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Coast Electric Power Association electricity rates

What homes pay Coast Electric Power Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 80,790 homes in Mississippi. EIA lists it as Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS).

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Average price
14.2¢ a kWh
Up 1.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$185 a month
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,306 kWh
A month. Mississippi 1,170 kWh
Price rank in Mississippi
4 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Coast Electric Power Association homes paid 14.2¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across Mississippi.

Coast Electric Power Association vs Mississippi

Coast Electric Power AssociationMississippi
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.2¢14.8¢
Price in August 202613.5¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$185$174
Bill in August 2026$243$239
Average monthly use1,306 kWh1,170 kWh
Price change, past year+1.2%+7.8%
Price change since 2019+22%+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.