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Southwest Louisiana E M C

In 2025, the average Southwest Louisiana E M C customer in Louisiana was without power for 232 minutes (3.9 hours), about the same as the median Louisiana utility.

Outage minutes per customer 232min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 172min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 2.67 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 11.6¢/kWh 2025 · Louisiana median 12.1¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in Louisiana (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median Louisiana utility.

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 232 No major storms 172 LA median 232

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 11.6 LA median 12.1

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Southwest Louisiana E M C reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 109,628.