Iowa
vsMississippi
Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.
| Iowa | Metric | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| 13.72¢/kWh | Residential | 14.03¢/kWh |
| 11.05¢/kWh | Commercial | 13.03¢/kWh |
| 7.20¢/kWh | Industrial | 7.38¢/kWh |
| #16 | Price Rank | #18 |
| 65.5% | Renewable % | 4.3% |
Generation Mix
Iowa
Mississippi
Frequently Asked Questions
Iowa has cheaper residential electricity at 13.72¢/kWh. The difference is 0.31¢/kWh between the two states. Iowa ranks #16 and Mississippi ranks #18 cheapest among all states.
Iowa gets 65.5% of electricity from renewables, while Mississippi gets 4.3%. Iowa leads in renewable energy adoption.
Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.
The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Iowa and Mississippi. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Iowa versus Mississippi, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.
Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Iowa and Mississippi detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.