BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator ) - Higher electricity bills are customary during a Louisiana summer, but 2025 has seen an especially sharp spike, reaching levels not seen since 2022.

Except for January, the average monthly cost of electricity in Louisiana has been higher every month compared with last year.

The average July bill for a Louisiana home that uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours was 8% higher than the same month last year, according to data from the Louisiana Public Service Commission . The figures are self-reported by the utility companies under its jurisdiction.

Cleco customers are seeing some of the highest bills in the state. The company serves roughly 295,000 customers across 24 parishes. For July, it reported a 29% average bill increase from a year ago, going f

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