What Does It Cost to Run an Electric Oven in Missouri?

This page estimates the energy-only cost to run an electric oven in Missouri using an electric oven, an average load of 3,000 watts, and a typical runtime of 1 hours/day.

Average wattage assumption
3,000 W
Typical usage assumption
1 hours/day
Estimated monthly electricity use
90.0 kWh
Estimated monthly cost
$12.03
Estimated yearly cost
$146.40

Key metrics

MetricValue
Average wattage assumption3,000 W
Typical usage assumption1 hours/day
Estimated monthly electricity use90.0 kWh
Estimated monthly cost$12.03
Estimated yearly cost$146.40

Electric Oven cost vs U.S. average

Missouri average rate
13.37 ¢/kWh
Missouri monthly cost
$12.03
U.S. monthly cost
$15.81
Monthly difference
-$3.78

At the statewide average residential rate, running an electric oven in Missouri costs less per month by $3.78 than the same usage pattern priced at the current U.S. average electricity rate.

How much electricity does an electric oven use?

This estimate uses a typical wattage range of 2,000-5,000 W and a modeling assumption of 3,000 watts for 1 hours/day. Using the formula kWh = (watts × hours) / 1000, that works out to 3.00 kWh per day, 90.0 kWh per 30-day month, and 1095.0 kWh per year.

Electric ovens use high wattage while preheating and then cycle to maintain temperature, so cooking time changes the final cost materially. In Missouri, that energy is priced using the statewide residential average of 13.37 ¢/kWh, with a national benchmark of 17.57 ¢/kWh for comparison.

Electric Oven operating cost estimate in Missouri

Time periodEnergy useCost
Per hour3.00 kWh$0.40
Per day3.00 kWh$0.40
Per month90.0 kWh$12.03
Per year1095.0 kWh$146.40

These estimates isolate electricity usage only. Real utility bills can be higher because delivery charges, taxes, seasonal pricing, and fixed monthly fees are not included in this appliance model.

What changes the cost the most?

The biggest cost drivers for an electric oven are the local electricity rate and real-world usage intensity. For this appliance, the main swing factors are preheat duration, temperature setting, self-clean cycle usage.

If your usage is lighter or heavier than the assumption on this page, the linked state calculator and usage-cost pages below are the fastest way to model a custom scenario with the same state electricity rate.

For calculator-focused intent, use the Electric Oven calculator in Missouri to compare light, typical, and heavy usage profiles.

Comparison discovery pathways

Use the curated Energy Comparison Hub to move between appliance, state, and usage comparison routes without changing canonical ownership for appliance cost intent.

Rollout-enabled city context in Missouri

These city pages provide supplemental local context for this same appliance usage profile. City values are deterministic estimates and remain secondary to the canonical appliance-state route.

CityCity rateMonthly estimateYearly estimateCity route
Kansas City13.60 ¢/kWh$12.24$146.88City electricity context
St. Louis13.50 ¢/kWh$12.15$145.80City electricity context

City pages are authority/context routes and not appliance-by-city canonical pages. Appliance cost intent remains canonical at this state-level route.

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Source & Method

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Retail Sales of Electricity. Last dataset period: February 2026. Costs are energy-only estimates and exclude delivery charges, taxes, and fixed utility fees.

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