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Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 55,543 homes in Arkansas. EIA lists it as Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp.

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Average price
14.4¢ a kWh
Up 3.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$159 a month
Up 3.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,097 kWh
A month. Arkansas 1,055 kWh
Price rank in Arkansas
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative homes paid 14.4¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Arkansas.

Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative vs Arkansas

Arkansas Valley Electric CooperativeArkansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.4¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.6¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$159$143
Bill in August 2026$223$217
Average monthly use1,097 kWh1,055 kWh
Price change, past year+3.4%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+37%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026