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Arkansas Electricity Rates

Average price of electricity in Arkansas, July 2026, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Recent months are preliminary.

Residential
14.33¢/kWh
July 2026
Commercial
11.76¢/kWh
July 2026
Industrial
7.84¢/kWh
July 2026
Average home bill
$138/mo
2025, 1,076 kWh a month

Arkansas electricity prices, 5 years

Average cents per kilowatt-hour by month

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
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PeriodResidential
Jul 202614.33¢
Dec 202512.33¢
Dec 202411.77¢
Dec 202311.54¢
Dec 202211.35¢
Dec 202110.99¢

Residential price by month

Cents per kWh, homes, and change from the same month a year earlier

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MonthPrice1 year changeCustomers
Jul 202614.33¢/kWh+8.1%1,510,599
Jun 202614.12¢/kWh+5.6%1,508,612
May 202614.36¢/kWh+8.9%1,505,935
Apr 202614.16¢/kWh+3.7%1,504,777
Mar 202613.63¢/kWh+8.3%1,508,608
Feb 202612.73¢/kWh+9.4%1,497,378
Jan 202612.35¢/kWh+9.5%1,501,304
Dec 202512.33¢/kWh+4.8%1,500,421
Nov 202513.22¢/kWh+4.6%1,497,944
Oct 202513.26¢/kWh+4.5%1,499,882
Sep 202513.79¢/kWh+7.5%1,499,839
Aug 202513.28¢/kWh+6.2%1,496,901
Jul 202513.26¢/kWh+6.5%1,492,185
Jun 202513.37¢/kWh+7.7%1,489,861
May 202513.19¢/kWh+7.1%1,486,854
Apr 202513.65¢/kWh+7.9%1,486,598
Mar 202512.59¢/kWh-2.6%1,485,556
Feb 202511.64¢/kWh-2.5%1,482,468
Jan 202511.28¢/kWh+0.1%1,482,165
Dec 202411.77¢/kWh+2.0%1,486,936
Nov 202412.64¢/kWh+2.7%1,484,897
Oct 202412.69¢/kWh-0.3%1,484,623
Sep 202412.83¢/kWh+1.1%1,482,421
Aug 202412.51¢/kWh+0.3%1,481,113

Electric utilities in Arkansas

Largest by customers, 2025. Price and bill are for homes served with bundled generation and delivery

All 39

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UtilityCustomersHome priceHome bill
Entergy Arkansas LLCInvestor Owned737,05913.36¢/kWh$145/mo
Southwestern Electric Power CoInvestor Owned129,40912.14¢/kWh$108/mo
Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Cooperative111,88513.40¢/kWh$145/mo
First Electric Coop CorpCooperative105,65212.93¢/kWh$155/mo
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Cooperative79,65713.73¢/kWh$140/mo
Oklahoma Gas & Electric CoInvestor Owned70,39911.65¢/kWh$121/mo
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop CorpCooperative59,21914.11¢/kWh$156/mo
City Water and Light Plant - (AR)Municipal40,9977.14¢/kWh$90/mo
City of North Little Rock - (AR)Municipal40,75012.49¢/kWh$112/mo
North Arkansas Elec Coop, IncCooperative39,22514.17¢/kWh$143/mo
Conway CorporationMunicipal34,6779.49¢/kWh$96/mo
Craighead Electric Coop CorpCooperative33,67212.46¢/kWh$167/mo
Southwest Arkansas E C CCooperative27,97013.93¢/kWh$175/mo
City of Bentonville - (AR)Municipal26,29511.77¢/kWh$128/mo
C & L Electric Coop CorpCooperative22,31113.84¢/kWh$152/mo
Petit Jean Electric Coop CorpCooperative20,99516.62¢/kWh$160/mo
Woodruff Electric Coop CorpCooperative19,85412.51¢/kWh$150/mo
City of Benton - (AR)Municipal15,22610.39¢/kWh$104/mo
Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR)Municipal14,5598.99¢/kWh$124/mo
Clay County Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Cooperative13,29814.43¢/kWh$134/mo
City of West Memphis - (AR)Municipal11,8718.43¢/kWh$97/mo
South Central Ark El Coop, IncCooperative10,71416.05¢/kWh$157/mo
City of Siloam Springs - (AR)Municipal10,31011.46¢/kWh$99/mo
Ouachita Electric Coop CorpCooperative9,29113.46¢/kWh$138/mo
Rich Mountain Elec Coop, IncCooperative9,036Not reportedNot reported
City of Hope - (AR)Municipal6,89912.36¢/kWh$116/mo
Empire District Electric CoInvestor Owned5,74313.80¢/kWh$130/mo
Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, IncCooperative5,118Not reportedNot reported
Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR)Cooperative5,025Not reportedNot reported
Mississippi County Electric CoCooperative4,9659.40¢/kWh$139/mo
Clarksville Connected UtilitiesMunicipal4,60010.40¢/kWh$103/mo
City of Osceola - (AR)Municipal3,539Not reportedNot reported
City of Piggott - (AR)Municipal2,255Not reportedNot reported
City of Paris - (AR)Municipal1,838Not reportedNot reported
City of Prescott - (AR)Municipal1,620Not reportedNot reported
City of Augusta - (AR)Municipal885Not reportedNot reported
EverBright, LLCBehind the Meter3Not reportedNot reported
Greenbacker Renewable Energy CorporationBehind the Meter1Not reportedNot reported

Price is revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold. Where customers can choose a retail electricity supplier, the utility that delivers power may report only delivery charges, so its price can look lower than what customers pay in total.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Arkansas?
Homes in Arkansas paid an average of 14.33¢/kWh per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, compared with 13.26¢/kWh a year earlier. The U.S. average was 18.31¢/kWh.
Is electricity expensive in Arkansas?
Arkansas had the 43rd highest average residential price of 51 states and DC in July 2026.
What is the average electric bill in Arkansas?
The average Arkansas home used 1,076 kWh a month and paid $138.42 a month in 2025, according to EIA.
What is the largest electric utility in Arkansas?
Entergy Arkansas LLC serves the most customers in Arkansas, about 737,059 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M and Form EIA-861 · Data for July 2026