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State · 2024 annual, monthly to Jul 2026
Mississippi electricity prices and utilities
Households in Mississippi paid an average of 13.39¢ per kilowatthour for electricity in 2024, 19% below the US average of 16.48¢. That ranks 37th highest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The average residential bill was $154.83 a month on 1,156 kWh of monthly use (US: $142.26 on 863 kWh), the 11th highest bill. Residential sales came to 6,294 kWh per resident over the year.
In July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, the residential average was 14.54¢, up 7.1% on July 2025; the US figure for the month was 18.31¢. Monthly figures are preliminary until EIA finalises the year.
40 respondents reported residential customers in Mississippi on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024, and 10 smaller utilities filed the short form, which has no residential breakdown. Electric cooperatives account for 51.9% of the residential customers reported.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. State averages are EIA's own, from Forms EIA-861 and EIA-861M.
Residential price by month
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Year by year
| Year | Residential ¢ | US ¢ | Commercial ¢ | Industrial ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Jul 2026 | 15.19¢ | 18.19¢ | 14.10¢ | 7.66¢ | $174.24 | 1,147 |
| 2025 preliminary | 14.03¢ | 17.30¢ | 13.03¢ | 7.38¢ | $166.02 | 1,183 |
| 2024 | 13.39¢ | 16.48¢ | 12.32¢ | 6.81¢ | $154.83 | 1,156 |
| 2023 | 13.23¢ | 16.00¢ | 12.37¢ | 6.96¢ | $153.07 | 1,157 |
| 2022 | 12.41¢ | 15.04¢ | 11.76¢ | 6.71¢ | $147.25 | 1,186 |
| 2021 | 11.56¢ | 13.66¢ | 10.81¢ | 5.95¢ | $135.31 | 1,171 |
| 2020 | 11.17¢ | 13.15¢ | 10.38¢ | 5.63¢ | $128.08 | 1,146 |
| 2019 | 11.27¢ | 13.01¢ | 10.52¢ | 5.85¢ | $135.87 | 1,206 |
| 2018 | 11.12¢ | 12.87¢ | 10.43¢ | 6.00¢ | $138.63 | 1,247 |
| 2017 | 11.08¢ | 12.89¢ | 10.17¢ | 5.99¢ | $125.38 | 1,132 |
| 2016 | 10.47¢ | 12.55¢ | 9.57¢ | 5.79¢ | $125.91 | 1,203 |
| 2015 | 11.27¢ | 12.65¢ | 10.55¢ | 6.56¢ | $137.24 | 1,218 |
| 2014 | 11.32¢ | 12.52¢ | 10.76¢ | 6.60¢ | $141.22 | 1,248 |
| 2013 | 10.78¢ | 12.13¢ | 10.10¢ | 6.34¢ | $131.49 | 1,220 |
Nominal prices. The five-year change in the residential average is +18.8%. A part-year row covers January to the latest month published, so it is not comparable with full years: winter and summer months weigh differently.
Utilities by average residential price, 2024
Every filing with at least 100 bundled residential customers in Mississippi, highest average price first. Linked utilities have 1,000 or more residential customers. A multi-state utility appears with its Mississippi figures only.
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 9,488 | 16.33¢ | $172.73 | — | — |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 23,153 | 15.03¢ | $146.41 | 3,672.1 | 1,750.4 |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 31,070 | 15.00¢ | $164.75 | 1,809.6 | — |
| Mississippi Power Co | Investor-owned | 157,437 | 14.47¢ | $160.68 | 124.2 | 82.2 |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 9,885 | 14.26¢ | $152.10 | 663.0 | 468.0 |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 52,077 | 14.25¢ | $170.69 | 371.8 | 238.2 |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 65,176 | 14.01¢ | $163.25 | 1,003.2 | 321.2 |
| Coast Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 82,510 | 13.81¢ | $171.42 | 277.4 | 103.5 |
| Delta Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 20,460 | 13.75¢ | $137.31 | 722.1 | 419.5 |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Cooperative | 72,343 | 13.46¢ | $162.22 | 243.3 | 169.2 |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,803 | 13.44¢ | $161.80 | 262.3 | 197.5 |
| North East Mississippi EPA | Cooperative | 26,142 | 13.39¢ | $138.59 | 463.3 | 256.8 |
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Investor-owned | 384,611 | 13.21¢ | $157.00 | 692.3 | 331.8 |
| Tippah Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 10,521 | 13.16¢ | $133.15 | — | — |
| Pontotoc Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 16,377 | 13.02¢ | $159.55 | — | — |
| City of Macon | Municipal | 892 | 12.96¢ | $134.90 | — | — |
| Alcorn County Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 14,965 | 12.92¢ | $154.72 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 4-County Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 41,076 | 12.88¢ | $156.25 | 214.7 | 123.7 |
| City of Okolona | Municipal | 4,289 | 12.82¢ | $147.53 | — | — |
| Natchez Trace Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 12,611 | 12.80¢ | $143.81 | — | — |
| Tishomingo County E P A | Cooperative | 10,943 | 12.75¢ | $142.23 | — | — |
| City of Water Valley | Municipal | 1,522 | 12.65¢ | $136.28 | — | — |
| Monroe County Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 10,170 | 12.53¢ | $169.94 | — | — |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 29,136 | 12.52¢ | $152.31 | 241.0 | 241.0 |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A | Cooperative | 21,493 | 12.41¢ | $136.06 | 487.8 | 363.6 |
| City of New Albany | Municipal | 8,157 | 12.39¢ | $143.12 | — | — |
| City of Aberdeen | Municipal | 2,592 | 12.30¢ | $135.38 | — | — |
| City of Holly Springs | Municipal | 9,399 | 12.25¢ | $94.63 | — | — |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,296 | 12.23¢ | $155.40 | — | — |
| City of West Point | Municipal | 2,978 | 12.23¢ | $118.09 | — | — |
| Central Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 30,905 | 12.22¢ | $155.32 | 808.4 | 321.4 |
| City of Starkville | Municipal | 12,632 | 12.08¢ | $103.89 | 44.2 | 44.0 |
| City of Columbus | Municipal | 8,842 | 12.01¢ | $136.61 | 52.9 | 29.9 |
| City of Philadelphia | Municipal | 2,667 | 11.74¢ | $136.14 | — | — |
| City of Amory | Municipal | 2,822 | 11.68¢ | $130.23 | — | — |
| City of Oxford | Municipal | 8,502 | 11.62¢ | $106.64 | 46.9 | 35.3 |
| Greenwood Utilities Comm | Municipal | 7,204 | 11.27¢ | $121.34 | — | — |
| City of Tupelo | Municipal | 10,620 | 11.01¢ | $120.50 | — | — |
| Louisville Electric System | Municipal | 2,444 | 10.89¢ | $113.30 | — | — |
| Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 10,999 | 10.86¢ | $127.79 | — | — |
Reliability by utility, 2024
SAIDI: minutes of sustained interruption per customer over the year, including major event days (paler bars: the utility reported only the figure without major event days). Median across 20 Mississippi filings: 324.6 minutes with major event days, 238.2 without. EIA's state total: 567.1 and 266.3 minutes, with SAIFI of 2.56 interruptions per customer. Utilities use differing calculation methods, and a single storm can dominate a small utility's year.
| Year | Median SAIDI, all events | Median SAIDI, no major events | Filings | EIA state total, all events | EIA state total, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 324.6 | 238.2 | 20 | 567.1 | 266.3 |
| 2023 | 422.8 | 154.2 | 20 | 802.1 | 252.8 |
| 2022 | 280.2 | 160.8 | 20 | — | — |
| 2021 | 410.7 | 147.2 | 21 | — | — |
| 2020 | 817.2 | 179.8 | 20 | — | — |
| 2019 | 456.0 | 189.8 | 20 | — | — |
| 2018 | 200.5 | 148.4 | 21 | — | — |
| 2017 | 253.5 | 199.8 | 21 | — | — |
| 2016 | 205.0 | 165.2 | 21 | — | — |
| 2015 | 214.9 | 164.7 | 21 | — | — |
| 2014 | 238.0 | 150.2 | 21 | — | — |
| 2013 | 215.0 | 147.0 | 18 | — | — |
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Sales | Share | ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 18.6 TWh | 38% | 13.39¢ |
| Commercial | 14.2 TWh | 29% | 12.32¢ |
| Industrial | 15.9 TWh | 33% | 6.81¢ |
| All sectors | 48.7 TWh | 10.93¢ |
Residential sales per resident: 6,294 kWh a year, on a Census population estimate of 2,954,160.
Who serves Mississippi
| Ownership | Filings | Residential customers | Share | Median ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric cooperatives | 23 | 676,599 | 51.9% | 13.16¢ |
| Investor-owned utilities | 2 | 542,048 | 41.6% | 13.84¢ |
| Municipal utilities | 15 | 85,562 | 6.6% | 12.08¢ |
Customers as reported by each respondent. Where households buy energy from a retail supplier, the delivery utility and the supplier both report them, so shares describe filings, not households.
Counties
Each county page lists the utilities whose Form EIA-861 service territory includes it.
- Adams County 2
- Alcorn County 1
- Amite County 3
- Attala County 5
- Benton County 2
- Bolivar County 3
- Calhoun County 3
- Carroll County 3
- Chickasaw County 2
- Choctaw County 3
- Claiborne County 2
- Clarke County 3
- Clay County 3
- Coahoma County 3
- Copiah County 3
- Covington County 6
- DeSoto County 3
- Forrest County 4
- Franklin County 3
- George County 3
- Greene County 2
- Grenada County 2
- Hancock County 2
- Harrison County 3
- Hinds County 2
- Holmes County 4
- Humphreys County 4
- Issaquena County 3
- Itawamba County 1
- Jackson County 3
- Jasper County 4
- Jefferson County 2
- Jefferson Davis County 4
- Jones County 2
- Kemper County 1
- Lafayette County 3
- Lamar County 2
- Lauderdale County 2
- Lawrence County 4
- Leake County 3
- Lee County 3
- Leflore County 5
- Lincoln County 3
- Lowndes County 3
- Madison County 2
- Marion County 2
- Marshall County 4
- Monroe County 4
- Montgomery County 2
- Neshoba County 3
- Newton County 4
- Noxubee County 3
- Oktibbeha County 2
- Panola County 2
- Pearl River County 3
- Perry County 4
- Pike County 2
- Pontotoc County 3
- Prentiss County 3
- Quitman County 2
- Rankin County 3
- Scott County 4
- Sharkey County 3
- Simpson County 2
- Smith County 3
- Stone County 3
- Sunflower County 4
- Tallahatchie County 4
- Tate County 3
- Tippah County 2
- Tishomingo County 1
- Tunica County 2
- Union County 2
- Walthall County 3
- Warren County 3
- Washington County 4
- Wayne County 4
- Webster County 4
- Wilkinson County 2
- Winston County 2
- Yalobusha County 3
- Yazoo County 3
Questions and answers
What is the average electricity price in Mississippi?
13.39¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers in 2024, against a US average of 16.48¢. Commercial customers averaged 12.32¢ and industrial customers 6.81¢. The latest monthly residential figure is 14.54¢ for July 2026 (preliminary).
What is the average electric bill in Mississippi?
$154.83 a month for residential customers in 2024, on average use of 1,156 kWh a month. The US average was $142.26 on 863 kWh.
Is electricity getting more expensive in Mississippi?
The average residential price was up 1.2% in 2024 on the year before and up 18.8% on 2019. These are nominal prices, not adjusted for inflation.
How reliable is electric service in Mississippi?
EIA's state total for 2024 is 567.1 minutes of interruption per customer including major event days and 266.3 minutes excluding them, across utilities reporting under any method. The median utility in the state reported 324.6 minutes including major event days.
How many electric utilities serve Mississippi?
40 respondents reported residential customers in Mississippi on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024; 40 of them have a bundled residential price. Another 10 small utilities filed the short form. 82 counties appear in service territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. State averages, sales and customers by year and month: Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, through July 2026. Utility rows, reliability and service territories: Form EIA-861, 2024 final release. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. See methodology.