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Mississippi

Mississippi Power electricity rates

What homes pay Mississippi Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 159,297 homes in Mississippi. EIA lists it as Mississippi Power Co.

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Average price
16.3¢ a kWh
Up 6.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$181 a month
Up 6.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,116 kWh
A month. Mississippi 1,170 kWh
Price rank in Mississippi
1 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Mississippi Power homes paid 16.3¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across Mississippi.

Mississippi Power vs Mississippi

Mississippi PowerMississippi
Average price, 12 months to August 202616.3¢14.8¢
Price in August 202615.1¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$181$174
Bill in August 2026$231$239
Average monthly use1,116 kWh1,170 kWh
Price change, past year+6.5%+7.8%
Price change since 2019+21%+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.