City of Lafayette - (LA)
Municipal electric utility · Louisiana · #271 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #9096
City of Lafayette - (LA) is a municipal electric utility serving 73,039 customers in Louisiana. In 2025 it sold 2,012 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $207.57M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.31¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.51¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, buying distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 60,634 | 879 | $101.12M | 11.51¢ | |
| Commercial | 12,405 | 1,134 | $106.45M | 9.39¢ | |
| Total | 73,039 | 2,012 | $207.57M | 10.31¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,208 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70,094 | 1,959 | $176.11M | 9.59¢ |
| 2022 | 70,865 | 1,982 | $222.44M | 12.00¢ |
| 2023 | 71,521 | 2,047 | $195.20M | 10.16¢ |
| 2024 | 72,343 | 1,977 | $182.46M | 10.12¢ |
| 2025 | 73,039 | 2,012 | $207.57M | 11.51¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 30 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.69 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 43 minutes
As reported for Louisiana under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 121 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 2,683 GWh
Winter peak demand: 445 MW
Energy losses: 2.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.6% of 73,039 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 386 installations, 3.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
Lafayette, LA
Other large utilities in Louisiana
- Entergy Louisiana LLC - 1,113,665 customers, residential 11.90¢
- Southwestern Electric Power Co - 556,313 customers, residential 13.10¢
- Cleco Power LLC - 295,892 customers, residential 14.26¢
- Entergy New Orleans, LLC - 208,895 customers, residential 13.20¢
- Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) - 119,759 customers, residential 13.53¢
- Southwest Louisiana E M C - 118,774 customers, residential 11.57¢
- Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc - 55,752 customers, residential 11.04¢
- Beauregard Electric Coop, Inc - 44,928 customers, residential 13.14¢
All Louisiana utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #9096 in the EIA frame.