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Commercial electricity in New Orleans, Louisiana
Which electric utilities serve businesses in New Orleans, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Louisiana’s prices stand.
EIA lists 2 electric utilities in Orleans Parish, which contains New Orleans. Entergy Louisiana, the largest by commercial customers, averaged 10.75¢ per kWh for them in 2025. Louisiana’s average commercial price was 11.50¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving New Orleans
These are the utilities EIA records in Orleans Parish. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Louisiana, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in LA | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana | Investor-owned | 141,884 | 10.75¢ |
| Entergy New Orleans | Investor-owned | 19,293 | 10.57¢ |
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What businesses in New Orleans pay
Across Louisiana, businesses paid an average 11.50¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 17.1% below the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 4.2% on the 12 months before. That ranks Louisiana 35 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 6,629 kWh a month, about $742 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Louisiana page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in New Orleans
Louisiana commercial accounts purchase supply from their regulated utility. Tariff, demand and efficiency are where cost moves.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the West South Central census division, which includes Louisiana, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 9.15¢ per kWh for 2026 and 9.44¢ for 2027, up 4.9% from 9.00¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About New Orleans
The Census Bureau estimates New Orleans had 362,154 residents on July 1, 2025, down 5.5% from 383,361 in 2020. It lies in Orleans Parish.
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Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in New Orleans?
- EIA lists Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans as electric utilities in Orleans Parish. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in New Orleans?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: Entergy Louisiana averaged 10.75¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Louisiana averaged 11.50¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in New Orleans choose its electricity supplier?
- Louisiana commercial accounts purchase supply from their regulated utility. Tariff, demand and efficiency are where cost moves. The state page for Louisiana explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe New Orleans; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.