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Residential customers
19 thousand
19,425 homes
Average price
11.05 cents
Louisiana average 12.52
Average bill
$131.78
Per month at 1,193 kWh
Price rank
5 of 17
Lowest to highest in Louisiana
City of Alexandria rates and average bill
City of Alexandria reported 19,425 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,193 kWh a month on average at 11.05 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 17 Louisiana utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, City of Alexandria ranks 5 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexandria | 11.05 | 1,193 | $131.78 |
| Louisiana (all utilities) | 12.52 | 1,225 | $153.32 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where City of Alexandria has distribution equipment. That covers 1 county in Louisiana. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Louisiana (1 county)
Rapides
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Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. City of Alexandria does not report a residential time-of-use program in its 2025 EIA filing. Ask the utility, because programs change. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 70 residential net-metered systems on the City of Alexandria grid in 2025, with 0.2 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
City of Alexandria is a municipal utility based in Louisiana.
City of Alexandria operates in the MISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
City of Alexandria compared with Louisiana
Louisiana has 19 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. City of Alexandria is 11th by size and serves about 0.90% of the state's homes. Among 4 other municipal utilities in Louisiana, the median price is 10.68 cents per kWh, so City of Alexandria at 11.05 cents is 0.37 cents above its peers. At $131.78 a month, an average City of Alexandria home pays about $258 a year less than the Louisiana average of $153.32, and uses 32 kWh a month less. City of Alexandria lists distribution equipment in a single county, so its service area is easy to check against your address. 70 of its residential customers use net metering, or 3.6 per 1,000 homes, against 17.2 for Louisiana as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Louisiana with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Louisiana utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexandria | Municipal | 19,425 | 11.05 |
| Beauregard Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 40,452 | 13.14 |
| Claiborne Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 21,354 | 13.32 |
| Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 17,917 | 10.29 |
| South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association | Cooperative | 17,335 | 12.25 |
| Concordia Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 11,832 | 13.15 |
See every one on the electric companies in Louisiana page.
Official site and where to get help
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City of Alexandria questions
What is the average residential electric rate for City of Alexandria?
City of Alexandria residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 11.05 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,193 kWh a month and an average bill of $131.78 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Louisiana average was 12.52 cents.
How many customers does City of Alexandria have?
EIA reports about 19,425 residential customers for City of Alexandria in 2025.
Who regulates City of Alexandria?
Owned and run by a city or town. A city council or utility board usually sets the rates, and state commissions often have limited authority over it. See the regulator for Louisiana on the Louisiana state page.