Gascosage Electric Coop electricity rates
Gascosage Electric Coop charges an average of 12.30 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $149 a month using 1,214 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Member-owned cooperative AECI Missouri
Where Gascosage Electric Coop sits
It is a smaller system, serving 9,253 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. Its 12.30¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 10.1% below the Missouri average of 13.68¢.
Consumption here is high, 1,214 kilowatt-hours a month against a national average of 871. Long cooling seasons, large detached homes and electric resistance heating are the usual causes, and together they matter more to the bill than the rate does.
Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gascosage Electric Coop | 12.30¢ | $149 | 1,214 |
| 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 Gascosage Electric Coop delivers
Its service territory covers 5 Missouri counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by Gascosage Electric Coop.
- Camden
- Maries
- Miller
- Phelps
- Pulaski
Rooftop solar on this system
50 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.54 megawatts. That works out to 5.4 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 |
| Macon Electric Coop | 14.82¢ | $151 | 10,023 |
| City of Kirkwood | 14.35¢ | $126 | 9,084 |
| City of Rolla | 10.62¢ | $109 | 8,132 |
Gascosage Electric Coop rates: common questions
How much does Gascosage Electric Coop charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 12.30 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -10.1% against the Missouri average of 13.68¢ and -33.3% 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 Gascosage Electric Coop bill?
$149 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,214 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Gascosage Electric Coop?
It is classified by the EIA as a member-owned cooperative. Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation.
Is Gascosage Electric Coop expensive compared with other Missouri utilities?
It ranks #32 of the 44 Missouri utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #958 of 1369.