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Entergy New Orleans electricity rates

What homes pay Entergy New Orleans for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 189,094 homes in Louisiana. EIA lists it as Entergy New Orleans, LLC.

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Average price
13.5¢ a kWh
Up 3.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$140 a month
Up 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
1,032 kWh
A month. Louisiana 1,211 kWh
Price rank in Louisiana
3 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Entergy New Orleans homes paid 13.5¢ a kWh, against 13.0¢ across Louisiana.

Entergy New Orleans vs Louisiana

Entergy New OrleansLouisiana
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.5¢13.0¢
Price in August 202614.0¢12.9¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$140$158
Bill in August 2026$214$227
Average monthly use1,032 kWh1,211 kWh
Price change, past year+3.1%+5.3%
Price change since 2019+33%+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