City Utilities of Springfield commercial electricity rates in Missouri

• Average commercial price, 20259.37¢per kWh, all commercial customers
• vs Missouri average−10%state commercial average 10.46¢
• Commercial customers16,4005th largest of 41 in Missouri
• Average use8,107 kWha month per commercial customer
• Average bill$760a month per commercial customer
• Since 2015+16%from 8.05¢ per kWh
• Outages80 mina year per customer · US average 124

City Utilities of Springfield is a municipal utility serving 1 county in Missouri. Among the 41 Missouri utilities in EIA’s 2025 sales data with 500 or more commercial customers, it is the 5th largest, with about 4.0% of the state’s commercial customers.

City Utilities of Springfield commercial electricity prices, 2015 to 2025

In 2015 City Utilities of Springfield billed its commercial customers an average of 8.05¢ per kWh. In 2025 the figure was 9.37¢, so it rose 16% over 10 years. The average for all commercial customers in Missouri rose 14% over the same period. The highest year was 2024, at 9.39¢. Between 2024 and 2025 it was unchanged.

Average use and average bill are the utility’s commercial sales and revenue divided by its commercial customers and by twelve. The bill is an all-in figure: energy, delivery, demand and fixed charges together. A few very large customers pull both averages up, so most businesses use and pay less than the average.

Residential, commercial and industrial prices at City Utilities of Springfield

In 2025 the average commercial price at City Utilities of Springfield was 20% below the residential figure and 18% above the industrial one. Larger customers take power at a higher voltage and use it more steadily, so at most utilities the average falls from residential to commercial to industrial. Which class an account falls in is the utility’s decision, and the line between commercial and industrial is drawn differently from one utility to the next.

How City Utilities of Springfield’s commercial rates are set

City Utilities of Springfield is owned by the community it serves. Its rates are set locally, by the city council or a utility board, and in most states the state commission does not set them. A commercial account is billed on a rate schedule, chosen by the size of the account and the voltage it takes power at, and a schedule usually combines a fixed monthly charge, a charge per kWh and, above a certain size, a demand charge on the highest rate of draw in the month. The schedule code is printed on the bill. There is no competitive supply market for ordinary commercial accounts in Missouri, so the levers are the schedule, the peak and the amount used.

Meters, time-varying rates and net metering at City Utilities of Springfield

EIA counts 16,309 commercial meters at City Utilities of Springfield in 2025, and 16,309 of them (100%) are advanced meters (AMI), which record use at least hourly and report it to the utility at least daily. An advanced meter is what makes interval data possible, and interval data is what shows when a building’s peak demand happens.

EIA records 76 commercial net-metered generating systems at City Utilities of Springfield in 2025, with 3.76 MW of capacity between them: about 4.6 for every 1,000 commercial customers. Net metering credits a customer for power its own system sends to the grid; the terms are in the utility’s tariff.

How reliable is City Utilities of Springfield’s electric service?

City Utilities of Springfield customers went without power for an average of 80 minutes in 2025, excluding major storms, with about 1.01 interruptions per customer. The average across U.S. utilities reporting the same way is 124 minutes. With major storms counted the figure was 1,288 minutes. These are averages over every customer of every class, so they describe the system and not any one street.

Where City Utilities of Springfield serves

EIA records City Utilities of Springfield serving customers in 1 Missouri county: Greene. A county can be shared between utilities, so this does not tell you who serves a given address. The utility that serves an address is the one named on its bill.

EIA lists the Southwest Power Pool as its balancing authority. SPP is one of the organised wholesale markets, which run the grid and the wholesale power market across their area.

Other utilities in Missouri

The average each billed its commercial customers in 2025. The Missouri page has the state’s own figures and every utility with 500 or more commercial customers.

• Ameren Missouri (10.29¢)
• Evergy Missouri West (8.74¢)
• Evergy Metro (10.41¢)
• Liberty (12.44¢)

What these figures can and cannot tell you

• They are averages over every commercial customer. A utility whose commercial customers are mostly large averages fewer cents per kWh than one serving mostly small shops, so a lower figure can mean larger customers and not a lower rate.
• They are not a rate schedule. None of these figures is a charge printed in City Utilities of Springfield’s tariff, and nothing here works out a bill from one. The tariff index lists the utilities whose filed schedules are quoted on this site.
• They are annual and final. EIA publishes utility figures once a year. The Missouri page carries the state’s trailing 12 months, which is more recent and still preliminary.

For one building, the cost estimator gives a range by building type, size and state, and price by utility sets every utility side by side. Commercial vs residential vs industrial compares the classes in every state.

Data: every year of these figures, for this utility and every other with a page, is in one CSV, free to use with credit to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and this site. To cite this page: City Utilities of Springfield commercial electricity rates, CommercialElectricityRates.com, from EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data.

Common questions about City Utilities of Springfield

What is the average commercial electricity rate at City Utilities of Springfield?

City Utilities of Springfield billed its commercial customers in Missouri an average of 9.37¢ per kWh in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is 10% below the Missouri commercial average of 10.46¢. It is the utility’s commercial revenue divided by its commercial sales, so it describes the whole class and is not the rate on any one schedule.

How much is the average commercial electric bill at City Utilities of Springfield?

About $760 a month in 2025, on average use of about 8,107 kWh a month. That is City Utilities of Springfield’s commercial revenue divided by its 16,400 commercial customers. A few very large accounts pull the average up, so most businesses pay less than this.

Have City Utilities of Springfield’s commercial electricity rates gone up?

The average City Utilities of Springfield billed commercial customers rose 16% between 2015 and 2025, from 8.05¢ to 9.37¢ per kWh. The Missouri commercial average rose 14% over the same period.

How reliable is City Utilities of Springfield’s electric service?

City Utilities of Springfield customers averaged 80 minutes without power in 2025, excluding major storms, against a 124-minute average for U.S. utilities reporting the same way (EIA).

Does City Utilities of Springfield use smart meters for businesses?

EIA counts 16,309 advanced (AMI) meters among City Utilities of Springfield’s 16,309 commercial meters in 2025, which is 100%. An advanced meter records use at least hourly, which is what makes interval data and time-varying rates possible.

Is this the rate my business will pay City Utilities of Springfield?

No. It is an average over every commercial customer, from a corner shop to a campus. What one business pays depends on its rate schedule, how much it uses and how hard it draws at its peak. The schedule code is printed on the bill, and the schedule itself is in City Utilities of Springfield’s tariff.