Commercial electricity rates in Louisiana

What businesses in Louisiana actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 9.79¢ to 12.93¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Louisiana by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Louisiana.

Commercial customers in Louisiana pay 14% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Louisiana used 8,062 kWh in August 2026. At 11.09¢ per kWh that is about $894 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Louisiana's commercial price rose 13.3%, from 9.79¢ in September 2023 to 11.09¢. The high point was 12.93¢ in March 2026 and the low 9.79¢ in September 2023 — a spread of 32% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was March (12.19¢) and the cheapest September (10.30¢), a seasonal swing of 18%.

Louisiana against its region

Louisiana is in EIA's West South Central division, where the commercial average was 9.54¢ in August 2026. Louisiana is 16% above that, and 3 of 4 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas.

States priced near Louisiana

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states