Who runs the utilities in Mississippi?
Mississippi has 1,304,209 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (97% of EIA's count). Cooperative 51.9%. Investor-owned 41.6%. Municipal 6.6%. Investor-owned is 42%, 47th of 51 states.
Mississippi homes by utility type
Mississippi: customers by type, %
- 41.6Investor-owned
- 6.6Municipal
- 51.9Cooperative
| Mississippi type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 3 | 542,048 | 41.6% | 13.56 | not shown | 1,166 | 73% |
| Municipal | 23 | 85,562 | 6.6% | 11.88 | -1.69 (-12%) | 1,015 | 84% |
| Cooperative | 26 | 676,599 | 51.9% | 13.43 | -0.13 (-1%) | 1,176 | 67% |
Mississippi prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 11.9 cents, 1.7 cents (12%) below investor-owned at 13.6; cooperatives average 13.4 cents, 0.1 cents (1%) below investor-owned at 13.6.
Mississippi gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
Mississippi: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 13.6 cents and municipal utilities at 11.9 are the widest pair in Mississippi, 1.7 cents (14%).
Investor-owned: Entergy Mississippi LLC holds 71% of priced customers at 13.2 cents, group average 13.6. Among 2 with 5,000+ customers, Entergy Mississippi LLC charges 13.2 and Mississippi Power Co 14.5, 1.3 cents apart.
Municipal: City of Starkville holds 15% of priced customers at 12.1 cents, group average 11.9. Among 7 with 5,000+ customers, City of Tupelo charges 11.0 and City of New Albany 12.4, 1.4 cents apart.
Cooperative: Coast Electric Power Assn holds 12% of priced customers at 13.8 cents, group average 13.4. Among 23 with 5,000+ customers, Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn charges 10.9 and Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn 16.3, 5.5 cents apart.
Mississippi territory, rural or urban
Mississippi has 82 counties, 76% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 73% nonmetro; municipal territory is 84% nonmetro; cooperative territory is 67% nonmetro.
Mississippi: largest utilities
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | Investor-owned | 384,611 | 13.21 | 1,188 | 76% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Power Co | Investor-owned | 157,437 | 14.47 | 1,110 | 65% |
| Coast Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 82,510 | 13.81 | 1,241 | 33% |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative | Cooperative | 72,343 | 13.46 | 1,205 | 43% |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 65,176 | 14.01 | 1,165 | 55% |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 52,077 | 14.25 | 1,198 | 58% |
| 4-County Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 41,076 | 12.88 | 1,213 | 100% |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,803 | 13.44 | 1,204 | 71% |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 37,296 | 12.23 | 1,271 | 100% |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 31,070 | 15.00 | 1,098 | 100% |
| Central Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 30,905 | 12.22 | 1,271 | 50% |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 29,136 | 12.52 | 1,217 | 0% |
| North East Mississippi EPA | Cooperative | 26,142 | 13.39 | 1,035 | 75% |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A | Cooperative | 23,153 | 15.03 | 974 | 78% |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A | Cooperative | 21,493 | 12.41 | 1,096 | 80% |
| Delta Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 20,460 | 13.76 | 998 | 92% |
| Pontotoc Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 16,377 | 13.02 | 1,225 | 100% |
| Alcorn County Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 14,965 | 12.92 | 1,197 | 100% |
| City of Starkville | Municipal | 12,632 | 12.07 | 860 | 100% |
| Natchez Trace Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 12,611 | 12.79 | 1,124 | 100% |
| Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 10,999 | 10.86 | 1,177 | 100% |
| Tishomingo County E P A | Cooperative | 10,943 | 12.75 | 1,116 | 100% |
| City of Tupelo | Municipal | 10,620 | 11.01 | 1,094 | 100% |
| Tippah Electric Power Assn | Cooperative | 10,521 | 13.16 | 1,012 | 100% |
| Monroe County Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 10,170 | 12.53 | 1,357 | 100% |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn | Cooperative | 9,885 | 14.26 | 1,067 | 100% |
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn | Cooperative | 9,488 | 16.33 | 1,058 | 67% |
| City of Holly Springs | Municipal | 9,399 | 12.25 | 772 | 0% |
| City of Columbus | Municipal | 8,842 | 12.01 | 1,138 | 100% |
| City of Oxford | Municipal | 8,502 | 11.62 | 918 | 100% |
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Mississippi next to its neighbors
Mississippi: municipal -12%, cooperative -1% against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
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Similar cooperative share: Alaska 90%, North Dakota 44%, Georgia 43%
Sources
Mississippi: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most Mississippi homes?
Cooperatives, 51.9% of 1,304,209 customers.
Do Mississippi co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 11.9 cents per kWh against 13.6 for investor-owned (-12%). Cooperatives averaged 13.4 cents per kWh against 13.6 for investor-owned (-1%).
How many utilities does Mississippi have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 52; residential sales are reported by 40.
Can Mississippi customers pick their utility?
No; Mississippi shows almost no energy-only supply and the address sets the utility.