11.57¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Southwest Louisiana E M C / LA ]
Southwest Louisiana E M C electricity rates in Louisiana
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+0.2%
vs 2024
109,628
residential customers
+25.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Southwest Louisiana E M C's average effective residential rate (11.57¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.30¢ | — | 97,660 |
| 2016 | 9.23¢ | +11.2% | 98,800 |
| 2017 | 9.23¢ | +0.0% | 99,718 |
| 2018 | 9.26¢ | +0.3% | 100,302 |
| 2019 | 9.49¢ | +2.5% | 101,552 |
| 2020 | 9.22¢ | −2.9% | 102,586 |
| 2021 | 9.53¢ | +3.4% | 103,775 |
| 2022 | 10.96¢ | +15.0% | 105,517 |
| 2023 | 11.57¢ | +5.6% | 106,968 |
| 2024 | 11.55¢ | −0.2% | 108,368 |
| 2025 | 11.57¢ | +0.2% | 109,628 |
How this compares
12.52¢
Louisiana average, 2025
−7.6%
Southwest Louisiana E M C vs LA 2025 average
−32.9%
vs US 2025 average
#12
priciest in LA
Serves 9 counties in Louisiana: Acadia, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, Vermilion. 58 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Southwest Louisiana E M C raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Southwest Louisiana E M C is on file with the Louisiana Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +0.2% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Southwest Louisiana E M C charge per kWh?
Southwest Louisiana E M C's average effective residential rate was 11.57¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Louisiana's 2025 average was 12.52¢.
How much have Southwest Louisiana E M C rates gone up in five years?
+25.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +16.7% for Louisiana as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Southwest Louisiana E M C have in Louisiana?
109,628 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Acadia, Avoyelles, Cameron, 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)