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Orleans Parish, Louisiana Electricity Overview

Orleans Parish emitted 3,003,007,656.17 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks it as the 88th highest polluting county in the US.

The largest electricity company in Orleans Parish by total customers is Entergy New Orleans.

The US average residential price per kilowatt hour sits at 16.02 cents, while residents of Orleans Parish enjoy an average rate that is 24.70% below that at 12.06 cents per kilowatt hour.

Orleans Parish uses non-renewable fuel sources to generate 0.34 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 847th highest county in the United States for non-renewable generation per capita.

Over the past 12 months, Orleans Parish has seen a 17.02% increase in generation of electricity from solar power, up from 34,988 megawatt hours each year to 40,943 megawatt hours a year.

There was a 1.70% decline in CO2 emissions per capita over the previous year in Orleans Parish.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    7,764,248 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    21 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    165,378 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    40,943 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    124,435 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    0.45 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    3,003,007,656 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    8,121.75 kg

Recent Energy News in New Orleans

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New Orleans Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

11.76¢ per kWh

  • 3.45% higher than last month
  • 13.34% lower than February last year
  • 3.96% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 27.86% lower than the US average
  • 382nd in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
  • 5,529th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 313 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,027 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

12.12¢ per kWh

  • 1.23% lower than last month
  • 11.59% lower than February last year
  • 7.91% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 28.46% lower than the US average
  • 449th in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 69 since February last year
  • 4,036th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 918 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,080 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$119.62 per month

  • 12.93% lower than last month
  • 1.44% higher than February last year
  • 2.22% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 4.58% lower than the US average
  • 481st in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 381 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 480 since February last year
  • 11,401st in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,679 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 453 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$138.75 per month

  • 0.1% higher than last month
  • 7.73% lower than February last year
  • 0.78% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 4.69% higher than the US average
  • 335th in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 334 since February last year
  • 16,255th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 150 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,713 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

10.72¢ per kWh

  • 11.54% higher than last month
  • 10.94% lower than February last year
  • 0.91% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 21.24% lower than the US average
  • 337th in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 31 since February last year
  • 7,779th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,236 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,045 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

10.17¢ per kWh

  • 1.07% lower than last month
  • 14.63% lower than February last year
  • 2.63% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 27.96% lower than the US average
  • 314th in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
  • 4,966th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 150 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,616 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$971.18 per month

  • 2.77% higher than last month
  • 7.11% lower than February last year
  • 51.85% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 41.95% lower than the US average
  • 481st in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 23,879th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,151 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,249 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$1,065.58 per month

  • 0.58% lower than last month
  • 13.7% lower than February last year
  • 58.93% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 35.12% lower than the US average
  • 481st in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 23,210th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 901 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,668 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

6.77¢ per kWh

  • 4.24% higher than last month
  • 16.93% lower than February last year
  • 9.96% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 31.26% lower than the US average
  • 342nd in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 40 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 34 since February last year
  • 7,257th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,673 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 6,109 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

6.55¢ per kWh

  • 1.73% lower than last month
  • 22.44% lower than February last year
  • 10.33% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 35.85% lower than the US average
  • 341st in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since February last year
  • 3,719th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 704 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 7,723 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$5,822 per month

  • 5.01% lower than last month
  • 21.07% lower than February last year
  • 57.19% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 81.01% lower than the US average
  • 31st in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 10,206th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 94 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 413 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$5,844.74 per month

  • 2.17% lower than last month
  • 20.51% lower than February last year
  • 57.89% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 82.85% lower than the US average
  • 30th in the state out of 481 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 8,725th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 21 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 32 since February last year

New Orleans Electricity Production and Emission Data

Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

3,448 MWh

  • 40.39% lower than last month
  • 89.96% lower than February last year
  • 96.28% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 85.11% lower than the US average
  • 9th in the state out of 24 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
  • 506th in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 58 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 275 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from All

12,212.77 MWh

  • 15.28% lower than last month
  • 65.64% lower than February last year
  • 90.07% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 52.5% lower than the US average
  • 7th in the state out of 24 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 373rd in the US out of 2,738 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 28 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 95 since February last year

Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for February, 2024

4,357,287.2 MWh

  • 44.37% lower than last month
  • 82.27% lower than February last year
  • 82.03% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 54.88% lower than the US average
  • 7th in the state out of 24 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 267th in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 84 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All

12,149,160.44 MWh

  • 10.89% lower than last month
  • 37.09% lower than February last year
  • 68.12% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 4.26% higher than the US average
  • 7th in the state out of 24 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 252nd in the US out of 2,699 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3 since February last year

Average Electricity Production from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024

3,448 MWh

  • 40.39% lower than last month
  • 89.96% lower than February last year
  • 94.81% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 90.94% lower than the US average
  • 7th in the state out of 23 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
  • 225th in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 82 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Production from Natural Gas

12,212.77 MWh

  • 15.28% lower than last month
  • 62.54% lower than February last year
  • 87.94% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 72.47% lower than the US average
  • 6th in the state out of 23 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 196th in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 6 since February last year

Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024

4,357,287.2 MWh

  • 44.37% lower than last month
  • 82.27% lower than February last year
  • 82.29% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 70.23% lower than the US average
  • 6th in the state out of 23 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 182nd in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 54 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas

12,149,160.44 MWh

  • 10.89% lower than last month
  • 37.09% lower than February last year
  • 68.95% lower than the Louisiana average
  • 31.45% lower than the US average
  • 6th in the state out of 23 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 174th in the US out of 1,066 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 4 since February last year

New Orleans, LA Electricity Overview

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New Orleans has an average residential electricity rate of 12.06 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.50% more than the average state rate of 11.33 cents and 24.70% less than the nationwide average of 16.02 cents. The city has seen a 17.02% rise in megawatt hours generated by solar facilities. Non-renewable fuels are used to generate 124,435 megawatt hours in the city, which is 75.24% of the city's total generation.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. New Orleans averages 8,121.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 10th highest in the state out of 488 cities for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 3,003,007,656.17 kilograms, the city ranks highest in Louisiana for total pollution from electricity use. Power plants in the city mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 75.24% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the city. New Orleans is home to 5 power generation plants, which is the highest out of any city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in New Orleans

New Orleans residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.155/kWh$0.087/kWh$224.61/mo.$77.85/mo.
337th12.06¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of New Orleans
218th$139.06Average residential monthly electricity bill for New Orleans Residents

Electric Companies With Service in New Orleans, Louisiana

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Entergy LouisianaBUNDLED10.80137.1714,537,671.31,569,816,238
Entergy New OrleansBUNDLED12.83139.75165,3782,458,623.8315,522,756
Washington-St Tammany Electric CooperativeBUNDLED11.06149.38811,76589,766,300

Zips with electric coverage in New Orleans, Louisiana include: 70119, 70122, 70118, 70115, 70126, 70131, 70117, 70127, 70128, 70114, 70124 and 8 other zip code(s).

Electricity Production in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Power Plants in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
New Orleans LA Natural Gas 124,435133,362,489.681,071.74
New Orleans Solar StationEntergy New Orleans (100.00%)
New Orleans LA Solar 37,168
New Orleans LA Solar 1,892
New Orleans LA Solar 1,699
New Orleans LA Solar 184

Orleans Parish, Louisiana Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Orleans Parish averages 8,121.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 13th worst in the state out of 64 counties for emissions efficiency. With total emissions of 3,003,007,656.17 kilograms, the county ranks 2nd worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. The county has 5 power producing plants, which is 3rd highest in the state. When it comes to electricity generation, Orleans Parish's top fuel type is Natural Gas, accounting for 124,435 megawatt hours, or 75.24% of production in the county.

NATURAL GAS
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75.24%
SOLAR
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24.76%

Orleans Parish, Louisiana Net Metering

There are 3 companies in Orleans Parish supplying electricity. Of those 3, 100.00% of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. Residents of Louisiana have nonexistent net metering laws and regulations that encourage the installation of solar panels.

Energy Loss

Orleans Parish has 3 providers who are reporting energy loss. The average energy loss amount for these 3 suppliers is 3.49%. With a nationwide average energy loss of 2.87%, Orleans Parish is ranked as the 571st best county in the country for energy loss efficiency.

FAQ

How many power plants are in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?

There are 5 power plants in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

What electricity companies offer service in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Entergy New Orleans208,644
2Entergy Louisiana4,152
3Washington-St Tammany Electric Cooperative157

How many electric companies offer service in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?

There are 3 electricity companies operating in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Orleans Parish, Louisiana?

By total revenue, Entergy New Orleans is the largest electricity supplier in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2023-12-06