State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Louisiana electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Louisiana was 12.72¢ per kWh, compared with 13.12¢ in July 2025 (−3.0%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $153.32 for 1,225 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 12.72¢; −3.0% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $153.32; 1,225 kWh a month
2025 average price: 12.52¢; 2,156,711 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Entergy Louisiana	961,871	Full service	11.90¢
Southwestern Electric Power	473,880	Full service	13.10¢
Cleco Power	252,816	Full service	14.26¢
Entergy New Orleans	188,385	Full service	13.20¢
Dixie Electric Membership	111,329	Full service	13.53¢
Southwest Louisiana E M C	109,628	Full service	11.57¢
City of Lafayette	60,634	Full service	11.51¢
Washington-St Tammany E C	51,187	Full service	11.04¢
Beauregard Electric Coop	40,452	Full service	13.14¢
Claiborne Electric Coop	21,354	Full service	13.32¢
City of Alexandria	19,425	Full service	11.05¢
Panola-Harrison Elec Coop	17,917	Full service	10.29¢
South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn	17,335	Full service	12.25¢
Concordia Electric Coop	11,832	Full service	13.15¢
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop	11,593	Full service	11.20¢
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't	11,403	Full service	10.73¢
City of Ruston	10,021	Full service	5.62¢
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop	9,366	Full service	14.80¢
Pointe Coupee Elec Member	8,254	Full service	14.78¢
City of Natchitoches	7,196	Full service	10.63¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 18 EIA respondents touch Louisiana and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
City of Abbeville - (LA) · Municipal
City of Erath - (LA) · Municipal
City of Jonesville - (LA) · Municipal
City of Kaplan - (LA) · Municipal
City of Minden - (LA) · Municipal
City of New Roads - (LA) · Municipal
City of Plaquemine - (LA) · Municipal
City of Rayne - (LA) · Municipal
City of St Martinville - (LA) · Municipal
City of Winnfield - (LA) · Municipal
Morgan City - (LA) · Municipal
Town of Boyce · Municipal
Town of Gueydan · Municipal
Town of Vidalia - (LA) · Municipal
Town of Vinton - (LA) · Municipal
Town of Welsh - (LA) · Municipal
Vinton Public Power Authority · Political Subdivision

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 12.72¢/kWh
500 kWh	$63.60
750 kWh	$95.40
1,000 kWh	$127.20
1,500 kWh	$190.80
2,000 kWh	$254.40

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Louisiana Public Service Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Louisiana are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.