Southwestern Electric Power Co electricity rates in Louisiana, 2025
Southwestern Electric Power Co’s 206,984 residential customers paid an average of 13.85¢ per kWh in 2025, 11% above the Louisiana average of 12.52¢. The typical home used 1,175 kWh a month, for an average bill of $163.
- 13.85¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+0.39¢ (+2.9%) vs 2024
- $163Avg monthly billLouisiana: $153
- 1,175 kWhAvg monthly useLouisiana: 1,225 kWh
- 206,984Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 206,984 | 2,918,228 | $404,281,200 | 13.85¢ | 13.46¢ | +0.39¢ (+2.9%) |
| Commercial | 25,866 | 2,288,223 | $270,426,300 | 11.82¢ | 11.55¢ | +0.27¢ (+2.3%) |
| Industrial | 1,915 | 1,236,250 | $114,211,200 | 9.24¢ | 8.51¢ | +0.73¢ (+8.6%) |
| All sectors | 234,765 | 6,442,701 | $788,918,700 | 12.25¢ | 11.81¢ | +0.43¢ (+3.7%) |
How Southwestern Electric Power Co compares
- Louisiana residential average, 2025: 12.52¢ per kWh, 1,225 kWh a month, $153 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 20 full-service utilities in Louisiana with at least 1,000 residential customers, Southwestern Electric Power Co ranks 17 of 20 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: Louisiana homes paid 12.87¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 12.55¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 2.9%; the state average rose 6.7%.
- Southwestern Electric Power Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: SWPP.
Where Southwestern Electric Power Co serves
EIA lists 11 Louisiana parishes in its 2025 service territory: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto, Grant, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Vernon, Webster, Winn.
112 ZIP codes are matched to Southwestern Electric Power Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 70634, 70639, 70656, 71004, 71006, 71007, 71009, 71018, 71019, 71023, 71027, 71029, 71030, 71031, 71032, 71033, 71037, 71043, 71044, 71046, 71047, 71049, 71050, 71051, 71052, 71055, 71060, 71061, 71063, 71064, 71065, 71067, 71068, 71069, 71070, 71071, 71075, 71078, 71082, 71101, 71102, 71103, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71110, 71111, 71112, 71113, 71115, 71118, 71119, 71120, 71129, 71130, 71133, 71134, and 52 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
Louisiana full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc | 13.14¢ | $168 | 40,452 |
| Concordia Electric Coop, Inc | 13.15¢ | $128 | 11,832 |
| Entergy New Orleans, LLC | 13.20¢ | $138 | 188,385 |
| Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc | 13.32¢ | $153 | 21,354 |
| Dixie Electric Membership Corp (LA) | 13.53¢ | $180 | 111,329 |
| Cleco Power LLC | 14.26¢ | $178 | 252,816 |
| Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp | 14.78¢ | $178 | 8,254 |
| Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc | 14.80¢ | $183 | 9,366 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.