JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Entergy Mississippi customers will see a decrease in their monthly bill in July 2023.

This comes after the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously approved a reduction of $7.08 for a typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh beginning for the month of July.

“In light of much lower natural gas prices and in an attempt to help reduce costs for customers throughout the hot summer months when energy bills are at their peak due to high electricity usage, the Commission recognizes the challenges and seeks solutions for customers during this time,” Commissioner Brent Bailey said.

“We’re thankful to the Mississippi Public Service Commission for approving this decrease in rates, which allows our customers to save money. It comes at a crucial time, when the Mississippi heat tends to cause high energy usage. We hope this savings will help customers feel some relief from the heat and in their wallets at a time when they need it most,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO.

Bailey said customers should practice energy efficiency to help offset the electricity used to cool their homes. 

“As summer heats up and customers use more electricity to cool their homes, we continue to remind Mississippians that even taking simple steps can reduce energy consumption and maintain more affordable energy bills,” he stated.

Some energy efficiency tips include:

• Change air filters. Air filters on some air conditioning units require monthly cleaning or replacing.
• Setting the thermostat to 78 degrees or the highest comfortable temperature. Every degree lower than 78 can raise a bill as much as 3%. 
• Use fans to cool off. Ceiling fans, box fans and oscillating fans use very little electricity to circulate the air. Make sure ceiling fans are rotating in the right direction – counter-clockwise during summer – to push cooler air down into the room. Be sure to turn all fans off in unused rooms.