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 freezer to run in Mississippi?

Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $23 a year at Mississippi rates (137 kWh/yr).

How does Mississippi compare with other states?

The same median freezer costs $52 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $195 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $70.

Data through April 2026

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

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Mississippi?

$70/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Mississippi runs 16.8¢/kWh — 11% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified freezer at about $70 a year, versus $79 nationally.

In the national ranking, Mississippi lands at 27 of 51 for what a freezer costs to run. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Mississippi rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $23 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $109 — a spread of $86 every year. For reference, the national extremes are North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $52 and $195 a year there.

Mississippi

$70

US average

$79

North Dakota

$52

Hawaii

$195

Median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest freezers to run at Mississippi rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 16.8¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in MS
1	Avanti CF24Q0Wmost efficient	137	$23
2	Liebherr UF3651most efficient	155	$26
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	172	$29
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	173	$29
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	174	$29
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C	174	$29
7	Midea MRC04M3C	174	$29
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	195	$33
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	195	$33
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	196	$33

Price any model at Mississippi rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 19¢
Per month: $5.84
Per year: $70

418 kWh/yr × 16.8¢/kWh = $70/yr

Prefilled with the median certified freezer (418 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 freezer in Mississippi?: About $70 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified freezer, at Mississippi's average residential rate of 16.8¢/kWh — that's $5.84 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 freezer to run in Mississippi?: Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $23 a year at Mississippi rates (137 kWh/yr).
How does Mississippi compare with other states?: The same median freezer costs $52 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $195 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $70.

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