Mississippi · Net metering · Thin-stack program
MS Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in Mississippi -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 15.7 yr
- Mississippi baseline payback
- 1
- other Mississippi programs
Thin-stack program · late directory
Mississippi tracks only 2 DSIRE solar programs; this net metering carries most of the registry weight against a 15.7-year modeled baseline.
- Stack2 programs
- In-state #1/1
- Type #22/46
- Baseline15.7 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 1 (late alphabet). National net metering directory #22 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
Program description
Mississippi utilities offer net metering for residential systems up to 20 kW.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 12¢/kWh
- Mississippi solar score
- 23/100
Solar's trajectory in Mississippi
The market this incentive operates in: total installed solar capacity in Mississippi reported to the EIA.
Why this net metering dominates Mississippi's thin stack
The MS Net Metering governs how Mississippi credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That baseline is slower than most states, which raises the stakes for every incentive on the table. Mississippi averages 5 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 12¢/kWh, producing an estimated 8,760 kWh/year and $1,051 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $16,500. That baseline already implies a 15.7-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $9,775 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
Few other programs are tracked here, so this incentive carries most of the weight for Mississippi solar buyers. Mississippi has 2 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE. The state's net-metering policy is classified as partial, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Frequently asked questions
What does the MS Net Metering cover in a thin Mississippi stack?
How does the MS Net Metering work?
Who qualifies, and what does a late in-state directory place mean?
Does this single-track net metering move Mississippi solar ROI?
Are there other solar incentives in Mississippi?
Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology · Mississippi solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.