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Missouri electricity prices, September 2024

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final

In September 2024, residential customers in Missouri paid an average of 14.62¢ per kilowatthour, up 4.2% on the same month a year earlier (14.03¢). The US average for the month was 16.82¢; Missouri was 13% below that. It ranked 33rd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 2,833,551 MWh, down 4.9% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $140.69 on 962 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.

14.62¢residential, per kWh+4.2% on Sep 2023
$140.69average residential bill for the monthon 962 kWh
2.8 TWhresidential sales-4.9% on a year earlier
33rdhighest residential price of 51US 16.82¢

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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.

Price by sector

SectorSep 2024Sep 2023ChangeUS, Sep 2024
Residential14.62¢14.03¢+4.2%16.82¢
Commercial11.68¢11.63¢+0.4%13.23¢
Industrial8.75¢8.59¢+1.9%8.45¢
All sectors12.48¢12.20¢+2.3%13.34¢

Sales and customers

MeasureSep 2024Sep 2023Change
Residential sales2.8 TWh3 TWh-4.9%
Sales, all sectors6.4 TWh6.7 TWh-4.0%
Residential customers2,945,4112,930,846+0.5%
Average residential bill$140.69$142.61-1.3%
Average residential use, kWh9621,016-5.3%
US residential price16.82¢16.27¢+3.4%

The two years to September 2024

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in Missouri in September 2024?

14.62¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.68¢ for commercial and 8.75¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 14.03¢ in September 2023, a change of +4.2%. Residential sales changed by -4.9% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$140.69, on average use of 962 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Final" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Missouri page.