St. Landry Parish, LA: 3 Electric Providers

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in St. Landry Parish, LA is $164.81
  • The average electricity rate in St. Landry Parish, LA is 11.80¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in St. Landry Parish, LA

The average residential electric bill in St. Landry Parish, LA is $164.81 per month. St. Landry Parish, LA is the 59th most expensive county in Louisiana for electricity.

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St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Electricity Overview

There was a 1.86% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita during the preceding year in St. Landry Parish.

Customers in St. Landry Parish experience an average of 1.39 power outages each year, with an average of 210.24 minutes per outage.

St. Landry Parish has emissions of 7,688.33 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the state average of 7,759.24.

Residents of St. Landry Parish are paying, on average, 28.91% less per kilowatt hour at home than the nationwide average price, at 11.80 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour.

Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation is the largest electricity provider in St. Landry Parish when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

St. Landry Parish comes in as the 514th highest pollution level due to electricity use in the US, emitting 628,697,588.74 kilograms of CO2 gases.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,777,890 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    21.74 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    628,697,589 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    7,688.33 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Opelousas

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Opelousas Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

12.53¢ per kWh

  • 0.83% lower than last month
  • 6.84% higher than November last year
  • 5.56% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 26.45% lower than the US average
  • 339th in the state out of 488 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 20 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 25 since November last year
  • 4,521st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 199 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 24 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

11.83¢ per kWh

  • 0.57% higher than last month
  • 2.35% lower than November last year
  • 2.23% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 28.24% lower than the US average
  • 313th in the state out of 488 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 3,369th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 4 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,531 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$125.83 per month

  • 10.72% lower than last month
  • 7.6% higher than November last year
  • 13.47% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 6.42% higher than the US average
  • 469th in the state out of 488 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
  • 19,538th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 5,064 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,037 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$153.29 per month

  • 0.49% higher than last month
  • 5.1% lower than November last year
  • 10.62% higher than the Louisiana average
  • 7.77% higher than the US average
  • 467th in the state out of 488 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 20,763rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 762 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 4,343 since November last year

Opelousas, LA Electricity Overview

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Opelousas has an average residential electricity rate of 11.83 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 28.68% less than the average nationwide price of 16.59 cents. CLECO Power has an estimated 379 total residential customers, more than all other vendors in the city. CO2 emissions per capita declined by 1.86% over the past year.

Opelousas residents average 7,688.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 163rd highest in the state out of 488 in this category. This comes to a total emissions amount of 122,121,390.92 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city has one power generation plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Opelousas

Opelousas residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.150/kWh$0.092/kWh$255.95/mo.$97.21/mo.
313th11.83¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Opelousas
467th$153.29Average residential monthly electricity bill for Opelousas Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Opelousas, Louisiana

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
CLECO PowerBUNDLED12.45152.683,708,345461,682,000
Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership CorporationBUNDLED11.68169.121,906,673.1222,667,648.1

Eunice, LA Electricity Overview

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Eunice has an average residential electricity rate of 11.84 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 28.63% less than the average nationwide price of 16.59 cents. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $153.14 per month. With an estimated 214 residential customers, CLECO Power is the largest supplier in the city.

Eunice residents average 7,688.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 163rd highest in the state out of 488 in this category. With total emissions of 73,723,370.53 kilograms, the city ranks 62nd worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 208,481.84 megawatt hours consumed in Eunice must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Eunice

Eunice residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.152/kWh$0.092/kWh$256.93/mo.$97.16/mo.
321st11.84¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Eunice
466th$153.14Average residential monthly electricity bill for Eunice Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Eunice, Louisiana

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
CLECO PowerBUNDLED12.45152.683,708,345461,682,000
Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership CorporationBUNDLED11.68169.121,906,673.1222,667,648.1

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Sunset, LA Electricity Overview

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Sunset has an average residential electricity rate of 11.32 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately for their residents, 31.76% below the average national electricity price of 16.59 cents. Entergy Louisiana is the largest provider in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in the city experience 1.39 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting about 210.24 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.

Sunset residents average 7,688.33 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which ranks them 22nd highest in the state out of 488 in this category. With total emissions of 22,880,462.06 kilograms, the city ranks 154th worst in the state for total emissions from electricity consumption. All of the 64,703.51 megawatt hours consumed in Sunset must be brought in from nearby areas as there are no electricity plants within the city limits.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sunset

Sunset residential electric rates are highest in October and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.129/kWh$0.071/kWh$233.01/mo.$86.67/mo.
270th11.32¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sunset
316th$145.07Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sunset Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sunset, Louisiana

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Entergy LouisianaBUNDLED11.05134.7114,018,743.911,548,453,131
Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership CorporationBUNDLED11.68169.121,906,673.1222,667,648.1

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St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Production Fuel Makeup

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Net Metering

Of the 3 electricity suppliers in St. Landry Parish, 3 of them report that they offer net metering. At the state level, Louisiana is known for poor net metering and feed in tariff regulations.

Energy Loss

There are 3 electricity companies in St. Landry Parish that report energy loss, including Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation, CLECO Power, and Entergy Louisiana. Combined, these 3 companies average an annual energy loss of 3.25% of electricity generated. The countrywide average for energy loss is 2.43% while the state average is 2.69%, resulting in a rank of 646th best in the United States and a state rank of 32nd best out of 3221 and 64 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in St. Landry Parish:

  • Arnaudville, Louisiana:
    • Entergy Louisiana: 50.00%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
  • Cankton, Louisiana:
    • Entergy Louisiana: 50.00%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
  • Eunice, Louisiana:
    • CLECO Power: 50.00%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
  • Grand Coteau, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
    • Entergy Louisiana: 50.00%
  • Krotz Springs, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 100.00%
  • Leonville, Louisiana:
    • Entergy Louisiana: 49.96%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.04%
  • Melville, Louisiana:
    • CLECO Power: 32.53%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 67.47%
  • Opelousas, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 51.53%
    • CLECO Power: 48.47%
  • Palmetto, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 66.33%
    • CLECO Power: 33.67%
  • Port Barre, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.04%
    • Entergy Louisiana: 49.96%
  • Sunset, Louisiana:
    • Entergy Louisiana: 50.00%
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
  • Washington, Louisiana:
    • Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation: 50.00%
    • CLECO Power: 50.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many electric companies offer service in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana?

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is home to 3 electricity suppliers operating in the area.

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana?

By total megawatt hours sold, Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation is the largest electricity provider in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Which electricity companies offer service in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation26,094
2CLECO Power9,718
3Entergy Louisiana9,258

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-09-13