Electricity Rates in Mississippi

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

Electricity Companies & Statistics in Mississippi

Population
2,949,965
Total Production
67,335,311 MWh / 22.83 MWh per capita
Total Consumption
49,678,250 MWh / 16.84 MWh per capita
Total Production from Renewable
1,788,832 MWh / 0.61 MWh per capita
CO₂ Emissions from Consumption
20,032,131,719 kg / 6,790.63 kg per capita
Total Production from Non-Renewable
65,546,479 MWh / 22.22 MWh per capita

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Mississippi

Mississippi residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.

Historical Electricity Rates:

16^th12.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Mississippi

42^nd$153.67Average residential monthly electricity bill for Mississippi Residents

Mississippi Electricity Fuel Mix

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2022 and 2021 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

AnnualAnnual data for 2021 will be finalized in the fall of 2022. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2022 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Mississippi's Electricity Prices and Usage

The average residential electricity rate in Mississippi in 2023 is 12.81 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.53% less than the US average rate of 15.34 cents. Mississippi ranks as the 16th best priced state in the nation using average electricity rate. The state has a regulated electricity market, meaning residents may only have one electricity supplier choice to choose from when procuring their electricity. As the 10th worst polluting state based on pollution per capita from electricity use, Mississippi residents create emissions of 6,790.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions each. Entergy Mississippi is the largest vendor in the state based on megawatt hours sold. Citizens of the state use 49,678,250 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs, ranking Mississippi as the 30th highest consuming state in the country. Solar power usage for electricity generation in the state has increased by 17.77% over the course of the previous year.

Residential Electricity Providers in Mississippi

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)	State Production (MWh)
Entergy Mississippi	BUNDLED	11.83	144.56	5,626,451	665,678,744	18,566,829
Mississippi Power	BUNDLED	14.38	159.01	2,079,892	299,089,282	17,257,378.99
Coast Electric	BUNDLED	12.30	155.1	1,214,367	149,336,000
Singing River Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	11.79	141.03	1,010,535	119,156,853
Southern Pine Electric	BUNDLED	12.62	148.99	910,494	114,890,257
Pearl River Valley EPA	BUNDLED	12.73	152.72	721,836	91,886,500
4-County Electric Power Association	BUNDLED	12.81	158.46	590,740	75,697,000
Tombigbee Electric Power Association	BUNDLED	10.91	138.73	561,158	61,238,000
Dixie Electric	BUNDLED	12.17	144.59	524,336	63,825,300
North Central EPA	BUNDLED	11.03	152.41	463,421	51,123,000

Commercial Electricity Providers in Mississippi

Provider	Service Type	Commercial Rate (¢)	Commercial Average Bill ($)	Commercial Sales (MWh)	Commercial Revenues ($)	State Production (MWh)
Entergy Mississippi	BUNDLED	11.47	662.53	4,984,835	571,854,428	18,566,829
Mississippi Power	BUNDLED	11.57	748.54	2,661,429	307,974,776	17,257,378.99
North Central EPA	BUNDLED	11.29	741.2	466,599	52,699,000
Coast Electric	BUNDLED	11.89	540.06	403,864	48,006,000
Singing River Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	11.34	402.59	324,977	36,842,126
Tupelo Light	BUNDLED	11.13	593.14	322,233	35,852,000
Southern Pine Electric	BUNDLED	11.80	571.08	313,017	36,928,441
Tombigbee Electric Power Association	BUNDLED	12.07	387.11	311,950	37,660,000
4-County Electric Power Association	BUNDLED	14.58	356.79	308,500	44,983,000
Starkville Utilities	BUNDLED	9.10	1,135.36	267,285	24,333,000

Power Plants in Mississippi

Plant	City/County	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (KG)	Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)
Victor J Daniel JrGulf Power Company (12.33%)Mississippi Power (87.67%)	Jackson County	Natural Gas	10,793,177.02	5,876,339,772.47	544.45
Grand GulfEntergy Mississippi (90.00%)Cooperative Energy (10.00%)	Claiborne County	Nuclear	8,608,910
Magnolia Power PlantTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	Benton County	Natural Gas	4,883,895	1,815,089,851.12	371.65
TVA Southaven Combined CycleSouthaven Power LLC (15.16%)Tennessee Valley Authority (84.84%)	Southaven	Natural Gas	4,438,872	1,634,376,829.68	368.2
CaledoniaGE Energy Financial Services (100.00%)	Lowndes County	Natural Gas	4,295,551	1,582,541,401.42	368.41
RatcliffeMississippi Power (100.00%)	Kemper County	Natural Gas	4,194,480	1,628,034,620.94	388.14
Batesville Generation FacilityCooperative Energy (100.00%)	Batesville	Natural Gas	4,010,804	1,573,024,719	392.2
Choctaw CountyEntergy Mississippi (100.00%)	Choctaw County	Natural Gas	3,909,611	1,450,580,226.34	371.03
Quantum Choctaw Power LLCTennessee Valley Authority (100.00%)	Choctaw County	Natural Gas	3,843,585	1,442,407,872.08	375.28
AttalaEntergy Mississippi (100.00%)	Attala County	Natural Gas	3,369,277	1,258,003,254.2	373.37

Quick Facts

Customers in Mississippi use 16.84 megawatt hours per year each, which is 9th in the US for electricity use per capita.

With a population of 2,949,965 residents, Mississippi is the 35th largest state in the US.

With 2,949,965 citizens within its borders and 67,335,310.94 megawatt hours produced each year, Mississippi had a megawatt hour per capita production of 22.83 megawatt hours. This is the 6th largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the United States.

Within the previous year, Mississippi has seen a 1,373,054,585.96 kilogram (5.33%) increase in CO2 emissions on account of electricity use.

Mississippi produces 22.22 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the state from non-renewable electricity sources. They are the 5th highest state in the nation for non-renewable production per capita.

About 5,575,278.04 megawatt hours of electricity in Mississippi are produced a year using natural gas. This is 1.89 megawatt hours per consumer in the state per year.

County	Population	Providers	Plants	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Avg. Electric Bill
Adams County	29,927	3		13.08	$129.45/mo
Alcorn County	34,964	3		11.64	$138.23/mo
Amite County	12,718	4		12.31	$139.13/mo
Attala County	18,025	5	1	11.72	$143.21/mo
Benton County	7,687	4	1	11.38	$135.42/mo
Bolivar County	31,301	4		12.04	$132.28/mo
Calhoun County	13,420	2		11.67	$136.44/mo
Carroll County	10,053	3		12.36	$124.44/mo
Chickasaw County	17,100	4	2	11.60	$133.94/mo
Choctaw County	8,264	5	3	12.77	$155.92/mo
Claiborne County	9,115	3	1	13.01	$130.35/mo
Clarke County	15,678	4		13.22	$142.41/mo
Clay County	18,768	2		12.80	$157.87/mo
Coahoma County	21,839	4	2	11.27	$138.70/mo
Copiah County	28,453	4		12.81	$137.70/mo
Covington County	18,491	8		12.62	$149.38/mo
DeSoto County	183,220	4	1	11.59	$145.58/mo
Forrest County	77,743	5	1	12.96	$152.21/mo
Franklin County	7,705	4		12.84	$132.57/mo
George County	24,260	4	1	11.88	$141.83/mo
Greene County	13,653	3		11.86	$141.48/mo
Grenada County	21,621	5		11.92	$137.82/mo
Hancock County	45,911	3		12.38	$155.26/mo
Harrison County	207,382	4	2	12.74	$155.52/mo
Hinds County	230,772	3	2	11.86	$144.17/mo
Holmes County	17,243	5		13.46	$143.68/mo
Humphreys County	7,916	5		14.27	$146.32/mo
Issaquena County	1,111	3		14.45	$147.30/mo
Itawamba County	23,863	3		10.95	$139.54/mo
Jackson County	142,993	4	2	12.15	$143.63/mo
Jasper County	16,406	4		12.81	$149.91/mo
Jefferson County	7,286	3		13.21	$127.86/mo
Jefferson Davis County	11,372	6	1	12.70	$150.40/mo
Jones County	67,374	3	1	12.43	$146.25/mo
Kemper County	9,211	2	2	13.03	$139.80/mo
Lafayette County	55,727	3		12.02	$138.55/mo
Lamar County	63,610	3	2	12.88	$153.31/mo
Lauderdale County	73,756	3	4	13.25	$142.51/mo
Lawrence County	12,055	5	1	12.57	$147.73/mo
Leake County	21,452	3		11.26	$141.77/mo
Lee County	83,388	3		10.84	$136.44/mo
Leflore County	28,555	6		12.28	$125.47/mo
Lincoln County	34,910	5		12.47	$137.48/mo
Lowndes County	58,904	3	2	12.54	$156.87/mo
Madison County	108,248	3		11.81	$144.07/mo
Marion County	24,609	3		12.77	$152.86/mo
Marshall County	34,031	4		11.36	$143.17/mo
Monroe County	34,448	6		11.54	$149.33/mo
Montgomery County	9,948	3		12.30	$126.69/mo
Neshoba County	29,153	3		11.22	$141.08/mo
Newton County	21,385	5		12.34	$146.69/mo
Noxubee County	10,410	3		12.81	$158.02/mo
Oktibbeha County	51,339	2		12.76	$156.41/mo
Panola County	33,300	3	1	11.40	$145.98/mo
Pearl River County	55,972	4		12.62	$155.10/mo
Perry County	11,611	5	1	12.54	$148.26/mo
Pike County	40,262	3		12.30	$139.47/mo
Pontotoc County	31,136	4		11.68	$142.52/mo
Prentiss County	25,022	3		9.91	$116.42/mo
Quitman County	6,327	4		11.38	$141.40/mo
Rankin County	156,052	4	1	12.04	$145.86/mo
Scott County	28,062	6		12.21	$146.89/mo
Sharkey County	4,160	4		14.31	$147.39/mo
Simpson County	26,064	3		12.51	$148.36/mo
Smith County	14,483	5	2	12.61	$148.97/mo
Stone County	18,356	4		12.83	$153.13/mo
Sunflower County	26,295	5	1	12.24	$129.32/mo
Tallahatchie County	12,917	5		11.52	$144.19/mo
Tate County	28,123	4		11.57	$145.49/mo
Tippah County	21,877	3		11.57	$131.51/mo
Tishomingo County	18,945	1		11.14	$122.99/mo
Tunica County	9,949	4		11.36	$140.13/mo
Union County	27,775	5		11.36	$134.18/mo
Walthall County	13,981	4		12.36	$139.17/mo
Warren County	45,141	4	3	13.12	$148.98/mo
Washington County	45,616	5	1	13.55	$140.19/mo
Wayne County	19,824	3		12.16	$143.76/mo
Webster County	9,938	5		11.88	$133.85/mo
Wilkinson County	8,706	3		12.97	$130.75/mo
Winston County	17,846	3		13.05	$140.16/mo
Yalobusha County	12,586	5		11.33	$144.74/mo
Yazoo County	27,924	4	2	14.85	$157.58/mo

Mississippi citizens average 6,790.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, which ranks them 10th worst in the US in this category. Total emissions from electricity consumption in the state is 20,032,131,719.41 kilograms, which is the 28th highest total amount of pollution for a state. Electricity plants in the state most often use Natural Gas, which accounts for 76.27% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the state. When combined with Nuclear (12.79%) and Coal (8.28%), these three fuel types make up 65,537,764.75 megawatt hours (or 97.33%) of the state's electricity production. Mississippi has 40 electricity plants, which is the 48th highest in the country and 46th most when considering plants per capita.

NATURAL GAS

76.27%

NUCLEAR

12.79%

COAL

8.28%

BLACK LIQUOUR

1.46%

SOLAR

0.75%

OTHER

0.45%

Mississippi has 7 out of 48 electricity suppliers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. At the state level, Mississippi has highly restricted laws for consumers interested in investing in solar.

Mississippi has 40 providers who report energy loss during the transmission process. The average energy loss amount for these suppliers is 2.62%. For comparison, the countrywide average electricity loss is 2.45%. Mississippi has a rank of 14th best in the United States for grid efficiency based on energy loss.

State governments can help encourage private residents to consider installing solar panels at their private residence by giving rebates and tax breaks to people who choose to make those installs. Mississippi currently offers no state tax credit to consumers who purchase solar panels at their place of residence. There are currently no statewide rebates available to citizens who are considering purchasing solar. Mississippi offers no property tax exemptions to homeowners who purchase solar, making it less attractive for consumers to do so. The state does not offer a sales tax exemption for the install of solar, leaving consumers left empty handed for this one.

Statewide initiatives are a large part of whether a state is friendly towards customers searching for renewable energy sources. Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) encourage or require electric suppliers to generate a percentage of their electricity from green fuels. Unfortunately, the state of Mississippi has no requirements in place at this time. In addition, there are currently no low income solar programs to assist low income families to install solar panels.

Learn about going solar in Mississippi, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Mississippi

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Mississippi?

The largest electricity company in Mississippi by total revenue is Entergy Mississippi.

What is a good electricity rate in Mississippi?

A good electricity rate in Mississippi would be anything below the state average of 12.81 cents per kilowatt hour. Anything below that amount would be better than most other rates in the state. Currently, the different rates in the state range from 9.62 cents per kilowatt hour up to 15.05 cents per kilowatt hour.

Does Mississippi have a deregulated electricity market?

Mississippi has a regulated electricity market, rather than a deregulated market. This means that consumers in the state normally have only one or two electricity supplier options when it comes time to choose who they purchase electricity from.

Where does Mississippi get its electricity?

Mississippi's electricity is generated using mainly Natural Gas, which makes up 76.27% of the fuel used in the state. Nuclear and Coal also account for 12.79% and 8.28% respectively.

How many power plants are in Mississippi?

Mississippi is home to 40 power plants producing electricity for the state.

What is the average electric bill in Mississippi?

The average electric bill in the state of Mississippi in 2023 is $154 while the United States average is $137.

What electricity companies are in Mississippi?

State Customers Rank	Provider	State Customers
1	Entergy Mississippi	459,658
2	Mississippi Power	191,470
3	Coast Electric	87,655
4	Singing River Electric Cooperative	78,051
5	Southern Pine Electric	69,696
6	Pearl River Valley EPA	51,960
7	4-County Electric Power Association	50,322
8	Tombigbee Electric Power Association	44,911
9	Dixie Electric	40,356
10	Central Electric Power Association	37,884

How many electric companies offer service in Mississippi?

There are 48 electricity providers operating in Mississippi.

What is the cheapest electricity company in Mississippi?

Residential Rate Rank	Provider	Residential Rate (¢)	State Customers
1	Prentiss County Electric Power Association	9.62	13,971
2	Canton Municipal Utilities	9.68	4,651
3	Collins, Mississippi Electric Utility	9.98	1,346
4	Louisville Electric	10.05	3,453
5	Philadelphia, MS Utilities	10.35	3,857
6	Kosciusko Water and Light	10.36	3,108
7	City of Amory Utilities	10.83	4,046
8	Oxford Electric Utilities	10.88	10,205
9	Tombigbee Electric Power Association	10.91	44,911
10	New Albany Light Gas and Water	10.96	11,055

Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera

Published: 2022-10-24