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Arkansas

First Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay First Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 98,191 homes in Arkansas. EIA lists it as First Electric Coop Corp.

Headlines

Average price
13.1¢ a kWh
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$152 a month
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,165 kWh
A month. Arkansas 1,048 kWh
Price rank in Arkansas
5 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, First Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.1¢ a kWh, against 13.4¢ across Arkansas.

First Electric Cooperative vs Arkansas

First Electric CooperativeArkansas
Average price, 12 months to July 202613.1¢13.4¢
Price in July 202612.9¢14.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$152$141
Bill in July 2026$201$202
Average monthly use1,165 kWh1,048 kWh
Price change, past year+1.9%+7.0%
Price change since 2019+26%+37%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.