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Mississippi electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Mississippi paid an average of 14.84¢ per kilowatthour, up 7.5% on the same month a year earlier (13.80¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Mississippi was 15% below that. It ranked 32nd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,337,995 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $147.97 on 997 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.84¢ | 13.80¢ | +7.5% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 13.15¢ | 12.15¢ | +8.2% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 7.32¢ | 6.61¢ | +10.7% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 11.69¢ | 10.80¢ | +8.2% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.3 TWh | 1.3 TWh | -0.2% |
| Sales, all sectors | 3.9 TWh | 3.9 TWh | -0.4% |
| Residential customers | 1,341,645 | 1,337,465 | +0.3% |
| Average residential bill | $147.97 | $138.32 | +7.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 997 | 1,002 | -0.5% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Mississippi in May 2025?
14.84¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 13.15¢ for commercial and 7.32¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.80¢ in May 2024, a change of +7.5%. Residential sales changed by -0.2% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$147.97, on average use of 997 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Mississippi page.