POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · LA
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Louisiana
5 data-center projects on file — 3.3 GW of nameplate capacity, $29.2B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$150
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
45.1%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#44
of 51
Among the cheapest in the country
10yr rate climb
+48%
#11 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
2.36 GW
· natural gas
Nine Mile Point · Jefferson County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Louisiana · residential · latest
12.87¢/kWh
↑ +8.7% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Louisiana · residential · 2026 YTD avg
12.66¢/kWh
↑ +10.7% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Louisiana's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
LOUISIANA · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
7.83 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
1.4 GW of new generation came online in Louisiana over the last 18 months; another 6.5 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 417 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 3.3 GW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Franklin Farms 1&2 (Richland County) — 1.5 GW of natural gas, first online 2028-12. On the way out: Waterford 1 & 2 — 417 MW of natural gas, retiring 2028-06.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
§ 04
Data-center load
5 projects
Projects on file
5
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
3.30 GW
≈ 14 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$29.2B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
SUPPORT · 2024-12
“Today, Louisiana begins a new chapter. Today, we are delivering new jobs and economic growth on a scale unimaginable before we took office.”
— Gov. Jeff Landry (R)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2026-02
“This is not going to cost the people of Louisiana any more on their utility rates. You can go find some bad stories in other states, but those stories are not gonna be replicated here.”
— Gov. Jeff Landry (R)SOURCE ↗
§ 06
Industry money in Louisiana
1 PAC active
Tracked super PACs that have spent in races for federal seats in Louisiana this cycle. Crypto, AI, and energy-aligned committees are surfaced separately so the industry source of each dollar is legible.
FELLOWSHIP PAC
CRYPTOCantor Fitzgerald-funded
FOR
$600k
AGAINST
—
FILINGS
2
§ 07
Follow the money in Louisiana
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in LA
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.