Is competition the answer to Missouri’s growing utility costs?

By: Jason Walter, Grant Musick

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 766

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Late last month, both chambers of the Missouri legislature began hearings on proposals to introduce electrical choice and competition, challenging the state’s long-standing model of electricity generation and delivery. At the core of the debate is a basic economic principle: competition tends to put downward pressure on costs.

Currently, because we cannot reasonably expect multiple sets of power lines running through neighborhoods to enable consumers to choose between providers, electricity markets like Missouri’s …

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