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Singing River Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Singing River Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 74,684 homes in Mississippi. EIA lists it as Singing River Elec Cooperative.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 3.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$166 a month
Up 2.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,196 kWh
A month. Mississippi 1,170 kWh
Price rank in Mississippi
5 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Singing River Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 14.8¢ across Mississippi.

Singing River Electric Cooperative vs Mississippi

Singing River Electric CooperativeMississippi
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢14.8¢
Price in August 202613.2¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$166$174
Bill in August 2026$213$239
Average monthly use1,196 kWh1,170 kWh
Price change, past year+3.2%+7.8%
Price change since 2019+26%+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