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 television to run in Louisiana?

Among currently certified models, the Clear Tunes ATSC-PM81331 costs the least at about $2.48 a year at Louisiana rates (18 kWh/yr).

How does Louisiana compare with other states?

The same median television costs $24 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $98 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $25.

Data through June 2026

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

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

$25/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Louisiana runs 13.5¢/kWh — 26% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified television at about $25 a year, versus $34 nationally.

That makes Louisiana the #4 cheapest of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions for running a television. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Louisiana rates the most efficient certified model (Clear Tunes ATSC-PM81331) costs $2.48 a year while the most power-hungry (Samsung QN115QN90FF) costs $85 — a spread of $83 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median television would cost $24 and $98 a year there.

Louisiana

$25

US average

$34

Nevada

$24

Hawaii

$98

Median certified television (186 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest televisions to run at Louisiana rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.5¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in LA
1	Clear Tunes ATSC-PM81331	18	$2.48
2	Emerson ATSC-PM81331	18	$2.48
3	Clear Tunes CT-1514S	20	$2.69
4	Clear Tunes CT-1385S	22	$2.98
5	Clear Tunes PDVA-PM31561	24	$3.28
6	Emerson PDVA-PM31561	24	$3.28
7	Emerson PDVA-PM81851	33	$4.41
8	Emerson ETC-1900S	33	$4.46
9	Sansui LE-24T1	45	$6.10
10	Sansui LE-24VA1	46	$6.15

Price any model at Louisiana rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 7¢
Per month: $2.09
Per year: $25

186 kWh/yr × 13.5¢/kWh = $25/yr

Prefilled with the median certified television (186 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 television in Louisiana?: About $25 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified television, at Louisiana's average residential rate of 13.5¢/kWh — that's $2.09 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 television to run in Louisiana?: Among currently certified models, the Clear Tunes ATSC-PM81331 costs the least at about $2.48 a year at Louisiana rates (18 kWh/yr).
How does Louisiana compare with other states?: The same median television costs $24 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $98 in Hawaii (the priciest). Louisiana sits at $25.

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