Electricity rates — Louisiana
EIA puts the average residential price in Louisiana at 13.0¢ per kWh over the 12 months to June 2026, the 4th-lowest of 51 against 17.9¢ for the US. The 2 ranked plans below come from utilities serving about 20% of its homes, so they are listed, not presented as the state's price. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
- Average price
- 13.0¢ per kWh
- 12 months to June 2026
- Against the 12 months before
- +7.4%
- The joint 18th-largest rise of the 50 states
- Average bill
- $156 a month
- 12 months to June 2026, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, though homes used 2.5% less
Every priced plan in Louisiana, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Electric Service (RES-25)✓ cheapestEntergy New Orleans Incpriced by season · tiered · in effect since April 2026 | $1,391.52 | — | 11.6¢ |
| Residential ServiceCleco Power LLCpriced by season · tiered · in effect since July 2025 | $1,820.88 | +$429.36 | 15.2¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential and Farm Service - Three Phase (Schedule A-1-L) 5 kw or greater, Closed RateEntergy Louisiana Incpriced by season · tiered · in effect since September 2017 · closed to new customers | $1,108.26 | −$283.26 | 9.2¢ |
| Residential Service (RS)Entergy Louisiana Incflat rate · in effect since March 2026 · under what its customers were billed (EIA-861); not ranked | $1,110.36 | −$281.16 | 9.3¢ |
| Residential and Farm Service - Three Phase (Schedule A-L) , Closed RateEntergy Louisiana Incpriced by season · tiered · in effect since September 2017 · closed to new customers | $1,225.68 | −$165.84 | 10.2¢ |
| RS - Residential ServiceSouthwestern Electric Power Co (Louisiana)priced by season · tiered · in effect since August 2025 · under what its customers were billed (EIA-861); not ranked | $1,357.62 | −$33.90 | 11.3¢ |
| TOUCH Program Residential (TOU)Cleco Power LLCtime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 · a pilot with limited places | $1,729.73 | +$338.21 | 14.4¢ |
| Master-Metered Residential Apartment Service (Schedule MMRA-L), Closed RateEntergy Louisiana Inctiered · demand charge · in effect since September 2017 · closed to new customers | $3,849.60 | +$2,458.08 | 32.1¢ |
| Master Metered Residential Apartment Service (MMRA-3) [CLOSED rate]Entergy New Orleans Inctiered · demand charge · in effect since April 2017 · closed to new customers | $5,242.20 | +$3,850.68 | 43.7¢ |
The cheapest plan in Louisiana at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $755.52 (Residential Electric Service (RES-25)), dearest $1,006.44, a $250.92 range
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,391.52 (Residential Electric Service (RES-25)), dearest $1,820.88, a $429.36 range
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,595.60 (Residential Electric Service (RES-25)), dearest $3,607.74, a $1,012.14 range
What households in Louisiana pay, by EIA's count
Louisiana sits between Nebraska (12.8¢) and Arkansas (13.3¢).
EIA lists 20 utilities serving homes in Louisiana. By homes served, the largest 5 are Entergy Louisiana LLC (957,522), Cleco Power LLC (251,927), Southwestern Electric Power Co (207,011), Entergy New Orleans, LLC (188,178), and Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) (110,675). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 19% and municipal utilities supply about 5% of its households.
Louisiana homes used the most electricity in August and the least in April (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.9 times the lightest month. October was the dearest month per kWh, 13% above January.
The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 20% of Louisiana's households: Cleco Power LLC (251,927), Entergy New Orleans Inc (188,178). That is less than half the state, so the plans below describe those utilities, not Louisiana; EIA's figure is the state's. Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 13.4¢ per kWh.
| Average price, 12 months to June 2026 | 13.0¢ |
|---|---|
| Among the 50 states and DC | 4 of 51, 1 = lowest |
| US average, same months | 17.9¢ |
| Change on the 12 months before | ↑ +7.4% |
| Change over five years | ↑ +28.0% (US ↑ +34.7%) |
| Average price in 2001 | 7.9¢ |
| Households, 2024 | 2,147,634 |
| Average use per home, 2024 | 1,202 kWh a month (US 872) |
| Average bill per home, 2024 | $140.97 a month (US $143.64) |
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Every year’s figure for Louisiana
| Year | Louisiana | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.6¢ | 17.3¢ |
| 2024 | 11.7¢ | 16.5¢ |
| 2023 | 11.5¢ | 16.0¢ |
| 2022 | 12.9¢ | 15.0¢ |
| 2021 | 11.0¢ | 13.7¢ |
| 2020 | 9.7¢ | 13.2¢ |
| 2019 | 9.8¢ | 13.0¢ |
| 2018 | 9.6¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2017 | 9.7¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2016 | 9.3¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2015 | 9.3¢ | 12.7¢ |
| 2014 | 9.6¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2013 | 9.4¢ | 12.1¢ |
| 2012 | 8.4¢ | 11.9¢ |
| 2011 | 9.0¢ | 11.7¢ |
| 2010 | 9.0¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2009 | 8.1¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2008 | 10.3¢ | 11.3¢ |
| 2007 | 9.4¢ | 10.7¢ |
| 2006 | 9.1¢ | 10.4¢ |
| 2005 | 8.9¢ | 9.4¢ |
| 2004 | 8.1¢ | 8.9¢ |
| 2003 | 7.8¢ | 8.7¢ |
| 2002 | 7.1¢ | 8.4¢ |
| 2001 | 7.9¢ | 8.6¢ |
Highest in July, $203; lowest in April, $104.
Every month’s bill in Louisiana
| Month | Average bill |
|---|---|
| January | $143 |
| February | $131 |
| March | $113 |
| April | $104 |
| May | $127 |
| June | $170 |
| July | $203 |
| August | $202 |
| September | $179 |
| October | $140 |
| November | $113 |
| December | $125 |
In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state
What each provider in Louisiana costs
2 utilities serve customers across Louisiana in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Entergy New Orleans Inc at $1,391.52 a year on Residential Electric Service (RES-25); the dearest is Cleco Power LLC at $1,820.88.
That is $429.36 a year between the best each provider offers.
Cheapest available plan by provider: Entergy New Orleans Inc $1,391.52; Cleco Power LLC $1,820.88.
How Louisiana's plans are structured
Of 9 priceable plans: 7 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 5 priced by season, 2 with demand charges, 1 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $7.43 to $371.56.
Who provides Louisiana's plans
These plans come from 4 utilities: Cleco Power LLC, Entergy Louisiana Inc, Entergy New Orleans Inc, Southwestern Electric Power Co (Louisiana).