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Electricity prices in Arkansas

What homes in Arkansas pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
13.4¢ a kWh
Up 7.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$141 a month
Up 5.5% on a year ago
Average use
1,048 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
45 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Arkansas homes paid 13.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Arkansas vs the US

ArkansasUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.4¢18.0¢
Price in July 202614.3¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$141$156
Bill in July 2026$202$212
Average monthly use1,048 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+7.0%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+37%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Arkansas

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 72% of homes in Arkansas; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Entergy ArkansasInvestor-owned14.0¢+7.3%$147615,008
SWEPCO (AEP)Investor-owned14.1¢+20%$124111,330
Carroll Electric CooperativeCooperative13.9¢+7.3%$149106,113
First Electric CooperativeCooperative13.1¢+1.9%$15298,191
Oklahoma Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned11.6¢-1.4%$11959,096
Arkansas Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative14.4¢+2.9%$15555,477
City of North Little RockMunicipal12.8¢+3.7%$11435,936

Heating fuels in Arkansas: propane.