Utilities / Entergy
Data last verified: August 2026Entergy (Louisiana & Mississippi) Solar Policy in 2026
Net metering & export credits
Varies by subsidiary — mostly net billing with avoided-cost exports. Entergy Louisiana: systems installed after Dec 31, 2019 use two-channel billing — self-consumption offsets retail, but surplus exported is credited at avoided cost (~2.6¢/kWh, effective Apr 1, 2025); pre-2020 systems are grandfathered at full retail until Dec 2034. Entergy Mississippi: exports paid at avoided cost + 2.5¢/kWh.
Electricity rates
LA ~12¢/kWh and MS ~13¢/kWh residential averages (EIA 2026).
What this means for solar
- Entergy subsidiaries have separate rules: Entergy New Orleans keeps full-retail net metering; Entergy Arkansas and Entergy Texas differ.
- At ~3¢ export credits, self-consumption and batteries dominate solar economics in Entergy territory.
Sources: EIA electricity rates (2026), state PUC orders and DSIRE (2026). Estimates only — verify with your utility tariff before deciding. Federal residential ITC (Section 25D) expired Dec 31, 2025.