Hancock County, Mississippi Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Hancock County, Mississippi Electricity Overview
Hancock County residents have an average residential electricity bill of $169.3, which is 6.54% higher than the state average bill of $158.92 and 22.42% higher than the nationwide average bill of $138.3.
No electricity production takes place in Hancock County, resulting in the county needing to import their electricity from other counties.
There was a 4.73% decline in CO2 emissions per capita during the course of the preceding year in Hancock County.
Hancock County residents are responsible for 6,428.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year, making them the 834th highest polluting county out of 3230 counties in the US based on per capita pollution.
At an average residential rate of 13.32 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the national average 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, citizens of Hancock County enjoy a 16.82% discount from the national average price.
By megawatt hours sold, the largest electricity company in Hancock County is Coast Electric.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
784,120 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.08 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
295,139,008 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
6,428.5 kg
Recent Energy News in Bay St. Louis
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,269 positions to 22,967th, from last year's value of 21,698th
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 391 positions to 21,038th, from last month's value of 20,647th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 61 positions to 283rd, from last year's value of 222nd
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 50 positions to 22,967th, from last month's value of 22,917th
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 110 positions to 21,038th, from last year's value of 20,928th
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 70 positions to 81st, from last month's value of 11th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 6.8% to $166.11, from last year's value of $155.53
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill increased by 10.16% to $160.82, from last year's value of $145.99
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill decreased by 10.89% to $160.82, from last month's value of $180.47
- In Bay St. Louis, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 4 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 77th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 0.75% to $166.11, from last month's value of $164.87
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 9,421 positions to 5,000th, from last year's value of 14,421st
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 10,161 positions to 5,000th, from last month's value of 15,161st
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 954 positions to 10,663rd, from last year's value of 11,617th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 962 positions to 10,663rd, from last month's value of 11,625th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 204 positions to 60th, from last year's value of 264th
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 233 positions to 11th, from last month's value of 244th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 60th, from last month's value of 77th
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 34 positions to 11th, from last year's value of 45th
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 22.88% to 9.93 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.87 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 19.21% to 9.93 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.29 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 3.4% to 11.52 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.09% to 11.52 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 11.77 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,883 positions to 7,371st, from last year's value of 3,488th
- In Bay St. Louis, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 4,080 positions to 7,704th, from last year's value of 11,784th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 619 positions to 7,371st, from last month's value of 6,752nd
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 56 positions to 68th, from last year's value of 12th
- In Bay St. Louis, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 38 positions to 69th, from last year's value of 31st
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 2.32% to 7.08 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.92 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.8% to 7.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.43 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 68th, from last month's value of 67th
- In Bay St. Louis, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.42% to 7.08 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.11 ¢ / kWh
- In Bay St. Louis, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.73% to 7.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.12 ¢ / kWh
Bay St. Louis Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
14.02¢ per kWh
- 8.3% higher than last month
- 3.64% lower than February last year
- 4.41% higher than the Mississippi average
- 13.99% lower than the US average
- 231st in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 140 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 11,667th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,932 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 503 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
13.82¢ per kWh
- 0.32% lower than last month
- 1.84% higher than February last year
- 0.71% higher than the Mississippi average
- 18.44% lower than the US average
- 233rd in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 8,839th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 202 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 756 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$160.82 per month
- 10.89% lower than last month
- 10.16% higher than February last year
- 0.99% higher than the Mississippi average
- 28.28% higher than the US average
- 81st in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 70 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since February last year
- 21,038th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 391 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 110 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$166.11 per month
- 0.75% higher than last month
- 6.8% higher than February last year
- 2.16% higher than the Mississippi average
- 25.33% higher than the US average
- 283rd in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 61 since February last year
- 22,967th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 50 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,269 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
9.93¢ per kWh
- 19.21% lower than last month
- 22.88% lower than February last year
- 22.45% lower than the Mississippi average
- 27.08% lower than the US average
- 11th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has increased by 233 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 34 since February last year
- 5,000th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 10,161 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 9,421 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
11.52¢ per kWh
- 2.09% lower than last month
- 3.4% lower than February last year
- 6.89% lower than the Mississippi average
- 18.38% lower than the US average
- 60th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has increased by 17 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 204 since February last year
- 10,663rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 962 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 954 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$518.26 per month
- 17.33% lower than last month
- 16.41% lower than February last year
- 18.71% lower than the Mississippi average
- 69.02% lower than the US average
- 46th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 19 since February last year
- 13,735th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 853 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,949 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$658.91 per month
- 1.27% lower than last month
- 3.72% higher than February last year
- 7.37% lower than the Mississippi average
- 59.88% lower than the US average
- 56th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since February last year
- 15,760th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 52 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 345 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
7.07¢ per kWh
- 0.73% lower than last month
- 4.8% lower than February last year
- 11.29% lower than the Mississippi average
- 28.23% lower than the US average
- 69th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 38 since February last year
- 7,704th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,080 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
7.08¢ per kWh
- 0.42% lower than last month
- 2.32% higher than February last year
- 17.26% lower than the Mississippi average
- 30.65% lower than the US average
- 68th in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
- 7,371st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 619 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,883 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$153,931.09 per month
- 2.62% higher than last month
- 33.57% higher than February last year
- 306.15% higher than the Mississippi average
- 402.13% higher than the US average
- 282nd in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 19 since February last year
- 25,668th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 29 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 509 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$116,422.88 per month
- 2.85% higher than last month
- 13% higher than February last year
- 210.02% higher than the Mississippi average
- 241.53% higher than the US average
- 263rd in the state out of 293 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
- 24,365th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 51 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 447 since February last year
Bay St. Louis, MS Electricity Overview
Bay St. Louis' citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 13.66 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.51% higher than the state's average price of 13.33 cents and 14.70% below the US average of 16.02 cents. Customers in the city have 1 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each. Mississippi Power sells an estimated 76,428.29 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.
Bay St. Louis emits 6,428.5 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 150th worst polluting city out of 429 cities in Mississippi based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Bay St. Louis from electricity consumption is 61,507,918.19 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 44th highest in Mississippi. The city has zero electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bay St. Louis
Bay St. Louis residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coast Electric | BUNDLED | 13.29 | 169.63 | 1,249,013 | 165,975,000 | |
Mississippi Power | BUNDLED | 14.13 | 161.75 | 2,155,436.3 | 304,631,248 |
Zips with electric coverage in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi include: 39520, 39556, 39576
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Diamondhead, MS Electricity Overview
Diamondhead's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 13.29 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 178th out of 429 cities in the state. Coast Electric is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a citizen in the city is $169.63 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.3.
Diamondhead emits 6,428.5 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 150th worst polluting city out of 429 cities in Mississippi based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Diamondhead from electricity consumption is 60,537,214.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 45th highest in Mississippi. The city has zero electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Diamondhead
Diamondhead residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Diamondhead, Mississippi
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coast Electric | BUNDLED | 13.29 | 169.63 | 1,249,013 | 165,975,000 |
Zips with electric coverage in Diamondhead, Mississippi include: 39571, 39525, 39556
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Waveland, MS Electricity Overview
Waveland's citizens are billed an average residential electricity rate of 13.78 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.38% higher than the state's average price of 13.33 cents and 13.98% below the US average of 16.02 cents. Customers in the city have 1 power outages a year, with outages lasting an average of 133.1 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each. Mississippi Power sells an estimated 42,833.41 megawatt hours in the city each year, more than any other vendor.
Waveland emits 6,428.5 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 150th worst polluting city out of 429 cities in Mississippi based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Waveland from electricity consumption is 45,404,517.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 54th highest in Mississippi. The city has zero electricity generation plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Waveland
Waveland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Waveland, Mississippi
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coast Electric | BUNDLED | 13.29 | 169.63 | 1,249,013 | 165,975,000 | |
Mississippi Power | BUNDLED | 14.13 | 161.75 | 2,155,436.3 | 304,631,248 |
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Hancock County, Mississippi Details
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Hancock County, Mississippi?
By total megawatt hours sold, Coast Electric is the largest electricity company in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Which electricity companies offer service in Hancock County, Mississippi?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Coast Electric | 27,552 |
2 | Mississippi Power | 3,412 |
How many electric companies offer service in Hancock County, Mississippi?
Hancock County, Mississippi has 2 electricity companies offering service in the area.