SEMO Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
SEMO Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 10,798 homes in Missouri. In 2025, its average home used 1,389 kWh a month and paid $187.72 (13.5¢ per kWh), more than the Missouri average of $137.97.
- Electric cooperative
- 10,798 homes
- EIA data, 2025
SEMO Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Missouri | 10,798 |
| Average home bill | $187.72 a month (Missouri average $137.97) |
| Average price | 13.5¢ per kWh (Missouri average 13.3¢) |
| Average home use | 1,389 kWh a month (Missouri average 1,037) |
| Business customers | 16.5¢ per kWh, average bill $237.54 a month (5,516 businesses; Missouri business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.1 outages and 607 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.6 outages and 822 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Missouri utility, 104 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard |
Price rank: SEMO Electric Cooperative has the 23rd 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 SEMO 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¢ |
| Ozark Border Electric Cooperative | 33,262 | $167.01 | 12.3¢ |
| Citizens Electric | 24,997 | $158.18 | 15.2¢ |
| Black River Electric Cooperative | 21,606 | $156.70 | 13.6¢ |
| City of Sikeston | 6,928 | $139.95 | 9.8¢ |
SEMO Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for SEMO Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. 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.
- 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 SEMO Electric Cooperative electric bill (MO)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,389 kWh a month and paid $187.72 (13.5¢ per kWh), more than the Missouri average of $137.97.
How often does the power go out with SEMO Electric Cooperative (MO)?
In 2025, the average SEMO Electric Cooperative customer had 2.1 outages and 607 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.6 outages and 822 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of SEMO 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.