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Mississippi Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
14.43¢ /kWh
▲ 6.2%vs. last year
Commercial
13.45¢ /kWh
▲ 5.5%vs. last year
Industrial
7.57¢ /kWh
▲ 1.1%vs. last year

Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$174per month▲ 7.1% vs. the year before

14.86¢/kWh × 1,169 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 9th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Mississippi
$174
U.S. average
$158
Alabama
$188
Tennessee
$163
Louisiana
$158
Arkansas
$143

Mississippi is $15 a month above (+9.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Mississippi makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
6.7%
Carbon-free
19.8%
Largest source
Natural gas 76%
Mississippi electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas76.0%58,900 GWh
Coal4.2%3,252 GWh
Nuclear13.1%10,157 GWh
Wind0.7%539 GWh
Solar4.3%3,356 GWh
Hydro0.0%0 GWh
Other1.7%1,315 GWh

77.5 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Mississippi electricity prices in context

Mississippi's residential electricity rate stood at 14.43¢/kWh in August 2026, the 42nd most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This was 3.73¢/kWh below the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, a difference of 20.6%. Among bordering states, only Louisiana at 12.87¢/kWh was cheaper; Tennessee came in at 13.42¢/kWh, Arkansas at 14.37¢/kWh, and Alabama at 16.33¢/kWh. Commercial rates ran to 13.45¢/kWh and industrial rates to 7.57¢/kWh.

Over five years, the rate has climbed 25.9% from 11.46¢/kWh in August 2021. Looking back two decades, it stood at 9.65¢/kWh in August 2006, representing a gain of 49.5% since then. Since January 2001, when records began, the rate has more than doubled, rising 123.7% from 6.45¢/kWh. The current rate remains below the state's record high of 16.76¢/kWh set in April 2026 but far above the low of 6.45¢/kWh from January 2001.

The average residential bill in Mississippi was $174 per month on usage of 1,169 kWh. The national average bill was $158 per month on 876 kWh. Despite a rate below the national average, Mississippi's higher consumption pushed its typical bill above the national figure.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
5¢10¢15¢20¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢5¢10¢15¢20¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
6.45¢
Now
14.43¢
Change
▲ 123.7%
Range
6.45–16.76¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202614.4313.457.57
July 202614.5413.657.66
June 202614.8813.838.29
May 202616.1613.827.50
April 202616.7614.127.46
March 202616.3014.737.56
February 202614.7214.737.54
January 202614.2414.117.58
December 202514.1613.417.47
November 202515.3313.527.42
October 202514.4713.007.25
September 202513.9712.897.57

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Mississippi?
Residential electricity in Mississippi costs 14.43¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 42nd highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 13.45¢ and industrial customers 7.57¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Mississippi?
Mississippi's residential rate of 14.43¢/kWh is -20.2% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Mississippi home consumes 1,169 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $174.
›Have electricity prices in Mississippi gone up?
Residential electricity in Mississippi has risen 123.7% since 2001, reaching 14.43¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +6.2%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Mississippi?
Of the states bordering Mississippi, Arkansas has the lowest average monthly bill at $143 and Alabama the highest at $188. Mississippi averages $174 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.