 9 counties in Missouri: Barry, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton, Polk, Stone. 41 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Ozark Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 11.03¢ to 15.64¢ per kWh: +41.8% over 10 years, or about +3.6% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +12.5% in 2023. The largest drop was −1.9% in 2021.
For a home using 1,037 kWh a month, the Missouri average, Ozark Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,946 a year, $291 more than at Missouri's average rate of 13.30¢. Of the 45 Missouri utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 4th most expensive.
Ozark Electric Coop served 29,659 homes in 2015 and 31,915 in 2025 (+7.6%), about 1% of Missouri's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Ozark Electric Coop's rates
Ozark Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Missouri Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Missouri Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Ozark Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Ozark Electric Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Missouri Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +11.2% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Ozark Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Ozark Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 15.64¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Missouri's 2025 average was 13.30¢.
How much have Ozark Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+31.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.4% for Missouri as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Ozark Electric Coop have in Missouri?
31,915 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Barry, Christian, Dade, 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, which every US utility files. 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)