Missouri households paid an average of 16.02¢ per kWh in August 2026, 12% below the US average and +4.6% on a year earlier. That ranks #28 of 51, most expensive first.
Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month August 2026
Average residential priceMO
16.02¢/kWh
Typical bill
$145/mo
Average use
1,039kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$38/mo
Thirteen months of prices
Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 16.22¢ in June 2026, lowest 11.76¢ in December 2025. Download the data (CSV)
Utilities and rate plans
Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2025).
Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The Missouri average of 13.97¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.
New residential customers are placed on the Default Time Based Plan (RPKA); the Standard Tier rate is opt-in.
New residential customers are placed on the Default Time Based Plan (RPKA); the Standard Tier rate is opt-in.
Against the national average and states with similar prices
Average residential ¢/kWh, August 2026 (EIA).
Missouri16.02¢
United States18.16¢
Oregon15.92¢
Texas15.91¢
Georgia15.90¢
South Carolina15.76¢
Charging an electric car in Missouri
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $38 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $4.17 a gallon (Midwest (PADD 2) average, October 2026) costs about $163.
Some utilities, such as Ameren Missouri, sell EV plans with cheaper overnight hours. The table shows, for each utility, the plan with the lowest total bill for a typical Missouri home that adds 1,000 EV miles a month, averaged over the year, and what plugging in at 6 pm would cost instead.
Over the last 12 months the average price was 13.97¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,039 kWh a month, so a typical Missouri household spent about $145 a month on electricity, or $1,742 a year. Use is 19% above the US average of 875 kWh a month, peaking in July at 1,405 kWh.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Ameren Missouri’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Missouri preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $1.66 per therm over the 12 months to August 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 517 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Missouri produces about 1,376 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
Missouri electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in Missouri?
Homes in Missouri paid an average of 16.02¢ per kWh in August 2026, against 18.16¢ for the US, which ranks the state #28 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 13.97¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in Missouri?
About $145 a month ($1,742 a year): the average Missouri home used 1,039 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 13.97¢/kWh. Use peaks in July, at 1,405 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in Missouri?
Missouri's average residential price was 16.02¢/kWh in August 2026, 4.6% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +2.1% a year, against +3.7% a year for the US.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Missouri?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $38 at the state's average home price, against about $163 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do Missouri utilities offer time-of-use plans?
Yes. Ameren Missouri offers 1(M) Evening/Morning, 1(M) Overnight, 1(M) Smart Saver (peak 9 am–9 pm on summer weekdays on 1(M) Evening/Morning); Evergy Missouri Metro offers RPKA, RTOU, RTOU-3 (peak 4 pm–8 pm on summer weekdays on RPKA); Evergy Missouri West offers RPKA, RTOU, RTOU-3 (peak 4 pm–8 pm on summer weekdays on RPKA). Each utility's page shows every period and price.