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Residential customers
35 thousand
35,275 homes
Average price
12.39 cents
Missouri average 13.30
Average bill
$158.48
Per month at 1,279 kWh
Price rank
7 of 33
Lowest to highest in Missouri
Laclede Electric Cooperative rates and average bill
Laclede Electric Cooperative reported 35,275 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,279 kWh a month on average at 12.39 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 33 Missouri utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Laclede Electric Cooperative ranks 7 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laclede Electric Cooperative | 12.39 | 1,279 | $158.48 |
| Missouri (all utilities) | 13.30 | 1,038 | $137.97 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Laclede Electric Cooperative has distribution equipment. That covers 6 counties in Missouri. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Missouri (6 counties)
Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Pulaski, Webster, Wright
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Reliability
For 2025, Laclede Electric Cooperative reported an average of 123 minutes without power per customer and 1.83 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 67 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Laclede Electric Cooperative sits close to the median state on outage minutes. The Missouri figure across its utilities was 114 minutes. One interruption lasting 67 minutes and 1.83 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 123 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Laclede Electric Cooperative does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 301 residential net-metered systems on the Laclede Electric Cooperative grid in 2025, with 3.0 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Missouri Public Service Commission.
Laclede Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative based in Missouri.
Laclede Electric Cooperative operates in the SPP power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Laclede Electric Cooperative compared with Missouri
Missouri has 43 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Laclede Electric Cooperative is 11th by size and serves about 1.2% of the state's homes. Its price of 12.39 cents per kWh is 1.08 cents below the median of 26 other cooperatives in Missouri (13.47 cents). At $158.48 a month, an average Laclede Electric Cooperative home pays about $246 a year more than the Missouri average of $137.97, and uses 241 kWh a month more. Laclede Electric Cooperative lists distribution equipment in 6 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 301 of its residential customers use net metering, or 8.5 per 1,000 homes, against 12.8 for Missouri as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Missouri with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Missouri utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laclede Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 35,275 | 12.39 |
| Southwest Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 41,670 | 12.33 |
| White River Valley Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 39,401 | 15.47 |
| Boone Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 34,098 | 13.57 |
| Ozark Border Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 33,262 | 12.28 |
| Ozark Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 31,915 | 15.64 |
See every one on the electric companies in Missouri page.
Official site and where to get help
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Laclede Electric Cooperative questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Laclede Electric Cooperative?
Laclede Electric Cooperative residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 12.39 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,279 kWh a month and an average bill of $158.48 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Missouri average was 13.30 cents.
How many customers does Laclede Electric Cooperative have?
EIA reports about 35,275 residential customers for Laclede Electric Cooperative in 2025.
Who regulates Laclede Electric Cooperative?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Missouri on the Missouri state page.
How reliable is Laclede Electric Cooperative?
For 2025, Laclede Electric Cooperative reported an average of 123 minutes of outage per customer and 1.83 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.