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Louisiana electricity rates

Homes in Louisiana pay an average of 11.7¢ per kWh, 29% below the US average, and use 1,202 kWh a month. Louisiana ranks #48 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

11.7¢average price per kWh

1,202 kWhaverage use per month

$141average monthly bill

#48 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Louisiana

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Entergy Louisiana LLC	11.0	325
Cleco Power LLC	12.4	179
Dixie Electric Membership Corp	11.0	114
Southwestern Electric Power Co	12.8	112
Entergy New Orleans, LLC	12.9	70
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc	11.0	58
Southwest Louisiana E M C	11.6	58
South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn	12.5	57
Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp	13.1	56
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.	9.2	42
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc	10.8	40
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc	14.1	39

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Louisiana?

At 11.7¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $117. A system that covers the average Louisiana home would replace about 14,424 kWh a year, roughly $1,692 of electricity at today’s prices.

10.8 kWsystem for an average home (27 panels)

$32,400rough installed cost

$1,692electricity saved per year

~19 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Louisiana home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).