State electricity profile · 2024
Louisiana Electricity
Homes in Louisiana pay 11.73¢/kWh for residential electricity, 28.8% below the US average. Further down: commercial and industrial rates and the generation mix, all EIA-sourced.
- 11.73¢/kWh
- Residential rate
- -28.8%
- vs US average
- 3%
- Renewable
- 2.1M
- Customers
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The verdict · 2024
Louisiana's residential electricity runs 11.73¢/kWh - 28.8% below the 16.48¢/kWh national average, cheaper than 92% of states, with 3% of its power from renewables.
Rate is the EIA state average across all 2.1M residential customers, a benchmark for comparing states, not the rate on any single bill. Source: EIA Form-861.
What Louisiana's Electricity Data Tells Us
The going residential rate in Louisiana is 11.73¢/kWh, based on 2024 EIA filings, covering 2.1M metered households in the state, 28.8% below where the national residential average sits, 16.48¢/kWh. On the commercial side, the rate is 10.46¢/kWh; industrial rates come in at 5.61¢/kWh, reflecting the cost differentials that come from voltage level, load factor, and contract length across EIA Form-861 survey respondents. Annual residential sales total 31.0M MWh, generating about $3.6B in utility revenue, a useful yardstick for sizing local demand against the grid mix that serves it.
Louisiana's power comes primarily from natural gas, which accounts for 77.9% of in-state generation, and nuclear isn't far behind at 15.2%, while coal adds another 3.8%. Across solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, renewables account for 2.6% of electricity generated in Louisiana, a figure that matters because each renewable megawatt-hour displaces fuel costs that otherwise flow through to retail bills. Legacy fuels still dominate here, which tends to tie retail rates to commodity cycles.
Looking back across EIA records, residential prices in Louisiana moved from 9.34¢/kWh in 2016 to 11.73¢/kWh in 2024, a 25.6% shift over that window. States charging a similar rate include Washington, Nebraska, Idaho, a useful peer set for a sanity check. For anyone negotiating a supplier contract, weighing an energy-efficiency upgrade, or modeling a household budget, the combination of current rate, multi-year trend, and generation mix offers a sturdier footing than any single data point on its own.
-28.8%
vs the US residential average
92%
of states have higher residential rates
3%
renewable share, below the US mix
2.1M
residential customers served
How Louisiana compares
Cents per kWh, EIA Form 861. Pick a benchmark above to compare Louisiana against the US average or a peer state.
Residential Price History
| Year | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.73¢/kWh | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 11.55¢/kWh | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 12.93¢/kWh | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 11.02¢/kWh | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 9.67¢/kWh | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.80¢/kWh | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.59¢/kWh | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.74¢/kWh | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 9.34¢/kWh | - |
Energy Generation Mix
How Louisiana generates its electricity. Renewable sources account for 2.6% of generation.
- Natural Gas77.9%
- Nuclear15.2%
- Coal3.8%
- Solarrenewable1.6%
- Hydrorenewable0.9%
- Other0.5%
- Biomassrenewable0.1%
Market Overview
Residential Revenue
$3.6B
Commercial Revenue
$2.5B
Residential Sales
31.0M MWh
Residential Customers
2.1M
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Using Louisiana's numbers
This is the state average, use it as a benchmark, not a quote for your address.
- Louisiana sits 28.8% below the national average, see exactly where it lands among all 50 states. See the rankings
- Check the multi-year trend before you judge the rate, a low price rising fast can cost more over a decade than a steady one. Louisiana price trend
- Compare Louisiana side by side with the US average and peer states using the tool above, then estimate your own bill from your monthly kWh. Cost calculator
Figures are EIA state averages by sector. Your actual rate depends on your utility, plan, and usage, see our disclaimer.
Energy Guides
Understanding Electricity Rates
What ¢/kWh means and how your bill is calculated
Why Prices Vary by State
Generation mix, regulation, and geography
US Energy Sources Explained
How each fuel source powers the grid
Renewable vs Fossil Fuel Costs
LCOE comparison and the cost crossover
Cheapest States for Electricity
Which states pay the least and why
Primary source data for Louisiana
Every figure on this page traces to these official federal datasets.
- 📊 EIA State Energy Profile, Louisiana State energy database
- ⚡ EIA Electric Power Monthly Generation and price statistics
- 🌿 EPA eGRID Power-grid emissions database
- ☀️ NREL solar resource maps Solar potential by location
- 💨 NREL wind resource maps Wind potential by location
- ⚛️ NRC reactor data Nuclear operating status
- ⚡ FERC market data Transmission and market prices
- 🏛️ NARUC commissions State public utility commissions
- 📖 EIA energy mapping system Interactive federal energy map
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Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. State prices and generation mix are pulled directly from the EIA's published tables for this state. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-05-15.