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Entergy Arkansas electricity rates

What homes pay Entergy Arkansas for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 615,191 homes in Arkansas. EIA lists it as Entergy Arkansas LLC.

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Average price
14.1¢ a kWh
Up 7.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$149 a month
Up 5.6% on a year ago
Average use
1,058 kWh
A month. Arkansas 1,055 kWh
Price rank in Arkansas
3 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Entergy Arkansas homes paid 14.1¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Arkansas.

Entergy Arkansas vs Arkansas

Entergy ArkansasArkansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.1¢13.6¢
Price in August 202615.9¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$149$143
Bill in August 2026$241$217
Average monthly use1,058 kWh1,055 kWh
Price change, past year+7.6%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+43%+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