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Electricity prices in Louisiana

What homes in Louisiana pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.0¢ a kWh
Up 5.5% on a year ago
Average bill
$156 a month
Up 3.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,200 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
48 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Louisiana homes paid 13.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Louisiana vs the US

LouisianaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.0¢18.0¢
Price in July 202612.7¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$156$156
Bill in July 2026$212$212
Average monthly use1,200 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+5.5%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+33%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including December 2025

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Louisiana

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 74% of homes in Louisiana; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Entergy LouisianaInvestor-owned12.3¢+6.1%$149969,673
Cleco PowerInvestor-owned14.6¢+5.8%$177253,881
SWEPCO (AEP)Investor-owned14.4¢+1.3%$165207,579
Entergy New OrleansInvestor-owned13.5¢+3.1%$138189,213