City of Carthage - (MO)
Municipal electric utility · Missouri · #1,237 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #3113
City of Carthage - (MO) is a municipal electric utility serving 8,360 customers in Missouri. In 2025 it sold 281 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $33.06M in revenue, an average realized rate of 11.76¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.28¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 7,234 | 80.8 | $11.54M | 14.28¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,099 | 59.9 | $7.54M | 12.59¢ | |
| Industrial | 27 | 140 | $13.98M | 9.95¢ | |
| Total | 8,360 | 281 | $33.06M | 11.76¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (931 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7,954 | 294 | $27.85M | 12.06¢ |
| 2022 | 8,054 | 281 | $30.53M | 13.11¢ |
| 2023 | 8,122 | 273 | $31.56M | 13.96¢ |
| 2024 | 8,251 | 280 | $32.09M | 14.06¢ |
| 2025 | 8,360 | 281 | $33.06M | 14.28¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 321 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 3.85 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 83 minutes
As reported for Missouri under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: -0.3 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 291 GWh
Winter peak demand: 48 MW
Energy losses: 2.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 8,360 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 70 installations, 0.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Jasper, MO
Other large utilities in Missouri
- Union Electric Co - (MO) - 1,271,896 customers, residential 13.26¢
- Evergy Metro - 590,440 customers, residential 13.41¢
- Evergy Missouri West - 349,970 customers, residential 12.10¢
- Empire District Electric Co - 190,255 customers, residential 14.67¢
- City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) - 122,487 customers, residential 11.65¢
- Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc - 75,876 customers, residential 11.36¢
- City of Independence - (MO) - 59,213 customers, residential 16.54¢
- City of Columbia - (MO) - 53,559 customers, residential 15.50¢
All Missouri utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #3113 in the EIA frame.