City of Natchitoches
Municipal electric utility · Louisiana · #1,239 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #13228
City of Natchitoches is a municipal electric utility serving 8,354 customers in Louisiana. In 2025 it sold 271 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $25.51M in revenue, an average realized rate of 9.41¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 10.63¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: buying transmission, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 7,196 | 91.0 | $9.67M | 10.63¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,153 | 107 | $11.11M | 10.43¢ | |
| Industrial | 5 | 73.7 | $4.73M | 6.42¢ | |
| Total | 8,354 | 271 | $25.51M | 9.41¢ |
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 (1,054 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8,466 | 283 | $23.12M | 9.35¢ |
| 2022 | 8,525 | 278 | $30.27M | 11.48¢ |
| 2023 | 8,501 | 274 | $24.36M | 9.77¢ |
| 2024 | 8,481 | 270 | $21.18M | 9.25¢ |
| 2025 | 8,354 | 271 | $25.51M | 10.63¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 293 GWh
Winter peak demand: 53 MW
Energy losses: 7.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 8,354 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 52 installations, 0.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Natchitoches, 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¢
- City of Lafayette - (LA) - 73,039 customers, residential 11.51¢
- Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc - 55,752 customers, residential 11.04¢
All Louisiana utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #13228 in the EIA frame.