Entergy New Orleans and solar
Entergy New Orleans is an investor-owned utility serving about 188,385 homes in Louisiana. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 13.7¢5% above Louisiana average
- Typical bill
- $1431,047 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- RetailFull retail net metering
- Typical payback
- 12.3 yrs8.3 kW, cash
Export rules for Entergy New Orleans customers
Full retail net metering, monthly netting.
Regulated by New Orleans City Council; retail net metering reportedly still in place (not verified against Council docs).
Solar for a typical Entergy New Orleans home
| System | 8.3 kW (100% of 1,047 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,345 |
| First-year savings | $1,699 |
| Payback | 12.3 years |
| 25-year net | $29,972 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 10,252
- Share of customers
- 5.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 60 MW
- Residential customers
- 188,385
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Entergy New Orleans and solar
Does Entergy New Orleans have net metering?
Regulated by New Orleans City Council; retail net metering reportedly still in place (not verified against Council docs).
How much does electricity cost with Entergy New Orleans?
Residential customers paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 13.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 1,047 kWh a month, a bill of about $143.
Is solar worth it with Entergy New Orleans?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 8.3 kW system costing about $21,345 pays back in about 12.3 years, with $29,972 net over 25 years.
How many Entergy New Orleans customers have solar?
About 10,252 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 5.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Entergy New Orleans, LLC (EIA ID 13478). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.