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

Data through June 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated September 04, 2026

As of June 2026, Southern Pine Electric Cooperative's residential customers in Mississippi paid an average effective rate of 15.52¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $178.01, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 0.6¢ above the Mississippi average of 14.88¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.34¢/kWh.

Average rate
15.52¢/kWh
+5.6% year over year
Average bill
$178.01
+2.8% year over year
Average usage
1147 kWh/mo
vs 1284 MS average
Residential customers
65,798
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)
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
June 202615.52178.011147

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

Southern Pine Electric CooperativeMississippiU.S. average
Rate (June 2026)15.52¢/kWh14.88¢/kWh18.34¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$178.01$191.10$170.65
Average monthly usage1147 kWh1284 kWh930 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+5.6%+5.8%+5.0%

Estimate a bill at Southern Pine Electric Cooperative rates

1,000 kWh × 15.52¢ ≈ $155.20

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Southern Pine Electric Cooperative's average effective rate of 15.52¢/kWh is about $155.20. The utility's actual average usage is 1147 kWh/month, which produces the $178.01 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.