Electricity rates — Cleco Power LLC
A household served by Cleco Power LLC using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,676.71 a year on the cheapest of 2 generally available plans — TOUCH Program Residential (TOU) from Cleco Power LLC, in effect since July 2025. Rates checked September 23, 2026.
Every priced plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOUCH Program Residential (TOU)✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 | $1,676.71 | — | 14.0¢ |
| Residential Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since July 2025 | $1,820.88 | +$144.17 | 15.2¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $910.37 (TOUCH Program Residential (TOU)), dearest $1,006.44, a $96.07 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,676.71 (TOUCH Program Residential (TOU)), dearest $1,820.88, a $144.17 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,209.43 (TOUCH Program Residential (TOU)), dearest $3,607.74, a $398.31 spread
What a typical bill costs
At 1,000 kWh a month the 2 generally available plans here run from $1,676.71 on TOUCH Program Residential (TOU) to $1,820.88 on Residential Service, with a median of $1,748.80.
Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 14.0¢ to 15.2¢ per kWh at that usage.
What Cleco Power LLC's customers were billed in 2024
At 1,217 kWh a month, Cleco Power LLC's median open plan comes to 14.4¢ per kWh, 17% above the 12.3¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 account for some of that.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Louisiana | 251,927 |
| Share of Louisiana's households | 12% |
| Average use per home | 1,217 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $150.02 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 12.3¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 14.4¢ |
Cleco Power LLC in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 109 utilities indexed, Cleco Power LLC's cheapest open plan is the 54th-highest, about the same as their median of $1,649.16. It sits between Monongahela Power Co (West Virginia) ($1,649.16) and Middle Tennessee E M C ($1,680.72).
In Louisiana it is the dearest of the 4 utilities indexed; Entergy Louisiana Inc starts lowest, at $1,110.36.
Residential Service is tiered: past 1,500 kWh a month, each kWh costs 2.0¢ more. Of the 51 utilities whose plans step, that is the 24th-largest step.
In the guides: The price that changes once the meter passes a line
How the answer changes with usage
TOUCH Program Residential (TOU) is cheapest at every level tested — $910.37 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,209.43 at 2,000 kWh.
The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $96.07 a year at 500 kWh against $398.31 at 2,000 kWh.
How these plans are structured
Of 2 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 1 priced by season.
Fixed monthly charges run from $12.00 to $16.00.
Who provides these plans
EIA-861 lists Cleco Power LLC serving homes in Louisiana and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 2 of its 2 published residential schedules can be priced.
The largest saving available here
Moving from Residential Service to TOUCH Program Residential (TOU) saves $144.17 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.
What this does not cover
One of these plans prices by the hour, so its figure is marked lower confidence.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 23, 2026.