Power Bill Facts

Louisiana electricity prices, September 2024

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
September 2024, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
51st from the highest

The average residential price in Louisiana was 12.04 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September 2024. Final

In September 2023, the price was 11.42 cents per kWh. The September 2024 price was 0.62 cents per kWh higher than the September 2023 price.

The US average was 16.82 cents per kWh in September 2024. In September 2024, Louisiana had the 51st highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $174.86, for 1,452 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

Louisiana: average price by sector, September 2024
SectorSep 2024 cents per kWhSep 2023 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Sep 2024 cents per kWh
Residential12.0411.42+5.4%16.82
Commercial10.509.79+7.3%13.23
Industrial5.675.35+6.0%8.45
All sectors9.098.81+3.2%13.34

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

Louisiana: sales, customers and the residential bill, September 2024
FigureSep 2024Sep 2023Change percent
Residential sales3.1 TWh3.6 TWh-13.1%
Sales, all sectors9 TWh9.4 TWh-3.8%
Residential customers2,153,5452,144,859+0.4%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$174.86$191.58-8.7%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)1,4521,678-13.5%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.8216.27+3.4%

The 25 months to September 2024

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh05101520Sep 2022Jan 2023May 2023Sep 2023Jan 2024May 2024Sep 2024cents per kWh05101520Sep 2022Apr 2023Nov 2023Sep 2024

Louisiana, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the Louisiana page.

Questions about September 2024 in Louisiana

What did businesses pay for electricity in Louisiana in September 2024?
The average commercial price was 10.50 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 5.67 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 9.09 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in Louisiana buy in September 2024?
Residential customers bought 3.1 TWh of electricity in September 2024. One TWh is 1,000,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 13.1% lower than the quantity in September 2023.
How many residential customers did Louisiana have in September 2024?
Louisiana had 2,153,545 residential customers in September 2024. The number was 0.4% higher than the number in September 2023. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.