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Arkansas

First Electric Cooperative electricity rates

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

Cooperative utility, 98,351 homes in Arkansas. EIA lists it as First Electric Coop Corp.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Up 3.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$155 a month
Up 2.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,165 kWh
A month. Arkansas 1,055 kWh
Price rank in Arkansas
5 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, First Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against 13.6¢ across Arkansas.

First Electric Cooperative vs Arkansas

First Electric CooperativeArkansas
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢13.6¢
Price in August 202613.0¢14.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$155$143
Bill in August 2026$196$217
Average monthly use1,165 kWh1,055 kWh
Price change, past year+3.8%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+28%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 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 August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.