EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29
Arkansas electricity rates
Arkansas homes paid 14.4¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +7.8% from a year earlier. That is #9 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.
AR average14.4¢Aug 2026
12-month average13.6¢
Rank (cheapest)#9of 51
Utilities29
ZIP codes693
Arkansas electricity price trend
Arkansas averageU.S. average
Aug 202614.4¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago+7.8%13.3¢
vs. 5 years ago+23.9%11.6¢
Record high14.4¢Aug 2026
Avg. home bill$2171,510 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, West South Central15.3¢Dec 2027
Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the West South Central region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas.
Utilities in Arkansas
29 utilities · 9 report monthlyMonthly home price by utility
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| Entergy Arkansas LLC Investor Owned · monthly data |
14.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+4.4% | +10.7% | $137 | 608,362 |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
15.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+10.5% | +31.8% | $98 | 108,102 |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR) Cooperative · monthly data |
14.1¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+2.2% | +14.8% | $133 | 101,154 |
| First Electric Coop Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
13.2¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-4.3% | +7.3% | $143 | 95,175 |
| Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (AR) Cooperative |
13.0¢2024 |
+5.4% | — | $134 | 72,076 |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
11.5¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-16.5% | -0.1% | $118 | 58,218 |
| Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp Cooperative · monthly data |
14.8¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+7.9% | +11.3% | $147 | 54,372 |
| North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
12.9¢2024 |
+4% | — | $124 | 36,355 |
| City Water and Light Plant Municipal |
6.6¢2024 |
-46.4% | — | $79 | 35,013 |
| City of North Little Rock (AR) Municipal · monthly data |
13.0¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-5.8% | +6% | $108 | 34,984 |
| Conway Corporation Municipal |
8.3¢2024 |
-33% | — | $82 | 30,979 |
| Adjustment 2024 |
12.4¢2024 |
-0.1% | — | $137 | 25,649 |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
12.0¢2024 |
-3% | — | $152 | 25,326 |
| City of Bentonville (AR) Municipal |
11.7¢2024 |
-5.8% | — | $111 | 25,103 |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C Cooperative |
13.0¢2024 |
+4.8% | — | $158 | 24,879 |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
13.3¢2024 |
+7.2% | — | $139 | 20,000 |
| Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
15.6¢2024 |
+26.3% | — | $148 | 18,776 |
| City of Benton (AR) Municipal |
10.3¢2024 |
-16.7% | — | $103 | 12,972 |
| Paragould Municipal Utilities Municipal |
9.5¢2024 |
-23.3% | — | $126 | 12,540 |
| Woodruff Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
11.4¢2024 |
-7.8% | — | $131 | 12,125 |
| Clay County Electric Coop Corp (AR) Cooperative |
14.2¢2024 |
+14.7% | — | $125 | 10,523 |
| City of West Memphis (AR) Municipal |
8.1¢2024 |
-34.7% | — | $92 | 10,199 |
| South Central Ark El Coop, Inc. Cooperative |
14.7¢2024 |
+18.9% | — | $142 | 9,410 |
| City of Siloam Springs (AR) Municipal |
11.7¢2024 |
-5.8% | — | $100 | 8,590 |
| Ouachita Electric Coop Corp Cooperative |
13.2¢2024 |
+6.7% | — | $125 | 8,391 |
| City of Hope (AR) Municipal |
11.7¢2024 |
-5.5% | — | $106 | 5,782 |
| Empire District Electric Co. Investor Owned · monthly data |
16.4¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
+18.9% | +22.1% | $123 | 4,813 |
| Clarksville Connected Utilities Municipal |
8.7¢2024 |
-29.9% | — | $86 | 3,812 |
| Mississippi County Electric Co. Cooperative · monthly data |
9.9¢Jan–Aug 2026 |
-28% | +16.9% | $120 | 3,232 |
Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. AR avg.” use the Arkansas average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.
All ZIP codes in Arkansas
71601Pine Bluff71602White Hall71603Pine Bluff71611Pine Bluff71612White Hall71613Pine Bluff71630Arkansas City71631Banks71635Crossett71638Dermott71639Dumas71640Eudora71642Fountain Hill71643Gould71644Grady71646Hamburg71647Hermitage71651Jersey71652Kingsland71653Lake Village71654Mc Gehee71655Monticello71657Monticello71658Montrose71659Moscow71660New Edinburg71661Parkdale71662Pickens71663Portland71665Rison71666Rohwer71667Star City71670Tillar71671Warren71674Watson71675Wilmar71676Wilmot71677Winchester71678Yorktown71701Camden71711Camden71720Bearden71721Beirne71722Bluff City71724Calion71725Carthage71726Chidester71728Curtis71730El Dorado71731El Dorado71740Emerson71742Fordyce71743Gurdon71744Hampton71745Harrell71747Huttig71748Ivan71749Junction City71750Lawson71751Louann71752Mc Neil71753Magnolia71754Magnolia71758Mount Holly71759Norphlet71762Smackover71763Sparkman71764Stephens71765Strong71766Thornton71770Waldo71772Whelen Springs71801Hope71802Hope71820Alleene71822Ashdown71823Ben Lomond71825Blevins71826Bradley71827Buckner71831Columbus71832De Queen71833Dierks71834Doddridge71835Emmet71836Foreman71837Fouke71838Fulton71839Garland City71840Genoa71841Gillham71842Horatio71845Lewisville71846Lockesburg71847Mc Caskill71851Mineral Springs71852Nashville71853Ogden71854Texarkana71855Ozan71857Prescott71858Rosston71859Saratoga71860Stamps71861Taylor71862Washington71864Willisville71865Wilton71866Winthrop71901Hot Springs National Park71902Hot Springs National Park71903Hot Springs National Park71909Hot Springs Village71910Hot Springs Village71913Hot Springs National Park71914Hot Springs National Park71920Alpine71921Amity71922Antoine71923Arkadelphia71929Bismarck71932Board Camp71933Bonnerdale71935Caddo Gap71937Cove71940Delight71941Donaldson71942Friendship71943Glenwood71944Grannis71945Hatfield71949Jessieville71950Kirby71952Langley71953Mena71956Mountain Pine71957Mount Ida71958Murfreesboro71959Newhope71960Norman71961Oden71962Okolona71964Pearcy71965Pencil Bluff71966Oden71968Royal71969Sims71970Story71971Umpire71972Vandervoort71973Wickes71998Arkadelphia72001Adona72002Alexander72003Almyra72004Altheimer72005Amagon72006Augusta72007Austin72010Bald Knob72011Bauxite72012Beebe72013Bee Branch72014Beedeville72015Benton72016Bigelow72017Biscoe72018Benton72019Benton72020Bradford72021Brinkley72022Bryant72023Cabot72024Carlisle72025Casa72026Casscoe72027Center Ridge72028Choctaw72029Clarendon72030Cleveland72031Clinton72032Conway72033Conway72034Conway72036Cotton Plant72037Coy72038Crocketts Bluff72039Damascus72040Des Arc72041De Valls Bluff72042De Witt72043Diaz72044Edgemont72045El Paso72046England72047Enola72048Ethel72051Fox72052Garner72053College Station72055Gillett72057Grapevine72058Greenbrier72059Gregory72060Griffithville72061Guy72063Hattieville72064Hazen72065Hensley72066Hickory Plains72067Higden72068Higginson72069Holly Grove72070Houston72072Humnoke72073Humphrey72074Hunter72075Jacksonport72076Jacksonville72078Jacksonville72079Jefferson72080Jerusalem72081Judsonia72082Kensett72083Keo72084Leola72085Letona72086Lonoke72087Lonsdale72088Fairfield Bay72089Bryant72099Little Rock Air Force Base72101Mc Crory72102Mc Rae72103Mabelvale72104Malvern72106Mayflower72107Menifee72108Monroe72110Morrilton72111Mount Vernon72112Newport72113Maumelle72114North Little Rock72115North Little Rock72116North Little Rock72117North Little Rock72118North Little Rock72119North Little Rock72120Sherwood72121Pangburn72122Paron72123Patterson72124North Little Rock72125Perry72126Perryville72127Plumerville72128Poyen72129Prattsville72130Prim72131Quitman72132Redfield72133Reydell72134Roe72135Roland72136Romance72137Rose Bud72140Saint Charles72141Scotland72142Scott72143Searcy72145Searcy72150Sheridan72152Sherrill72153Shirley72156Solgohachia72157Springfield72158Benton72160Stuttgart72164Sweet Home72165Thida72166Tichnor72167Traskwood72168Tucker72169Tupelo72170Ulm72173Vilonia72175Wabbaseka72176Ward72178West Point72179Wilburn72180Woodson72181Wooster72182Wright72183Wrightsville72190North Little Rock72199North Little Rock72201Little Rock72202Little Rock72203Little Rock72204Little Rock72205Little Rock72206Little Rock72207Little Rock72209Little Rock72210Little Rock72211Little Rock72212Little Rock72214Little Rock72215Little Rock72216Little Rock72217Little Rock72219Little Rock72221Little Rock72222Little Rock72223Little Rock72225Little Rock72227Little Rock72231Little Rock72255Little Rock72260Little Rock72295Little Rock72301West Memphis72303West Memphis72311Aubrey72312Barton72313Bassett72315Blytheville72316Blytheville72319Gosnell72320Brickeys72322Caldwell72324Cherry Valley72325Clarkedale72326Colt72327Crawfordsville72328Crumrod72329Driver72330Dyess72331Earle72332Edmondson72333Elaine72335Forrest City72336Forrest City72338Frenchmans Bayou72339Gilmore72340Goodwin72341Haynes72342Helena72346Heth72347Hickory Ridge72348Hughes72350Joiner72351Keiser72352La Grange72353Lambrook72354Lepanto72355Lexa72358Luxora72359Madison72360Marianna72364Marion72365Marked Tree72366Marvell72367Mellwood72368Moro72369Oneida72370Osceola72372Palestine72373Parkin72374Poplar Grove72376Proctor72377Rivervale72379Snow Lake72383Turner72384Turrell72386Tyronza72387Vanndale72389Wabash72390West Helena72391West Ridge72392Wheatley72394Widener72395Wilson72396Wynne72401Jonesboro72402Jonesboro72403Jonesboro72404Jonesboro72405Jonesboro72410Alicia72411Bay72412Beech Grove72413Biggers72414Black Oak72415Black Rock72416Bono72417Brookland72419Caraway72421Cash72422Corning72424Datto72425Delaplaine72426Dell72427Egypt72428Etowah72429Fisher72430Greenway72431Grubbs72432Harrisburg72433Hoxie72434Imboden72435Knobel72436Lafe72437Lake City72438Leachville72440Lynn72441Mc Dougal72442Manila72443Marmaduke72444Maynard72445Minturn72447Monette72449O Kean72450Paragould72451Paragould72453Peach Orchard72454Piggott72455Pocahontas72456Pollard72457Portia72458Powhatan72459Ravenden72460Ravenden Springs72461Rector72462Reyno72466Smithville72467State University72469Strawberry72470Success72471Swifton72472Trumann72473Tuckerman72474Walcott72475Waldenburg72476Walnut Ridge72478Warm Springs72479Weiner72482Williford72501Batesville72503Batesville72512Horseshoe Bend72513Ash Flat72515Bexar72517Brockwell72519Calico Rock72520Camp72521Cave City72522Charlotte72523Concord72524Cord72525Cherokee Village72526Cushman72527Desha72528Dolph72529Cherokee Village72530Drasco72531Elizabeth72532Evening Shade72533Fifty Six72534Floral72536Franklin72537Gamaliel72538Gepp72539Glencoe72540Guion72542Hardy72543Heber Springs72544Henderson72545Heber Springs72546Ida72550Locust Grove72553Magness72554Mammoth Spring72555Marcella72556Melbourne72560Mountain View72561Mount Pleasant72562Newark72564Oil Trough72565Oxford72566Pineville72567Pleasant Grove72568Pleasant Plains72569Poughkeepsie72571Rosie72572Saffell72573Sage72575Salado72576Salem72577Sidney72578Sturkie72579Sulphur Rock72581Tumbling Shoals72583Viola72584Violet Hill72585Wideman72587Wiseman72601Harrison72602Harrison72611Alpena72613Beaver72615Bergman72616Berryville72617Big Flat72619Bull Shoals72623Clarkridge72624Compton72626Cotter72628Deer72629Dennard72630Diamond City72631Eureka Springs72632Eureka Springs72633Everton72634Flippin72635Gassville72636Gilbert72638Green Forest72639Harriet72640Hasty72641Jasper72642Lakeview72644Lead Hill72645Leslie72648Marble Falls72650Marshall72651Midway72653Mountain Home72654Mountain Home72655Mount Judea72657Timbo72658Norfork72659Norfork72660Oak Grove72661Oakland72662Omaha72663Onia72666Parthenon72668Peel72669Pindall72670Ponca72672Pyatt72675Saint Joe72677Summit72679Tilly72680Timbo72682Valley Springs72683Vendor72685Western Grove72686Witts Springs72687Yellville72701Fayetteville72702Fayetteville72703Fayetteville72704Fayetteville72711Avoca72712Bentonville72713Bentonville72714Bella Vista72715Bella Vista72716Bentonville72717Canehill72718Cave Springs72719Centerton72721Combs72722Decatur72727Elkins72728Elm Springs72729Evansville72730Farmington72732Garfield72733Gateway72734Gentry72735Goshen72736Gravette72737Greenland72738Hindsville72739Hiwasse72740Huntsville72741Johnson72742Kingston72744Lincoln72745Lowell72747Maysville72749Morrow72751Pea Ridge72752Pettigrew72753Prairie Grove72756Rogers72757Rogers72758Rogers72760Saint Paul72761Siloam Springs72762Springdale72764Springdale72765Springdale72766Springdale72768Sulphur Springs72769Summers72770Tontitown72773Wesley72774West Fork72776Witter72801Russellville72802Russellville72811Russellville72812Russellville72821Altus72823Atkins72824Belleville72827Bluffton72828Briggsville72829Centerville72830Clarksville72832Coal Hill72833Danville72834Dardanelle72835Delaware72837Dover72838Gravelly72839Hagarville72840Hartman72841Harvey72842Havana72843Hector72845Knoxville72846Lamar72847London72851New Blaine72852Oark72853Ola72854Ozone72855Paris72856Pelsor72857Plainview72858Pottsville72860Rover72863Scranton72865Subiaco72901Fort Smith72902Fort Smith72903Fort Smith72904Fort Smith72905Fort Smith72906Fort Smith72908Fort Smith72913Fort Smith72914Fort Smith72916Fort Smith72917Fort Smith72918Fort Smith72919Fort Smith72921Alma72923Barling72926Boles72927Booneville72928Branch72930Cecil72932Cedarville72933Charleston72934Chester72935Dyer72936Greenwood72937Hackett72938Hartford72940Huntington72941Lavaca72943Magazine72944Mansfield72945Midland72946Mountainburg72947Mulberry72948Natural Dam72949Ozark72950Parks72951Ratcliff72952Rudy72955Uniontown72956Van Buren72957Van Buren72958Waldron72959Winslow
Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.
Questions
What is the average electricity rate in Arkansas?
14.4¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 13.6¢.
How does Arkansas compare with other states?
Arkansas ranks #9 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.
Which utility in Arkansas has the lowest rates?
Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), City Water and Light Plant averaged 6.6¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.