States › Mississippi › September 2025
Mississippi electricity prices, September 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In September 2025, residential customers in Mississippi paid an average of 13.97¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.2% on the same month a year earlier (13.15¢). The US average for the month was 18.08¢; Mississippi was 23% below that. It ranked 42nd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,786,601 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $184.80 on 1,322 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 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change | US, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13.97¢ | 13.15¢ | +6.2% | 18.08¢ |
| Commercial | 12.89¢ | 12.08¢ | +6.7% | 13.99¢ |
| Industrial | 7.57¢ | 6.80¢ | +11.3% | 9.02¢ |
| All sectors | 11.71¢ | 10.90¢ | +7.4% | 14.21¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.8 TWh | 1.8 TWh | -0.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.5 TWh | 4.5 TWh | -0.3% |
| Residential customers | 1,351,008 | 1,345,208 | +0.4% |
| Average residential bill | $184.80 | $175.44 | +5.3% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,322 | 1,334 | -0.9% |
| US residential price | 18.08¢ | 16.82¢ | +7.5% |
The two years to September 2025
Mississippi residentialUS residential
Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Mississippi in September 2025?
13.97¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 12.89¢ for commercial and 7.57¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.15¢ in September 2024, a change of +6.2%. Residential sales changed by -0.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$184.80, on average use of 1,322 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.