State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Arkansas electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Arkansas was 14.33¢ per kWh, compared with 13.26¢ in July 2025 (+8.1%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $138.42 for 1,076 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 14.33¢; +8.1% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $138.42; 1,076 kWh a month
2025 average price: 12.87¢; 1,491,030 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Oklahoma Gas & Electric	774,864	Full service	12.43¢
Entergy Arkansas	612,255	Full service	13.36¢
Southwestern Electric Power	473,880	Full service	13.10¢
Empire District Electric	161,373	Full service	14.67¢
Carroll Electric Coop	116,791	Full service	13.43¢
First Electric Coop	96,685	Full service	12.93¢
Ozarks Electric Coop	86,120	Full service	13.88¢
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop	59,272	Full service	14.09¢
North Arkansas Elec Coop	36,595	Full service	14.17¢
City of North Little Rock	35,721	Full service	12.49¢
City Water and Light Plant	35,335	Full service	7.14¢
Conway	31,376	Full service	9.49¢
Southwest Arkansas E C C	26,288	Full service	13.89¢
Craighead Electric Coop	25,180	Full service	12.46¢
City of Bentonville	22,559	Full service	11.77¢
C & L Electric Coop	20,020	Full service	13.84¢
Petit Jean Electric Coop	18,878	Full service	16.62¢
City of Benton	13,371	Full service	10.39¢
Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR)	12,647	Full service	8.99¢
Woodruff Electric Coop	12,100	Full service	12.51¢
Clay County Electric Coop	10,554	Full service	14.44¢
City of West Memphis	10,187	Full service	8.43¢
South Central Ark El Coop	9,447	Full service	16.05¢
City of Siloam Springs	9,137	Full service	11.46¢
Ouachita Electric Coop	8,392	Full service	13.46¢
City of Hope	5,792	Full service	12.36¢
Clarksville Connected Utilities	3,812	Full service	10.40¢
Mississippi County Electric	3,247	Full service	9.40¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 8 EIA respondents touch Arkansas and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Ashley Chicot Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
City of Augusta - (AR) · Municipal
City of Osceola - (AR) · Municipal
City of Paris - (AR) · Municipal
City of Piggott - (AR) · Municipal
City of Prescott - (AR) · Municipal
Farmers Electric Coop Corp - (AR) · Cooperative
Rich Mountain Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 14.33¢/kWh
500 kWh	$71.65
750 kWh	$107.48
1,000 kWh	$143.30
1,500 kWh	$214.95
2,000 kWh	$286.60

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Arkansas Public Service Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Arkansas are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.