Missouri · Municipal
City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 11.47¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 105.0K
- Residential customers
- -11.1%
- vs Missouri average
- $1,152
- Implied avg annual bill
City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) charged an average of 11.47¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - below the Missouri average and far below the US average.
City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) is municipal - a utility owned and operated by the local government it serves. Its reported average residential price is below the Missouri customer-weighted average (-11.1%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 10,048 kWh a year each.
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 46 utilities reporting residential rates in Missouri, City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) comes 8th of 46. The state's range runs from City of Sikeston - (MO) at 9.88¢ to Callaway Electric Cooperative at 16.29¢, so where a household sits inside Missouri depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 11 other municipal utilities reporting in Missouri, which averaged 12.41¢, City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) is close to its own ownership class within the state (-7.6%).
All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 46 reporting utilities.
Where City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) sits among Missouri utilities
2024 average residential price across the 46 utilities reporting a rate in Missouri
11.47¢/kWh Top 18% most affordable More affordable than 84% of 45 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) | 11.47¢ | - |
| Missouri (customer-weighted, 46 utilities) | 12.90¢ | -11.1% |
| United States average | 16.48¢ | -30.4% |
| Municipal utilities nationally (455) | 13.03¢ | -12.0% |
Rate against consumption: Missouri utilities
Scale and consumption
City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) reported 105.0K residential customers, ranking 5th of 46 utilities in Missouri by customers served and covering 3.8% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 10,048 kWh per customer per year - near the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,152.
Within Missouri the median reporting utility sells about 13,032 kWh per customer, so City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) customers use -22.9% against their own state's middle. Consumption this light usually tracks denser housing, gas heating or a milder service territory, which softens the bill impact of a high per-kWh price.
Every utility reporting in Missouri
All 46 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Missouri, largest first, with City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) | Investor Owned | 1.1M | 12.56¢ |
| Evergy Missouri West | Investor Owned | 305.6K | 12.55¢ |
| Evergy Metro | Investor Owned | 273.9K | 13.72¢ |
| Empire District Electric Co | Investor Owned | 142.5K | 14.99¢ |
| City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) (this page) | Municipal | 105.0K | 11.47¢ |
| Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 73.0K | 11.07¢ |
| City of Independence - (MO) | Municipal | 53.8K | 15.74¢ |
| City of Columbia - (MO) | Municipal | 45.7K | 13.94¢ |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 41.4K | 11.99¢ |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc | Cooperative | 39.2K | 14.30¢ |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 35.0K | 11.73¢ |
| Boone Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33.8K | 13.40¢ |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop | Cooperative | 33.2K | 11.66¢ |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | 31.5K | 14.07¢ |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 31.1K | 15.18¢ |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO) | Cooperative | 30.0K | 13.01¢ |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) | Cooperative | 24.8K | 15.33¢ |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23.6K | 12.46¢ |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 23.1K | 12.54¢ |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop | Cooperative | 22.6K | 12.47¢ |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) | Cooperative | 21.6K | 12.81¢ |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19.8K | 12.78¢ |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19.4K | 12.63¢ |
| Webster Electric Coop | Cooperative | 18.8K | 10.19¢ |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn | Cooperative | 16.9K | 14.00¢ |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | 15.3K | 12.28¢ |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 12.6K | 16.29¢ |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) | Cooperative | 12.5K | 13.35¢ |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Cooperative | 12.1K | 12.70¢ |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 11.2K | 12.51¢ |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 10.8K | 12.79¢ |
| Macon Electric Coop | Cooperative | 10.0K | 14.82¢ |
| Gascosage Electric Coop | Cooperative | 9.3K | 12.30¢ |
| City of Kirkwood - (MO) | Municipal | 9.1K | 14.35¢ |
| City of Rolla - (MO) | Municipal | 8.1K | 10.62¢ |
| City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) | Municipal | 7.7K | 11.18¢ |
| Consolidated Electric Coop | Cooperative | 7.6K | 12.96¢ |
| City of Hannibal - (MO) | Municipal | 7.6K | 12.91¢ |
| City of Farmington - (MO) | Municipal | 7.3K | 10.22¢ |
| City of Carthage - (MO) | Municipal | 7.1K | 14.06¢ |
| City of Sikeston - (MO) | Municipal | 7.1K | 9.88¢ |
| City of Lebanon - (MO) | Municipal | 6.1K | 10.00¢ |
| Missouri Rural Electric Coop | Cooperative | 5.0K | 13.62¢ |
| City of Monett - (MO) | Municipal | 4.1K | 13.65¢ |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR) | Cooperative | 48 | 14.58¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 1 | 13.75¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Missouri.
Common questions about City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) rates
- How much does City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) charge per kWh?
- City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) reported an average residential price of 11.47¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) expensive compared with the rest of Missouri?
- Its average residential price is below the Missouri customer-weighted average of 12.90¢ per kWh, a difference of -11.1%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 46 utilities reporting residential service in Missouri.
- What is the average electricity bill for City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 10,048 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,152 a year, or about $96 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns City Utilities of Springfield - (MO)?
- EIA classifies City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) as Municipal, a utility owned and operated by the local government it serves. Nationally, Municipal utilities averaged 13.03¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
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