POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · MS
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Mississippi
2 data-center projects on file — 0.8 GW of nameplate capacity. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$183
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
33.5%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#31
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+44%
#18 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
2.91 GW
· coal
Victor J Daniel Jr · Jackson County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Mississippi · residential · latest
14.72¢/kWh
↑ +10.3% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Mississippi · residential · 2026 YTD avg
14.48¢/kWh
↑ +11.2% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
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How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Mississippi's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
MISSISSIPPI · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
5.59 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
783 MW of new generation came online in Mississippi over the last 18 months; another 2.0 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 1.0 GW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 850 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Delta Blues Advanced Power Station (Washington County) — 714 MW of natural gas, first online 2028-05. On the way out: Victor J Daniel Jr — 1.0 GW of coal, retiring 2027-12.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
2 projects
Projects on file
2
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
0.85 GW
≈ 4 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
—
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
1 statement
SUPPORT · 2025-11
“Mississippi has built an economy that attracts world-class investment. This $3 billion investment by Amazon is the largest in Warren County's history and another massive win for our state.”
— Gov. Tate Reeves (R)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in Mississippi
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in MS
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.