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Roughly 72,343 Louisiana accounts belong to City of Lafayette, classed by EIA as municipal; the residential count is 59,961. Its SAIDI of 33 minutes is 0.33 times the national median reporter (99).
City of Lafayette: 1,191 kWh a month costs roughly $121 in energy at 10.12 ¢/kWh, -13.7% on the Louisiana average of 11.73 ¢.
Its SAIDI of 33 minutes is 0.33 times the national median reporter (99).
Reliability is the sharpest contrast for City of Lafayette: 33 minutes a year without power per customer, 0.33 times the national median of 99. Among 6 Louisiana utilities that report SAIDI it ranks 1 (1 = fewest minutes); the Louisiana median is 224.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.67 interruptions a customer a year, 0.66 times the national median (1.01), with 49 minutes per interruption.
| City of Lafayette, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of LafayetteLowest in this table | 10.12 ¢/kWh | 8.55 ¢/kWh | $121at 1,191 kWh | 33 minSAIDI |
| Louisiana average against this company, which is 1 of 10 on price | +1.61 ¢/kWhcompany 13.7% below | +1.91 ¢/kWhcompany 18.3% below | +$19a month at 1,191 kWh | +191 mincompany 191 below |
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 11.05 ¢/kWhcompany 8.4% below | 9.95 ¢/kWhcompany 14.1% below | $13211 more than company | 213 mincompany 180 below |
Compare 19 Louisiana companies
City of Lafayette: +13.7% on 2024 for homes, Louisiana +7.2%.
City of Lafayette reported 11.51 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +13.7% on its 2024 figure of 10.12, while the Louisiana average moved +7.2%. Its SAIDI is 27 minutes against 33 in 2024.
City of Lafayette serves 59,961 homes in Louisiana. At 1,191 kWh a month that is about 411 kg of CO₂, or 4,935 kg a year, at the Louisiana plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Louisiana generation mix.
8.62 ¢ in 2015, 10.12 ¢ in 2024 (+17.5%); Louisiana 9.33 to 11.73 ¢.
| Year | City of Lafayette | Gap to Louisiana residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.62 | -0.71 | -4.03 |
| 2016 | 8.39 | -0.95 | -4.16 |
| 2017 | 9.06 | -0.68 | -3.83 |
| 2018 | 9.26 | -0.33 | -3.61 |
| 2019 | 9.32 | -0.48 | -3.69 |
| 2020 | 9.09 | -0.58 | -4.06 |
| 2021 | 9.59 | -1.43 | -4.07 |
| 2022 | 12.00 | -0.93 | -3.04 |
| 2023 | 10.16 | -1.39 | -5.84 |
| 2024 | 10.12 | -1.61 | -6.36 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV25 min in 2016, 33 in 2024.
| Year | City of Lafayette, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 40 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 33 |
9 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV33.0 min, 0.33x the median reporter, rank 94 of 673.
City of Lafayette, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 8.62 ¢ in 2015 to 10.12 ¢ in 2024, a move of +17.5%: City of Lafayette lagged its state (+25.7%) by 8.2 points, and -12.8 points against the U.S. City of Lafayette's sharpest move came in 2022, +25.1%. The high is 12.00 ¢ (2022) and the low 8.39 ¢ (2016). 2024: -0.4% here, +1.6% for the Louisiana average. SAIDI at City of Lafayette (major events excluded) rose from 25 minutes in 2016 to 33 in 2024, +31%; worst year 2019 at 40. Against the national median, City of Lafayette came in lower on SAIDI in 9 of 9 years, and 2024 ended at 33 minutes, -67 from the median. 2020: 1054 minutes with major events, 27 without, the widest gap of any year. City of Lafayette has 0 cheaper and 9 higher-priced Louisiana peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Entergy Louisiana LLC, bills 11.05 ¢ (+0.93).
Two good signs together. Rates are 13.7% below Louisiana and outage time of 33 minutes beats the national median by 67%.
Home accounts at City of Lafayette went from 54,346 in 2015 to 59,961 in 2024, +10.3%. Business customers paid 0.84 times the home price in 2024 (8.55 against 10.12 ¢); the ratio was 1.01 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.73 in 2016 to 0.67 in 2024, between 0.36 and 0.73.
City of Lafayette customers lost power for 33 minutes in 2024, up from 25 in 2016 (+31%). Its best year was 2018 (17 min), its worst 2019 (40 min), across 9 filed years. Against a Louisiana median of 224 minutes in 2024, City of Lafayette was below the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a City of Lafayette home paid 10.39 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 12.66 ¢ in 2013, −18.0%; the bill itself went 9.16 ¢ to 10.12 ¢ (+10.5%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,520 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,247 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 10th cheapest of 25 in 2013, 4th of 21 in 2024 among Louisiana utilities with 1,000+ homes.
City of Lafayette at 33 min in 2024 and the Louisiana median at 224.
City of Lafayette: 10.39 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 10.12 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Lafayette | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Lafaye | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Lafaye | Louisiana median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.16 | 12.66 | 10 of 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 9.64 | 13.11 | 13 of 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 8.62 | 11.70 | 6 of 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 8.39 | 11.26 | 2 of 24 | 25 | 0.73 | 1 of 6 | 207 |
| 2017 | 9.06 | 11.90 | 5 of 24 | 32 | 0.54 | 1 of 6 | 219 |
| 2018 | 9.26 | 11.88 | 7 of 24 | 17 | 0.49 | 1 of 6 | 200 |
| 2019 | 9.32 | 11.74 | 13 of 32 | 40 | 0.66 | 1 of 6 | 207 |
| 2020 | 9.09 | 11.30 | 7 of 21 | 27 | 0.65 | 1 of 6 | 201 |
| 2021 | 9.59 | 11.39 | 6 of 21 | 21 | 0.66 | 1 of 6 | 243 |
| 2022 | 12.00 | 13.20 | 9 of 21 | 23 | 0.71 | 1 of 6 | 223 |
| 2023 | 10.16 | 10.73 | 6 of 21 | 20 | 0.36 | 1 of 6 | 208 |
| 2024 | 10.12 | 10.39 | 4 of 21 | 33 | 0.67 | 1 of 6 | 224 |
City of Lafayette, EIA utility 9096: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Lafayette sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Louisiana ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 59,961 | 10.12 | -1.61 |
| Commercial | 12,382 | 8.55 | -1.91 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Lafayette | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54,346 | 8.62 | 8.69 | 1.01 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 54,761 | 8.39 | 8.36 | 1.00 | 25 | 0.73 |
| 2017 | 55,227 | 9.06 | 8.38 | 0.93 | 32 | 0.54 |
| 2018 | 55,536 | 9.26 | 8.21 | 0.89 | 17 | 0.49 |
| 2019 | 56,768 | 9.32 | 8.22 | 0.88 | 40 | 0.66 |
| 2020 | 57,412 | 9.09 | 8.06 | 0.89 | 27 | 0.65 |
| 2021 | 58,109 | 9.59 | 8.53 | 0.89 | 21 | 0.66 |
| 2022 | 58,774 | 12.00 | 10.64 | 0.89 | 23 | 0.71 |
| 2023 | 59,209 | 10.16 | 9.05 | 0.89 | 20 | 0.36 |
| 2024 | 59,961 | 10.12 | 8.55 | 0.84 | 33 | 0.67 |
| Utility near City of Lafayette on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Lafayette | Home ¢, gap to City of Lafayette | Gap % to City of Lafayette | Accounts, City of Lafayette = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Lafayette (this utility) | 33 | 10.12 | - | 1.00 |
| 2. Entergy Louisiana LLC | +180 | +0.93 | +9.2% | 15.33 |
| 3. Southwest Louisiana E M C | No data | +1.43 | +14.1% | 1.62 |
| 4. Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc | +209 | +1.73 | +17.0% | 0.77 |
| Class at City of Lafayette | Accounts | Of City of Lafayette accounts | Of City of Lafayette MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Lafayette account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 59,961 | 82.9% | 43.3% | 14,289 |
| Commercial | 12,382 | 17.1% | 56.7% | 90,440 |
| Industrial and other | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% | No data |
| Measure | City of Lafayette | Louisiana context | City of Lafayette detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lafayette home meters on AMI | 99.5% | Louisiana 89.0% | 59,961 of 60,275 meters |
| Time-of-use rate for City of Lafayette homes | Not on file | 2 of 6 Louisiana utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Lafayette |
| Net-metered installations | 378 | 93% residential | 5.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.6 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 1,191 kWh month | Cost a month at 10.12 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 21% | $25.31 | -$15.89 | $304 |
| 500 | 42% | $50.62 | -$31.78 | $607 |
| 750 | 63% | $75.93 | -$47.67 | $911 |
| 1,000 | 84% | $101.24 | -$63.56 | $1,215 |
| 1,500 | 126% | $151.86 | -$95.34 | $1,822 |
| 2,000 | 168% | $202.48 | -$127.12 | $2,430 |
| Measure, City of Lafayette | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 33.0 | 166.6 | 0.55 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.666 | 1.240 | 1.50 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 49.5 | 134.4 | 0.82 h |
1 Louisiana counties, region SPP:
Louisiana other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Lafayette drawn
City of Lafayette: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV72,343 accounts in 2024: residential 59,961, commercial 12,382, industrial 0.
In 2024 homes paid 10.12 cents; against the Louisiana average that is -13.7%.
SAIDI 33.0 min and SAIFI 0.67 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.33, CAIDI 49 min.
378 installations with 2.5 MW, of which residential installations number 351.
1,191 kWh at 10.12 cents comes to about $121, energy only.
Rank 1 of 10 in Louisiana on price, -13.7% against the state average; 0 charge less than 10.12 ¢.
Homes take 43.3% of 1,976,608 MWh, commercial accounts 56.7%, industrial and other 0.0%; the 12,382 commercial accounts use 90,440 kWh each, 6.3 times a home.
59,961 of 60,275 home meters are AMI, 99.5%. City of Lafayette reports no home time-of-use rate; 2 of 6 Louisiana filers do.
2nd cheapest of 10 in 2015, 1st of 10 in 2024; its price rose 17.5% while Louisiana rose 25.7%.
11.51 cents per kWh, +13.7% on the 10.12 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Lafayette at 10.12 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
1 home plan record, energy charges: 10.0 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).