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Louisiana Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

Louisiana households average 12.1 hrs/yr (728 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 2.72 outages/year (Reliability Grade F — Severe Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 11.73 ¢/kWh.

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New Orleans→Baton Rouge→Shreveport→Lafayette→Lake Charles→Kenner→Bossier→Monroe→Alexandria→Houma→Central→Slidell→New Iberia→Hammond→Ruston→Sulphur→Zachary→Youngsville→Gretna→Natchitoches→Thibodaux→Broussard→Opelousas→Pineville→Gonzales→Mandeville→Carencro→West Monroe→Baker→Covington→Crowley→Minden→Abbeville→Morgan→Bogalusa→DeRidder→Scott→Denham Springs→Jennings→Eunice→Bastrop→Harahan→Westwego→Ponchatoula→Breaux Bridge→Addis→Rayne→Donaldsonville→St. Gabriel→Oakdale→Walker→Franklin→Ville Platte→Plaquemine→Tallulah→Patterson→Leesville→Grambling→St. Martinville→Port Allen→Marksville→Westlake→Winnsboro→Haughton→Jeanerette→Mansfield→Berwick→Springhill→New Roads→Kaplan→Jena→Amite→Church Point→Jonesboro→Winnfield→Jackson→Vidalia→Richwood→Ball→Franklinton→Farmerville→Blanchard→Welsh→Lake Providence→Rayville→Bunkie→Sunset→Iowa→Vinton→Greenwood→Maurice→Ferriday→Vivian→Lutcher→DeQuincy→Mamou→Abita Springs→Gramercy→Pearl River→Brusly→Arcadia→Lake Arthur→Homer→Sterlington→Delhi→Stonewall→Many→Lockport→Kentwood→Benton→Kinder→New Llano→Livingston→Erath→Cottonport→Haynesville→Jean Lafitte→Delcambre→Woodworth→Port Barre→

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Electric Utilities Operating in Louisiana (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
Entergy Louisiana LLC (#11241)Investor-Owned957,5222.04x/yr610 min (10.2h)298 min11.05 ¢/kWh
Cleco Power LLC (#3265)Investor-Owned251,9273.10x/yr730 min (12.2h)235 min12.33 ¢/kWh
Southwestern Electric Power Co (#17698)Investor-Owned207,0112.79x/yr984 min (16.4h)353 min13.46 ¢/kWh
Entergy New Orleans, LLC (#13478)Investor-Owned188,1782.00x/yr586 min (9.8h)293 min13.03 ¢/kWh
Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) (#5202)Cooperative110,6754.76x/yr237 min (4.0h)50 min11.91 ¢/kWh
Southwest Louisiana E M C (#17684)Cooperative108,3684.61x/yr985 min (16.4h)214 min11.55 ¢/kWh
City of Lafayette - (LA) (#9096)Municipal59,9611.24x/yr167 min (2.8h)134 min10.12 ¢/kWh
Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc (#21567)Cooperative50,9014.93x/yr1508 min (25.1h)306 min11.85 ¢/kWh
Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc (#1458)Cooperative40,0519.75x/yr3034 min (50.6h)311 min13.70 ¢/kWh
Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc (#3641)Cooperative21,4382.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min13.00 ¢/kWh
City of Alexandria - (LA) (#298)Municipal19,5412.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min11.10 ¢/kWh
South Louisiana Elec Coop Assn (#17565)Cooperative16,9974.29x/yr4157 min (69.3h)968 min13.48 ¢/kWh
Concordia Electric Coop, Inc (#4153)Cooperative11,8792.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min13.36 ¢/kWh
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc. (#13783)Cooperative11,5432.60x/yr4 min (0.1h)2 min10.66 ¢/kWh
Terrebonne Parish Consol Gov't (#8884)Municipal11,2182.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min10.73 ¢/kWh
City of Ruston - (LA) (#16463)Municipal9,9001.96x/yr206 min (3.4h)105 min5.66 ¢/kWh
Jefferson Davis Elec Coop, Inc (#9682)Cooperative9,1275.51x/yr45 min (0.8h)8 min14.05 ¢/kWh
Panola-Harrison Elec Coop, Inc (#14424)Cooperative8,4590.12x/yr40 min (0.7h)334 min8.84 ¢/kWh
Pointe Coupee Elec Member Corp (#15175)Cooperative8,2550.02x/yr4 min (0.1h)172 min13.42 ¢/kWh
City of Natchitoches (#13228)Municipal7,2342.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min9.25 ¢/kWh
City of Minden - (LA) (#12625)Municipal6,3192.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min14.72 ¢/kWh
Morgan City - (LA) (#12927)Municipal5,6522.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min11.32 ¢/kWh
City of Abbeville - (LA) (#59)Municipal5,3922.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min9.50 ¢/kWh
City of Plaquemine - (LA) (#15137)Municipal4,9482.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min12.06 ¢/kWh
City of Rayne - (LA) (#15728)Municipal3,8202.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min14.48 ¢/kWh
City of St Martinville - (LA) (#17889)Municipal2,6772.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min8.33 ¢/kWh
City of Winnfield - (LA) (#30856)Municipal2,4182.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min10.91 ¢/kWh
Town of Vidalia - (LA) (#19828)Municipal2,1882.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min9.79 ¢/kWh
City of Kaplan - (LA) (#10025)Municipal1,9852.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min10.48 ¢/kWh
Town of Welsh - (LA) (#20343)Municipal1,7202.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min6.86 ¢/kWh
Town of Vinton - (LA) (#19866)Municipal1,5642.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min9.84 ¢/kWh
City of Jonesville - (LA) (#9880)Municipal1,0682.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min13.79 ¢/kWh
City of Erath - (LA) (#5945)Municipal9272.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min12.42 ¢/kWh
Town of Gueydan (#7760)Municipal7212.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min11.82 ¢/kWh
Town of Boyce (#2064)Municipal3482.72x/yr728 min (12.1h)267 min12.67 ¢/kWh