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electric cooperative · EIA utility 14288
Ozark Electric Coop Inc
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.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Ozark Electric Coop Inc, an electric cooperative, reported 31,534 residential customers in Missouri, with a service territory that touches 9 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 14.07¢ per kilowatthour, 9.0% above the Missouri average of 12.91¢ and 15% 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 $159.68 a month on average use of 1,135 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 18.1% on 2019, against up 15.9% for Missouri as a whole, and up 8.8% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 15.64¢.
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 | 14.07¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.91¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $159.68 | $149.95 | $129.18 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,135 | 1,126 | 1,001 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +8.8% | — | +2.6% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +18.1% | — | +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 9 of 44, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Ozark Electric Coop IncMissouri averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Missouri ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 15.64¢ | 13.49¢ | $180.11 | 1,152 | 31,915 | 555.2 GWh |
| 2024 | 14.07¢ | 12.91¢ | $159.68 | 1,135 | 31,534 | 543.4 GWh |
| 2023 | 12.93¢ | 12.58¢ | $148.20 | 1,146 | 31,306 | 540.6 GWh |
| 2022 | 11.49¢ | 11.74¢ | $137.91 | 1,200 | 31,204 | 562 GWh |
| 2021 | 11.68¢ | 11.41¢ | $133.28 | 1,141 | 30,915 | 528.6 GWh |
| 2020 | 11.90¢ | 11.22¢ | $130.03 | 1,093 | 30,812 | 504.8 GWh |
| 2019 | 11.91¢ | 11.14¢ | $134.53 | 1,129 | 30,515 | 514.1 GWh |
| 2018 | 11.82¢ | 11.34¢ | $140.38 | 1,187 | 30,341 | 535.3 GWh |
| 2017 | 11.71¢ | 11.63¢ | $121.49 | 1,037 | 30,188 | 471.5 GWh |
| 2016 | 11.46¢ | 11.21¢ | $127.00 | 1,109 | 29,997 | 495.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 11.03¢ | 11.21¢ | $122.07 | 1,107 | 29,659 | 485.5 GWh |
| 2014 | 10.62¢ | 10.64¢ | $123.68 | 1,164 | 29,458 | 501.8 GWh |
| 2013 | 10.83¢ | 10.60¢ | $123.24 | 1,138 | 29,342 | 490.3 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 | 31,534 | 429.3 GWh | 79% | $60,423,500 | 14.07¢ |
| Commercial | 3,756 | 102.9 GWh | 19% | $12,326,000 | 11.98¢ |
| Industrial | 1 | 11.1 GWh | 2% | $948,100 | 8.51¢ |
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: 575.9 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 575.9 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 156 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Ozark Electric Coop Inc 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
- Barry County
- Christian County
- Dade County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence County
- Newton County
- Polk County
- Stone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,229 | 11.66¢ | $149.95 | — | — |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33,806 | 13.40¢ | $141.90 | 125.3 | 50.3 |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35,026 | 11.73¢ | $142.42 | 363.4 | 157.2 |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 39,216 | 14.30¢ | $147.95 | — | — |
| Citizens Electric Corporation | Cooperative | 24,826 | 15.33¢ | $150.55 | 145.6 | 84.8 |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 41,386 | 11.99¢ | $124.23 | 246.0 | 183.7 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Ozark Electric Coop Inc?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.07¢ 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 Electric Coop Inc was 9.0% above the state figure. Among 44 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Missouri, it had the 9th highest.
What is the average Ozark Electric Coop Inc bill?
$159.68 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,135 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 Electric Coop Inc service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Ozark Electric Coop Inc.
Is the Ozark Electric Coop Inc price rising?
The average residential price was up 8.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 18.1% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 15.64¢.
Which counties does Ozark Electric Coop Inc serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 9 counties, including Barry County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Greene County, MO, Jasper County, MO and Lawrence 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 Electric Coop Inc - (MO)", utility number 14288; 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.