Electricity Rates in Arkansas
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Arkansas is $129.74
- The average electricity rate in Arkansas is 12.21¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Arkansas
The average residential electric bill in Arkansas is $129.74 per month. Arkansas is the 22nd most expensive state in the country for electricity.
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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Arkansas
- Population see rank3,045,637
- Total Production see rank60,034,890 MWh / 19.71 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank50,416,957 MWh / 16.55 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank6,165,914 MWh / 2.02 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank21,953,763,108 kg / 7,208.27 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank53,869,460 MWh / 17.69 MWh per capita

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Arkansas
Arkansas residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Arkansas Electricity Fuel Mix
Arkansas' Electricity Prices and Usage
The average residential electricity rate in Arkansas in 2025 is 12.21 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 25.99% below the national average rate of 16.49 cents. Arkansas is the 7th 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 175.31% during the previous 12 months. Arkansas has achieved a 23.29% rise in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity generation during the previous 12 months. Together, consumers living within state use a grand total of 50,416,957.26 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs, which is the 29th highest amount for total electricity consumption in the country. Thankfully, in the past 12 months, coal usage for the purpose of electric production in the state has decreased by 10.27%.
Residential Electricity Providers in Arkansas
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Rate State Rank | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Average Bill State Rank | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Sales State Rank | Residential Revenues ($) | Residential Revenues State Rank | State Production (MWh) | State Production Rank |
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Entergy Arkansas | BUNDLED | 12.87 | 26 | 138.12 | 27 | 7,828,798.38 | 1 | 1,007,367,842 | 1 | 22,373,076.53 | 1 |
First Electric Coop | BUNDLED | 12.21 | 20 | 143.27 | 29 | 1,336,596.18 | 2 | 163,169,068 | 2 | 10 | |
Carroll Electric | BUNDLED | 12.10 | 18 | 134.81 | 25 | 1,324,626.06 | 3 | 160,241,019 | 3 | 10 | |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | BUNDLED | 11.43 | 13 | 98.06 | 5 | 1,110,476.34 | 4 | 126,930,874 | 4 | 3,322,650.26 | 2 |
Ozark Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.99 | 16 | 128.12 | 20 | 924,705.09 | 5 | 110,914,994.16 | 5 | 10 | |
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.21 | 30 | 148.91 | 31 | 733,707.7 | 6 | 96,924,724 | 6 | 10 | |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric | BUNDLED | 11.30 | 10 | 117.65 | 14 | 725,808.84 | 7 | 82,025,628 | 7 | 9,911 | 8 |
CWL Jonesboro | BUNDLED | 7.91 | 2 | 95.84 | 3 | 518,893.32 | 8 | 41,046,087.29 | 12 | 732,022.76 | 3 |
North Arkansas Electric | BUNDLED | 13.20 | 29 | 128.65 | 22 | 431,979.21 | 9 | 57,014,177.28 | 8 | 10 | |
Craighead Electric | BUNDLED | 12.20 | 19 | 159.08 | 34 | 401,703.67 | 10 | 49,012,254.7 | 9 | 10 | |
Conway Electric | BUNDLED | 8.50 | 5 | 86.76 | 1 | 383,028.58 | 11 | 32,554,233.7 | 15 | 162,461.3 | 4 |
Southwest Arkansas Electric | BUNDLED | 11.53 | 14 | 144.27 | 30 | 382,755.41 | 12 | 44,136,036.57 | 11 | 10 | |
North Little Rock Electric | BUNDLED | 12.30 | 21 | 108.89 | 8 | 371,207.74 | 13 | 45,654,805 | 10 | 142,385 | 5 |
Bentonville Electric | BUNDLED | 11.89 | 15 | 115.17 | 12 | 289,923.09 | 14 | 34,463,304.54 | 13 | 10 | |
C & L Electric | BUNDLED | 13.14 | 28 | 137.68 | 26 | 259,332.93 | 15 | 34,086,598.26 | 14 | 10 | |
Petit Jean Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.36 | 31 | 127.89 | 19 | 222,344.13 | 16 | 29,704,142.04 | 16 | 10 | |
Paragould Light Water and Cable | BUNDLED | 10.36 | 8 | 141.16 | 28 | 209,559.61 | 17 | 21,709,562.03 | 17 | 4,068 | 9 |
Woodruff Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.43 | 12 | 132.55 | 24 | 173,865.42 | 18 | 19,865,403.85 | 18 | 10 | |
Benton, Arkansas Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 10.12 | 7 | 104.18 | 6 | 165,074.21 | 19 | 16,699,581.25 | 19 | 10 | |
West Memphis Electric Company | BUNDLED | 8.39 | 3 | 95.74 | 2 | 143,239.12 | 20 | 12,018,420.35 | 24 | 81,230.65 | 6 |
Commercial Electricity Providers in Arkansas
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Rate Rank | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Average Bill State Rank | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Sales State Rank | Commercial Revenues ($) | Commercial Revenues State Rank | State Production (MWh) | State Production Rank |
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Entergy Arkansas | BUNDLED | 10.29 | 16 | 494.73 | 27 | 5,803,193.33 | 1 | 597,181,131 | 1 | 22,373,076.53 | 1 |
Southwestern Electric Power Company | BUNDLED | 9.07 | 8 | 502.93 | 28 | 1,257,655.3 | 2 | 114,118,439 | 2 | 3,322,650.26 | 2 |
Oklahoma Gas & Electric | BUNDLED | 9.98 | 13 | 586.74 | 31 | 804,835.09 | 3 | 80,359,852 | 3 | 9,911 | 8 |
Bentonville Electric | BUNDLED | 8.98 | 7 | 890.56 | 34 | 453,556.43 | 4 | 40,736,035.56 | 5 | 10 | |
Carroll Electric | BUNDLED | 10.18 | 15 | 550.2 | 29 | 442,322.71 | 5 | 45,018,870 | 4 | 10 | |
Ozark Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.03 | 20 | 625.15 | 32 | 363,100.59 | 6 | 40,055,503.14 | 6 | 10 | |
CWL Jonesboro | BUNDLED | 7.91 | 2 | 388.02 | 13 | 345,335.85 | 7 | 27,333,191.44 | 8 | 732,022.76 | 3 |
Conway Electric | BUNDLED | 8.07 | 3 | 559.53 | 30 | 272,033.1 | 8 | 21,950,527.4 | 10 | 162,461.3 | 4 |
First Electric Coop | BUNDLED | 15.93 | 33 | 426.26 | 20 | 224,187.86 | 9 | 35,708,603 | 7 | 10 | |
North Little Rock Electric | BUNDLED | 12.02 | 24 | 423.88 | 18 | 208,030.47 | 10 | 25,013,310 | 9 | 142,385 | 5 |
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.76 | 22 | 440.38 | 24 | 186,218.55 | 11 | 21,891,980 | 11 | 10 | |
Southwest Arkansas Electric | BUNDLED | 9.17 | 9 | 393.26 | 14 | 161,488.91 | 12 | 14,814,208.25 | 13 | 10 | |
Woodruff Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 9.36 | 11 | 695.39 | 33 | 143,087.71 | 13 | 13,395,384.47 | 15 | 10 | |
Craighead Electric | BUNDLED | 12.81 | 27 | 220.86 | 2 | 131,788.96 | 14 | 16,882,233.96 | 12 | 10 | |
North Arkansas Electric | BUNDLED | 10.98 | 19 | 366.74 | 12 | 118,002.62 | 15 | 12,957,077.26 | 16 | 10 | |
Hope Water & Light | BUNDLED | 12.05 | 25 | 1,031.61 | 35 | 117,088.93 | 16 | 14,107,247.39 | 14 | 10 | |
C & L Electric | BUNDLED | 12.27 | 26 | 444.36 | 25 | 103,509.71 | 17 | 12,699,506.51 | 17 | 10 | |
West Memphis Electric Company | BUNDLED | 8.84 | 6 | 470.52 | 26 | 101,765.38 | 18 | 8,992,064.77 | 20 | 81,230.65 | 6 |
Clay County Electric | BUNDLED | 13.28 | 29 | 351.68 | 10 | 91,351.2 | 19 | 12,132,467.2 | 18 | 10 | |
Paragould Light Water and Cable | BUNDLED | 10.35 | 17 | 403.32 | 15 | 91,082.59 | 20 | 9,424,723.97 | 19 | 4,068 | 9 |
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 | 14,827,400 | ||||
Union County | Natural Gas | 11,345,015 | 4,376,069,856.34 | 385.73 | |||
Independence Steam Electric StationWest Memphis Electric Company (1.00%)CWL Jonesboro (9.37%)Osceola, Arkansas Electric Utility (0.50%)East Texas Electric Cooperative (3.10%)Entergy Power (6.29%)Arkansas Electric Cooperative (35.00%)Entergy Mississippi (25.00%)Entergy Arkansas (17.75%)Conway Electric (2.00%) | Independence County | Coal | 5,158,196.01 | 5,368,104,891.65 | 1,040.69 | ||
Magnet CoveArkansas Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Hot Spring County | Natural Gas | 4,137,643 | 1,489,756,971.22 | 360.05 | ||
Dell Power StationAssociated Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Dell | Natural Gas | 4,087,322 | 1,608,782,797.8 | 393.6 | ||
Plum Point Energy StationEast Texas Electric Cooperative (7.52%)Missouri Joint Municipal Power Electric (22.11%)Starwood Energy Group Global (33.90%)Empire District Electric (7.52%)Municipal Energy Agency of MS (6.00%)John Hancock (22.95%) | Osceola | Coal | 3,086,195.02 | 3,088,184,846.7 | 1,000.64 | ||
Hempstead County | Coal | 2,836,245.01 | 2,676,147,348.02 | 943.55 | |||
Jefferson County | Coal | 2,289,476 | 2,524,877,852.25 | 1,102.82 | |||
Benton County | Coal | 2,192,629.01 | 2,355,322,680.81 | 1,074.2 | |||
Hot Spring Generating FacilityEntergy Arkansas (100.00%) | Hot Spring County | Natural Gas | 1,916,950 | 756,017,822.42 | 394.39 | ||
Pine Bluff Energy CenterCalpine (100.00%) | Jefferson County | Natural Gas | 1,113,499 | 331,681,137.48 | 297.87 | ||
Harry L. OswaldArkansas Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Pulaski County | Natural Gas | 941,018 | 432,967,000.06 | 460.1 | ||
Bull ShoalsUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Baxter County | Conventional Hydroelectric | 750,451 | ||||
AshdownDomtar Industries Inc (100.00%) | Little River County | Black Liquour | 578,109.4 | 227,171,167.03 | 392.96 | ||
DardanelleUS Army Corps of Engineers (100.00%) | Pope County | Conventional Hydroelectric | 426,200 | ||||
Thomas FitzhughArkansas Electric Cooperative (100.00%) | Franklin County | Natural Gas | 404,531 | 188,950,002.78 | 467.08 | ||
Big Cypress Solar, LLCBig Cypress Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Crawfordsville | Solar | 401,812 | ||||
Arkansas County | Conventional Hydroelectric | 342,284 | |||||
Newport Solar ProjectNewport Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Newport | Solar | 333,070.11 | ||||
Pine Bluff MillEvergreen Packaging Inc (100.00%) | Jefferson County | Black Liquour | 289,037 | 145,872,702.46 | 504.69 |
There is 1 Nuclear Power Plant 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 | 14,827,400 |
Quick Facts
As the 27th highest producer of electricity in the country, power plants in Arkansas produce 60,034,890.43 megawatt hours of electricity.
The average monthly residential electricity cost in Arkansas is 8.93% lower than the national average monthly residential bill.
In Arkansas, 53,869,460.43 megawatt hours of electricity are generated from non-renewable sources. Arkansas ranks 23rd worst in the nation for total electricity generation from non-renewable fuels.
With 15,545,308.67 megawatt hours of electricity generated from coal, Arkansas is 19th in the US for total megawatt hours generated from coal.
As the 20th largest generator of solar power in the nation, Arkansas produces a total of 2,098,509.3 megawatt hours.
Customers in Arkansas deal with an average of 1.39 outages lasting 158.4 minutes each year, compared to the nationwide averages of 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes an outage.
FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Arkansas
Where does Arkansas get its electricity?
Arkansas' electricity is produced using primarily Natural Gas, which accounts for 39.08% of the fuel used in the state. The second and third most used fuels are Coal and Nuclear, which account for 25.89% and 24.70% 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 2025 is 12.21 cents.
What is the average electric bill in Arkansas?
In 2025, Arkansas has an average electricity bill of $130, and the US average is $142.
What power companies offer service in Arkansas?
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | Entergy Arkansas | 732,238 |
2 | Southwestern Electric Power Company | 127,505 |
3 | Carroll Electric | 106,239 |
4 | First Electric Coop | 103,816 |
5 | Ozark Electric Cooperative | 77,734 |
6 | Oklahoma Gas & Electric | 69,933 |
7 | Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | 58,503 |
8 | CWL Jonesboro | 41,721 |
9 | North Little Rock Electric | 40,127 |
10 | North Arkansas Electric | 39,997 |
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 77 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 | 6.90 | 1,600 |
2 | CWL Jonesboro | 7.94 | 41,721 |
3 | West Memphis Electric Company | 8.43 | 12,271 |
4 | Mississippi County Electric Coop | 8.53 | 4,961 |
5 | Conway Electric | 8.53 | 34,735 |
6 | Clarksville Electric Company | 9.48 | 4,717 |
7 | Benton, Arkansas Electric Utility | 10.16 | 15,294 |
8 | Paragould Light Water and Cable | 10.40 | 14,846 |
9 | Osceola, Arkansas Electric Utility | 11.01 | 3,668 |
10 | Oklahoma Gas & Electric | 11.38 | 69,933 |
How many electric companies offer service in Arkansas?
There are 35 electricity companies operating in Arkansas.