City of Rolla electricity rates
City of Rolla charges an average of 10.62 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $109 a month using 1,023 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility MISO Missouri
Where City of Rolla sits
It is a smaller system, serving 8,132 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 10.62¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Missouri, 22.4% under the statewide average of 13.68¢.
Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,023 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rolla | 10.62¢ | $109 | 1,023 |
| Missouri average | 13.68¢ | $145 | 1,046 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Rolla delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Missouri.
- Phelps
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Rolla customer went 146 minutes without electricity across 1.78 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is better than the typical American utility, though the figure includes major storm days and can move sharply from one year to the next.
Rooftop solar on this system
20 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.22 megawatts. That works out to 2.5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Missouri utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Electric Co | 12.56¢ | $124 | 1.1 million |
| Evergy Missouri West | 12.55¢ | $123 | 305,583 |
| City of Poplar Bluff | 11.18¢ | $138 | 7,715 |
| Consolidated Electric Coop | 12.96¢ | $164 | 7,649 |
| City of Hannibal | 12.91¢ | $109 | 7,639 |
City of Rolla rates: common questions
How much does City of Rolla charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 10.62 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -22.4% against the Missouri average of 13.68¢ and -42.4% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Rolla bill?
$109 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,023 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Rolla?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Rolla expensive compared with other Missouri utilities?
It ranks #40 of the 44 Missouri utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1234 of 1369.