Mississippi Energy
Gas prices, electricity rates, utilities, power plants, heating costs and EV charging in Mississippi, from EIA, EPA and the Department of Energy.
- Regular gas, region
- $3.78/gal
- Week of 10/19/2026
- Home electricity
- 14.54¢/kWh
- July 2026
- Average electric bill
- $166/mo
- 2025
- EV charging stations
- 231
- 718 ports
Prices
- Gas prices$3.78/gal (Gulf Coast, PADD 3)
- Electricity rates14.54¢/kWh
- Propane$3.14/gal week of 10/19/2026
- Natural gas$30.60/Mcf July 2026
Power plants
18.1 GW of operating capacity
- Natural gas12.7 GW 70.0%
- Solar1.7 GW 9.5%
- Coal1.6 GW 8.9%
- Nuclear1.4 GW 8.0%
- Biomass313 MW 1.7%
- Wind185 MW 1.0%
- Battery storage152 MW 0.8%
- Petroleum9.0 MW 0.0%
- Other1.6 MW 0.0%
Generated 72.9 TWh in 2023 with 18.8% from carbon-free sources. CO2 rate 826 lb/MWh. Solar, wind and batteries
Largest electric utilities
By customers, 2025
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| Utility | Customers | Home price |
|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLCInvestor Owned | 458,925 | 13.86¢/kWh |
| Mississippi Power CoInvestor Owned | 193,135 | 15.69¢/kWh |
| Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS)Cooperative | 91,721 | 14.01¢/kWh |
| Singing River Elec CooperativeCooperative | 81,437 | 13.54¢/kWh |
| Southern Pine Electric CooperativeCooperative | 71,243 | 14.47¢/kWh |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr AssnCooperative | 54,457 | 15.58¢/kWh |
| 4-County Electric Power AssnCooperative | 51,748 | 13.68¢/kWh |
| Tombigbee Electric Power AssnCooperative | 45,945 | 13.03¢/kWh |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS)Cooperative | 41,654 | 13.90¢/kWh |
| Central Electric Power Assn - (MS)Cooperative | 39,100 | 12.95¢/kWh |
EV charging by city
77 alternative fuel stations too
Energy by county
Utilities, power plants and charging stations in each county
- Adams County
- Alcorn County
- Amite County
- Attala County
- Benton County
- Bolivar County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Claiborne County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Coahoma County
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- DeSoto County
- Forrest County
- Franklin County
- George County
- Greene County
- Grenada County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Itawamba County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Kemper County
- Lafayette County
- Lamar County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Leake County
- Lee County
- Leflore County
- Lincoln County
- Lowndes County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Panola County
- Pearl River County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Quitman County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Sharkey County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Stone County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Tunica County
- Union County
- Walthall County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wilkinson County
- Winston County
- Yalobusha County
- Yazoo County
Frequently asked questions
- How much does electricity cost in Mississippi?
- Homes in Mississippi paid an average of 14.54¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with the U.S. average of 18.31¢/kWh.
- What is the price of gas in Mississippi?
- EIA does not publish a weekly Mississippi average. The Gulf Coast (PADD 3) average was $3.78/gal the week of 10/19/2026.
- Where does Mississippi's electricity come from?
- In 2023, 18.8% of the electricity generated in Mississippi came from carbon-free sources (nuclear and renewables), and 2.7% from renewables alone.