Manufacturing costs in Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA ranks 17 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in Louisiana costs 6.10 ¢/kWh, −3.0% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the South, size B/C index are +3.7% from a year earlier.
- Rank by manufacturing energy use
- 17 of 100
- Estimated manufacturing energy use
- 89.4 trillion Btu a year
- Electricity
- 4,600 GWh a year (estimate)
- Natural gas
- 73.7 million Dth a year (estimate)
- Manufacturing jobs, 2024
- 31,100
- Estimate confidence
- Medium
- Louisiana industrial power, Aug 2026
- 6.10 ¢/kWh (−3.0% from a year earlier)
- Louisiana citygate gas, Mar to Aug 2026
- $4.93 per Mcf (5 months reported)
- Inflation, South, size B/C, Sep 2026
- +3.7% from a year earlier; +9.0% over three years
Inflation in South, size B/C
- South, size B/C
- U.S. city average
Industrial electricity in Louisiana
- Louisiana industrial
Other Louisiana metros in the index
- New Orleans–Metairie, LA, rank 35
- Lake Charles, LA, rank 36
National cost drivers
WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.
Questions
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What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.
How much energy do manufacturers use in Baton Rouge?
Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the Baton Rouge, LA metro use about 89.4 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 17 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.
What do manufacturers pay for electricity in Baton Rouge?
The average industrial electricity price in Louisiana was 6.10 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, −3.0% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.
How fast are prices rising in Baton Rouge?
Consumer prices in the South, size B/C index rose +3.7% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.
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