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Arkansas electricity rates

Homes in Arkansas pay an average of 12.3¢ per kWh, 25% below the US average, and use 1,048 kWh a month. Arkansas ranks #44 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

12.3¢average price per kWh

1,048 kWhaverage use per month

$129average monthly bill

#44 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Arkansas

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Entergy Arkansas LLC	13.0	580
First Electric Coop Corp	11.9	103
Southwestern Electric Power Co	11.5	99
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp	12.7	67
Craighead Electric Coop Corp	12.2	57
Carroll Electric Coop Corp	12.4	55
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co	11.5	50
North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc	13.2	50
Woodruff Electric Coop Corp	11.4	47
C & L Electric Coop Corp	13.1	37
Petit Jean Electric Coop Corp	13.3	37
Southwest Arkansas E C C	11.5	37

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Arkansas?

At 12.3¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $123. A system that covers the average Arkansas home would replace about 12,576 kWh a year, roughly $1,549 of electricity at today’s prices.

9.6 kWsystem for an average home (24 panels)

$28,800rough installed cost

$1,549electricity saved per year

~19 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Arkansas home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).