Is electricity expensive in Mississippi?

Mississippi's residential average of 16.8¢/kWh is 11% below the U.S. average of 18.8¢/kWh, ranking 27 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest computer monitor to run in Mississippi?

Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.86 a year at Mississippi rates (11 kWh/yr).

How does Mississippi compare with other states?

The same median computer monitor costs $5.57 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $21 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $7.56.

Data through April 2026

Cost to run · Mississippi · 16.8¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a computer monitor in Mississippi?

$7.56/yr · median certified model

Mississippi's 16.8¢/kWh rate undercuts the national average by 11%, so the typical certified computer monitor costs roughly $7.56 a year here instead of $8.49.

In the national ranking, Mississippi lands at 27 of 51 for what a computer monitor costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Mississippi rates the most efficient certified model (Acer PE140WU_z) costs $1.86 a year while the most power-hungry (PLANAR 2E0I1) costs $68 — a spread of $66 every year. For reference, the national extremes are North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh); the same median computer monitor would cost $5.57 and $21 a year there.

Mississippi

$7.56

US average

$8.49

North Dakota

$5.57

Hawaii

$21

Median certified computer monitor (45 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest computer monitors to run at Mississippi rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 16.8¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in MS
1	Acer PE140WU_zmost efficient	11	$1.86
2	HP HP E14 G4most efficient	13	$2.14
3	DELL P1424Hf	13	$2.25
4	VAIO VJ5VP141XXXXmost efficient	14	$2.39
5	Wacom One DTC141	14	$2.43
6	PLANAR PM16-S	14	$2.43
7	EIZO FlexScan FLTmost efficient	15	$2.45
8	MSI PRO MP161 E2most efficient	15	$2.52
9	ASUS MQ16FCmost efficient	15	$2.56
10	ASUS MB14AC	15	$2.58

Price any model at Mississippi rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 2¢
Per month: $0.63
Per year: $7.54

45 kWh/yr × 16.8¢/kWh = $7.54/yr

Prefilled with the median certified computer monitor (45 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a computer monitor in Mississippi?: About $7.56 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified computer monitor, at Mississippi's average residential rate of 16.8¢/kWh — that's $0.63 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Mississippi?: Mississippi's residential average of 16.8¢/kWh is 11% below the U.S. average of 18.8¢/kWh, ranking 27 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest computer monitor to run in Mississippi?: Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.86 a year at Mississippi rates (11 kWh/yr).
How does Mississippi compare with other states?: The same median computer monitor costs $5.57 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $21 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $7.56.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.