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Entergy Mississippi electricity rates

What homes pay Entergy Mississippi for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 386,422 homes in Mississippi. EIA lists it as Entergy Mississippi LLC.

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Average price
15.4¢ a kWh
Up 13% on a year ago
Average bill
$184 a month
Up 13% on a year ago
Average use
1,195 kWh
A month. Mississippi 1,170 kWh
Price rank in Mississippi
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Entergy Mississippi homes paid 15.4¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across Mississippi.

Entergy Mississippi vs Mississippi

Entergy MississippiMississippi
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.4¢14.8¢
Price in August 202614.8¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$184$174
Bill in August 2026$268$239
Average monthly use1,195 kWh1,170 kWh
Price change, past year+13%+7.8%
Price change since 2019+55%+32%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026