State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Louisiana Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 24,707 | 17 |
| Electric utilities | 15,993 | 18 |
| IPP & CHP | 8,714 | 16 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 99,622,835 | 16 |
| Electric utilities | 64,884,441 | 15 |
| IPP & CHP | 34,738,394 | 12 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 24,964 | 16 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 63,009 | 2 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 41,958 | 13 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.5 | 17 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.3 | 7 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 927 | 20 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 95,356,829 | 14 |
| Full service provider sales | 95,356,829 | 9 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 15,215,299 | 2 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 8.80 | 50 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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