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Louisiana electric companies, rates and outages

EIA counts 20 utilities in Louisiana, serving 2,467,237 accounts for a population of 4,621,025.

Entergy Corp’s natural gas-fired unit at the Ninemile power plant in Nine Mile Point, near Westwego, Louisiana
Entergy Corp, Ninemile 6 power plant, Louisiana, 2019. Photo by Chad Davis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 Louisiana homes paid 12.57 ¢/kWh: rank 48 of 51, 27.3% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 11.73 ¢).

Calculators for Louisiana

How it compares

Louisiana prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential11.73 ¢/kWh-28.8% against the U.S.48 of 511 is highest
Commercial10.46 ¢/kWh-18.0% against the U.S.37 of 511 is highest
Industrial5.61 ¢/kWh-31.0% against the U.S.50 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in Louisiana

Louisiana home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

Louisiana companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
City of RustonLowest price9,9005.66 ¢/kWh$68 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.3 MW17 systems
City of Natchitoches7,2349.25 ¢/kWh$111 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.4 MW46 systems
City of Lafayette59,96110.12 ¢/kWh$122 a month at 1,202 kWh33 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.672.5 MW378 systems
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.11,54310.66 ¢/kWh$128 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.6 MW64 systems
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't11,21810.73 ¢/kWh$129 a month at 1,202 kWhNo dataNo data
Entergy Louisiana LLC957,52211.05 ¢/kWh$133 a month at 1,202 kWh213 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.55100.1 MW15,067 systems
City of Alexandria19,54111.10 ¢/kWh$133 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.4 MW24 systems
Southwest Louisiana E M C108,36811.55 ¢/kWh$139 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data7.1 MW1,027 systems
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc50,90111.85 ¢/kWh$142 a month at 1,202 kWh242 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.614.4 MW693 systems
Dixie Electric Membership Corp110,67511.91 ¢/kWh$143 a month at 1,202 kWh235 minSAIDI, SAIFI 2.619.3 MW1,349 systems
Cleco Power LLC251,92712.33 ¢/kWh$148 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data26.8 MW4,301 systems
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc21,43813.00 ¢/kWh$156 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.8 MW111 systems
Entergy New Orleans, LLC188,17813.03 ¢/kWh$157 a month at 1,202 kWh180 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.5959.9 MW9,929 systems
Concordia Electric Coop, Inc11,87913.36 ¢/kWh$161 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.3 MW41 systems
Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp8,25513.42 ¢/kWh$161 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.8 MW73 systems
Southwestern Electric Power Co207,01113.46 ¢/kWh$162 a month at 1,202 kWh320 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.888.2 MW1,479 systems
South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn16,99713.48 ¢/kWh$162 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data1.6 MW195 systems
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc40,05113.70 ¢/kWh$165 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data3.7 MW475 systems
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc9,12714.05 ¢/kWh$169 a month at 1,202 kWhNo data0.7 MW83 systems

Louisiana: 2025 and 2026

Louisiana, data to July 2026.

Louisiana 2025 average price
12.57 ¢/kWh+7.2% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
Louisiana 2025 rank
48 of 51same place as 2024
Louisiana January to Jul 2026
13.35 ¢/kWh+5.9% on Jan-Jul 2025
Louisiana Last 12 months
12.99 ¢/kWhto July 2026
Louisiana July 2026
12.72 ¢/kWh-3.0% against July 2025
Louisiana 2025 costliest month
Apr 13.57 ¢cheapest Jan 11.10 ¢, a 22% spread
Louisiana Typical 2025 bill
$154 a monthtop Jul $215, low Nov $113

The Louisiana residential price averaged 12.57 ¢/kWh in 2025, +7.2% on 2024: Louisiana ran 2.2 points faster than the nation. From January to July 2026 the Louisiana average is 13.35 ¢, +5.9% on 2025, 1.2 points below the U.S. change. Seasonality in Louisiana: 2025 peaked in April at 13.57 ¢ and bottomed in January at 11.10 ¢. A typical residential account in Louisiana paid about $1,851 for energy over 2025, from $113 in November to $215 in July; use per account ran 890 to 1,638 kWh a month.

Louisiana price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, Louisiana: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan10.9311.1012.46
Feb11.3911.8412.87
Mar12.5213.0614.16
Apr12.2113.5714.44
May11.6113.2614.15
Jun11.5312.7413.49
Jul11.6113.1212.72
Aug11.6812.55No data
Sep12.0412.36No data
Oct11.9512.39No data
Nov11.9912.74No data
Dec11.8112.56No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical Louisiana account paid each month

Louisiana: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, Louisiana: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan154152
Feb139150
Mar123126
Apr122129
May143144
Jun180184
Jul215212
Aug205No data
Sep177No data
Oct144No data
Nov113No data
Dec135No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What Louisiana power is made of

In plain words. Natural gas is the biggest source in Louisiana (72%), and the power made there is about as clean as the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 1,657 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 870 MW are under construction.

In 2025 Louisiana plants of 1 MW or more made 102.4 TWh. The biggest sources: natural gas 72.2%, nuclear 14.9%, coal 5.4%. For comparison, natural gas makes 40.9% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 3.3% (22.6% for the U.S.). Louisiana plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

Louisiana, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 5.4
  • Natural gas 72.2
  • Nuclear 14.9
  • Hydro (conventional) 1.0
  • Wind
  • Utility-scale solar 2.3
  • Petroleum 0.4
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 1.8
  • Other 1.9

Fuel groups: prices guide.

Louisiana, share of net generation and operating capacity: 8 rows
SourceLouisiana share of generation, %U.S. share, %Louisiana generation, TWhLouisiana capacity, MW
Coal5.416.65.532,450
Natural gas72.240.973.9520,851
Nuclear14.917.715.252,236
Hydro (conventional)1.05.50.99192
Utility-scale solar2.36.82.391,352
Petroleum0.40.40.45994
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste1.81.41.87487
Other1.90.41.96669

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for Louisiana, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Louisiana plant pipeline

Louisiana, megawatts: 6 rows
Louisiana plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale29,230
Battery storage0
Retiring 2026 to 20301,657
Retiring after 20301,790
Under construction870
Planned10,637

EIA-860 generators in Louisiana, 2025 data.

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Louisiana carbon per kWh

Louisiana plants emitted 761 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.345 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average Louisiana home using 1,223 kWh a month accounts for about 422 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for Louisiana plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureLouisianaU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh761.4767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.3450.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.6610.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.1920.359

EPA eGRID2023 for Louisiana, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Louisiana weather

A normal year in Louisiana brings 1,786 heating and 2,557 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 1,455 heating (19% below normal) and 3,003 cooling (17% above normal).

Louisiana degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Louisiana, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
Louisiana yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
20151516298417862557
20161367297717862557
20171166274717862557
20181681300617862557
20191584291817862557
20201336285617862557
20211510270317862557
20221686279017862557
20231260323517862557
20241308314717862557
20251455300317862557

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Louisiana, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Louisiana meters and time-of-use rates

89.0% of Louisiana home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 2,123,728 of 2,387,258. 2 of 6 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 209,932 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in Louisiana, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Louisiana

Louisiana: 72,161 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $4.3B paid, median paid claim $57,111; 3rd of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2016 with 36,026 claims. FEMA counts 22.0% of Louisiana residential structures as insured, 1st of 51, and the policy file shows 400,354 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in Louisiana this is claims history, not an outage count.

Louisiana counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in LouisianaClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
East Baton Rouge Parish13,767$1.2B91.8
Livingston Parish8,511$754.2M165.2
Jefferson Parish5,763$161.4M49.5
Orleans Parish4,927$117.7M45.5
St. Tammany Parish4,371$151.9M47.3

Louisiana: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 72,161 Louisiana claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

Louisiana charts

Price by sector, Louisiana

Home 11.73, business 10.46, industry 5.61 ¢ in 2024.

Louisiana price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
20159.338.665.41-3.32
20169.348.595.08-3.21
20179.748.955.48-3.15
20189.598.855.35-3.28
20199.808.915.23-3.21
20209.678.854.88-3.48
202111.0210.236.21-2.64
202212.9311.937.54-2.11
202311.5510.455.88-4.45
202411.7310.465.61-4.75

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 6 reporters here: 224.0 minutes.

min

  • Entergy Louisiana LLC213.2
  • Southwestern Electric Power Co320.1
  • Entergy New Orleans, LLC179.7
  • Dixie Electric Membership Corp234.7
  • City of Lafayette33.0
  • Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc241.9
  • U.S. median99.5

Louisiana, SAIDI of the largest Louisiana utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

219 minutes in 2015, 224 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, Louisiana, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearLouisiana medianGap to U.S. median reporter
2015219+118
2016207+105
2017219+124
2018200+99
2019207+109
2020201+104
2021243+147
2022223+120
2023208+109
2024224+125

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

Louisiana counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

Louisiana counties by number of electric utilitiesLincolnSabineAssumptionBienvilleTerrebonneEvangelineLaSalleWashingtonLafayetteDe SotoTensasSt. LandryWebsterCatahoulaFranklinSt. TammanyIberiaAvoyellesAcadiaTangipahoaCameronRed RiverBeauregardSt. John the BaptistSt. JamesSt. CharlesPlaqueminesJeffersonJacksonConcordiaOuachitaWinnSt. BernardBossierCaddoMadisonEast Baton RougeMorehouseAscensionLivingstonSt. MaryCaldwellPointe CoupeeWest Baton RougeWest FelicianaIbervilleEast CarrollClaiborneWest CarrollOrleansSt. HelenaUnionLafourcheRichlandEast FelicianaAllenCalcasieuSt. MartinNatchitochesVermilionJefferson DavisGrantRapidesVernon

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

Louisiana counties: first 12 of 64 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Calcasieu5Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc; Vinton Public Power Authority
Rapides5Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; City of Alexandria; Cleco Power LLC; Concordia Electric Coop, Inc; Entergy Louisiana LLC
Allen4Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc
Grant4Cleco Power LLC; Concordia Electric Coop, Inc; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Southwestern Electric Power Co
Jefferson Davis4Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc
Natchitoches4City of Natchitoches; Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Southwestern Electric Power Co
St Martin4Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn; Southwest Louisiana E M C
Vermilion4Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc; Southwest Louisiana E M C
Vernon4Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc; Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Southwestern Electric Power Co
Acadia3Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Southwest Louisiana E M C
Assumption3Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn
Avoyelles3Cleco Power LLC; Entergy Louisiana LLC; Southwest Louisiana E M C

64 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

Louisiana residential power was 50th highest of 51 in 2015 at 9.33 ¢ and is 48th in 2024 at 11.73 ¢, so the state moved up 2 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while Louisiana went +25.7%. The biggest annual move was 2022 at +17.3%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +1.6% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 8.66 ¢ in 2015 and 10.46 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -0.67 ¢ then and -1.27 ¢ now; industry went from 5.41 to 5.61 ¢ (+3.7%). Reliability changed little at the 5 Louisiana utilities that report in both years: their median SAIDI went from 262 minutes in 2015 to 235 in 2024, -10%, against a U.S. median reporter of 99. Entergy Louisiana LLC is the largest by accounts with 1,109,156, 45.0% of the 2,467,237 accounts in Louisiana, and the top three hold 66.4%.

At 11.73 ¢/kWh, Louisiana residential power is among the cheapest in the country: 48th of 51, 4.75 ¢ below the U.S. figure. Since 2015 the residential price moved +25.7% against +30.3% nationally, so Louisiana has stayed close to the national pace, within 4.6 points.

Businesses pay 1.27 ¢ less than households here (-10.8%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 224.0 minutes across 6 utilities, above the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 67.9% of accounts.

By revenue, Louisiana electricity splits 43.3% residential, 29.5% commercial and 27.2% industrial; by kWh the split is 32.5%, 24.8% and 42.7%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 87.1% of 2,467,236 accounts and use 1,202 kWh a month, a commercial account 6,542 and an industrial one 186,416.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
4,621,0251,783,168 households
Electric accounts
2,467,237534 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
11.73 ¢/kWh-4.75 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
10.46 ¢/kWh-2.29 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
5.61 ¢/kWh-2.52 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+25.7%-4.6 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
95.4 TWh20,635 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
2010 cooperative, 5 municipal, 4 investor owned
Median SAIDI
224.0 min6 utilities, 2.25x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
228 MW35,352 installations
Top three utilities
67.9%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-1.27 ¢-10.8% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
58 of 64most: Rapides, 5 utilities

Data tables

Louisiana: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
20159.338.665.41-3.32
20169.348.595.08-3.21
20179.748.955.48-3.15
20189.598.855.35-3.28
20199.808.915.23-3.21
20209.678.854.88-3.48
202111.0210.236.21-2.64
202212.9311.937.54-2.11
202311.5510.455.88-4.45
202411.7310.465.61-4.75

Questions on Louisiana

How many cents per kWh do Louisiana homes pay?

11.73 cents in 2024, which is -4.75 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did Louisiana electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 9.33 to 11.73 cents, +25.7% in total, -4.6 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for Louisiana?

20 utilities have Louisiana as their largest state, and 6 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in Louisiana?

228 MW over 35,352 installations.

How many electric accounts does Louisiana have per 1,000 residents?

534: 2,467,237 accounts for 4,621,025 residents.

Do Louisiana businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 10.46 ¢ and homes 11.73 ¢, a difference of -1.27 ¢.

What did Louisiana residential electricity cost in 2025?

Louisiana averaged 12.57 cents per kWh, +7.2% against 11.73 in 2024, and 48 of 51 among states.

Are Louisiana residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

Louisiana is -1.2 points against the U.S.: 13.35 cents from January to July 2026, +5.9% on 2025.

When in 2025 did Louisiana residential power cost most, April or January?

April at 13.57 cents in Louisiana; January was the lowest at 11.10, a 22% spread.

Does Louisiana residential power cost less than the national average in 2026?

4.86 cents below the national average; Louisiana 13.35 cents over January to July 2026, +5.9% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to Louisiana at 11.73 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

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How Louisiana ranks and compares

Louisiana is 4th cheapest of 51 on price (12.57 ¢); 41st of 44 on outage minutes (219 min); 29th cleanest grid (761 lb CO2 per MWh); 4th highest income burden (3.08%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in Louisiana

Louisiana has $57.0 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the Louisiana help page.

Counties in Louisiana ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 Louisiana homes paid 12.57 ¢/kWh: rank 48 of 51, 27.3% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 11.73 ¢).

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