Full service
11.90¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$146.76 / month at 1,233 kWh
Price +7.7% from 2024
Investor Owned · 961,871 residential customers · Louisiana
Why is my Entergy Louisiana electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Entergy Louisiana LLC. Reviewed October 14, 2026. Also searched as Entergy.
In 2025, Entergy Louisiana reported 961,871 residential full service customers under the EIA name Entergy Louisiana LLC. Average revenue was 11.90¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $146.76 for 1,233 kWh.
11.90¢ is below Louisiana's 2025 statewide residential average of 12.52¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 12.72¢, versus 13.12¢ a year earlier (−3.0%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +8.5%. Average use changed +0.8% and average price changed +7.7%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.05 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $10.48.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 961,871 | 11.90¢ | 1,233 kWh | $146.76 | +7.7% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Audit the full service average
Revenue 1,694,005 thousand dollars. Sales 14,235,276 MWh. Customers 961,871. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Entergy Louisiana bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
From 2024 to 2025 the average full service bill at Entergy Louisiana moved +8.5%, from $135.28 to $146.76. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +0.8% is worth $1.05 a month. The price change of +7.7%, from 11.05¢ to 11.90¢, is worth $10.48 on 2025 usage.
Below the Louisiana average
11.90¢ per kWh is below Louisiana's 2025 residential average of 12.52¢. July 2026 in the state was 12.72¢, versus 13.12¢ a year earlier (−3.0%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 1,233 kWh will not land on $146.76.
One full-service average
961,871 residential customers were on Entergy Louisiana full service in 2025, at 11.90¢ per kWh. That average folds in the customer charge and whatever riders the utility booked as residential revenue. It is not the last block on a tiered tariff.
2024 formula-rate test year cut bills about $4.40
Louisiana Public Service Commission, Docket U-37594. On December 17, 2025 the Louisiana PSC accepted the uncontested joint report on Entergy Louisiana's formula rate plan for test year 2024. The earned return was 9.98 percent, against a 9.70 percent midpoint, and the order describes a customer credit of $31,870,949 on September and October 2025 bills. The public notice… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
Entergy Louisiana customers in Louisiana average 1,233 kWh a month across the whole year, against a statewide residential average of 1,225 kWh. Summer afternoons do not look like that average. An air conditioner, a pool pump, or a hotter month can move the bill before any rider does.
Data-center load is not a line on this bill
National electricity demand is rising, and EIA points to large computing facilities. No retrieved order isolates a data-center dollar on a Entergy Louisiana residential account. That pass-through needs verification.
Needs verification
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Docket U-37594
2024 formula-rate test year cut bills about $4.40
On December 17, 2025 the Louisiana PSC accepted the uncontested joint report on Entergy Louisiana's formula rate plan for test year 2024. The earned return was 9.98 percent, against a 9.70 percent midpoint, and the order describes a customer credit of $31,870,949 on September and October 2025 bills. The public notice of that result says formula-rate revenues decrease about $189 million and a typical residential 1,000 kWh bill falls about $4.40 beginning with the first billing cycle of September 2025.
LPSC order, Docket U-37594, December 17, 2025 (Louisiana Public Service Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
pending · Test year 2025 public notice
2026 formula-rate notice estimates about +$6.35, and is not a final vote
Entergy Louisiana's June 1, 2026 public notice for test year 2025 says the earned return, 9.63 percent, is inside the dead band, so there is no base formula-rate change from earnings. The notice still estimates a net formula-rate revenue increase of $226 million from tax, transmission, distribution, and MISO mechanisms, and about $6.35 on a typical legacy residential 1,000 kWh bill starting with the first billing cycle of September 2026. That figure is the company's filed estimate in the notice, not an LPSC vote.
Louisiana public notice, June 1, 2026 (Louisiana Public Service Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Entergy Louisiana income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from Louisiana Public Service Commission. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Entergy Louisiana site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 1,233 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- On the statement, separate the base energy charge from fuel or rider lines. A rider can move the total in a month when no new base-rate order exists.
- In Louisiana, the expensive hours are late afternoon and early evening in summer. Raise the cooling setpoint when you are out, and run the dryer, the dishwasher, and any pool pump outside those hours if your tariff charges more then.
- Start with LIHEAP for Louisiana (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Entergy Louisiana discount beyond that program needs verification.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $59.50 |
| 750 kWh | $89.25 |
| 1,000 kWh | $119.00 |
| 1,500 kWh | $178.50 |
| 2,000 kWh | $238.00 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Entergy Louisiana electric bill so high?
In 2025, Entergy Louisiana reported 961,871 residential full service customers under the EIA name Entergy Louisiana LLC. Average revenue was 11.90¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $146.76 for 1,233 kWh. 11.90¢ is below Louisiana's 2025 statewide residential average of 12.52¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 12.72¢, versus 13.12¢ a year earlier (−3.0%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +8.5%. Average use changed +0.8% and average price changed +7.7%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $1.05 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $10.48.
What was Entergy Louisiana's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 11.90¢ per kWh. Average use was 1,233 kWh a month and the average bill was $146.76. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Entergy Louisiana raise rates?
Louisiana Public Service Commission Docket U-37594 (decided): 2024 formula-rate test year cut bills about $4.40. Louisiana Public Service Commission Test year 2025 public notice (pending): 2026 formula-rate notice estimates about +$6.35, and is not a final vote. Separately, the EIA average price moved +7.7% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Entergy Louisiana customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Entergy Louisiana may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.