City of Columbus electricity rates
City of Columbus charges an average of 12.01 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $137 a month using 1,137 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility TVA Mississippi
Where City of Columbus sits
It is a smaller system, serving 8,842 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 12.01¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Mississippi, 25.7% under the statewide average of 16.16¢.
Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,137 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Columbus | 12.01¢ | $137 | 1,137 |
| Mississippi average | 16.16¢ | $169 | 1,159 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Columbus delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Mississippi.
- Lowndes
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Columbus customer went 53 minutes without electricity across 0.76 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Other Mississippi utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Mississippi LLC | 13.21¢ | $157 | 384,611 |
| Mississippi Power Co | 14.47¢ | $161 | 157,437 |
| Yazoo Valley Elec Power Assn | 16.33¢ | $173 | 9,488 |
| City of Holly Springs | 12.25¢ | $95 | 9,399 |
| City of Oxford | 11.62¢ | $107 | 8,502 |
City of Columbus rates: common questions
How much does City of Columbus charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 12.01 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -25.7% against the Mississippi average of 16.16¢ and -34.9% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Columbus bill?
$137 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,137 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Columbus?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Columbus expensive compared with other Mississippi utilities?
It ranks #32 of the 39 Mississippi utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1027 of 1369.