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Louisiana

Cleco Power electricity rates

What homes pay Cleco Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 254,356 homes in Louisiana. EIA lists it as Cleco Power LLC.

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Average price
14.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$179 a month
Up 4.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,227 kWh
A month. Louisiana 1,211 kWh
Price rank in Louisiana
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Cleco Power homes paid 14.6¢ a kWh, against 13.0¢ across Louisiana.

Cleco Power vs Louisiana

Cleco PowerLouisiana
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.6¢13.0¢
Price in August 202615.3¢12.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$179$158
Bill in August 2026$269$227
Average monthly use1,227 kWh1,211 kWh
Price change, past year+4.8%+5.3%
Price change since 2019+21%+33%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.