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Mississippi electricity rates

Homes in Mississippi pay an average of 13.4¢ per kWh, 19% below the US average, and use 1,156 kWh a month. Mississippi ranks #37 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

13.4¢average price per kWh

1,156 kWhaverage use per month

$155average monthly bill

#37 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Mississippi

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Entergy Mississippi LLC	13.6	238
Mississippi Power Co	14.5	94
Southern Pine Electric Cooperative	13.4	65
Delta Electric Power Assn	13.2	56
Tallahatchie Valley E P A	12.2	41
East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn	14.2	38
4-County Electric Power Assn	12.6	38
Central Electric Power Assn	12.0	35
Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn	13.5	31
Coast Electric Power Assn	13.2	27
Dixie Electric Power Assn	12.9	27
Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn	15.8	27

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Mississippi?

At 13.4¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $134. A system that covers the average Mississippi home would replace about 13,872 kWh a year, roughly $1,857 of electricity at today’s prices.

10.4 kWsystem for an average home (26 panels)

$31,200rough installed cost

$1,857electricity saved per year

~17 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Mississippi home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).