State electricity profile · 2024
Mississippi Electricity
Homes in Mississippi pay 13.39¢/kWh for residential electricity, 18.8% below the US average. Further down: commercial and industrial rates and the generation mix, all EIA-sourced.
- 13.39¢/kWh
- Residential rate
- -18.8%
- vs US average
- 3%
- Renewable
- 1.3M
- Customers
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The verdict · 2024
Mississippi's residential electricity runs 13.39¢/kWh - 18.8% below the 16.48¢/kWh national average, cheaper than 71% of states, with 3% of its power from renewables.
Rate is the EIA state average across all 1.3M residential customers, a benchmark for comparing states, not the rate on any single bill. Source: EIA Form-861.
What Mississippi's Electricity Data Tells Us
For 2024, EIA data puts Mississippi's residential electricity rate at 13.39¢/kWh, spread across 1.3M metered households, a gap of 18.8% under the national residential average (16.48¢/kWh). Commercial rates sit at 12.32¢/kWh with industrial power priced at 6.81¢/kWh, reflecting the cost differentials that come from voltage level, load factor, and contract length across EIA Form-861 survey respondents. 18.6M MWh of residential power was sold over the year on roughly $2.5B in utility revenue, a useful yardstick for sizing local demand against the grid mix that serves it.
natural gas dominates Mississippi's generation mix, supplying 78.9% of in-state production; the runner-up is nuclear, at 14.0%, plus coal at 4.4%. Across solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, renewables account for 2.7% of electricity generated in Mississippi, a figure that matters because each renewable megawatt-hour displaces fuel costs that otherwise flow through to retail bills. Legacy fuels still dominate here, which tends to tie retail rates to commodity cycles.
Looking back across EIA records, residential prices in Mississippi moved from 10.47¢/kWh in 2016 to 13.39¢/kWh in 2024, a 27.9% shift over that window. Looking for peers at a similar rate? Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota are close matches. For anyone negotiating a supplier contract, weighing an energy-efficiency upgrade, or modeling a household budget, the combination of current rate, multi-year trend, and generation mix offers a sturdier footing than any single data point on its own.
-18.8%
vs the US residential average
71%
of states have higher residential rates
3%
renewable share, below the US mix
1.3M
residential customers served
How Mississippi compares
Cents per kWh, EIA Form 861. Pick a benchmark above to compare Mississippi against the US average or a peer state.
Residential Price History
| Year | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.39¢/kWh | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13.23¢/kWh | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 12.41¢/kWh | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 11.56¢/kWh | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.17¢/kWh | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.27¢/kWh | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.12¢/kWh | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.08¢/kWh | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.47¢/kWh | - |
Energy Generation Mix
How Mississippi generates its electricity. Renewable sources account for 2.7% of generation.
- Natural Gas78.9%
- Nuclear14.0%
- Coal4.4%
- Solarrenewable2.3%
- Windrenewable0.5%
Market Overview
Residential Revenue
$2.5B
Commercial Revenue
$1.7B
Residential Sales
18.6M MWh
Residential Customers
1.3M
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Using Mississippi's numbers
This is the state average, use it as a benchmark, not a quote for your address.
- Mississippi sits 18.8% below the national average, see exactly where it lands among all 50 states. See the rankings
- Check the multi-year trend before you judge the rate, a low price rising fast can cost more over a decade than a steady one. Mississippi price trend
- Compare Mississippi side by side with the US average and peer states using the tool above, then estimate your own bill from your monthly kWh. Cost calculator
Figures are EIA state averages by sector. Your actual rate depends on your utility, plan, and usage, see our disclaimer.
Energy Guides
Understanding Electricity Rates
What ¢/kWh means and how your bill is calculated
Why Prices Vary by State
Generation mix, regulation, and geography
US Energy Sources Explained
How each fuel source powers the grid
Renewable vs Fossil Fuel Costs
LCOE comparison and the cost crossover
Cheapest States for Electricity
Which states pay the least and why
Primary source data for Mississippi
Every figure on this page traces to these official federal datasets.
- 📊 EIA State Energy Profile, Mississippi State energy database
- ⚡ EIA Electric Power Monthly Generation and price statistics
- 🌿 EPA eGRID Power-grid emissions database
- ☀️ NREL solar resource maps Solar potential by location
- 💨 NREL wind resource maps Wind potential by location
- ⚛️ NRC reactor data Nuclear operating status
- ⚡ FERC market data Transmission and market prices
- 🏛️ NARUC commissions State public utility commissions
- 📖 EIA energy mapping system Interactive federal energy map
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