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electric cooperative · EIA utility 12681
Mississippi County Electric Co
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.
Mississippi County Electric Co is an electric cooperative that reported 3,232 residential customers in Arkansas on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 1 county.
Its average residential price that year was 8.48¢ per kilowatthour, 31% below the Arkansas average of 12.32¢ and 49% 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 $119.97 a month on average use of 1,414 kWh a month. Across Arkansas the average bill was $129.13 on 1,048 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 16.2% on 2019, against up 25.7% for Arkansas as a whole, and little changed on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 9.40¢.
Compared with Arkansas, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 8.48¢ | 13.74¢ | 12.32¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $119.97 | $149.95 | $129.13 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,414 | 1,126 | 1,048 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +0.4% | — | +0.6% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +16.2% | — | +25.7% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 323.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 164.9 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 14 filings by electric cooperatives in Arkansas, the median price was 13.00¢. In Arkansas this utility's price ranks 25 of 28, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Arkansas ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 9.40¢ | 12.84¢ | $139.28 | 1,482 | 3,247 | 3.3 TWh |
| 2024 | 8.48¢ | 12.32¢ | $119.97 | 1,414 | 3,232 | 3.2 TWh |
| 2023 | 8.45¢ | 12.25¢ | $113.34 | 1,342 | 3,238 | 3.2 TWh |
| 2022 | 9.37¢ | 12.05¢ | $139.60 | 1,489 | 3,261 | 3.1 TWh |
| 2021 | 8.51¢ | 11.27¢ | $122.00 | 1,434 | 3,297 | 3.4 TWh |
| 2020 | 6.94¢ | 10.41¢ | $98.57 | 1,421 | 3,254 | 3.1 TWh |
| 2019 | 7.30¢ | 9.80¢ | $108.74 | 1,490 | 3,250 | 3.3 TWh |
| 2018 | 7.21¢ | 9.81¢ | $113.15 | 1,568 | 3,287 | 3.4 TWh |
| 2017 | 7.40¢ | 10.28¢ | $99.72 | 1,348 | 3,326 | 3.1 TWh |
| 2016 | 7.19¢ | 9.92¢ | $104.98 | 1,460 | 3,326 | 2.9 TWh |
| 2015 | 7.13¢ | 9.82¢ | $105.74 | 1,484 | 3,362 | 2.7 TWh |
| 2014 | 7.38¢ | 9.51¢ | $115.45 | 1,565 | 3,391 | 3.3 TWh |
| 2013 | 7.38¢ | 9.59¢ | $113.15 | 1,534 | 3,387 | 3.3 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
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Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,232 | 54.9 GWh | 2% | $4,653,000 | 8.48¢ |
| Commercial | 779 | 16.2 GWh | 1% | $1,409,000 | 8.70¢ |
| Industrial | 908 | 3.1 TWh | 98% | $159,029,000 | 5.08¢ |
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: 3.3 TWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 3.3 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 599 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Mississippi County Electric Co in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
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 Arkansas
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 8,391 | 13.19¢ | $124.90 | — | — |
| South Central Ark El Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 9,410 | 14.70¢ | $141.80 | — | — |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 10,571 | 14.20¢ | $125.09 | 623.5 | 400.0 |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 12,125 | 11.40¢ | $131.43 | 37.9 | 37.9 |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 18,776 | 15.62¢ | $147.51 | 205.7 | 205.7 |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 20,000 | 13.26¢ | $139.23 | — | — |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 25,326 | 11.99¢ | $152.15 | 182.9 | 168.4 |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | Cooperative | 26,186 | 12.93¢ | $159.28 | 408.6 | 190.4 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Mississippi County Electric Co?
Residential customers paid an average of 8.48¢ 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 Arkansas?
The Arkansas average residential price in 2024 was 12.32¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Mississippi County Electric Co was 31% below the state figure. Among 28 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Arkansas, it had the 25th highest.
What is the average Mississippi County Electric Co bill?
$119.97 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,414 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Arkansas average was $129.13 on 1,048 kWh.
How reliable is Mississippi County Electric Co service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Mississippi County Electric Co.
Is the Mississippi County Electric Co price rising?
The average residential price was little changed in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 16.2% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 9.40¢.
Which counties does Mississippi County Electric Co serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 1 county: Mississippi County, AR. 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 "Mississippi County Electric Co", utility number 12681; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. 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 1 Oct 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.