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Yazoo County, Mississippi Electricity Overview

The burning of natural gas in Yazoo County yields a total of 161,754 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 473rd in the United States out of 3230 counties.

Emitting 166,694,399.51 kilograms of CO2 gases, Yazoo County has the 1330th worst pollution level due to electricity use of any county in the US.

Yazoo County's 8.80% increase in the use of non-renewable fuels for electric production over the last 12 months is an unfortunate circumstance.

Yazoo County experienced a 4.90% drop in CO2 emissions per capita over the past 12 months.

At an average residential rate of 15.04 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, citizens of Yazoo County benefit from a 6.03% discount from the US average rate.

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is the largest electricity company in Yazoo County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    474,666 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    161,754 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    161,754 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    5.79 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    166,694,400 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    5,969.57 kg

Recent Energy News in Yazoo City

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Yazoo City Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024

13.17¢ per kWh

  • 4.82% lower than last month
  • 0.44% higher than January last year
  • 1.29% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 15.67% lower than the US average
  • 291st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 68 since January last year
  • 10,495th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 332 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 872 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

13.82¢ per kWh

  • 0.03% higher than last month
  • 15.46% higher than January last year
  • 0.39% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 18.57% lower than the US average
  • 231st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 55 since January last year
  • 8,579th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 399 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,849 since January last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$183.76 per month

  • 33.01% higher than last month
  • 11.81% higher than January last year
  • 1.42% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 21.72% higher than the US average
  • 216th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 53 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 35 since January last year
  • 21,527th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 7,196 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,152 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$163.89 per month

  • 1% higher than last month
  • 13.32% higher than January last year
  • 1.32% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 23.54% higher than the US average
  • 281st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 105 since January last year
  • 22,776th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 46 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,410 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

9.48¢ per kWh

  • 0.3% higher than last month
  • 26.77% lower than January last year
  • 11.98% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 28.96% lower than the US average
  • 159th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 82 since January last year
  • 5,362nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,121 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 9,635 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

12.64¢ per kWh

  • 2.23% lower than last month
  • 9.76% higher than January last year
  • 1.84% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 10.75% lower than the US average
  • 274th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 96 since January last year
  • 13,445th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 371 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,406 since January last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$696.61 per month

  • 3.69% higher than last month
  • 0.47% higher than January last year
  • 6.38% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 57.25% lower than the US average
  • 239th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since January last year
  • 17,285th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,082 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 971 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$772.11 per month

  • 0.04% higher than last month
  • 16.51% higher than January last year
  • 8.65% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 52.83% lower than the US average
  • 253rd in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 14 since January last year
  • 20,314th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 21 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,772 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024

9.19¢ per kWh

  • 1.73% lower than last month
  • 1.96% higher than January last year
  • 7.77% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 6.44% lower than the US average
  • 275th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 6 since January last year
  • 18,317th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,132 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,880 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

9.31¢ per kWh

  • 0.16% higher than last month
  • 17.21% higher than January last year
  • 8.14% higher than the Mississippi average
  • 8.91% lower than the US average
  • 280th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 23 since January last year
  • 18,269th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 227 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 9,665 since January last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024

$3,731.8 per month

  • 4.24% lower than last month
  • 11.48% lower than January last year
  • 90.45% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 88.93% lower than the US average
  • 154th in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since January last year
  • 7,990th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 651 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 577 since January last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$4,499.11 per month

  • 0.89% lower than last month
  • 13.44% higher than January last year
  • 88.01% lower than the Mississippi average
  • 86.85% lower than the US average
  • 161st in the state out of 293 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
  • 7,349th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,748 since January last year

Yazoo City, MS Electricity Overview

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Yazoo City's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 12.95 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily, this is 3.17% lower than Mississippi's average price of 13.37 cents, which ranks the city 152nd best for average electricity price out of 429 cities in Mississippi. Public Service Commission of Yazoo City is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average residential electricity bill for a customer in the city is $130.7 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.02. Consumers in the city have a 17.44% discount compared to the rest of the country.

Coming in at as the 40th worst ranked city out of 429 cities in the state, Yazoo City releases 69,721,235.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use per year. More importantly, the city averages 6,404.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, which is a better measurement of the city's emission levels. There is one electricity producing plant in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Yazoo City

Yazoo City residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.151/kWh$0.086/kWh$233.92/mo.$88.89/mo.
152nd12.95¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Yazoo City
16th$130.7Average residential monthly electricity bill for Yazoo City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Yazoo City, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Entergy MississippiBUNDLED13.62163.915,548,030.4755,860,463
Public Service Commission of Yazoo CityBUNDLED12.46121.5457,204.497,129,090.91
Yazoo Valley Electric Power AssociationBUNDLED15.15162.61122,29918,528,000

Pickens, MS Electricity Overview

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Pickens' inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 13.62 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 1.88% higher than Mississippi's average price of 13.37 cents, which ranks the city 241st best for average electricity price out of 429 cities in Mississippi. Entergy Mississippi is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The average residential electricity bill for a customer in the city is $163.91 per month, while the Mississippi average is $158.32. Consumers in the city pay 3.54% more compared to other citizens in the state.

Pickens is the 181st highest ranked city in the state out of 429 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 8,203,628.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 6,404.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 70th worst in Mississippi for emissions per capita. In Pickens, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pickens

Pickens residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.151/kWh$0.086/kWh$233.92/mo.$88.89/mo.
241st13.62¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Pickens
309th$163.91Average residential monthly electricity bill for Pickens Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Pickens, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Entergy MississippiBUNDLED13.62163.915,548,030.4755,860,463

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Bentonia, MS Electricity Overview

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Bentonia's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 13.96 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 4.38% higher than Mississippi's average price of 13.37 cents, which ranks the city 378th best for average electricity price out of 429 cities in Mississippi. Entergy Mississippi is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on residential customer count. The nationwide average monthly residential electric bill is $138.02, while the Bentonia average is 18.56% more at $163.63 per month.

Bentonia is the 279th highest ranked city in the state out of 429 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 2,939,473.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 6,404.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 324th worst in Mississippi for emissions per capita. In Bentonia, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bentonia

Bentonia residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in May.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.151/kWh$0.086/kWh$233.92/mo.$88.89/mo.
378th13.96¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bentonia
300th$163.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bentonia Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bentonia, Mississippi

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Entergy MississippiBUNDLED13.62163.915,548,030.4755,860,463
Yazoo Valley Electric Power AssociationBUNDLED15.15162.61122,29918,528,000

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Electricity Production in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Power Plants in Yazoo County, Mississippi

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
CF Industries Yazoo City ComplexCF Industries Nitrogen LLC (100.00%)
Yazoo County MS Natural Gas 161,75448,806,710.4301.73

Yazoo County, Mississippi Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Yazoo County's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 166,694,399.51 kilograms, which is 36th largest amount in Mississippi out of 82 counties. This total also results in a ranking of 76th highest in the state for emissions per citizen with an average of 5,969.57 kilograms of emissions per person. Electricity generating facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 100.00% (or 161,754 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Yazoo County is home to one power producing plant.

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Yazoo County, Mississippi Net Metering

Of the 3 electric providers in Yazoo County, only one of them report that they offer net metering crediting. At the state level, Mississippi has restricted net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Yazoo County is about 4.01% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Yazoo County a rank of 5th best in the state out of 82.

Providers In Each City in Yazoo County:

  • Bentonia, Mississippi:
    • Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association: 21.91%
    • Entergy Mississippi: 78.09%
  • Eden, Mississippi:
    • Entergy Mississippi: 100.00%
  • Pickens, Mississippi:
    • Entergy Mississippi: 100.00%
  • Satartia, Mississippi:
    • Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association: 100.00%
  • Yazoo City, Mississippi:
    • Public Service Commission of Yazoo City: 77.92%
    • Entergy Mississippi: 7.01%
    • Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association: 15.07%

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Yazoo County, Mississippi?

By total megawatt hours sold, Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is the largest electricity supplier in Yazoo County, Mississippi.

Which electricity companies offer service in Yazoo County, Mississippi?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Public Service Commission of Yazoo City5,667
2Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association5,385
3Entergy Mississippi3,351

How many power plants are in Yazoo County, Mississippi?

There is one electricity plant located in Yazoo County, Mississippi

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

Yazoo County, Mississippi has 3 electricity companies operating in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2023-12-06