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Louisiana electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Louisiana paid an average of 11.10¢ per kilowatthour, up 1.6% on the same month a year earlier (10.93¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Louisiana was 30% below that. It ranked 47th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 2,984,492 MWh, up 6.1% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $154.00 on 1,388 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11.10¢ | 10.93¢ | +1.6% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 10.44¢ | 10.65¢ | -2.0% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 5.11¢ | 5.78¢ | -11.6% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 8.40¢ | 8.78¢ | -4.3% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 3 TWh | 2.8 TWh | +6.1% |
| Sales, all sectors | 8.5 TWh | 7.7 TWh | +9.7% |
| Residential customers | 2,150,928 | 2,136,872 | +0.7% |
| Average residential bill | $154.00 | $143.86 | +7.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,388 | 1,316 | +5.5% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Louisiana in January 2025?
11.10¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.44¢ for commercial and 5.11¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 10.93¢ in January 2024, a change of +1.6%. Residential sales changed by +6.1% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$154.00, on average use of 1,388 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Louisiana page.