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Entergy Louisiana electricity rates

What homes pay Entergy Louisiana for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 969,317 homes in Louisiana. EIA lists it as Entergy Louisiana LLC.

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Average price
12.3¢ a kWh
Up 5.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$150 a month
Up 3.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,216 kWh
A month. Louisiana 1,211 kWh
Price rank in Louisiana
4 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Entergy Louisiana homes paid 12.3¢ a kWh, against 13.0¢ across Louisiana.

Entergy Louisiana vs Louisiana

Entergy LouisianaLouisiana
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.3¢13.0¢
Price in August 202611.7¢12.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$150$158
Bill in August 2026$209$227
Average monthly use1,216 kWh1,211 kWh
Price change, past year+5.3%+5.3%
Price change since 2019+37%+33%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026