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01 / 08Utility bill auditsRecover overcharges, fix rates

02 / 08Energy procurementElectricity and gas RFPs

03 / 08Utility Cost IntelligenceThe eight-stage discipline

04 / 08Utility bill payPaid on time, coded to your GL

05 / 08Multi-site energy managementEvery account, one portfolio

06 / 08Cost allocationEvery bill on the right ledger

07 / 08Renewable energy advisoryRECs, PPAs, solar

08 / 08TaraBase reportingSavings, usage, contracts, ESG

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ManufacturingMulti-plant manufacturers Chemical distributionWarehouses, terminals, acquired sites Food and protein processingMeat, dairy, bakery, beverage AgribusinessElevators, mills, oilseed, irrigation Steel and metalsMills, foundries, galvanizers RNG producersRNG plants and fueling stations Cold storage and logisticsRefrigerated warehouses, cold chain Warehousing and distributionDCs and 3PL networks PlasticsMolders, extruders, film plants Paper and packagingMills, converting and box plants Private equity portfoliosPlatform and add-on companies All industriesEvery industry, side by side

01 / 11ManufacturingDemand, ratchets, rate class and gas service at every plant

02 / 11Chemical distribution$500,000+ a year saved across 215+ facilities

03 / 11Food and protein processing$166,957 recovered for a protein processor

04 / 11Agribusiness$117,412 refunded, about $120,000 a year saved

05 / 11Steel and metals17 misclassified accounts, $374,326 refunded

06 / 11RNG producers$3,959,202 refunded across 10 states

07 / 11Cold storage and logisticsDemand, ratchets, time-of-use and capacity tags

08 / 11Warehousing and distributionRate class, charging demand and closed-site accounts

09 / 11PlasticsRate class, demand, power factor and voltage

10 / 11Paper and packagingStandby service, power factor and boiler gas

11 / 11Private equity portfolios$300,000+ refunded at an acquisitive distributor

All 11All industries11 industries, what we check and documented results

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Industry5 resources

Data Center IndexDaily data center news and the buildout by state Manufacturing Cost Pressure IndexEnergy, feedstock and power costs by metro and state Gas capacity outlooks48 metros, 37 case studies, utility by utility Henry Hub gas pricesDaily since 2013, monthly since 1997

All industry data

Briefings11 resources

Monthly Energy Risk ReportBuy or wait guidance for power and gas U.S. LNG exports outlookWhat exports mean for gas prices to 2031 ERCOT 4CP transmission chargesHow four summer intervals set a year of costs PJM prices and industrial budgetsWhy capacity costs rewrote 2026 budgets

All 11 briefings

Knowledgebase12 resources

What is a utility bill audit?What it checks, the steps, cost and results FAQCosts, refunds, timing and process Billing error libraryHow commercial utility bills go wrong How to read a utility billEvery commercial bill format explained

Everything in Learn: 28 research pages, briefings and guides This month’s market report

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Manufacturing costs in St. Louis, MO-IL

St. Louis, MO-IL ranks 14 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in Missouri costs 9.89 ¢/kWh, +5.4% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the St. Louis index are +2.9% from a year earlier.

By Sam Strong, VP Business Development · Reviewed by Tara Dugger, COO · Data from FRED, BLS and EIA · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Rank by manufacturing energy use: 14 of 100
Estimated manufacturing energy use: 101.6 trillion Btu a year
Electricity: 7,900 GWh a year (estimate)
Natural gas: 74.8 million Dth a year (estimate)
Manufacturing jobs, 2024: 118,400
Estimate confidence: Low
Missouri industrial power, Aug 2026: 9.89 ¢/kWh (+5.4% from a year earlier)
Missouri citygate gas, Mar to Aug 2026: $7.27 per Mcf (6 months reported)
Inflation, St. Louis, Aug 2026: +2.9% from a year earlier; +9.1% over three years

Inflation in St. Louis

St. Louis
U.S. city average

Industrial electricity in Missouri

Missouri industrial

Missouri power and gas

Other Missouri metros in the index

Kansas City, MO-KS, rank 26

National cost drivers

WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.

Questions

Questions about St. Louis.

What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.

How the index is built

How much energy do manufacturers use in St. Louis?

Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro use about 101.6 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 14 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.

What do manufacturers pay for electricity in St. Louis?

The average industrial electricity price in Missouri was 9.89 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, +5.4% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.

How fast are prices rising in St. Louis?

Consumer prices in the St. Louis index rose +2.9% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.

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