City of Columbia - (MO)
Municipal electric utility · Missouri · #347 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #4045
City of Columbia - (MO) is a municipal electric utility serving 53,559 customers in Missouri. In 2025 it sold 1,171 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $156.73M in revenue, an average realized rate of 13.39¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 15.50¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 45,899 | 441 | $68.30M | 15.50¢ | |
| Commercial | 7,634 | 462 | $58.78M | 12.73¢ | |
| Industrial | 26 | 269 | $29.64M | 11.04¢ | |
| Total | 53,559 | 1,171 | $156.73M | 13.39¢ |
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 (800 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,286 | 1,148 | $129.09M | 13.01¢ |
| 2022 | 52,238 | 1,187 | $123.05M | 11.93¢ |
| 2023 | 52,016 | 1,166 | $133.14M | 13.07¢ |
| 2024 | 53,276 | 1,152 | $137.75M | 13.94¢ |
| 2025 | 53,559 | 1,171 | $156.73M | 15.50¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 97 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.75 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 130 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: 56.2 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 1,145 GWh
Winter peak demand: 232 MW
Energy losses: 1.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 54,382 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 759 installations, 7.7 MW of capacity
Counties served
Boone, 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¢
- White River Valley El Coop Inc - 48,644 customers, residential 15.47¢
All Missouri utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #4045 in the EIA frame.