Official EIA-861 State Grid Summary
Mississippi Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing
Mississippi households average 9.5 hrs/yr (567 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 2.56 outages/year (Reliability Grade D — High Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 13.40 ¢/kWh.
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Electric Utilities Operating in Mississippi (EIA Form 861)
| Utility Name | Ownership | Customers | Outages/Yr | Annual Outage Time | Avg Restoration | Residential Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC (#12685) | Investor-Owned | 384,611 | 2.31x/yr | 692 min (11.5h) | 300 min | 13.21 ¢/kWh |
| Mississippi Power Co (#12686) | Investor-Owned | 157,437 | 1.12x/yr | 124 min (2.1h) | 111 min | 14.47 ¢/kWh |
| Coast Electric Power Assn - (MS) (#3841) | Cooperative | 82,510 | 2.41x/yr | 277 min (4.6h) | 115 min | 13.81 ¢/kWh |
| Singing River Elec Cooperative (#17252) | Cooperative | 72,343 | 1.00x/yr | 243 min (4.1h) | 100 min | 13.46 ¢/kWh |
| Southern Pine Electric Cooperative (#17647) | Cooperative | 65,176 | 6.29x/yr | 1003 min (16.7h) | 160 min | 14.01 ¢/kWh |
| Pearl River Valley El Pwr Assn (#14563) | Cooperative | 52,077 | 3.32x/yr | 372 min (6.2h) | 112 min | 14.25 ¢/kWh |
| 4-County Electric Power Assn (#6641) | Cooperative | 41,076 | 1.95x/yr | 215 min (3.6h) | 110 min | 12.88 ¢/kWh |
| Dixie Electric Power Assn - (MS) (#5175) | Cooperative | 37,803 | 2.31x/yr | 262 min (4.4h) | 114 min | 13.44 ¢/kWh |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (#19007) | Cooperative | 37,296 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.23 ¢/kWh |
| Magnolia Electric Power Assn (#11519) | Cooperative | 31,070 | 1.00x/yr | 1810 min (30.2h) | 100 min | 15.00 ¢/kWh |
| Central Electric Power Assn - (MS) (#2849) | Cooperative | 30,905 | 6.08x/yr | 808 min (13.5h) | 133 min | 12.22 ¢/kWh |
| Northcentral Mississippi E P A (#13735) | Cooperative | 29,136 | 2.09x/yr | 241 min (4.0h) | 115 min | 12.52 ¢/kWh |
| North East Mississippi EPA (#40302) | Cooperative | 26,142 | 1.70x/yr | 463 min (7.7h) | 272 min | 13.39 ¢/kWh |
| Southwest Mississippi E P A (#17683) | Cooperative | 23,153 | 1.00x/yr | 3672 min (61.2h) | 100 min | 15.03 ¢/kWh |
| Tallahatchie Valley E P A (#18447) | Cooperative | 21,493 | 4.50x/yr | 488 min (8.1h) | 108 min | 12.41 ¢/kWh |
| Delta Electric Power Assn (#22815) | Cooperative | 20,460 | 5.07x/yr | 722 min (12.0h) | 142 min | 13.75 ¢/kWh |
| Pontotoc Electric Power Assn (#15211) | Cooperative | 16,377 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 13.02 ¢/kWh |
| Alcorn County Elec Power Assn (#276) | Cooperative | 14,965 | 1.26x/yr | 2 min (0.0h) | 2 min | 12.92 ¢/kWh |
| City of Starkville (#18006) | Municipal | 12,632 | 0.43x/yr | 44 min (0.7h) | 103 min | 12.08 ¢/kWh |
| Natchez Trace Elec Power Assn (#13227) | Cooperative | 12,611 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.80 ¢/kWh |
| Twin County Electric Pwr Assn (#18961) | Cooperative | 12,131 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 15.95 ¢/kWh |
| Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn (#15334) | Cooperative | 10,999 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 10.86 ¢/kWh |
| Tishomingo County E P A (#18951) | Cooperative | 10,943 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.75 ¢/kWh |
| City of Tupelo - (MS) (#19273) | Municipal | 10,620 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 11.01 ¢/kWh |
| Tippah Electric Power Assn (#18943) | Cooperative | 10,521 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 13.16 ¢/kWh |
| Monroe County Elec Power Assn (#40303) | Cooperative | 10,170 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.53 ¢/kWh |
| East Mississippi Elec Pwr Assn (#5578) | Cooperative | 9,885 | 3.63x/yr | 663 min (11.1h) | 183 min | 14.26 ¢/kWh |
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn (#21114) | Cooperative | 9,488 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 16.33 ¢/kWh |
| City of Holly Springs (#8748) | Municipal | 9,399 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.25 ¢/kWh |
| City of Columbus - (MS) (#4068) | Municipal | 8,842 | 0.76x/yr | 53 min (0.9h) | 70 min | 12.01 ¢/kWh |
| City of Oxford - (MS) (#14275) | Municipal | 8,502 | 0.80x/yr | 47 min (0.8h) | 59 min | 11.62 ¢/kWh |
| Coahoma Electric Power Assn (#3839) | Cooperative | 8,370 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 13.69 ¢/kWh |
| City of New Albany - (MS) (#13412) | Municipal | 8,157 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.39 ¢/kWh |
| Greenwood Utilities Comm (#7651) | Municipal | 7,204 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 11.27 ¢/kWh |
| Clarksdale Public Utilities (#3702) | Municipal | 6,147 | 2.56x/yr | 567 min (9.5h) | 222 min | 12.89 ¢/kWh |