City of Natchitoches electricity rates
City of Natchitoches charges an average of 9.25 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $93 a month using 1,005 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility MISO Louisiana
Where City of Natchitoches sits
It is a smaller system, serving 7,234 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 9.25¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Louisiana, 34.6% under the statewide average of 14.15¢.
Its customers use more electricity than the national norm, 1,005 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which amplifies whatever the rate does.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Natchitoches | 9.25¢ | $93 | 1,005 |
| Louisiana average | 14.15¢ | $156 | 1,201 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Natchitoches delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Louisiana.
- Natchitoches
Rooftop solar on this system
46 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.36 megawatts. That works out to 6.4 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Louisiana utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Louisiana LLC | 11.05¢ | $135 | 957,522 |
| Cleco Power LLC | 12.33¢ | $150 | 251,927 |
| Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc | 14.05¢ | $169 | 9,127 |
| Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc | 8.84¢ | $110 | 8,459 |
| Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp | 13.42¢ | $161 | 8,255 |
City of Natchitoches rates: common questions
How much does City of Natchitoches charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 9.25 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -34.6% against the Louisiana average of 14.15¢ and -49.8% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Natchitoches bill?
$93 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 1,005 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Natchitoches?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Natchitoches expensive compared with other Louisiana utilities?
It ranks #18 of the 20 Louisiana utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1307 of 1369.