Louisiana

Why is it like this in Louisiana?

Louisiana's stated electricity rate of about 12.4¢/kWh appears to favor electric driving, but the real cost picture is more complicated. Natural gas fuel adjustment charges sent Cleco bills up 29% year-over-year in summer 2025 and Entergy Louisiana bills by double digits — these fluctuate separately from the base rate and can dramatically raise effective per-kWh costs. Louisiana's LNG export boom is structurally tightening natural gas supply for a grid that generates roughly 70% of its power from gas, creating a long-term headwind for electric-mode PHEV economics.

In the news · Louisiana

• Natural gas prices send Louisiana electricity bills higher amid peak summer heat

  Louisiana Illuminator · Aug 6, 2025

  Cleco's bills spiked 29% year-over-year and Entergy Louisiana's rose by double digits in summer 2025, driven by natural gas fuel-adjustment charges — the same dynamic that makes Louisiana's ~12.44¢/kWh base rate misleading when actual bills are much higher.

• Louisiana's LNG export boom will fuel higher electricity costs, report finds

  Louisiana Illuminator · Dec 19, 2025

  Louisiana's five operating and planned LNG export terminals are structurally driving up domestic natural gas prices, meaning the 70%-gas-generated Louisiana electric grid will face persistently higher fuel costs — a long-term headwind for PHEV electricity economics in the state.

• Louisiana pays more for electricity from one of the least reliable grids, audit finds

  Louisiana Illuminator · Jan 24, 2025

  A state legislative audit found Louisiana ratepayers pay above-regional-average electricity costs despite having one of the least reliable grids in the South — context for why Louisiana's EIA residential rate understates the real cost burden facing PHEV drivers who charge at home.

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