Electricity prices in Mississippi
What homes in Mississippi pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 14.8¢ a kWh
- Up 7.8% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $174 a month
- Up 7.2% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,170 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 34 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Mississippi homes paid 14.8¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Mississippi vs the US
| Mississippi | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 14.8¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 14.4¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $174 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $239 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,170 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +7.8% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +32% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 14.43¢ |
| July 2026 | 14.54¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.88¢ |
| May 2026 | 16.16¢ |
| April 2026 | 16.76¢ |
| March 2026 | 16.30¢ |
| February 2026 | 14.72¢ |
| January 2026 | 14.24¢ |
| December 2025 | 14.14¢ |
| November 2025 | 15.30¢ |
| October 2025 | 14.45¢ |
| September 2025 | 13.96¢ |
| August 2025 | 13.61¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.58¢ |
| June 2025 | 14.07¢ |
| May 2025 | 14.84¢ |
| April 2025 | 15.21¢ |
| March 2025 | 14.65¢ |
| February 2025 | 13.30¢ |
| January 2025 | 12.73¢ |
| December 2024 | 13.57¢ |
| November 2024 | 14.17¢ |
| October 2024 | 13.69¢ |
| September 2024 | 13.15¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Mississippi, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $239 |
| July 2026 | $228 |
| June 2026 | $191 |
| May 2026 | $152 |
| April 2026 | $143 |
| March 2026 | $142 |
| February 2026 | $183 |
| January 2026 | $181 |
| December 2025 | $155 |
| November 2025 | $132 |
| October 2025 | $155 |
| September 2025 | $185 |
| August 2025 | $211 |
| July 2025 | $212 |
| June 2025 | $181 |
| May 2025 | $148 |
| April 2025 | $131 |
| March 2025 | $140 |
| February 2025 | $162 |
| January 2025 | $180 |
| December 2024 | $142 |
| November 2024 | $123 |
| October 2024 | $140 |
| September 2024 | $175 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Mississippi, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $35.28 |
| July 2026 | $30.60 |
| June 2026 | $29.04 |
| May 2026 | $27.68 |
| April 2026 | $25.75 |
| March 2026 | $18.54 |
| February 2026 | $14.26 |
| January 2026 | $12.73 |
| December 2025 | $14.54 |
| November 2025 | $18.23 |
| October 2025 | $24.11 |
| September 2025 | $30.61 |
| August 2025 | $31.00 |
| July 2025 | $30.05 |
| June 2025 | $28.05 |
| May 2025 | $24.30 |
| April 2025 | $22.85 |
| March 2025 | $17.20 |
| February 2025 | $12.72 |
| January 2025 | $11.59 |
| December 2024 | $14.92 |
| November 2024 | $18.90 |
| October 2024 | $23.85 |
| September 2024 | $27.35 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Mississippi, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Mississippi
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 60% of homes in Mississippi; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Entergy MississippiInvestor-owned | 15.4¢ | +13% |
| Mississippi PowerInvestor-owned | 16.3¢ | +6.5% |
| Coast Electric Power AssociationCooperative | 14.2¢ | +1.2% |
| Singing River Electric CooperativeCooperative | 13.9¢ | +3.2% |
| Southern Pine Electric CooperativeCooperative | 15.1¢ | +4.6% |
| 4-County Electric Power AssociationCooperative | 13.9¢ | +1.5% |
| City of TupeloMunicipal | 11.9¢ | +1.6% |
Heating fuels in Mississippi: propane.