City of Columbus: electric rates and average bill
City of Columbus is a city utility that serves 8,852 homes in Mississippi. In 2025, its average home used 1,121 kWh a month and paid $143.94 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Mississippi average of $166.05.
- City utility
- 8,852 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Columbus at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Mississippi | 8,852 |
| Average home bill | $143.94 a month (Mississippi average $166.05) |
| Average price | 12.8¢ per kWh (Mississippi average 14.0¢) |
| Average home use | 1,121 kWh a month (Mississippi average 1,184) |
| Business customers | 12.4¢ per kWh, average bill $571.03 a month (3,753 businesses; Mississippi business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.4 outages and 34 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.0 outages and 165 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Mississippi utility, 83 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Lowndes |
Price rank: City of Columbus has the 11th lowest average price of the 39 Mississippi utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Columbus. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-County Electric Power Association | 41,491 | $165.43 | 13.7¢ |
| Monroe County Electric Power Association | 10,247 | $179.43 | 13.2¢ |
City of Columbus rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Columbus yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Columbus website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- City of Columbus website
- State regulator: Mississippi Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Mississippi, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Columbus electric bill (MS)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,121 kWh a month and paid $143.94 (12.8¢ per kWh), less than the Mississippi average of $166.05.
How often does the power go out with City of Columbus (MS)?
In 2025, the average City of Columbus customer had 0.4 outages and 34 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.0 outages and 165 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Columbus. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.