Electric Consumer

Editor: Katerine G., Editor & Data Researcher · Research & publishing: Electric Consumer Editorial Team · Data retrieved · Sources named on this page: EIA-861, EPA eGRID, Census ACS, DOE LEAD, OpenFEMA NFIP · How we got these numbers · Report an error

Electric companies in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA ranks 1st of 64 Louisiana counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 99.6. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA has 452,821 residents. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 2 utilities listed by EIA. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: home electricity prices of 11.05 to 11.91 cents per kWh.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA on the map

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsEast Baton RougeAscensionLivingstonWest Baton RougeIbervilleEast Feliciana

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA darker: more storm events

Outage risk in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 149 in all, 32.9 per 100,000 residents of 452,821, rank 13 of 64 Louisiana counties. Property damage in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: $262.1M, with 6 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

events a year, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  1. 7'15
  2. 7'16
  3. 10'17
  4. 9'18
  5. 18'19
  6. 11'20
  7. 8'21
  8. 3'22
  9. 42'23
  10. 23'24
  11. 11'25

Events by type

events by type, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind109
  • Heat wave25
  • Tornado8
  • Hurricane and tropical storm4
  • Winter storm and heavy snow3
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA outage-linked hazards
East Baton Rouge Parish, LAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate79.815 of 641092024 (20)$712K
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, tornadoVery High99.61 of 6482017 (2)$353K
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, hurricane and tropical stormVery High98.27 of 6442019 (1)$261.0M
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, ice stormRelatively High92.09 of 640none$0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate67.66 of 6432017 (1)$0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, heat waveRelatively High98.12 of 64252023 (23)$0

Facts about East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Residents of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, ACS 2023
452,8211 of 64 Louisiana counties
Households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
175,4082.58 people each
Owner-occupied homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
59.1%103,597 owner and 71,811 renter households
Median household income in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
$63,07520 of 64 Louisiana counties
Housing units in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
205,51830,110 vacant or seasonal, 14.7% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
64.0%112,339 homes, 37 of 64 Louisiana counties
Utilities listed for East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
22 with a home price: Entergy Louisiana LLC, Dixie Electric Membership Corp
Lowest home price in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
11.05 ¢/kWhEntergy Louisiana LLC, 7.2% below the highest
Highest home price in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
11.91 ¢/kWhDixie Electric Membership Corp
Monthly bill gap in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
$10between the two at 1,202 kWh, $124 a year, 0.20% of the East Baton Rouge Parish, LA median income
ZIP areas touching East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2570714 to 70836
Outage-linked storm events in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
149NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
44.1%median year built 1983
Flood claims in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
13,767NFIP 2015 to 2025, $1.2B paid
Home energy burden in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2.7%$2,037 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Entergy Louisiana LLC charged East Baton Rouge Parish, LA homes 8.95 ¢/kWh in 2015. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 11.05 ¢ in 2024, 23% up. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: against 26% up for the Louisiana average.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: a 1,202 kWh month at that price. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: $108 in 2015, $133 in 2024. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: $1,594 a year, 2.5% of the $63,075 median income.

East Baton Rouge: 10 yearly prices
YearEntergy Louisiana LLC, East Baton Rouge Parish, LAEast Baton Rouge: Gap to Louisiana averageEast Baton Rouge: Gap to U.S. average
2015, East Baton Rouge8.95-0.38-3.70
2016, East Baton Rouge8.59-0.75-3.96
2017, East Baton Rouge8.90-0.84-3.99
2018, East Baton Rouge8.52-1.07-4.35
2019, East Baton Rouge8.98-0.82-4.03
2020, East Baton Rouge9.15-0.52-4.00
2021, East Baton Rouge10.89-0.13-2.77
2022, East Baton Rouge12.70-0.23-2.34
2023, East Baton Rouge11.01-0.54-4.99
2024, East Baton Rouge11.05-0.68-5.43

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a East Baton Rouge Parish, LA price.

CSV

Electric utilities in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Utility listed for East Baton Rouge Parish, LATypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,202 kWhShare of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA median income of $63,075
Entergy Louisiana LLC in East Baton Rouge Parish, LAInvestor Owned11.05$1,5942.53%
Dixie Electric Membership Corp in East Baton Rouge Parish, LACooperative11.91$1,7182.72%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Bill and heat pump calculator, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Compare East Baton Rouge Parish, LA with its neighbours

Housing and heating in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 90,683 of 205,518 homes were built before 1980 and 55,844 in 2000 or later. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA has 126,615 detached houses, 48,788 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 5,930 mobile homes, and 71,811 of 175,408 households rent.

Age of homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

% of homes by decade built, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  1. 3pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 750s
  4. 1160s
  5. 1970s
  6. 1780s
  7. 1290s
  8. 1300s
  9. 1310s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

% of homes by main fuel, East Baton Rouge Parish

  • Electricity64.0
  • Utility gas34.0
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA housing against Louisiana counties
East Baton Rouge Parish, LAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, median year built19831982+1 years27 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, built before 198044.1%47.1%-3.0 points38 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, built 2000 or later27.2%25.0%+2.2 points26 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, detached houses61.6%67.8%-6.2 points51 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings23.7%3.5%+20.3 points1 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, mobile homes2.9%20.1%-17.2 points62 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, renter households40.9%28.1%+12.8 points5 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, median home value$241,800$150,850+$90,9508 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, median gross rent a month$1,121$806+$3158 of 63
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, people per household2.502.54-0.0440 of 64

Cost of living with electricity in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: electricity $2,037 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,447, 2.7% of $90,619 income. 173,792 households in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend about $354.0 million a year on electricity and $425.3 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA ($16,957 a year) spend 12.3% of income, 4.6 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

% of income on energy, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  • All households2.7
  • Lower income12.3
  • Owners2.5
  • Renters3.6
  • Louisiana counties2.7
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA home energy cost by household group
East Baton Rouge Parish, LAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, all households173,792$90,619$2,037$401$92.7%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, lower income49,642$16,957$1,802$283$312.3%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, owners103,930$120,864$2,364$594$142.5%
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, renters69,862$45,626$1,550$114$13.6%

Flood claims and flood insurance in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 13,767 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $1.2B paid, median paid claim $82,809.

35,986 of 149,922 residential structures in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA carry an NFIP contract. 39,952 NFIP policies of any type were in force in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA on 8 Sep 2026. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA lists 1,294 repetitive-loss properties, 319 of them severe repetitive loss.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

flood claims a year, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  1. 76'15
  2. 11,647'16
  3. 61'17
  4. 56'18
  5. 231'19
  6. 123'20
  7. 1,434'21
  8. 47'22
  9. 42'23
  10. 30'24
  11. 20'25
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA flood claims and flood insurance
East Baton Rouge Parish, LAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, claims 2015-202513,767—1 of 62
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, paid 2015-2025$1.2B—1 of 62
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, median paid claim$82,809——
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, claims per 1,000 homes91.814.35 of 62
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, homes with flood insurance24.0%7.3%13 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, policies in force39,952——
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, repetitive-loss properties1,294——

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA totals 1,625 heating degree days and 2,667 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA is the 41st coldest of 64 counties in Louisiana: 1,625 against a median of 1,768. For cooling, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA is the 26th hottest: 2,667 against a median of 2,575.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA sits between climates, 1,042 degree days separate heating and cooling.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA averaged 2,958 cooling degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,667 normal, 11% more.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: electricity heats 64.0% of 175,408 homes; the winter totals 1,625 heating degree days.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

  • Heating degree days, 1,625 vs 1,76892
  • Cooling degree days, 2,667 vs 2,575104
  • Electric heat, 64.0% vs 65.5%98
  • LA median county100
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: degree days, electric heat
East Baton Rouge Parish, LAValueLA median countyEast Baton Rouge Parish, LA, rank (1 = highest)
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,6251,76841 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,3711,50241 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,6672,57526 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,9582,78624 of 64
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202364.0%65.5%37 of 64

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: ACS B25040, 175,408 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA counts 452,821 residents in 175,408 households. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA touches 25 ZIP areas, 70714 to 70836, about 18,113 residents each. Household income in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA is $63,075; 103,597 of its 175,408 households own.

112,339 of the 175,408 homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA heat with electricity. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA has 205,518 housing units, 30,110 (14.7%) vacant or seasonal, and 71,811 rented homes. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA logged 149 storm events for its 452,821 residents.

The median home in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA dates from 1983. Homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA pay $2,037 a year for electricity. East Baton Rouge Parish, LA home electricity prices run Entergy Louisiana LLC to Dixie Electric Membership Corp, $10 a month apart at 1,202 kWh.

Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: what do homes pay for electricity?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA homes paid 11.05 to 11.91 cents per kWh in 2024 across 2 listed utilities: $133 to $143 a month at 1,202 kWh, 2.53% to 2.72% of East Baton Rouge Parish, LA income.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: how many homes heat with electricity?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 112,339 of 175,408 occupied homes, 64.0%, rank 37 of 64.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: median household income?

$63,075 in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, rank 20 of 64; 452,821 residents, 175,408 households.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 149 NWS events, peak year 2023.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: 13,767 NFIP flood claims, $1.2B paid, 91.8 per 1,000 homes, 24.0% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: median home built 1983; 44.1% predate 1980, 61.6% detached, 23.7% in 5+ unit buildings.

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA: share of income for energy?

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA homes spend $2,037 a year on electricity, $2,447 on all energy: 2.7% of $90,619; 12.3% for lower incomes.

Primary sources for East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Share this page

East Baton Rouge Parish, LA ranks 1st of 64 Louisiana counties for tornado risk, FEMA score 99.6.