12.28¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Ozark Border Electric Coop / MO ]
Ozark Border Electric Coop electricity rates in Missouri
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.3%
vs 2024
33,262
residential customers
+18.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Ozark Border Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (12.28¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.53¢ | — | 32,551 |
| 2016 | 9.79¢ | +2.7% | 32,712 |
| 2017 | 10.50¢ | +7.3% | 32,550 |
| 2018 | 9.71¢ | −7.5% | 32,568 |
| 2019 | 10.25¢ | +5.6% | 32,557 |
| 2020 | 10.38¢ | +1.3% | 32,848 |
| 2021 | 10.26¢ | −1.2% | 33,072 |
| 2022 | 10.25¢ | −0.1% | 33,187 |
| 2023 | 10.69¢ | +4.3% | 33,275 |
| 2024 | 11.66¢ | +9.1% | 33,229 |
| 2025 | 12.28¢ | +5.3% | 33,262 |
How this compares
13.30¢
Missouri average, 2025
−7.7%
Ozark Border Electric Coop vs MO 2025 average
−28.7%
vs US 2025 average
#37
priciest in MO
Serves 11 counties in Missouri: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, Stoddard, Wayne. 37 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Ozark Border Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Ozark Border Electric Coop is on file with the Missouri Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +5.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Ozark Border Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Ozark Border Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 12.28¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Missouri's 2025 average was 13.30¢.
How much have Ozark Border Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+18.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +22.4% for Missouri as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Ozark Border Electric Coop have in Missouri?
33,262 residential customers in 2025, across 11 counties including Bollinger, Butler, Carter, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Missouri Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)