Entergy Louisiana Llc

What Entergy Louisiana Llc does

Entergy Louisiana, LLC is a regulated electric utility subsidiary of Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and operating under Louisiana Public Service Commission oversight with exclusive service rights across all 58 Louisiana parishes. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers, and following its 2023 divestiture of the natural gas distribution business, its operations are now concentrated in regulated electric delivery. Core generation technology comprises natural gas-fired combined-cycle combustion turbines paired with high-voltage 500kV transmission infrastructure, alongside three integrated battery energy storage systems.

The utility's revenue model is anchored in recurring, regulated rate-base earnings approved by the LPSC, supplemented by managed-services-style cost recovery on major capital projects. Following the 2024 announcement of Meta's $10 billion Hyperion campus in Richland Parish, Entergy Louisiana has repositioned as a co-development partner for hyperscale AI data centers, building dedicated generation assets (seven gas plants totaling 5,200+ MW, with broader plans for 10 plants delivering 7.5 GW), 240 miles of new 500kV transmission, and battery storage—funded substantially by the data center tenants themselves via full-cost-of-service contracts. Customer-facing channels include the myEntergy portal, mobile app, and bill-management tools (Pick-A-Date, Level Billing, LIHEAP, Power to Care).

Strategic customers extend beyond Meta to include Amazon's three northwest Louisiana data centers, Hut 8's River Bend campus (245 MW, $7.0B Fluidstack lease with Google backstop), Shintech's $3.4B Iberville Parish expansion, and industrial anchor Walmart. A 20-year gas transportation agreement with Energy Transfer LP (250,000 MMBtu/day, Feb 2028–Jan 2048) secures upstream fuel supply. Capital structure as of February 2026 reflects $10.4 billion of existing total debt plus a new $1.5 billion dual-tranche bond issuance (4.90% due 2036, 5.65% due 2056) listed on NYSE under symbol ELC, supporting one of the largest utility capex programs in Entergy Corporation's footprint.

Name

Entergy Louisiana Llc

Legal name

Entergy Louisiana, LLC

Website

https://entergy-louisiana.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Entergy Louisiana, LLC is a regulated electric utility subsidiary of Entergy Corporation serving 1.1 million+ customers across all 58 Louisiana parishes, operating natural gas-fired generation, 500kV transmission, and battery storage, with major expansion underway to power hyperscale AI data centers including Meta's Hyperion campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulated Electric Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121)

akta.pro primary industry

Turnkey distribution buildouts (feeders, reclosers, capacitor banks, line extensions) (EUADAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intrastate Natural Gas Transmission (TLAGACAB)

Keywords

• Regulated electric utility
• Electricity distribution services
• Power generation infrastructure
• Transmission and distribution
• Energy assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution Services: Entergy Louisiana generates revenue through regulated electricity distribution rates approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The utility serves over 1.1 million customers across 58 parishes, charging rates for electricity delivery based on tariff schedules.
2. Infrastructure Investment Cost Recovery: Major capital infrastructure projects (such as the $1.5 billion bond offering for the Meta data center power infrastructure) are financed through ratepayer contributions and regulatory-approved cost recovery mechanisms, generating shareholder returns on deployed capital.
3. Rate Increases: Entergy Louisiana is proposing rate hikes as part of record $31 billion in utility requests across the industry in 2025, driven by infrastructure investments for AI data center power demands. Residential electricity rates rose 10.2% between March 2025 and March 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Entergy Louisiana is a regulated electric utility that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to more than 1.1 million customers across all 58 parishes of Louisiana. The company develops natural gas-fired combined-cycle generation facilities, 500kV transmission infrastructure, and battery storage systems, including dedicated power infrastructure for hyperscale data center customers such as Meta. Customer-facing digital tools (myEntergy portal, Bill Toolkit, Entergy Solutions) support billing, outage reporting, and energy efficiency programs.

Product overview

Entergy Louisiana is a regulated electric utility company providing power generation, transmission, and distribution services to over 1.1 million customers across 58 parishes in Louisiana as a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. The company's product portfolio centers on core electricity service delivery combined with digital customer engagement tools. The primary customer-facing offerings include the myEntergy online portal (encompassing account management, bill payment, and outage reporting), the Bill Toolkit for cost management assistance, and the Entergy Solutions program providing energy efficiency incentives. The company's infrastructure includes natural gas-powered generation facilities, with substantial expansion underway to support AI data center operations. No AI-capable products, public APIs, or software integrations are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electricity Distribution Service Core regulated electric delivery service providing power generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 58 Louisiana parishes, billed under LPSC-approved tariff schedules.
• Entergy Solutions Energy efficiency program offering incentives, rebates, and products to help Louisiana residential and commercial customers reduce electricity consumption and lower utility bills.
• Dedicated Industrial Power Infrastructure Custom-built power generation, transmission, and storage infrastructure delivered to large industrial and hyperscale data center customers such as Meta Platforms under multi-year agreements, with the customer paying its full cost of service.
• Bill Toolkit Suite of bill management tools and assistance programs (including LIHEAP, Power to Care, Pick-A-Date, and Level Billing options) designed to help customers manage and pay their electricity bills.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.65 billion in customer savings over 20 years from Meta data center partnership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Meta PlatformsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Entergy Louisiana and Meta announced a major expanded agreement for a hyperscale data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana. Meta will pay its full cost of service to fund seven natural gas power plants (5,200+ MW), 240 miles of 500kV transmission lines, and battery storage systems. The project is expected to deliver approximately $2.65 billion in customer savings over 20 years ($2 billion from new agreement plus $650 million from original). Construction is underway with the first facilities expected online by late 2028, creating thousands of construction jobs from 2026 to 2031. Meta also signed a memorandum of understanding with Entergy to explore nuclear power, including small modular reactors, as a longer-term diversification strategy.
• Louisiana Public Service CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) approved the revised agreement between Entergy Louisiana and Meta, with commissioners voting to support the $22 billion energy infrastructure package. The LPSC created the Lightning Amendment framework specifically to govern large-scale economic development projects while protecting existing customers.
• Energy Transfer LPcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 November 2025Entergy Louisiana and Energy Transfer LP signed a 20-year natural gas firm transportation agreement providing 250,000 MMBtu per day of capacity starting February 2028 through January 2048. The agreement supports Entergy Louisiana's combined-cycle combustion turbine facilities including those powering Meta's hyperscale data center in Richland Parish. Energy Transfer is expanding its Tiger Pipeline with a 12-mile lateral to deliver gas to the new generation facilities. Energy Transfer also has a separate 20-year agreement with Meta to supply natural gas directly to the power plants fueling Meta's AI data center.
• WalmartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2025Walmart is identified as a major stakeholder that reached an agreement supporting Entergy Louisiana's $3.2 billion power plant project specifically designed to supply electricity to Meta's data center. The agreement with major stakeholders including Walmart, the Sierra Club, and several cooperatives helped enable regulatory approval.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Entergy New Orleans: Sister subsidiary operating within the same state as Entergy Louisiana, providing regulated electric and natural gas service in New Orleans. Operates under the same LPSC oversight and Entergy Corporation ownership, making it the closest geographic and operational peer for benchmarking performance and regulatory outcomes.
• Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO): A regulated electric utility subsidiary of American Electric Power serving parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Competes head-to-head with Entergy Louisiana for large industrial and data center loads in northwest Louisiana, sharing the same fuel supply network and similar rate-regulated economics.
• Cleco Power LLC: Headquartered in Pineville, Louisiana and the other major investor-owned electric utility serving the state under LPSC regulation. Comparable on Louisiana-specific regulatory construct, generation portfolio (including natural gas combined-cycle), and approximately 290,000 customers across overlapping and adjacent parishes.
• Entergy Mississippi: Sister subsidiary within Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR); a regulated electric utility serving ~458,000 customers in Mississippi with a similar vertically integrated generation, transmission, and distribution model. Directly comparable on regulatory construct, customer base composition, and parent-company financing structure.
• Entergy Texas: Fourth regulated electric utility subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, serving ~480,000 customers in Southeast Texas. Closely comparable on generation mix, regulatory approval cadence, and parent-driven capital raising through NYSE-listed debt programs.
• Entergy Arkansas: Sister subsidiary of Entergy Corporation and another vertically integrated regulated electric utility serving ~730,000 Arkansas customers. Shares the same holding-company treasury, capital allocation framework, and rate-regulated business model as Entergy Louisiana.

Broad incumbents

• Dominion Energy: US integrated utility serving Virginia and the Carolinas with a leading position serving Northern Virginia's data center cluster. Comparable to Entergy Louisiana as a regulated franchise that has scaled generation, transmission, and gas distribution to capture hyperscale demand.
• Duke Energy: One of the largest US investor-owned utilities, serving the Carolinas, Florida, and the Midwest with a vertically integrated regulated model. Comparable to Entergy Louisiana on hyperscale data center load growth strategy, multi-state transmission buildout, and large bond issuance programs.
• NextEra Energy: The largest US electric utility by market cap, operating Florida Power & Light and a renewables-focused generation business. Broadly comparable as an integrated regulated utility with a heavy data center customer mix in Florida and a track record of large-scale infrastructure financing for hyperscaler demand.
• Southern Company: Vertically integrated regulated utility holding company with Alabama Power, Georgia Power, and Mississippi Power subsidiaries. Closely comparable to Entergy Louisiana on Southeast US data center load growth, large-scale natural gas generation additions, and transmission expansion tied to hyperscaler campuses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EntergyLA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/entergy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Entergy Louisiana Llc