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electric cooperative · EIA utility 2849
Central Electric Power Assn
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Central Electric Power Assn serves 30,905 residential customers in Mississippi as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 6 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 12.22¢ per kilowatthour, 8.7% below the Mississippi average of 13.39¢ and 26% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $155.32 a month on average use of 1,271 kWh a month. Across Mississippi the average bill was $154.83 on 1,156 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 808.4 minutes per customer with major event days included and 321.4 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among Mississippi utilities reporting was 324.6 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 149% above that median.
The average price is up 10.7% on 2019, against up 18.8% for Mississippi as a whole, and up 1.5% on 2023.
Compared with Mississippi, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.22¢ | 13.74¢ | 13.39¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $155.32 | $149.95 | $154.83 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,271 | 1,126 | 1,156 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +1.5% | — | +1.2% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +10.7% | — | +18.8% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 808.4 | 263.0 | 324.6 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 321.4 | 147.0 | 238.2 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 23 filings by electric cooperatives in Mississippi, the median price was 13.16¢. In Mississippi this utility's price ranks 31 of 40, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Mississippi ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.22¢ | 13.39¢ | $155.32 | 1,271 | 30,905 | 928.5 GWh |
| 2023 | 12.04¢ | 13.23¢ | $150.51 | 1,251 | 30,732 | 916.4 GWh |
| 2022 | 12.36¢ | 12.41¢ | $156.77 | 1,268 | 30,520 | 937.4 GWh |
| 2021 | 11.19¢ | 11.56¢ | $141.44 | 1,264 | 30,342 | 890.2 GWh |
| 2020 | 10.88¢ | 11.17¢ | $132.51 | 1,218 | 30,108 | 838.9 GWh |
| 2019 | 11.04¢ | 11.27¢ | $142.75 | 1,293 | 29,706 | 878.7 GWh |
| 2018 | 11.00¢ | 11.12¢ | $146.74 | 1,335 | 29,644 | 873.4 GWh |
| 2017 | 11.06¢ | 11.08¢ | $132.54 | 1,198 | 29,605 | 826.3 GWh |
| 2016 | 10.87¢ | 10.47¢ | $138.87 | 1,278 | 29,552 | 862.7 GWh |
| 2015 | 10.77¢ | 11.27¢ | $140.47 | 1,305 | 29,469 | 884.4 GWh |
| 2014 | 10.83¢ | 11.32¢ | $144.46 | 1,335 | 29,363 | 892.6 GWh |
| 2013 | 10.53¢ | 10.78¢ | $136.57 | 1,297 | 29,334 | 883.7 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 30,905 | 471.5 GWh | 51% | $57,602,000 | 12.22¢ |
| Commercial | 8,062 | 265.7 GWh | 29% | $34,555,000 | 13.01¢ |
| Industrial | 8 | 191.3 GWh | 21% | $13,292,000 | 6.95¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 970 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 970 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 206 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 6.08 interruptions per customer with major event days, 4.60 without; CAIDI 133.0 minutes per interruption. EIA's Mississippi total across all reporting utilities was 567.1 minutes with major event days and 266.3 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 808.4 | 321.4 | 6.08 | 4.60 | Other |
| 2023 | 895.3 | 263.6 | 5.53 | 3.81 | Other |
| 2022 | 404.8 | 333.6 | 5.71 | 5.37 | Other |
| 2021 | 83.8 | 5.1 | — | — | Other |
| 2020 | 572.6 | 351.4 | — | — | Other |
| 2019 | 2,222.2 | 444.8 | — | — | Other |
| 2018 | 289.1 | 289.1 | — | — | Other |
| 2017 | 253.5 | 216.1 | — | — | Other |
| 2016 | 284.2 | 194.6 | — | — | Other |
| 2015 | 289.1 | 227.9 | — | — | Other |
| 2014 | 269.8 | 160.6 | — | — | Other |
| 2013 | 165.4 | 127.2 | — | — | Other |
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Mississippi
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 31,070 | 15.00¢ | $164.75 | 1,809.6 | — |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 29,136 | 12.52¢ | $152.31 | 241.0 | 241.0 |
| North East Mississippi EPA | Cooperative | 26,142 | 13.39¢ | $138.59 | 463.3 | 256.8 |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,296 | 12.23¢ | $155.40 | — | — |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,803 | 13.44¢ | $161.80 | 262.3 | 197.5 |
| 4-County Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 41,076 | 12.88¢ | $156.25 | 214.7 | 123.7 |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 23,153 | 15.03¢ | $146.41 | 3,672.1 | 1,750.4 |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A | Cooperative | 21,493 | 12.41¢ | $136.06 | 487.8 | 363.6 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Central Electric Power Assn?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.22¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Mississippi?
The Mississippi average residential price in 2024 was 13.39¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Central Electric Power Assn was 8.7% below the state figure. Among 40 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Mississippi, it had the 31st highest.
What is the average Central Electric Power Assn bill?
$155.32 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,271 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Mississippi average was $154.83 on 1,156 kWh.
How reliable is Central Electric Power Assn service?
It reported 808.4 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 321.4 minutes excluding them, with 6.08 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Central Electric Power Assn price rising?
The average residential price was up 1.5% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 10.7% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Central Electric Power Assn serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 6 counties: Attala County, MS, Leake County, MS, Newton County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS and Tate County, MS. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)", utility number 2849. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.