One city, three plausible setups

These are sensitivity scenarios—not a confidence interval. The reference setup is the ranking standard.

Setup	Annual energy	Monthly average	Annual cost
Efficient insulated	638 kWh	$7/mo	$82/yr
Reference consumer setup	1,256 kWh	$13/mo	$162/yr
Lightly insulated / exposed	2,289 kWh	$25/mo	$295/yr

What colder targets change

Lower settings increase positive temperature degree-hours and chiller runtime. The same reference configuration is held constant.

Target	Reference cost
55°F	$149/year
50°F	$162/year
45°F	$176/year
39°F	$193/year

Data provenance

Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals
Station: TERRYTOWN 3S, LA US (USC00168941)
Electricity: U.S. EIA residential average retail price, 2026-08; state-level input
Model: ArcticSoak 2.0.0; generated 2026-10-26T18:40:35+00:00

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Reference scenario

Monthly climate and cost profile

Daily low/high normals become positive cooling degree-hours; provisional pages use approximate profiles until NOAA retrieval succeeds.

Month	Normal low–high	Energy	Cost
January	45–63°F	76 kWh	$10
February	49–66°F	72 kWh	$9
March	54–73°F	91 kWh	$12
April	61–78°F	99 kWh	$13
May	68–85°F	119 kWh	$15
June	74–90°F	128 kWh	$16
July	76–92°F	137 kWh	$18
August	76–92°F	137 kWh	$18
September	73–89°F	124 kWh	$16
October	63–81°F	108 kWh	$14
November	53–72°F	86 kWh	$11
December	48–65°F	79 kWh	$10

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ArcticSoak. “Cold Plunge Cost in New Orleans, LA.” Model 2.0.0, dataset 2026-10-26. Accessed [date]. https://arcticsoak.com/cities/new-orleans-la/

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