Mississippi

Why is it like this in Mississippi?

Mississippi's electricity rate of about 14.5¢/kWh is near the breakeven with gasoline for a typical PHEV. Entergy Mississippi's base rates were stable through summer 2025, but natural gas fuel cost pass-throughs added roughly $14/month to typical bills starting February 2026 as a prior fuel credit expired and gas prices rose. Accounting for fuel adjustment charges, the effective per-mile charging cost is higher than the EIA base rate suggests — but at the January 2026 baseline, electricity is still the cheaper per-mile option for Mississippi PHEV drivers under typical conditions.

In the news · Mississippi

• Entergy Mississippi CEO Fisackerly answers questions on data centers and electricity rates

  Mississippi Today · Sep 17, 2025

  Covers how the utility structures cost allocation between data centers and residential customers — directly relevant to whether data center load growth will raise the ~14.53¢/kWh rate Mississippi PHEV drivers currently pay.

• Rising fuel costs increase Entergy Mississippi rates

  WJTV 12 (Jackson) · Jan 15, 2026

  Starting February 2026, the typical Entergy Mississippi customer saw bills jump ~$14/month as a prior fuel credit ended and natural gas prices rose — pushing effective rates meaningfully above the EIA-reported residential average used in PHEV cost comparisons.

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  Rates to remain stable for Entergy Mississippi customers

  Vicksburg Daily News · Jun 1, 2025

  The Mississippi PSC approved Entergy Mississippi's annual rate plan keeping base rates stable through summer 2025 with a negligible $0.04 bill decrease — providing a stable low-rate window that made Mississippi one of the better states for PHEV electric-mode economics during that period.

Curated coverage of Mississippi's EV/PHEV cost, policy, and infrastructure story. External links open in a new tab.

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