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Entergy - Understand My Bill (New Orleans)

To save money on your bill, it helps to understand the charges. Scroll over each item to learn what it means and why it's there.

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This is the physical address or location where electrical and/or gas service is provided.

You may see items in this section that provide you with information on important items with your service such as new terms on your bill, ways you can save money on your bill or payment options.

If this notice appears on your bill, please note this amount should be paid immediately to avoid an interruption in service.

This amount reflects all current as well as past due charges.

This is the current cost of generating electricity and sending it to your home.

This is an adjustment determined by your state Public Service Commission or other regulating office.

This helps us to rebuild our facilities and restore your power after a storm. It helps us spread the cost of rebuilding expensive infrastructure over many years.

This is the monthly cost associated with purchased power from the new, more efficient Ninemile 6 Electric Generation Station.

This is the cost of the fuel we use to generate electricity - or the cost of the electricity we sometimes purchase from other companies. Because the cost of fuel, such as natural gas, is always changing - the amount of this charge may fluctuate too. Entergy works to find the least expensive option to purchase fuel.

This is the fee payment that your local government collects from Entergy to operate in your area.

These are geographical areas within Entergy's service territory created to optimize meter reading, billing and account management in customer information systems. Every Entergy customer account is aligned with one of 21 cycles so that they are billed on, or about, the same date each month.