Cleco Power LLC
Investor Owned electric utility · Louisiana · #124 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #3265
Cleco Power LLC is a investor owned electric utility serving 295,892 customers in Louisiana. In 2025 it sold 8,914 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $1.12B in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.57¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 14.26¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 24 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 252,816 | 3,777 | $538.70M | 14.26¢ | |
| Commercial | 42,592 | 2,840 | $374.19M | 13.18¢ | |
| Industrial | 484 | 2,298 | $207.49M | 9.03¢ | |
| Total | 295,892 | 8,914 | $1.12B | 12.57¢ |
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 (1,245 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 291,376 | 8,513 | $939.66M | 12.41¢ |
| 2022 | 292,770 | 8,864 | $1.18B | 14.74¢ |
| 2023 | 294,505 | 8,848 | $969.57M | 12.44¢ |
| 2024 | 295,385 | 8,778 | $949.39M | 12.33¢ |
| 2025 | 295,892 | 8,914 | $1.12B | 14.26¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 212 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.26 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 94 minutes
As reported for Louisiana under the Other standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 9,594 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 81.3 GWh
Winter peak demand: 2,084 MW
Energy losses: 5.5% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 295,945 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 4,567 installations, 30.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
Acadia, LAAllen, LAAssumption, LAAvoyelles, LABeauregard, LACalcasieu, LACatahoula, LADeSoto, LAEvangeline, LAGrant, LAIberia, LAJefferson Davis, LALa Salle, LANatchitoches, LARapides, LARed River, LASabine, LASt Landry, LASt Martin, LASt Mary, LASt Tammany, LAVermilion, LAVernon, LAWashington, 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¢
- 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¢
- 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 #3265 in the EIA frame.