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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Arkansas
- Population see rank3,045,637
- Total Production see rank61,439,532 MWh / 20.17 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank49,257,319 MWh / 16.17 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank5,263,075 MWh / 1.73 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank22,071,349,403 kg / 7,246.87 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank56,176,952 MWh / 18.45 MWh per capita
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Arkansas
Arkansas residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.
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Arkansas Electricity Fuel Mix
Arkansas' Electricity Prices and Usage
The average residential electricity rate in Arkansas in 2024 is 12.23 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 23.61% below the national average rate of 16.01 cents. Arkansas is the 8th best priced state in the nation by average electricity rate. The electricity market in the state is regulated, meaning customers must choose their supplier based on where they live. Of the over 40 electricity suppliers most customers will have only one option. Solar power usage for electricity production in the state has increased by 8.09% during the previous 12 months. Growing 2.81% throughout the previous 12 months, renewable fuel types continually make up an increasing share of the fuels used for electricity production in Arkansas. Entergy Arkansas is the largest supplier in the state based on total residential customers. Consumers in the state have an average monthly residential electricity bill of $129.75 per month. The US average monthly bill is $137.21.
Residential Electricity Providers in Arkansas
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Entergy Arkansas | BUNDLED | 12.89 | 137.17 | 7,727,795.65 | 996,077,507 | 23,688,352.93 |
First Electric Coop | BUNDLED | 11.87 | 138.28 | 1,307,086.41 | 155,089,003 | |
Carroll Electric | BUNDLED | 12.40 | 139.86 | 1,297,421.41 | 160,923,306 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | BUNDLED | 11.40 | 104.79 | 1,178,001.23 | 134,312,065 | 3,591,844.68 |
Ozark Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.55 | 146.82 | 876,358 | 118,776,400 | |
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.70 | 143.86 | 728,411.69 | 92,526,725 | |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric | BUNDLED | 11.53 | 120.23 | 721,687.03 | 83,245,722 | 9,889 |
CWL Jonesboro | BUNDLED | 8.50 | 107.26 | 516,374 | 43,910,000 | 691,055.25 |
North Arkansas Electric | BUNDLED | 13.99 | 146.57 | 445,775 | 62,370,000 | |
Craighead Electric | BUNDLED | 12.36 | 164.77 | 392,644 | 48,538,000 |
Commercial Electricity Providers in Arkansas
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Entergy Arkansas | BUNDLED | 10.40 | 500.03 | 5,787,266.55 | 601,589,796 | 23,688,352.93 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | BUNDLED | 9.22 | 519.32 | 1,276,149.47 | 117,699,637 | 3,591,844.68 |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric | BUNDLED | 9.94 | 596.06 | 813,289.15 | 80,843,092 | 9,889 |
Carroll Electric | BUNDLED | 10.78 | 574.75 | 425,446.36 | 45,859,503 | |
Bentonville Electric | BUNDLED | 8.95 | 869.16 | 416,140 | 37,235,000 | |
Ozark Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.74 | 714.25 | 333,962 | 42,554,900 | |
CWL Jonesboro | BUNDLED | 8.64 | 428.43 | 331,458 | 28,631,000 | 691,055.25 |
Conway Electric | BUNDLED | 9.42 | 638.84 | 253,672 | 23,895,000 | 172,740.32 |
North Little Rock Electric | BUNDLED | 12.51 | 505.09 | 241,936 | 30,264,000 | 72,658 |
First Electric Coop | BUNDLED | 14.16 | 372.69 | 216,764.88 | 30,703,152 |
Power Plants in Arkansas
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Arkansas Nuclear OneEntergy Arkansas (100.00%) | Pope County | Nuclear | 14,972,481 | ||||
Union County | Natural Gas | 13,416,477 | 5,140,680,586.58 | 383.16 | |||
Independence Steam Electric StationWest Memphis Electric Company (1.00%)CWL Jonesboro (8.35%)Conway Electric (2.00%)Entergy Arkansas (20.94%)Entergy Mississippi (25.00%)Arkansas Electric Cooperative (35.00%)East Texas Electric Cooperative (2.38%)Osceola, Arkansas Electric Utility (0.50%)Entergy Power (4.83%) | Independence County | Coal | 4,743,250 | 4,958,769,095.69 | 1,045.44 | ||
Jefferson County | Coal | 3,560,853.02 | 3,840,994,186.84 | 1,078.67 | |||
Plum Point Energy StationMunicipal Energy Agency of MS (6.00%)East Texas Electric Cooperative (7.52%)John Hancock (22.95%)Starwood Energy Group Global (33.90%)Missouri Joint Municipal Power Electric (22.11%)Empire District Electric (7.52%) | Osceola | Coal | 3,381,761 | 3,337,559,406.34 | 986.93 | ||
Magnet CoveArkansas Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Hot Spring County | Natural Gas | 3,377,782 | 1,227,566,658.64 | 363.42 | ||
Hempstead County | Coal | 3,112,401 | 2,834,330,616.53 | 910.66 | |||
Dell Power StationAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Dell | Natural Gas | 2,905,481 | 1,126,119,074.88 | 387.58 | ||
Hot Spring Generating FacilityEntergy Arkansas (100.00%) | Hot Spring County | Natural Gas | 2,172,773 | 837,799,677.96 | 385.59 | ||
Benton County | Coal | 2,065,083 | 2,276,552,533.34 | 1,102.4 |
Quick Facts
As the 26th highest producer of electricity in the country, power plants in Arkansas produce 61,439,532.09 megawatt hours of electricity.
Arkansas is the 34th most populous state in the US.
During the past year Arkansas has experienced a 17.27% decrease in coal usage, dropping from a previous total of 20,360,869.43 megawatt hours produced from coal to 16,844,436.47 megawatt hours.
With 796,042.37 megawatt hours generated by solar, Arkansas is the 27th ranked state for total solar power production.
Emitting 22,071,349,403.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions during electricity consumption, Arkansas is the 23rd highest polluting state in the nation based on electricity pollution.
CO2 emissions due to electricity use have improved by -3,314,908,566.82 kilograms (10.75%) in the most recent year in Arkansas.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Arkansas County | 17,273 | 4 | 2 | 12.70 | $138.10/mo |
Ashley County | 19,362 | 3 | 2 | 13.72 | $149.67/mo |
Baxter County | 41,476 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 | $141.92/mo |
Benton County | 302,863 | 9 | 1 | 12.99 | $124.89/mo |
Boone County | 37,445 | 3 | 12.94 | $137.39/mo | |
Bradley County | 10,597 | 5 | 13.19 | $137.66/mo | |
Calhoun County | 4,811 | 3 | 1 | 12.79 | $127.08/mo |
Carroll County | 28,154 | 8 | 2 | 12.44 | $124.72/mo |
Chicot County | 10,405 | 3 | 1 | 13.61 | $147.69/mo |
Clark County | 21,569 | 3 | 1 | 13.38 | $139.48/mo |
Clay County | 14,661 | 6 | 2 | 14.14 | $139.52/mo |
Cleburne County | 24,848 | 3 | 1 | 12.49 | $137.40/mo |
Cleveland County | 7,632 | 3 | 13.41 | $142.26/mo | |
Columbia County | 22,947 | 2 | 13.00 | $137.24/mo | |
Conway County | 20,687 | 7 | 1 | 13.10 | $137.55/mo |
Craighead County | 113,017 | 4 | 2 | 12.47 | $146.38/mo |
Crawford County | 60,483 | 5 | 1 | 12.42 | $134.70/mo |
Crittenden County | 48,338 | 4 | 1 | 12.76 | $140.96/mo |
Cross County | 16,935 | 3 | 12.79 | $143.29/mo | |
Dallas County | 6,645 | 5 | 12.99 | $133.65/mo | |
Desha County | 11,530 | 3 | 1 | 13.34 | $141.39/mo |
Drew County | 17,511 | 4 | 13.61 | $146.23/mo | |
Faulkner County | 127,665 | 8 | 13.42 | $137.23/mo | |
Franklin County | 17,159 | 4 | 3 | 12.43 | $134.32/mo |
Fulton County | 12,072 | 4 | 13.51 | $141.84/mo | |
Garland County | 100,089 | 2 | 3 | 13.00 | $137.24/mo |
Grant County | 17,912 | 4 | 13.33 | $141.40/mo | |
Greene County | 45,665 | 5 | 2 | 12.12 | $143.13/mo |
Hempstead County | 20,352 | 6 | 2 | 12.33 | $130.61/mo |
Hot Spring County | 33,096 | 3 | 4 | 13.26 | $138.76/mo |
Howard County | 12,894 | 4 | 11.94 | $123.51/mo | |
Independence County | 37,796 | 5 | 3 | 13.16 | $139.10/mo |
Izard County | 13,653 | 3 | 13.46 | $141.54/mo | |
Jackson County | 16,878 | 4 | 2 | 13.33 | $139.38/mo |
Jefferson County | 64,246 | 4 | 3 | 13.14 | $140.57/mo |
Johnson County | 25,853 | 5 | 2 | 12.43 | $135.27/mo |
Lafayette County | 6,373 | 3 | 12.99 | $137.50/mo | |
Lawrence County | 16,292 | 4 | 13.19 | $148.74/mo | |
Lee County | 8,832 | 4 | 12.75 | $144.25/mo | |
Lincoln County | 13,092 | 3 | 1 | 13.55 | $143.96/mo |
Little River County | 12,104 | 3 | 1 | 11.99 | $127.09/mo |
Logan County | 21,299 | 6 | 1 | 11.96 | $118.18/mo |
Lonoke County | 75,225 | 6 | 12.77 | $137.96/mo | |
Madison County | 16,496 | 5 | 13.03 | $142.81/mo | |
Marion County | 16,750 | 3 | 13.21 | $139.21/mo | |
Miller County | 42,875 | 5 | 12.32 | $130.52/mo | |
Mississippi County | 41,061 | 4 | 3 | 11.02 | $126.89/mo |
Monroe County | 6,903 | 4 | 12.75 | $143.72/mo | |
Montgomery County | 8,525 | 4 | 13.00 | $141.99/mo | |
Nevada County | 8,340 | 7 | 12.42 | $119.40/mo | |
Newton County | 7,343 | 5 | 12.77 | $138.81/mo | |
Ouachita County | 22,858 | 4 | 1 | 12.82 | $128.08/mo |
Perry County | 10,056 | 6 | 13.00 | $138.86/mo | |
Phillips County | 16,923 | 3 | 12.86 | $141.16/mo | |
Pike County | 10,234 | 6 | 1 | 12.58 | $123.04/mo |
Poinsett County | 23,212 | 3 | 12.78 | $146.57/mo | |
Polk County | 19,476 | 4 | 12.04 | $129.08/mo | |
Pope County | 63,234 | 5 | 2 | 12.99 | $138.15/mo |
Prairie County | 8,306 | 4 | 12.81 | $138.34/mo | |
Pulaski County | 399,145 | 7 | 4 | 13.47 | $138.54/mo |
Randolph County | 18,442 | 4 | 14.13 | $140.00/mo | |
Saline County | 127,357 | 8 | 1 | 13.00 | $138.44/mo |
Scott County | 9,928 | 7 | 12.40 | $128.91/mo | |
Searcy County | 7,872 | 4 | 13.22 | $137.73/mo | |
Sebastian County | 129,059 | 6 | 1 | 12.09 | $126.57/mo |
Sevier County | 16,074 | 4 | 12.04 | $129.78/mo | |
Sharp County | 17,243 | 4 | 13.62 | $140.93/mo | |
St. Francis County | 23,623 | 3 | 2 | 12.78 | $143.31/mo |
Stone County | 12,364 | 4 | 1 | 13.12 | $139.11/mo |
Union County | 39,262 | 2 | 1 | 13.00 | $137.24/mo |
Van Buren County | 15,851 | 3 | 13.25 | $137.30/mo | |
Washington County | 256,054 | 4 | 7 | 12.46 | $120.18/mo |
White County | 77,755 | 4 | 2 | 12.73 | $137.46/mo |
Woodruff County | 6,333 | 5 | 12.82 | $144.63/mo | |
Yell County | 20,489 | 3 | 12.96 | $137.86/mo |
In Arkansas, Natural Gas is 39.58% of the fuel types used in electricity production. Adding Natural Gas totals to Coal (27.42%) and Nuclear (24.37%), these three fuel types make up 91.36% state electricity generation. On average, the state citizens emit 7,246.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which is the 9th worst per person emissions average for a state in the nation. This equals a total emissions amount of 22,071,349,403.32 kilograms. Arkansas is home to 71 power plants, which is the 40th most in the country and 36th most when counting power plants per person.
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FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Arkansas
Where does Arkansas get its electricity?
Arkansas' electricity is produced using primarily Natural Gas, which accounts for 39.58% of the fuel used in the state. The second and third most used fuels are Coal and Nuclear, which account for 27.42% and 24.37% of total production respectively.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Arkansas?
The largest electricity company in Arkansas by total revenue is Entergy Arkansas.
How much does electricity cost in Arkansas?
The average cost per kilowatt hour of electricity in Arkansas in 2024 is 12.23 cents.
What is the average electric bill in Arkansas?
In 2024, Arkansas has an average electricity bill of $130, and the US average is $137.
What power companies offer service in Arkansas?
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Entergy Arkansas | 729,581 |
2 | Southwestern Electric Power Company | 126,301 |
3 | Carroll Electric | 102,585 |
4 | First Electric Coop | 102,118 |
5 | Ozark Electric Cooperative | 72,412 |
6 | Oklahoma Gas & Electric | 69,360 |
7 | Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | 57,746 |
8 | North Little Rock Electric | 39,863 |
9 | CWL Jonesboro | 39,720 |
10 | North Arkansas Electric | 38,259 |
Does Arkansas have a deregulated electricity market?
Arkansas has a regulated electricity market, rather than a deregulated market. This means that citizens in the state normally have only one or two electricity supplier options when it comes time to choose who they purchase electricity from.
How many power plants are located in Arkansas?
There are 71 power plants located in Arkansas.
What is the cheapest electricity company in Arkansas?
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | City of Prescott Utilities | 6.01 | 1,649 |
2 | Mississippi County Electric Coop | 8.43 | 4,932 |
3 | CWL Jonesboro | 8.50 | 39,720 |
4 | Paragould Light Water and Cable | 9.24 | 14,211 |
5 | West Memphis Electric Company | 9.42 | 11,855 |
6 | Conway Electric | 9.57 | 33,263 |
7 | Benton, Arkansas Electric Utility | 9.90 | 14,777 |
8 | Osceola, Arkansas Electric Utility | 10.80 | 3,431 |
9 | Piggott, Arkansas Electric Utility | 10.92 | 2,249 |
10 | Clarksville Electric Company | 11.09 | 4,563 |
How many electric companies offer service in Arkansas?
There are 36 electricity companies operating in Arkansas.