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Southern Pine Electric Cooperative Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Mississippi)

Data through May 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated August 14, 2026

As of May 2026, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative's residential customers in Mississippi paid an average effective rate of 17.07¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $136.37, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 0.9¢ above the Mississippi average of 16.16¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.44¢/kWh.

Average rate
17.07¢/kWh
+8.3% year over year
Average bill
$136.37
−4.5% year over year
Average usage
799 kWh/mo
vs 939 MS average
Residential customers
65,663
Cooperative

Rate trend vs the Mississippi average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
June 202514.70173.171178
July 202514.17196.451386
August 202514.03203.901454
September 202514.52177.651223
October 202514.63156.391069
November 202515.51129.35834
December 202514.31161.891131
January 202614.98206.251377
February 202614.09215.551529
March 202616.42149.53911
April 202616.97142.69841
May 202617.07136.37799

Southern Pine Electric Cooperative vs Mississippi vs the U.S.

Southern Pine Electric CooperativeMississippiU.S. average
Rate (May 2026)17.07¢/kWh16.16¢/kWh18.44¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$136.37$151.72$135.70
Average monthly usage799 kWh939 kWh736 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+8.3%+8.9%+6.2%

Estimate a bill at Southern Pine Electric Cooperative rates

1,000 kWh × 17.07¢ ≈ $170.70

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Southern Pine Electric Cooperative's average effective rate of 17.07¢/kWh is about $170.70. The utility's actual average usage is 799 kWh/month, which produces the $136.37 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Mississippi rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.