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Electric utilities serving Howell County, Missouri
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Howell County, Missouri, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 4 utilities for 2024; Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, City of West Plains and City of Mountain View are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Its average residential price was 12.54¢ per kilowatthour, against a Missouri average of 12.91¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Missouri customers, not for this county alone.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 40,798. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Missouri operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23,101 | 12.54¢ | $136.42 | — | — |
| City of West Plains short form | Municipal | 6,461 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Mountain View short form | Municipal | 1,442 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Willow Springs short form | Municipal | 1,143 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Missouri. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was City of West Plains 10.02¢, City of Mountain View 11.26¢, City of Willow Springs 13.08¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Howell County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.54¢ median | 12.91¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $136.42 median | $129.18 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — median | 157.6 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — median | 97.0 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 4 | 45 | 1,413 |
Population: 40,798 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,618 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Missouri counties
- Grundy County 3
- Harrison County 6
- Henry County 3
- Hickory County 3
- Holt County 3
- Howard County 5
- Iron County 2
- Jackson County 4
- Jasper County 5
- Jefferson County 3
- Johnson County 4
- Knox County 4
All 115 counties and every Missouri utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Howell County?
Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc, City of West Plains, City of Mountain View and City of Willow Springs list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Howell County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 12.54¢ per kilowatthour across their Missouri customers in 2024; the state average was 12.91¢.
How reliable is power in Howell County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county, and none of the utilities listed has an entry in EIA's 2024 reliability file.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.