The short answer
TAKKEL supports utilities and utility contractors in Louisiana with storm event dashboards, field-to-office capture, closeout and billing automation, and technical staff. In 2024, Louisiana customers averaged 727.5 minutes without power, more than the national average of 611.3 minutes, and about 72% of that time came from major events, according to EIA.
Louisiana reliability at a glance
These figures come from utility reports to the U.S. Energy Information Administration for Louisiana.
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Average outage time per Louisiana customer in 2024 including major events (727.5 minutes), compared with 10.2 hours nationally. U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Annual Table 11.3
| Metric | Louisiana 2024 | Louisiana 2023 | U.S. 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outage minutes per customer, all events | 727.5 | 584.2 | 611.3 |
| Outage minutes per customer, without major events | 206 | 195 | 126 |
| Interruptions per customer, all events | 2.72 | 2.12 | 1.52 |
| Minutes per interruption, all events | 267.2 | Not shown | 401.9 |
What drives outage time in Louisiana
About 72% of Louisiana’s 2024 outage time came from major events, so the busiest weeks for Louisiana crews and contractors are also the hardest to plan. That makes storm documentation, crew tracking, and fast closeout the work that protects margin in Louisiana.
Louisiana held fairly steady year over year, at 584.2 minutes in 2023 and 727.5 minutes in 2024. Even without major events, Louisiana customers averaged 206 minutes of outage time in 2024, above the U.S. figure of 126 minutes, so routine reliability work in Louisiana deserves close measurement too. Crews working in Louisiana also contend with hurricanes, tropical storms, severe thunderstorms, and the occasional damaging winter ice event.
Louisiana next to its neighbors
Louisiana logged more outage time in 2024 than 2 of its 3 neighboring states. Ranks for Louisiana and its neighbors run from 1st to 50th, where 1st means the most outage minutes.
| State | All events (min) | Without major events (min) | Rank of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 727.5 | 206 | 9th |
| Arkansas | 509.1 | 194.6 | 17th |
| Mississippi | 567.1 | 266.3 | 15th |
| Texas | 1,270.6 | 129.4 | 5th |
Where TAKKEL helps utility work in Louisiana
Storm event dashboard
Crews, costs and documentation for every event.
Closeout and billing automation
Invoice packages built while the work happens.
Field-to-office capture
Time, equipment and photos captured once.
Surge technical staffing
Developers and analysts when volume spikes.
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How an engagement starts
We start with your last major event in Louisiana: how crews, hours, and documentation moved from the field to the invoice, and where the delays piled up.
From there we build the first piece, often a storm dashboard or a closeout checklist, around the way your Louisiana teams already work. TAKKEL’s leadership comes from power and storm operations, so the conversation starts in your vocabulary. See how we work.
Frequently asked questions
How long were Louisiana customers without power in 2024?
EIA data shows Louisiana customers averaged 727.5 minutes without power in 2024, about 12.1 hours, including major events. That compares with 584.2 minutes in Louisiana in 2023 and a U.S. average of 611.3 minutes in 2024. Excluding major events, the Louisiana figure was 206 minutes.
What share of Louisiana outage time came from major events?
About 72% of Louisiana’s 2024 outage minutes came from major events, based on EIA figures with and without them (727.5 versus 206 minutes). In Louisiana, that makes storm season the main driver of crew workload, documentation volume, and billing risk.
How does Louisiana compare with neighboring states?
Louisiana recorded 727.5 outage minutes per customer in 2024. Among Louisiana’s neighbors, Arkansas had the lowest figure at 509.1 minutes and Texas the highest at 1,270.6 minutes. Louisiana ranked 9th of 50 states, where 1st means the most outage time.
What weather and terrain challenges affect utility work in Louisiana?
Utility crews in Louisiana deal with hurricanes, tropical storms, severe thunderstorms, and the occasional damaging winter ice event. Those conditions shape how Louisiana utilities and contractors plan staffing, stage equipment, and document work. The EIA figures above show how much of that risk became customer outage time that year.
How does TAKKEL support utility work in Louisiana?
TAKKEL builds storm event dashboards, field-to-office capture, and closeout and billing automation, and provides technical staff for utilities and contractors in Louisiana. Most of the work runs remotely, with on-site time when it helps. Each engagement starts with a working session on one problem your team wants solved.
