City of Poplar Bluff - (MO)
Municipal electric utility · Missouri · #1,171 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #15229
City of Poplar Bluff - (MO) is a municipal electric utility serving 9,355 customers in Missouri. In 2025 it sold 327 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $34.23M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.45¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.06¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 7,710 | 119 | $13.20M | 11.06¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,636 | 155 | $17.27M | 11.16¢ | |
| Industrial | 9 | 53.3 | $3.76M | 7.06¢ | |
| Total | 9,355 | 327 | $34.23M | 10.45¢ |
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 (1,290 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9,636 | 353 | $31.66M | 9.42¢ |
| 2022 | 9,510 | 354 | $31.56M | 9.23¢ |
| 2023 | 9,608 | 326 | $30.27M | 9.69¢ |
| 2024 | 9,611 | 327 | $34.11M | 11.18¢ |
| 2025 | 9,355 | 327 | $34.23M | 11.06¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 0.7 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 551 GWh
Winter peak demand: 75 MW
Energy losses: 1.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 9,355 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 26 installations, 0.3 MW of capacity
Counties served
Butler, 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 #15229 in the EIA frame.