POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · MO
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Missouri
10 data-center projects on file — 3.1 GW of nameplate capacity, $23.3B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$133
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
15.4%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#49
of 51
Among the cheapest in the country
10yr rate climb
+28%
#41 of 51
Climbed slower than the US since 2016
Largest power plant
2.37 GW
· coal
Labadie · Franklin County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Missouri · residential · latest
12.17¢/kWh
↑ +8.0% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Missouri · residential · 2026 YTD avg
11.97¢/kWh
↑ +6.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Missouri's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
MISSOURI · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
5.45 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
1.4 GW of new generation came online in Missouri over the last 18 months; another 1.7 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 974 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 1.6 GW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Castle Bluff Energy Center (St Louis County) — 525 MW of natural gas, first online 2027-10. On the way out: Sioux — 974 MW of coal, retiring 2028-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
10 projects
Projects on file
10
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
3.15 GW
≈ 14 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$23.3B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
OPPOSE · 2026-02
“American families should not have to shoulder the burden of the rising electricity costs produced by data centers in Missouri and across the country. This is unacceptable.”
— Sen. Josh Hawley (R)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2026-03-03
“It is hard to think that you would imagine that we don't think about our community, that we don't care about our community. We live here too, and we want the best for Independence.”
— At-large Council Member Bridget McCandless (D)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in Missouri
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in MO
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.