Electricity prices in Arkansas
What homes in Arkansas pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 13.6¢ a kWh
- Up 7.2% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $143 a month
- Up 5.7% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,055 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 45 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Arkansas homes paid 13.6¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Arkansas vs the US
| Arkansas | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 13.6¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 14.4¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $143 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $217 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,055 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +7.2% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +39% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 14.37¢ |
| July 2026 | 14.33¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.12¢ |
| May 2026 | 14.36¢ |
| April 2026 | 14.16¢ |
| March 2026 | 13.63¢ |
| February 2026 | 12.73¢ |
| January 2026 | 12.35¢ |
| December 2025 | 12.36¢ |
| November 2025 | 13.25¢ |
| October 2025 | 13.29¢ |
| September 2025 | 13.82¢ |
| August 2025 | 13.33¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.30¢ |
| June 2025 | 13.36¢ |
| May 2025 | 13.24¢ |
| April 2025 | 14.13¢ |
| March 2025 | 12.32¢ |
| February 2025 | 11.65¢ |
| January 2025 | 11.31¢ |
| December 2024 | 11.77¢ |
| November 2024 | 12.64¢ |
| October 2024 | 12.69¢ |
| September 2024 | 12.83¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Arkansas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $217 |
| July 2026 | $202 |
| June 2026 | $154 |
| May 2026 | $114 |
| April 2026 | $106 |
| March 2026 | $111 |
| February 2026 | $156 |
| January 2026 | $152 |
| December 2025 | $131 |
| November 2025 | $102 |
| October 2025 | $120 |
| September 2025 | $153 |
| August 2025 | $191 |
| July 2025 | $188 |
| June 2025 | $140 |
| May 2025 | $108 |
| April 2025 | $105 |
| March 2025 | $120 |
| February 2025 | $143 |
| January 2025 | $159 |
| December 2024 | $119 |
| November 2024 | $94 |
| October 2024 | $111 |
| September 2024 | $148 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Arkansas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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 August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $33.08 |
| July 2026 | $30.26 |
| June 2026 | $27.86 |
| May 2026 | $25.93 |
| April 2026 | $30.15 |
| March 2026 | $24.56 |
| February 2026 | $17.89 |
| January 2026 | $21.11 |
| December 2025 | $19.69 |
| November 2025 | $24.77 |
| October 2025 | $33.21 |
| September 2025 | $33.96 |
| August 2025 | $35.20 |
| July 2025 | $33.61 |
| June 2025 | $30.72 |
| May 2025 | $27.41 |
| April 2025 | $22.99 |
| March 2025 | $16.07 |
| February 2025 | $15.24 |
| January 2025 | $15.28 |
| December 2024 | $17.01 |
| November 2024 | $24.81 |
| October 2024 | $21.13 |
| September 2024 | $21.45 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Arkansas, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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-owned | 14.1¢ | +7.6% |
| SWEPCO (AEP)Investor-owned | 14.5¢ | +22% |
| Carroll Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.0¢ | +6.7% |
| First Electric CooperativeCooperative | 13.3¢ | +3.8% |
| Oklahoma Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned | 11.7¢ | -1.1% |
| Arkansas Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative | 14.4¢ | +3.4% |
| City of North Little RockMunicipal | 12.8¢ | +3.9% |
Heating fuels in Arkansas: propane.