14.26¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Cleco Power / LA ]
Cleco Power electricity rates in Louisiana
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+15.7%
vs 2024
252,816
residential customers
+29.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Cleco Power's average effective residential rate (14.26¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.32¢ | — | 241,169 |
| 2016 | 11.39¢ | +0.6% | 242,680 |
| 2017 | 11.74¢ | +3.1% | 244,297 |
| 2018 | 11.94¢ | +1.7% | 244,782 |
| 2019 | 12.09¢ | +1.3% | 245,763 |
| 2020 | 11.03¢ | −8.8% | 247,357 |
| 2021 | 12.41¢ | +12.5% | 248,381 |
| 2022 | 14.74¢ | +18.8% | 249,860 |
| 2023 | 12.44¢ | −15.6% | 251,095 |
| 2024 | 12.33¢ | −0.9% | 251,927 |
| 2025 | 14.26¢ | +15.7% | 252,816 |
How this compares
12.52¢
Louisiana average, 2025
+13.9%
Cleco Power vs LA 2025 average
−17.2%
vs US 2025 average
#3
priciest in LA
Serves 24 counties in Louisiana: Acadia, Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Catahoula, DeSoto, Evangeline, Grant, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, La Salle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary, St Tammany, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington. 179 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Cleco Power raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Cleco Power is on file with the Louisiana Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +15.7% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Cleco Power charge per kWh?
Cleco Power's average effective residential rate was 14.26¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Louisiana's 2025 average was 12.52¢.
How much have Cleco Power rates gone up in five years?
+29.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +16.7% for Louisiana as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Cleco Power have in Louisiana?
252,816 residential customers in 2025, across 24 counties including Acadia, Allen, Assumption, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Louisiana Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)