Ozark Border Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Ozark Border Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 33,262 homes in Missouri. In 2025, its average home used 1,360 kWh a month and paid $167.01 (12.3¢ per kWh), more than the Missouri average of $137.97.
- Electric cooperative
- 33,262 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Ozark Border Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Missouri | 33,262 |
| Average home bill | $167.01 a month (Missouri average $137.97) |
| Average price | 12.3¢ per kWh (Missouri average 13.3¢) |
| Average home use | 1,360 kWh a month (Missouri average 1,037) |
| Business customers | 11.4¢ per kWh, average bill $209.87 a month (7,773 businesses; Missouri business rates) |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid, Oregon, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, Stoddard, Wayne |
Price rank: Ozark Border Electric Cooperative has the 9th lowest average price of the 44 Missouri utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Ozark Border Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren MissouriBill calculator on this site | 1,100,654 | $136.92 | 13.3¢ |
| Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association | 30,009 | $163.99 | 13.0¢ |
| Citizens Electric | 24,997 | $158.18 | 15.2¢ |
| Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative | 23,203 | $149.75 | 13.1¢ |
| Black River Electric Cooperative | 21,606 | $156.70 | 13.6¢ |
| SEMO Electric Cooperative | 10,798 | $187.72 | 13.5¢ |
| City of Poplar Bluff | 7,710 | $142.65 | 11.1¢ |
| City of Sikeston | 6,928 | $139.95 | 9.8¢ |
Ozark Border Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Ozark Border Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Ozark Border Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Ozark Border Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Missouri Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Missouri, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Ozark Border Electric Cooperative electric bill (MO)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,360 kWh a month and paid $167.01 (12.3¢ per kWh), more than the Missouri average of $137.97.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Ozark Border Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.