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Newton County, Mississippi Electricity Overview

While the national average residential electric rate sits at 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, Newton County's average price is 17.36% lower than at 13.23 cents per kilowatt hour.

The largest provider in Newton County by total customers is Southern Pine Electric.

With a Mississippi average residential electric bill of $158.32, Newton County consumers, on average, pay about 0.31% more than other consumers per month for electricity.

Newton County citizens deal with outages that are on average 264.34 minutes per interruption, with around 3.06 outages a year.

In the previous year, Newton County had a 6.23% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita.

Newton County is the 45th largest county in Mississippi.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    363,513 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    136,951,283 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    6,404.08 kg

Recent Energy News in Newton

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Industrial Electricity Prices

Newton Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

12.83¢ per kWh

  • 4.98% lower than last month
  • 10.95% lower than January last year
  • 1.32% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 17.85% lower than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 40 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 169 since January last year
  • 9,690th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 205 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,570 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

14.06¢ per kWh

  • 0.93% lower than last month
  • 1.15% higher than January last year
  • 2.11% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 17.18% lower than the US average
  • 241st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 9,789th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 561 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,278 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$198.31 per month

  • 36.77% higher than last month
  • 15.69% higher than January last year
  • 6.38% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 31.36% higher than the US average
  • 262nd in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 18 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
  • 23,123rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,355 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,459 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$161.3 per month

  • 1.41% higher than last month
  • 3.94% higher than January last year
  • 0.28% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 21.59% higher than the US average
  • 51st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 163 since January last year
  • 21,917th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 201 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 862 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

12.05¢ per kWh

  • 0.53% higher than last month
  • 5.26% lower than January last year
  • 11.97% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 9.63% lower than the US average
  • 238th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 225 since January last year
  • 13,687th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 9 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 163 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

11.79¢ per kWh

  • 0.47% lower than last month
  • 0.31% higher than January last year
  • 4.97% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 16.72% lower than the US average
  • 78th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 172 since January last year
  • 11,800th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 45 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 376 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$674.66 per month

  • 9.12% higher than last month
  • 0.83% higher than January last year
  • 3.03% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 58.6% lower than the US average
  • 74th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
  • 16,592nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 653 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 534 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$714.52 per month

  • 0.06% higher than last month
  • 4.94% higher than January last year
  • 0.54% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 56.35% lower than the US average
  • 68th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 173 since January last year
  • 18,057th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 39 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,316 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

7.75¢ per kWh

  • 6.17% lower than last month
  • 10.58% lower than January last year
  • 9.2% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 21.18% lower than the US average
  • 88th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 19 since January last year
  • 11,170th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,827 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,008 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

7.91¢ per kWh

  • 0.96% lower than last month
  • 4.54% higher than January last year
  • 8.1% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 22.59% lower than the US average
  • 88th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since January last year
  • 11,690th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 48 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,169 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$77,050.05 per month

  • 1.87% lower than last month
  • 18.01% lower than January last year
  • 97.08% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 128.55% higher than the US average
  • 248th 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 January last year
  • 23,453rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 226 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 573 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$79,575.56 per month

  • 1.74% lower than last month
  • 2.04% lower than January last year
  • 112.01% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 132.6% higher than the US average
  • 249th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since January last year
  • 23,467th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 5 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 137 since January last year

Newton, MS Electricity Overview

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Newton's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 13.91 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.04% more than the average state price of 13.37 cents. Consumers in Newton are faced with 1.9 power outages per year with outages lasting on average 229.74 minutes. The largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Mississippi Power.

Electricity consumption in Newton results in the release of 20,601,930.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 91st highest in Mississippi out of 429 cities. This total also results in a ranking of 324th worst in the state for pollution per citizen. Since there is no electricity generation occurring in the city limits, electricity companies who service Newton must source the megawatt hours they consume each year.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Newton

Newton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.152/kWh$0.104/kWh$228.31/mo.$100.66/mo.
370th13.91¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Newton
235th$161.34Average residential monthly electricity bill for Newton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Newton, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Mississippi PowerBUNDLED14.21162.022,146,926.91305,084,177
Southern Pine ElectricBUNDLED13.43160.22925,304.19124,266,987

Decatur, MS Electricity Overview

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Decatur's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 13.76 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.87% more than the average state price of 13.37 cents. Consumers in Decatur are faced with 1.9 power outages per year with outages lasting on average 229.74 minutes. The largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Mississippi Power.

Electricity consumption in Decatur results in the release of 11,578,579.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 143rd highest in Mississippi out of 429 cities. This total also results in a ranking of 324th worst in the state for pollution per citizen. Since there is no electricity generation occurring in the city limits, electricity companies who service Decatur must source the megawatt hours they consume each year.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Decatur

Decatur residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.147/kWh$0.106/kWh$222.30/mo.$95.76/mo.
358th13.76¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Decatur
231st$160.97Average residential monthly electricity bill for Decatur Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Decatur, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Mississippi PowerBUNDLED14.21162.022,146,926.91305,084,177
Southern Pine ElectricBUNDLED13.43160.22925,304.19124,266,987

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Conehatta CDP, MS Electricity Overview

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Conehatta CDP's citizens are billed an average residential electricity price of 12.36 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 7.56% less than the state's average price of 13.37 cents. This means the city is 41st out of 429 cities in Mississippi for best average electricity rate. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 5.37 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting about 333.56 minutes. The countrywide averages for these two data points are 1.27 outages each year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Central Electric Power Association sells an estimated 8,107.88 megawatt hours in the city a year, more than any other electricity provider.

Electricity consumption in Conehatta CDP results in the release of 7,146,954.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 193rd highest in Mississippi out of 429 cities. This total also results in a ranking of 324th worst in the state for pollution per citizen. Since there is no electricity generation occurring in the city limits, electricity companies who service Conehatta CDP must source the megawatt hours they consume each year.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Conehatta CDP

Conehatta CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.124/kWh$0.109/kWh$156.77/mo.$132.51/mo.
41st12.36¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Conehatta CDP
176th$156.77Average residential monthly electricity bill for Conehatta CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Conehatta CDP, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Central Electric Power AssociationBUNDLED12.36156.77464,46557,416,000

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Newton County, Mississippi Details

Newton County, Mississippi Net Metering

There are 4 companies in Newton County providing electricity. Of those 4, 2 of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state of Mississippi has restricted state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for companies in Newton County is 4.95%. This includes data from 4 suppliers, including Southern Pine Electric, Mississippi Power, and Central Electric Power Association. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.87% and the state average is 3.55%, resulting in a rank of 1823rd best in the United States and a state rank of 31st best out of 3230 and 82 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Newton County:

  • Chunky, Mississippi:
    • Mississippi Power: 97.14%
    • East Mississippi Electric Power: 2.86%
  • Decatur, Mississippi:
    • Mississippi Power: 41.83%
    • Southern Pine Electric: 58.17%
  • Hickory, Mississippi:
    • Mississippi Power: 100.00%
  • Newton, Mississippi:
    • Mississippi Power: 61.92%
    • Southern Pine Electric: 38.08%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in Newton County, Mississippi?

Newton County, Mississippi is home to 4 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Newton County, Mississippi?

By total customer count, Southern Pine Electric is the largest electricity supplier in Newton County, Mississippi.

Which electricity companies offer service in Newton County, Mississippi?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Southern Pine Electric6,224
2Mississippi Power4,991
3Central Electric Power Association3,375
4East Mississippi Electric Power213

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-04-04