City Utilities of Springfield and solar
City Utilities of Springfield is a municipal utility serving about 105,859 homes in Missouri. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.2¢12% below Missouri average
- Typical bill
- $106866 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~37%Avoided-cost export credit
- Typical payback
- 20.5 yrs3.7 kW, cash
Export rules for City Utilities of Springfield customers
Avoided-cost export credit (Missouri rule).
Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
Solar for a typical City Utilities of Springfield home
| System | 3.7 kW (50% of 866 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,195 |
| First-year savings | $633 |
| Payback | 20.5 years |
| 25-year net | $2,999 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 752
- Share of customers
- 0.7%
- Residential solar capacity
- 6 MW
- Residential customers
- 105,859
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about City Utilities of Springfield and solar
Does City Utilities of Springfield have net metering?
City Utilities of Springfield follows Missouri's rules: Missouri's net metering law nets usage and production within each monthly bill at full retail, but any net excess for the month is credited only at the utility's avoided fuel cost (a few cents/kWh), and unused credits expire after 12 months. Systems are capped at 100 kW.
How much does electricity cost with City Utilities of Springfield?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 866 kWh a month, a bill of about $106.
Is solar worth it with City Utilities of Springfield?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3.7 kW system costing about $12,195 pays back in about 20.5 years, with $2,999 net over 25 years.
How many City Utilities of Springfield customers have solar?
About 752 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.7% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: City Utilities of Springfield - (MO) (EIA ID 17833). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.