Official EIA-861 State Grid Summary
Missouri Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing
Missouri households average 3.7 hrs/yr (224 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 1.19 outages/year (Reliability Grade B — Moderate Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 12.85 ¢/kWh.
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Electric Utilities Operating in Missouri (EIA Form 861)
| Utility Name | Ownership | Customers | Outages/Yr | Annual Outage Time | Avg Restoration | Residential Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co - (MO) (#19436) | Investor-Owned | 1,095,619 | 0.77x/yr | 148 min (2.5h) | 192 min | 12.56 ¢/kWh |
| Evergy Missouri West (#12698) | Investor-Owned | 305,583 | 1.85x/yr | 306 min (5.1h) | 166 min | 12.55 ¢/kWh |
| Evergy Metro (#10000) | Investor-Owned | 273,860 | 1.87x/yr | 402 min (6.7h) | 215 min | 13.72 ¢/kWh |
| Empire District Electric Co (#5860) | Investor-Owned | 142,537 | 1.36x/yr | 230 min (3.8h) | 170 min | 14.99 ¢/kWh |
| City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) (#17833) | Municipal | 105,029 | 1.00x/yr | 65 min (1.1h) | 66 min | 11.47 ¢/kWh |
| Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc (#4675) | Cooperative | 72,974 | 1.27x/yr | 133 min (2.2h) | 104 min | 11.07 ¢/kWh |
| City of Independence - (MO) (#9231) | Municipal | 53,832 | 0.94x/yr | 331 min (5.5h) | 354 min | 15.74 ¢/kWh |
| City of Columbia - (MO) (#4045) | Municipal | 45,651 | 0.50x/yr | 35 min (0.6h) | 69 min | 13.94 ¢/kWh |
| Southwest Electric Coop, Inc (#27238) | Cooperative | 41,386 | 0.84x/yr | 246 min (4.1h) | 293 min | 11.99 ¢/kWh |
| White River Valley El Coop Inc (#20574) | Cooperative | 39,216 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 14.30 ¢/kWh |
| Laclede Electric Coop, Inc (#10603) | Cooperative | 35,026 | 2.63x/yr | 363 min (6.1h) | 138 min | 11.73 ¢/kWh |
| Boone Electric Coop (#2001) | Cooperative | 33,806 | 0.69x/yr | 125 min (2.1h) | 182 min | 13.40 ¢/kWh |
| Ozark Border Electric Coop (#14285) | Cooperative | 33,229 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 11.66 ¢/kWh |
| Ozark Electric Coop Inc - (MO) (#14288) | Cooperative | 31,534 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 14.07 ¢/kWh |
| Co-Mo Electric Coop Inc (#4063) | Cooperative | 31,119 | 0.87x/yr | 122 min (2.0h) | 141 min | 15.18 ¢/kWh |
| Intercounty Electric Coop Assn - (MO) (#9331) | Cooperative | 29,956 | 1.72x/yr | 269 min (4.5h) | 156 min | 13.01 ¢/kWh |
| Citizens Electric Corporation - (MO) (#3600) | Cooperative | 24,826 | 1.30x/yr | 146 min (2.4h) | 112 min | 15.33 ¢/kWh |
| Platte-Clay Electric Coop, Inc (#15138) | Cooperative | 23,584 | 1.18x/yr | 103 min (1.7h) | 88 min | 12.46 ¢/kWh |
| Howell-Oregon Elec Coop, Inc (#8934) | Cooperative | 23,101 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 12.54 ¢/kWh |
| Three Rivers Electric Coop (#16751) | Cooperative | 22,561 | 0.98x/yr | 137 min (2.3h) | 140 min | 12.47 ¢/kWh |
| Black River Electric Coop - (MO) (#1775) | Cooperative | 21,575 | 1.00x/yr | 1162 min (19.4h) | 100 min | 12.81 ¢/kWh |
| Crawford Electric Coop, Inc (#4524) | Cooperative | 19,775 | 2.13x/yr | 356 min (5.9h) | 167 min | 12.78 ¢/kWh |
| New-Mac Electric Coop, Inc (#13520) | Cooperative | 19,445 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 12.63 ¢/kWh |
| Webster Electric Coop (#20318) | Cooperative | 18,820 | 1.10x/yr | 100 min (1.7h) | 91 min | 10.19 ¢/kWh |
| Osage Valley Elec Coop Assn (#14192) | Cooperative | 16,945 | 2.23x/yr | 329 min (5.5h) | 148 min | 14.00 ¢/kWh |
| West Central Electric Coop Inc - (MO) (#20363) | Cooperative | 15,280 | 1.20x/yr | 168 min (2.8h) | 140 min | 12.28 ¢/kWh |
| Callaway Electric Cooperative (#4160) | Cooperative | 12,647 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 16.29 ¢/kWh |
| Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (MO) (#6181) | Cooperative | 12,451 | 1.54x/yr | 277 min (4.6h) | 180 min | 13.35 ¢/kWh |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) (#3093) | Cooperative | 12,109 | 2.57x/yr | 403 min (6.7h) | 157 min | 12.70 ¢/kWh |
| Sac-Osage Electric Coop Inc (#16511) | Cooperative | 11,970 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 14.22 ¢/kWh |
| City of Nixa - (MO) (#3634) | Municipal | 11,653 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 9.66 ¢/kWh |
| Central Missouri Elec Coop Inc (#3268) | Cooperative | 11,167 | 0.89x/yr | 95 min (1.6h) | 107 min | 12.51 ¢/kWh |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative (#16805) | Cooperative | 10,783 | 3.57x/yr | 2118 min (35.3h) | 593 min | 12.79 ¢/kWh |
| Macon Electric Coop (#11463) | Cooperative | 10,023 | 1.00x/yr | 9 min (0.1h) | 100 min | 14.82 ¢/kWh |
| Barry Electric Coop (#1279) | Cooperative | 9,994 | 1.19x/yr | 224 min (3.7h) | 189 min | 12.44 ¢/kWh |