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electric cooperative · EIA utility 14285
Ozark Border Electric Coop
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Ozark Border Electric Coop is an electric cooperative that reported 33,229 residential customers in Missouri on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 11 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 11.66¢ per kilowatthour, 9.7% below the Missouri average of 12.91¢ and 29% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $149.95 a month on average use of 1,286 kWh a month. Across Missouri the average bill was $129.18 on 1,001 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 13.8% on 2019, against up 15.9% for Missouri as a whole, and up 9.1% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 12.28¢.
Compared with Missouri, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 11.66¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.91¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $149.95 | $149.95 | $129.18 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,286 | 1,126 | 1,001 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +9.1% | — | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +13.8% | — | +15.9% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 157.6 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 97.0 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 29 filings by electric cooperatives in Missouri, the median price was 12.79¢. In Missouri this utility's price ranks 36 of 44, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Ozark Border Electric CoopMissouri averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Missouri ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 12.28¢ | 13.49¢ | $167.01 | 1,360 | 33,262 | 739.9 GWh |
| 2024 | 11.66¢ | 12.91¢ | $149.95 | 1,286 | 33,229 | 696.5 GWh |
| 2023 | 10.69¢ | 12.58¢ | $139.03 | 1,301 | 33,275 | 714 GWh |
| 2022 | 10.25¢ | 11.74¢ | $140.10 | 1,367 | 33,187 | 735.7 GWh |
| 2021 | 10.26¢ | 11.41¢ | $138.79 | 1,353 | 33,072 | 719.5 GWh |
| 2020 | 10.38¢ | 11.22¢ | $134.13 | 1,292 | 32,848 | 681.5 GWh |
| 2019 | 10.25¢ | 11.14¢ | $140.49 | 1,371 | 32,557 | 707.3 GWh |
| 2018 | 9.71¢ | 11.34¢ | $140.95 | 1,451 | 32,568 | 756 GWh |
| 2017 | 10.50¢ | 11.63¢ | $130.16 | 1,239 | 32,550 | 653.4 GWh |
| 2016 | 9.79¢ | 11.21¢ | $129.66 | 1,325 | 32,712 | 690.8 GWh |
| 2015 | 9.53¢ | 11.21¢ | $129.35 | 1,357 | 32,551 | 697.5 GWh |
| 2014 | 9.12¢ | 10.64¢ | $130.97 | 1,436 | 32,614 | 739.9 GWh |
| 2013 | 9.26¢ | 10.60¢ | $127.56 | 1,378 | 32,595 | 707.6 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 33,229 | 513 GWh | 74% | $59,792,000 | 11.66¢ |
| Commercial | 7,746 | 158.4 GWh | 23% | $17,154,000 | 10.83¢ |
| Industrial | 13 | 25.2 GWh | 4% | $2,240,000 | 8.90¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 739.7 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 739.7 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 175 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Ozark Border Electric Coop in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
- Bollinger County
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Oregon County
- Reynolds County
- Ripley County
- Shannon County
- Stoddard County
- Wayne County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Missouri
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,806 | 13.40¢ | $141.90 | 125.3 | 50.3 |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31,534 | 14.07¢ | $159.68 | — | — |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35,026 | 11.73¢ | $142.42 | 363.4 | 157.2 |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31,119 | 15.18¢ | $162.57 | 122.3 | 74.0 |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn | Cooperative | 29,956 | 13.01¢ | $155.15 | 269.0 | 180.0 |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 39,216 | 14.30¢ | $147.95 | — | — |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 41,386 | 11.99¢ | $124.23 | 246.0 | 183.7 |
| Citizens Electric Corporation | Cooperative | 24,826 | 15.33¢ | $150.55 | 145.6 | 84.8 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Ozark Border Electric Coop?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.66¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Missouri?
The Missouri average residential price in 2024 was 12.91¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Ozark Border Electric Coop was 9.7% below the state figure. Among 44 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Missouri, it had the 36th highest.
What is the average Ozark Border Electric Coop bill?
$149.95 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,286 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Missouri average was $129.18 on 1,001 kWh.
How reliable is Ozark Border Electric Coop service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Ozark Border Electric Coop.
Is the Ozark Border Electric Coop price rising?
The average residential price was up 9.1% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 13.8% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 12.28¢.
Which counties does Ozark Border Electric Coop serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 11 counties, including Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, New Madrid County, MO and Oregon County, MO. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Ozark Border Electric Coop", utility number 14285; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.