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 refrigerator to run in Mississippi?

Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $7.04 a year at Mississippi rates (42 kWh/yr).

How does Mississippi compare with other states?

The same median refrigerator costs $43 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $161 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $58.

Data through April 2026

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

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

$58/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Mississippi runs 16.8¢/kWh — 11% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified refrigerator at about $58 a year, versus $65 nationally.

Mississippi ranks 27 of 51 jurisdictions for refrigerator running costs — solidly mid-table. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Mississippi rates the most efficient certified model (Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2) costs $7.04 a year while the most power-hungry (Jenn-Air JS48PPDUDE) costs $135 — a spread of $128 every year. For reference, the national extremes are North Dakota (12.3¢/kWh) and Hawaii (46.6¢/kWh); the same median refrigerator would cost $43 and $161 a year there.

Mississippi

$58

US average

$65

North Dakota

$43

Hawaii

$161

Median certified refrigerator (345 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest refrigerators to run at Mississippi rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 16.8¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in MS
1	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2	42	$7.04
2	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T	52	$8.72
3	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP	69	$12
4	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS	69	$12
5	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD	69	$12
6	SMEG Spa CVIU121	88	$15
7	Dacor DRW24G7500	95	$16
8	Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS15W*1-5	99	$17
9	Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet UKS24W*1-5	99	$17
10	Perlick URA24W*1-5	99	$17

Price any model at Mississippi rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 16¢
Per month: $4.82
Per year: $58

345 kWh/yr × 16.8¢/kWh = $58/yr

Prefilled with the median certified refrigerator (345 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 refrigerator in Mississippi?: About $58 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator, at Mississippi's average residential rate of 16.8¢/kWh — that's $4.82 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 refrigerator to run in Mississippi?: Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $7.04 a year at Mississippi rates (42 kWh/yr).
How does Mississippi compare with other states?: The same median refrigerator costs $43 a year in North Dakota (the cheapest state) and $161 in Hawaii (the priciest). Mississippi sits at $58.

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