Southern Pine Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Mississippi, 2025
Southern Pine Electric Cooperative’s 65,580 residential customers paid an average of 14.47¢ per kWh in 2025, 3% above the Mississippi average of 14.03¢. The typical home used 1,165 kWh a month, for an average bill of $169.
- 14.47¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.46¢ (+3.3%) vs 2024
- $169Avg monthly billMississippi: $166
- 1,165 kWhAvg monthly useMississippi: 1,184 kWh
- 65,580Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 65,580 | 917,141 | $132,727,000 | 14.47¢ | 14.01¢ | +0.46¢ (+3.3%) |
| Commercial | 5,615 | 328,734 | $42,492,600 | 12.93¢ | 12.85¢ | +0.07¢ (+0.6%) |
| Industrial | 48 | 671,074 | $63,364,000 | 9.44¢ | 9.32¢ | +0.12¢ (+1.3%) |
| All sectors | 71,243 | 1,916,949 | $238,583,600 | 12.45¢ | 12.21¢ | +0.23¢ (+1.9%) |
How Southern Pine Electric Cooperative compares
- Mississippi residential average, 2025: 14.03¢ per kWh, 1,184 kWh a month, $166 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 39 full-service utilities in Mississippi with at least 1,000 residential customers, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative ranks 33 of 39 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Mississippi homes paid 14.43¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 13.61¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 3.3%; the state average rose 4.7%.
- Southern Pine Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative, owned by the members it serves; its board sets rates. Balancing authority: MISO.
Where Southern Pine Electric Cooperative serves
EIA lists 11 Mississippi counties in its 2025 service territory: Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith.
65 ZIP codes are matched to Southern Pine Electric Cooperative in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 39042, 39044, 39057, 39059, 39073, 39074, 39078, 39082, 39083, 39092, 39094, 39111, 39114, 39116, 39117, 39119, 39140, 39145, 39149, 39151, 39152, 39153, 39168, 39170, 39189, 39191, 39193, 39208, 39218, 39323, 39327, 39330, 39332, 39336, 39337, 39338, 39345, 39347, 39348, 39356, 39360, 39365, 39366, 39401, 39402, 39421, 39422, 39427, 39428, 39437, 39439, 39443, 39459, 39460, 39474, 39479, 39480, 39481, 39482, 39601, and 5 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Mississippi full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Electric Power Assn | 13.77¢ | $170 | 16,453 |
| City of Okolona | 13.84¢ | $158 | 4,288 |
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 13.86¢ | $168 | 384,493 |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn (MS) | 13.90¢ | $168 | 37,963 |
| Tippah Electric Power Assn | 13.94¢ | $160 | 10,534 |
| Coast Electric Power Assn (MS) | 14.01¢ | $173 | 84,194 |
| North East Mississippi EPA | 14.19¢ | $165 | 26,836 |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | 14.94¢ | $161 | 9,883 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.
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