Southwest Louisiana EMC: electric rates and average bill
Southwest Louisiana EMC is an electric cooperative that serves 109,628 homes in Louisiana. In 2025, its average home used 1,404 kWh a month and paid $162.40 (11.6¢ per kWh), more than the Louisiana average of $153.32.
- Electric cooperative
- 109,628 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Southwest Louisiana EMC at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Louisiana | 109,628 |
| Average home bill | $162.40 a month (Louisiana average $153.32) |
| Average price | 11.6¢ per kWh (Louisiana average 12.5¢) |
| Average home use | 1,404 kWh a month (Louisiana average 1,225) |
| Business customers | 13.0¢ per kWh, average bill $593.99 a month (9,122 businesses; Louisiana business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.1 outages and 172 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 2.7 outages and 232 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Louisiana utility, 218 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | SERC region; SPP market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Acadia, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, Vermilion |
Price rank: Southwest Louisiana EMC has the 9th lowest average price of the 20 Louisiana utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Southwest Louisiana EMC. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy LouisianaBill calculator on this site | 961,871 | $146.76 | 11.9¢ |
| Cleco Power | 252,816 | $177.57 | 14.3¢ |
| City of Lafayette | 60,634 | $138.97 | 11.5¢ |
| Beauregard Electric Cooperative | 40,452 | $168.18 | 13.1¢ |
| South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association | 17,335 | $154.65 | 12.2¢ |
| Jefferson Davis Electric Cooperative | 9,366 | $182.77 | 14.8¢ |
Southwest Louisiana EMC rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Southwest Louisiana EMC yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Southwest Louisiana EMC website. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Southwest Louisiana EMC website
- State regulator: Louisiana Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Louisiana, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Southwest Louisiana EMC electric bill (LA)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,404 kWh a month and paid $162.40 (11.6¢ per kWh), more than the Louisiana average of $153.32.
How often does the power go out with Southwest Louisiana EMC (LA)?
In 2025, the average Southwest Louisiana EMC customer had 2.1 outages and 172 minutes without power, not counting major storms (2.7 outages and 232 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Southwest Louisiana EMC. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.