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Residential customers
111 thousand
111,329 homes
Average price
13.53 cents
Louisiana average 12.52
Average bill
$180.07
Per month at 1,331 kWh
Price rank
16 of 17
Lowest to highest in Louisiana
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation rates and average bill
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation reported 111,329 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 1,331 kWh a month on average at 13.53 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, Dixie Electric Membership Corporation ranks 16 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Membership Corporation | 13.53 | 1,331 | $180.07 |
| 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 Dixie Electric Membership Corporation has distribution equipment. That covers 7 counties in Louisiana. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Louisiana (7 counties)
Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St Helena, Tangipahoa, West Feliciana
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Reliability
For 2025, Dixie Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 275 minutes without power per customer and 4.28 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 64 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation had about 148 more minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Louisiana figure across its utilities was 227 minutes. One interruption lasting 64 minutes and 4.28 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 275 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Dixie Electric Membership Corporation 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 1,369 residential net-metered systems on the Dixie Electric Membership Corporation grid in 2025, with 9.4 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Louisiana Public Service Commission.
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation is an electric cooperative based in Louisiana.
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation operates in the MISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation compared with Louisiana
By residential customers, Dixie Electric Membership Corporation ranks 5th of the 19 utilities that report homes in Louisiana, with about 5.2% of the state's homes. Among 9 other cooperatives in Louisiana, the median price is 13.14 cents per kWh, so Dixie Electric Membership Corporation at 13.53 cents is 0.40 cents above its peers. Over a year, the typical Dixie Electric Membership Corporation bill runs about $321 above the state average, with monthly use 106 kWh higher. Dixie Electric Membership Corporation lists distribution equipment in 7 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 1,369 of its residential customers use net metering, or 12.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 111,329 | 13.53 |
| Cleco Power | Investor-owned | 252,816 | 14.26 |
| Entergy New Orleans | Investor-owned | 188,385 | 13.20 |
| Southwest Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation | Cooperative | 109,628 | 11.57 |
| City of Lafayette | Municipal | 60,634 | 11.51 |
| Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 51,187 | 11.04 |
See every one on the electric companies in Louisiana page.
Official site and where to get help
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Dixie Electric Membership Corporation questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Dixie Electric Membership Corporation?
Dixie Electric Membership Corporation residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 13.53 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 1,331 kWh a month and an average bill of $180.07 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Louisiana average was 12.52 cents.
How many customers does Dixie Electric Membership Corporation have?
EIA reports about 111,329 residential customers for Dixie Electric Membership Corporation in 2025.
Who regulates Dixie Electric Membership Corporation?
Owned by the members it serves. An elected board sets the rates, and members may receive capital credits when the co-op has margins to return. See the regulator for Louisiana on the Louisiana state page.
How reliable is Dixie Electric Membership Corporation?
For 2025, Dixie Electric Membership Corporation reported an average of 275 minutes of outage per customer and 4.28 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.