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 room air conditioner to run in Louisiana?

Among currently certified models, the Brothers 102372 costs the least at about $35 a year at Louisiana rates (260 kWh/yr).

How does Louisiana compare with other states?

The same median room air conditioner costs $70 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $280 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $72.

Data through June 2026

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

How much does it cost to run a room air conditioner in Louisiana?

$72/yr · median certified model

Louisiana's 13.5¢/kWh rate undercuts the national average by 26%, so the typical certified room air conditioner costs roughly $72 a year here instead of $98.

That makes Louisiana the #4 cheapest of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions for running a room air conditioner. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Louisiana rates the most efficient certified model (Brothers 102372) costs $35 a year while the most power-hungry (Friedrich KCVL36B30A) costs $283 — a spread of $248 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median room air conditioner would cost $70 and $280 a year there.

Louisiana

$72

US average

$98

Nevada

$70

Hawaii

$280

Median certified room air conditioner (532 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest room air conditioners to run at Louisiana rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.5¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in LA
1	Brothers 102372	260	$35
2	Midea MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4	260	$35
3	Vissani VAW05V1KWT	260	$35
4	TCL T05WV9M	274	$37
5	TCL T05WV9MB	274	$37
6	TCL T05WV9R	274	$37
7	TCL T05WV9RB	274	$37
8	TCL W5WC72	274	$37
9	TCL W5WC72-B	274	$37
10	TCL W5WC72M	274	$37

Price any model at Louisiana rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 20¢
Per month: $5.98
Per year: $72

532 kWh/yr × 13.5¢/kWh = $72/yr

Prefilled with the median certified room air conditioner (532 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 room air conditioner in Louisiana?: About $72 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioner, at Louisiana's average residential rate of 13.5¢/kWh — that's $5.98 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 room air conditioner to run in Louisiana?: Among currently certified models, the Brothers 102372 costs the least at about $35 a year at Louisiana rates (260 kWh/yr).
How does Louisiana compare with other states?: The same median room air conditioner costs $70 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $280 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $72.

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