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Mississippi electricity rates and average bill

Mississippi households paid an average of 14.54¢ per kWh in July 2026, 21% below the US average and +7.1% on a year earlier. That ranks #40 of 51, most expensive first.

Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month July 2026

Average residential priceMS

14.54 ¢/kWh
Typical bill
$171/mo
Average use
1,160kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$41/mo

Thirteen months of prices

Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 16.76¢ in April 2026, lowest 13.58¢ in July 2025. Download the data (CSV)

13.3¢14.2¢15.2¢16.1¢17.0¢Jul 2025Sep 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

Utilities and rate plans

Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2024).

Rates by city

Cities of 100,000 or more whose utility is modeled here.

Against the national average and states with similar prices

Average residential ¢/kWh, July 2026 (EIA).

Mississippi14.54¢
United States18.31¢
Washington14.71¢
Wyoming14.36¢
Oklahoma14.35¢
Arkansas14.33¢

Average electric bill in Mississippi

Over the last 12 months the average price was 14.77¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,160 kWh a month, so a typical Mississippi household spent about $171 a month on electricity, or $2,056 a year. Use is 33% above the US average of 870 kWh a month, peaking in July at 1,569 kWh.

Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $41 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $3.60 a gallon (Gulf Coast (PADD 3) average, August 2026) costs about $141.

The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Entergy Mississippi’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Mississippi preloaded.

Natural gas for homes averaged $1.71 per therm over the 12 months to June 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 347 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.

A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Mississippi produces about 1,354 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.

Mississippi electricity: common questions

How much does electricity cost in Mississippi?

Homes in Mississippi paid an average of 14.54¢ per kWh in July 2026, against 18.31¢ for the US, which ranks the state #40 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 14.77¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.

What is the average electric bill in Mississippi?

About $171 a month ($2,056 a year): the average Mississippi home used 1,160 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 14.77¢/kWh. Use peaks in July, at 1,569 kWh.

Are electricity prices going up in Mississippi?

Mississippi's average residential price was 14.54¢/kWh in July 2026, 7.1% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +3.2% a year, against +3.6% a year for the US.

How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Mississippi?

Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $41 at the state's average home price, against about $141 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.

Do Mississippi utilities offer time-of-use plans?

None of the Entergy Mississippi plans modeled here is time-of-use: the price per kWh does not depend on the hour.

Calculators with Mississippi preloaded

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