Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Dixie Electric Power Association, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
38 thousand
37,963 homes
Average price
13.90 cents
Mississippi average 14.03
Average bill
$168.35
Per month at 1,211 kWh
Price rank
17 of 25
Lowest to highest in Mississippi
Dixie Electric Power Association rates and average bill
Dixie Electric Power Association reported 37,963 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,211 kWh a month on average at 13.90 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 25 Mississippi utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Dixie Electric Power Association ranks 17 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Association | 13.90 | 1,211 | $168.35 |
| Mississippi (all utilities) | 14.03 | 1,184 | $166.05 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Dixie Electric Power Association has distribution equipment. That covers 7 counties in Mississippi. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Mississippi (7 counties)
Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jones, Perry, Wayne
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Reliability
For 2025, Dixie Electric Power Association reported an average of 211 minutes without power per customer and 2.13 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 99 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Dixie Electric Power Association had about 84 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Mississippi figure across its utilities was 319 minutes. One interruption lasting 99 minutes and 2.13 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 211 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under other standard. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Dixie Electric Power Association does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 41 residential net-metered systems on the Dixie Electric Power Association grid in 2025, with 0.3 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Dixie Electric Power Association is an electric cooperative based in Mississippi.
Dixie Electric Power Association operates in the MISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Dixie Electric Power Association compared with Mississippi
By residential customers, Dixie Electric Power Association ranks 8th of the 40 utilities that report homes in Mississippi, with about 2.8% of the state's homes. Among 22 other cooperatives in Mississippi, the median price is 13.61 cents per kWh, so Dixie Electric Power Association at 13.90 cents is 0.29 cents above its peers. Over a year, the typical Dixie Electric Power Association bill runs about $28 above the state average, with monthly use 27 kWh higher. Dixie Electric Power Association lists distribution equipment in 7 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 41 of its residential customers use net metering, or 1.1 per 1,000 homes, against 1.6 for Mississippi as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Mississippi with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Mississippi utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 37,963 | 13.90 |
| Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 52,557 | 15.58 |
| 4-County Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 41,491 | 13.68 |
| Tombigbee Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 37,347 | 13.03 |
| Magnolia Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 31,161 | 16.06 |
| Central Electric Power Association | Cooperative | 31,032 | 12.95 |
See every one on the electric companies in Mississippi page.
Official site and where to get help
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Dixie Electric Power Association questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Dixie Electric Power Association?
Dixie Electric Power Association residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.90 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,211 kWh a month and an average bill of $168.35 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Mississippi average was 14.03 cents.
How many customers does Dixie Electric Power Association have?
EIA reports about 37,963 residential customers for Dixie Electric Power Association in 2025.
Who regulates Dixie Electric Power Association?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Mississippi on the Mississippi state page.
How reliable is Dixie Electric Power Association?
For 2025, Dixie Electric Power Association reported an average of 211 minutes of outage per customer and 2.13 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (other standard). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.