Is electricity expensive in Louisiana?

Louisiana's residential average of 13.5¢/kWh is 26% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 4 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest refrigerator to run in Louisiana?

Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $5.67 a year at Louisiana rates (42 kWh/yr).

How does Louisiana compare with other states?

The same median refrigerator costs $45 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $181 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $46.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Louisiana · 13.5¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a refrigerator in Louisiana?

$46/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Louisiana runs 13.5¢/kWh — 26% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified refrigerator at about $46 a year, versus $63 nationally.

Out of all 50 states plus D.C., Louisiana is the #4 cheapest place to run a refrigerator. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Louisiana rates the most efficient certified model (Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2) costs $5.67 a year while the most power-hungry (Jenn-Air JS48PPDUDE) costs $109 — a spread of $103 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median refrigerator would cost $45 and $181 a year there.

Louisiana

$46

US average

$63

Nevada

$45

Hawaii

$181

Median certified refrigerator (344 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest refrigerators to run at Louisiana rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.5¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in LA
1	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2	42	$5.67
2	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T	52	$7.01
3	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP	69	$9.31
4	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS	69	$9.31
5	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD	69	$9.31
6	SMEG Spa CVIU121	88	$12
7	AVALLON AWC15PG1A2A	95	$13
8	AVALLON AWC15PS1A2A	95	$13
9	AVALLON AWC15SG1A2A	95	$13
10	Dacor DRW24G7500	95	$13

Price any model at Louisiana rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 13¢
Per month: $3.87
Per year: $46

344 kWh/yr × 13.5¢/kWh = $46/yr

Prefilled with the median certified refrigerator (344 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a refrigerator in Louisiana?: About $46 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator, at Louisiana's average residential rate of 13.5¢/kWh — that's $3.87 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Louisiana?: Louisiana's residential average of 13.5¢/kWh is 26% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 4 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest refrigerator to run in Louisiana?: Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $5.67 a year at Louisiana rates (42 kWh/yr).
How does Louisiana compare with other states?: The same median refrigerator costs $45 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $181 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $46.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.