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Missouri

Electricity Rates

Residential = 7 cents/kwh (National ranking: 32)

Commerical = 6 cents/kwh
(National ranking: 36)

Industrial = 4 cents/kwh(National ranking: 21)

kwh = kilowatt hour
1st ranking = highest rate in catagory

Deregulation

Missouri's power industry is not deregulated. Customers in a given area have access to one provider; utilities have exclusive rights to provide power in defined regions. The state legislature, however, has considered deregulation proposals every year since 1997. In 1998, a task force established by the Missouri Public Service Commission issued a report on the risks and benefits of deregulation in the state. A 1998 law allows electric utilities to participate in other state industry markets through an affiliate or contractor.

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Department of Energy Information on Missouri

Public Service Commission powerderegulation Page

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