Mississippi compensates exported solar at roughly half retail, about 5.5¢ per kilowatt-hour at Entergy against 11 to 12¢ power, with one feature almost no other state offers: households that qualify as low-to-moderate income earn 7.5¢ instead. It is also a market national sellers largely abandoned, which makes verified local coverage the scarce commodity. Three companies clear our bar here, and each answers the state’s two real questions, storm backup and honest sizing, in its own way.
Solar Alternatives, MidSouth Solar Pros and Mississippi Solar are the three vetted installers serving Mississippi in our network. Before any of them quotes you, know which export rung you are on: the standard 5.5¢ or the 7.5¢ low-to-moderate-income rate, because that 2¢ adder is a 36% raise on every exported kilowatt-hour.
Our Top 3 Solar Companies in Mississippi
In a market this thin, verification is the ranking. Each company below checked out this week against its own published record, and none paid to be here.
Solar Alternatives
The region’s heavyweight, operating across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas with licensed electricians on staff and a maintenance operation that keeps thousands of Gulf systems monitored. Tesla Powerwall backup is core product rather than upsell, which is the correct instinct one hurricane state over.
MidSouth Solar Pros
The northern half of the state’s practical answer, working out of the Memphis metro across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Installs on shingle, metal, tile and flat roofs, and keeps customers after the sale with maintenance, inspections and warranty repair work.
Mississippi Solar
The home-state original: a Mississippi electrical contractor holding the state’s wind and solar specialty license since the classification existed, NABCEP-certified, and pairing panels with the Generac generators and batteries that long Gulf restorations call for. Statewide coverage from a company that never left.
Mississippi Solar Companies Compared
Company | Mississippi Coverage | Since | Storm Answer | Operates From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Solar Alternatives | Part of Gulf South territory | 2008 | Tesla Powerwall + monitored O&M | Gulf Coast, multi-state |
MidSouth Solar Pros | Northern MS via Memphis metro | Established regional | All roof types, warranty repairs | Memphis, TN |
Mississippi Solar | Statewide | 2009 | Generac generators + batteries | Mississippi |
The Rate Ladder: 5.5¢, 7.5¢ and the 2¢ Raise
Under the Public Service Commission’s January 2025 update, Entergy Mississippi exports earn avoided cost plus a 2.5¢ benefits adder, landing near 5.5¢ per kilowatt-hour. Households qualifying as low-to-moderate income collect a further 2¢, about 7.5¢ total, one of the only programs in the country that pays modest-income solar owners more rather than less. Both rungs sit well below the 11 to 12¢ retail rate, so the design rule is the Gulf South standard: size to what the house uses, treat exports as a bonus, and let battery backup justify itself as storm insurance. Establish your LMI eligibility before interconnection, because installers do not always ask, and it is a 36% raise on every exported kilowatt-hour.
Which rung your household lands on changes the math before the first quote arrives. Enter your ZIP code and find out.
Find out if your home earns the 7.5¢ rate
Questions to Ask a Mississippi Solar Installer
Which export rate did you assume, and did you check my LMI eligibility?
How many Mississippi installs can you show me?
What is the wind rating on the mounting system?
Can you price the battery and the generator options side by side?
Is the system sized past my annual usage?
Red Flags in a Mississippi Solar Pitch
How We Rank Solar Companies
Rankings are built from what we can verify, never from who pays us. Five weighted factors:
Frequently Asked Questions
Solar Alternatives, MidSouth Solar Pros and Mississippi Solar are the three verified installers serving Mississippi in 2026: Solar Alternatives brings Gulf South scale and Powerwall depth, MidSouth covers the northern counties from Memphis with every roof type, and Mississippi Solar offers statewide home-state coverage with Generac backup expertise dating to 2009.
Qualifying low-to-moderate-income households earn about 7.5¢ per exported kilowatt-hour instead of 5.5¢, a 2¢ adder under the PSC’s January 2025 order. Confirm eligibility before interconnection; the details live in our Mississippi incentives guide.
Strictly, no; practically, it is the strongest version of the purchase. Stored afternoon production replaces 11 to 12¢ evening power instead of selling at 5.5¢, roughly doubling the value of each shifted kilowatt-hour, and the same battery carries essential circuits through hurricane-season outages when grid-tied panels alone go dark.
Curious how Mississippi compares elsewhere? The national company rankings put the covered markets side by side.
Before taking quotes, read Mississippi incentives, price-check against Mississippi solar costs, and see the full rate ladder in our Mississippi solar guide.
Fewer installers cover this state than almost any other. Enter your ZIP code to see who reaches you.
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Sources
References & Research Sources
EcoGen America reviewed the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s January 2025 net-metering update, Entergy Mississippi program materials, and the installers’ own published claims for this article, including re-verification of Mississippi Solar’s current website. Sources were accessed August 8, 2026, unless another publication, release, effective, or update date is listed below.
- Mississippi Public Service Commission. January 2025 net-metering order: avoided cost, 2.5¢ benefits adder and 2¢ LMI adder. Accessed August 8, 2026.
- Entergy Mississippi. Customer generation and export compensation materials. Accessed August 8, 2026.
- Solar Alternatives. Company site: Gulf South coverage and credentials. Accessed August 8, 2026.
- MidSouth Solar Pros. Company site: service area, roof types and repair services. Accessed August 8, 2026.
- Mississippi Solar. Company site: licensing history, Generac dealership and services. Accessed August 8, 2026.
