Updated: March 2026
Commercial electricity and gas rates, energy market structure, regulations, and utility providers for property managers operating in Louisiana.
Louisiana has a regulated electricity market served primarily by Entergy Louisiana, SWEPCO (AEP subsidiary), and Cleco. Commercial customers cannot choose their electricity supplier. The Louisiana Public Service Commission regulates rates. Louisiana's energy landscape is shaped by hurricane exposure, which drives significant storm recovery surcharges on commercial bills.
What this means for property managers:
In Louisiana's regulated market, your utility provides both generation and distribution at rates set by the state public utility commission. While you cannot choose your electricity supplier, you can optimize costs through rate schedule analysis, demand management, and participation in utility efficiency programs.
Rates are set by the public utility commission. No supplier choice available.
Rising
Entergy Louisiana rates rising 8-12% due to hurricane recovery surcharges from recent storms and grid hardening investments to withstand future weather events.
Louisiana has no statewide energy benchmarking or building performance mandates. The state's Climate Initiatives Task Force released recommendations in 2022 but no mandatory commercial building requirements have been enacted. Hurricane recovery costs are securitized and passed to ratepayers over 15-20 year periods, adding line items to commercial bills.
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