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Dixie Electric Membership Corp in Louisiana: 11.91 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

Roughly 119,120 Louisiana accounts belong to Dixie Electric Membership Corp, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 110,675. Major event days make 1% of its yearly outage minutes (237 with them, 235 without).

Dixie Electric Membership Corp: 1,321 kWh a month costs roughly $157 in energy at 11.91 ¢/kWh, +1.6% on the Louisiana average of 11.73 ¢.

Major event days make 1% of its yearly outage minutes (237 with them, 235 without).

Dixie Electric Membership Corp: major event days

Share of SAIDI from major events
1%237 minutes with events, 235 without

Major events weigh on Dixie Electric Membership Corp: 237 minutes with them, 235 without, so 1% of the total comes from event days, 1.01 times the everyday figure.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 2.61 interruptions a customer a year, 2.58 times the national median (1.01), with 90 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Dixie Electric Membership Corp
Dixie Electric Membership Corp, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
Dixie Electric Membership Corp11.91 ¢/kWh12.05 ¢/kWh$157at 1,321 kWh235 minSAIDI
Louisiana average against this company, which is 5 of 10 on priceLowest in this table-0.18 ¢/kWhcompany 1.6% above-1.59 ¢/kWhcompany 15.2% above-$2a month at 1,321 kWh-11 mincompany 11 above
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc11.85 ¢/kWhcompany 0.5% above11.45 ¢/kWhcompany 5.3% above$157$1 less than company242 mincompany 7 below

Compare 19 Louisiana companies

Dixie Electric Membership Corp: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Dixie Electric Membership Corp; 2024 stays the latest year.

Dixie Electric Membership Corp 2024 against Louisiana 2025
-0.61 ¢11.91 ¢ for Dixie Electric Membership Corp in 2024, 12.52 ¢ for Louisiana in 2025

EIA's early release leaves Dixie Electric Membership Corp out for 2025. Its newest record stays 2024: 11.91 ¢/kWh across 110,675 home accounts and 235 minutes of SAIDI.

Carbon context

Dixie Electric Membership Corp serves 110,675 homes in Louisiana. At 1,321 kWh a month that is about 456 kg of CO₂, or 5,476 kg a year, at the Louisiana plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Louisiana generation mix.

Dixie Electric Membership Corp charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.91 ¢ in 2024

9.43 ¢ in 2015, 11.91 ¢ in 2024 (+26.4%); Louisiana 9.33 to 11.73 ¢.

Dixie Electric Membership Corp residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearDixie Electric Membership CorpGap to Louisiana residentialGap to U.S. residential
20159.43+0.10-3.22
20169.72+0.38-2.83
201710.21+0.47-2.68
201810.35+0.76-2.52
201910.10+0.30-2.91
20209.60-0.07-3.55
202111.38+0.36-2.28
202214.43+1.50-0.61
202310.96-0.59-5.04
202411.91+0.18-4.57

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Dixie Electric Membership Corp SAIDI, 2015-2024

262 min in 2015, 235 in 2024.

Dixie Electric Membership Corp SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearDixie Electric Membership Corp, no major events
2015262
2016223
2017245
2018191
2019207
2020189
2021239
2022213
2023237
2024235

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 234.7 min

234.7 min, 2.36x the median reporter, rank 567 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events234.7
  • Company, with major events237.1

Dixie Electric Membership Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Dixie Electric Membership Corp billed homes 9.43 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 11.91 ¢ in 2024, +26.4% in all, and tracked the Louisiana average (+25.7%) within 0.7 points. Dixie Electric Membership Corp's sharpest move came in 2022, +26.8%. The high is 14.43 ¢ (2022) and the low 9.43 ¢ (2015). 2024: +8.7% here, +1.6% for the Louisiana average. SAIDI at Dixie Electric Membership Corp (major events excluded) went from 262 minutes in 2015 to 235 in 2024, -10%, between 189 (2020) and 262 (2015). Dixie Electric Membership Corp filed SAIDI under the national median in 0 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 235 minutes, +135 from that year's median. 2021: 7780 minutes with major events, 239 without, the widest gap of any year. Dixie Electric Membership Corp has 4 cheaper and 5 higher-priced Louisiana peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc, bills 11.85 ¢ (-0.06). Next higher-priced, Cleco Power LLC, bills 12.33 ¢ (+0.42).

The rate is within 1.6% of Louisiana, but reliability is the weak side: 235 minutes, 2.4 times the national median.

Home accounts at Dixie Electric Membership Corp went from 99,891 in 2015 to 110,675 in 2024, +10.8%. Business customers paid 1.01 times the home price in 2024 (12.05 against 11.91 ¢); the ratio was 1.04 in 2015. SAIFI went from 4.06 in 2015 to 2.61 in 2024, between 2.61 and 4.11.

What kind of utility is Dixie Electric Membership Corp?

Dixie Electric Membership Corp files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Louisiana, cooperatives serve 19% of residential customers at an average 12.1 cents per kWh, 3% above investor-owned utilities in Louisiana. Dixie Electric Membership Corp itself averaged 11.9 cents, 0.2 cents below its type in Louisiana.

Louisiana utilities by type · all states

Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) customer was without power 235 minutes without major events and 237 with them. That is 4th fewest of 6 Louisiana utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Louisiana utility reported 224 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 83% of its 110,675 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Louisiana reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
119,1204.8% of Louisiana total
Residential accounts
110,6755.2% of Louisiana homes
Commercial accounts
7,9066.6% of the base
Residential rate
11.91 ¢/kWh5th place of 10, +1.6% against the state
Commercial rate
12.05 ¢/kWh11th place of 19, +15.2% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
234.7 minbetter than 16% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
2.612.58x the median
SAIDI with major events
237.1 min1.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
9.3 MW1,349 installations
Counties served
7all in Louisiana
Average residential use
15,853 kWh/yr1,321 a month
Implied monthly bill
$157-$60 on the U.S. rate, 1,321 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+26.4%9.43 to 11.91 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-10%262 min in 2015, 235 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Dixie Electric Membership Corp

Dixie Electric Membership Corp sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Louisiana ¢/kWh
Residential110,67511.91+0.18
Commercial7,90612.05+1.59

Year by year, Dixie Electric Membership Corp

YearHome accounts, Dixie Electric Membership CorpHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201599,8919.439.781.042624.06
2016100,9739.729.881.022233.33
2017102,19310.2110.221.002452.97
2018102,86610.3510.270.991912.80
2019104,17510.109.960.992073.12
2020105,7799.609.771.021892.77
2021106,01711.3810.880.962392.89
2022107,07914.4314.741.022133.08
2023108,41210.9611.231.022374.11
2024110,67511.9112.051.012352.61

Peers of Dixie Electric Membership Corp in Louisiana, 5th place of 10 on home price

Utility near Dixie Electric Membership Corp on priceSAIDI min, gap to Dixie Electric Membership CorpHome ¢, gap to Dixie Electric Membership CorpGap % to Dixie Electric Membership CorpAccounts, Dixie Electric Membership Corp = 1
2. Entergy Louisiana LLC-22-0.86-7.2%9.31
3. Southwest Louisiana E M CNo data-0.36-3.0%0.99
4. Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc+7-0.06-0.5%0.47
5. Dixie Electric Membership Corp (this utility)23511.91-1.00
6. Cleco Power LLCNo data+0.42+3.5%2.48
7. Claiborne Electric Coop, IncNo data+1.09+9.1%0.20
8. Entergy New Orleans, LLC-55+1.12+9.4%1.75

Who buys Dixie Electric Membership Corp's electricity

Class at Dixie Electric Membership CorpAccountsOf Dixie Electric Membership Corp accountsOf Dixie Electric Membership Corp MWh soldkWh a year per Dixie Electric Membership Corp account
Residential110,67592.9%77.5%15,853
Commercial7,9066.6%10.0%28,709
Industrial and other5390.45%12.5%524,657

Dixie Electric Membership Corp among Louisiana cooperatives

Dixie Electric Membership Corp and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to Dixie Electric Membership CorpHome ¢, gap to Dixie Electric Membership CorpAccounts, Dixie Electric Membership Corp = 1
1. Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc (LA)+7-0.060.47
2. Dixie Electric Membership Corp (LA, this utility)23511.911.00

Dixie Electric Membership Corp: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureDixie Electric Membership CorpLouisiana contextDixie Electric Membership Corp detail
Dixie Electric Membership Corp home meters on AMI83.3%Louisiana 89.0%92,191 of 110,675 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)18,484Louisiana figure not published16.7% of meters
Homes with daily digital access110,675Louisiana figure not published100% of the 110,675 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Dixie Electric Membership Corp homesNot on file2 of 6 Louisiana utilities offer oneno dynamic-pricing count filed by Dixie Electric Membership Corp
Net-metered installations1,34997% residential11.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 6.9 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Dixie Electric Membership Corp

kWhShare of a 1,321 kWh monthCost a month at 11.91 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25019%$29.78-$11.42$357
50038%$59.57-$22.83$715
75057%$89.35-$34.25$1,072
1,00076%$119.13-$45.67$1,430
1,500114%$178.70-$68.50$2,144
2,000151%$238.26-$91.34$2,859

Outage record, Dixie Electric Membership Corp

Measure, Dixie Electric Membership CorpNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes234.7237.13.91 h
SAIFI interruptions2.6104.7600.38 yr apart
CAIDI minutes89.949.81.50 h

Territory of Dixie Electric Membership Corp

7 Louisiana counties, region SERC:

Counties served by Dixie Electric Membership CorpEast Baton RougeAscensionLivingstonTangipahoaWest FelicianaSt. HelenaEast Feliciana

Louisiana other states: 7 of 7 counties of Dixie Electric Membership Corp drawn

Dixie Electric Membership Corp: 7 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Ascension
  • East Baton Rouge
  • East Feliciana
  • Livingston
  • St Helena
  • Tangipahoa
  • West Feliciana

Questions on Dixie Electric Membership Corp

How big is Dixie Electric Membership Corp in Louisiana, by customer accounts?

119,120 accounts in 2024: residential 110,675, commercial 7,906, industrial 539.

How many cents per kWh does Dixie Electric Membership Corp charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 11.91 cents; against the Louisiana average that is +1.6%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Dixie Electric Membership Corp?

SAIDI 234.7 min and SAIFI 2.61 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.36, CAIDI 90 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Dixie Electric Membership Corp?

1,349 installations with 9.3 MW, of which residential installations number 1,315.

What would a typical Dixie Electric Membership Corp home pay each month?

1,321 kWh at 11.91 cents comes to about $157, energy only.

Is Dixie Electric Membership Corp cheaper than other Louisiana utilities?

Rank 5 of 10 in Louisiana on price, +1.6% against the state average; 4 charge less than 11.91 ¢.

What share of Dixie Electric Membership Corp sales do homes buy?

Homes take 77.5% of 2,264,271 MWh, commercial accounts 10.0%, industrial and other 12.5%; the 7,906 commercial accounts use 28,709 kWh each, 1.8 times a home.

At Dixie Electric Membership Corp, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

92,191 of 110,675 home meters are AMI, 83.3%. Dixie Electric Membership Corp reports no home time-of-use rate; 2 of 6 Louisiana filers do.

Has Dixie Electric Membership Corp moved up the Louisiana price list since 2015?

6th cheapest of 10 in 2015, 5th of 10 in 2024; its price rose 26.4% while Louisiana rose 25.7%.

Has Dixie Electric Membership Corp filed 2025 data with EIA?

Dixie Electric Membership Corp has no early-release row; 2024 stands at 11.91 cents and 235 SAIDI minutes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Dixie Electric Membership Corp at 11.91 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on Dixie Electric Membership Corp

Rate plans on file

15 home plan records, energy charges: 4.4 to 20.4 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Dixie Electric Membership Corp in Louisiana: 11.91 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

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Dixie Electric Membership Corp: 1,321 kWh a month costs roughly $157 in energy at 11.91 ¢/kWh, +1.6% on the Louisiana average of 11.73 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Dixie Electric Membership Corp storm outages: 11.91 ¢/kWh in 2024, SAIDI 235 min},
  year = {2026},
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