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4-County Electric Power Association electricity rates

What homes pay 4-County Electric Power Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 42,293 homes in Mississippi. EIA lists it as 4-County Electric Power Assn.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 1.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$165 a month
Up 0.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,189 kWh
A month. Mississippi 1,170 kWh
Price rank in Mississippi
6 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, 4-County Electric Power Association homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across Mississippi.

4-County Electric Power Association vs Mississippi

4-County Electric Power AssociationMississippi
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢14.8¢
Price in August 202613.2¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$165$174
Bill in August 2026$204$239
Average monthly use1,189 kWh1,170 kWh
Price change, past year+1.5%+7.8%
Price change since 2019+19%+32%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.