Mississippi Power and solar
Mississippi Power is an investor-owned utility serving about 158,206 homes in Mississippi. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is a close call.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 16.5¢12% above Mississippi average
- Typical bill
- $1881,139 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- 6¢Net billing (reduced export credit)
- Typical payback
- 14.8 yrs4.7 kW, cash
Export rules for Mississippi Power customers
Net billing (reduced export credit) — about 6¢ per exported kWh, instantaneous netting.
Avoided cost + 2.5 cents (+2 LMI).
Solar for a typical Mississippi Power home
| System | 4.7 kW (50% of 1,139 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $13,605 |
| First-year savings | $942 |
| Payback | 14.8 years |
| 25-year net | $11,310 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 530
- Share of customers
- 0.3%
- Residential solar capacity
- 5 MW
- Residential customers
- 158,206
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Mississippi Power and solar
Does Mississippi Power have net metering?
Avoided cost + 2.5 cents (+2 LMI). Exported power is credited at about 6¢ per kWh.
How much does electricity cost with Mississippi Power?
Residential customers paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 16.5¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,139 kWh a month, a bill of about $188.
Is solar worth it with Mississippi Power?
For a typical customer, solar is a close call: a 4.7 kW system costing about $13,605 pays back in about 14.8 years, with $11,310 net over 25 years.
How many Mississippi Power customers have solar?
About 530 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.3% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Mississippi Power Co (EIA ID 12686). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.