City of Ruston - (LA)
Municipal electric utility · Louisiana · #1,027 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #16463
City of Ruston - (LA) is a municipal electric utility serving 12,031 customers in Louisiana. In 2025 it sold 307 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $14.71M in revenue, an average realized rate of 4.79¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 5.62¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: buying transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,021 | 113 | $6.32M | 5.62¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,995 | 158 | $6.83M | 4.31¢ | |
| Industrial | 15 | 36.6 | $1.57M | 4.28¢ | |
| Total | 12,031 | 307 | $14.71M | 4.79¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (936 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,345 | 262 | $9.91M | 4.39¢ |
| 2022 | 11,531 | 293 | $10.68M | 4.39¢ |
| 2023 | 11,618 | 288 | $13.91M | 5.58¢ |
| 2024 | 11,857 | 297 | $14.33M | 5.66¢ |
| 2025 | 12,031 | 307 | $14.71M | 5.62¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 133 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.61 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 83 minutes
As reported for Louisiana under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 321 GWh
Winter peak demand: 52 MW
Energy losses: 4.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 12,031 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 18 installations, 0.4 MW of capacity
Counties served
Lincoln, LA
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- Entergy Louisiana LLC - 1,113,665 customers, residential 11.90¢
- Southwestern Electric Power Co - 556,313 customers, residential 13.10¢
- Cleco Power LLC - 295,892 customers, residential 14.26¢
- Entergy New Orleans, LLC - 208,895 customers, residential 13.20¢
- Dixie Electric Membership Corp - (LA) - 119,759 customers, residential 13.53¢
- Southwest Louisiana E M C - 118,774 customers, residential 11.57¢
- City of Lafayette - (LA) - 73,039 customers, residential 11.51¢
- Washington-St Tammany E C, Inc - 55,752 customers, residential 11.04¢
All Louisiana utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #16463 in the EIA frame.