Harrison County, Mississippi Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 13.91 cents per kilowatt hour for customers in Gulfport, which is 4.06% above the average state price of 13.37 cents and 13.08% below the nationwide average of 16.01 cents. Mississippi Power has an estimated 7,309 total residential customers, which is more than any other electricity supplier in the city. More electricity is produced in Gulfport than is consumed, with electricity generation totaling 262.37% of total usage.

Gulfport is home to 2 power plants, which is the 2nd highest for a city in Mississippi. The city's electricity consumption results in CO2 emissions totaling 683,752,951.21 kilograms, which is 2nd highest in Mississippi out of 429 cities. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 9,466.59 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the city is the 2nd highest polluting city in the state. In Gulfport, Natural Gas makes up 99.82% of the fuel utilized in electricity production.

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The residential electricity price is 13.66 cents per kilowatt hour for customers in Biloxi, which is 2.14% above the average state price of 13.37 cents and 14.68% below the nationwide average of 16.01 cents. The largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Mississippi Power. The average residential electricity bill for a customer in the city is $165.12 per month, while the state average is $158.32.

All of the electricity sold in Biloxi has to be brought in from neighboring cities and rural areas, as there are no electricity generation plants within its borders. Approximately 314,190,642.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in the city from electricity consumption each year. Averaging 6,404.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 7th highest in the state for emissions per capita from electricity use.