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Arkansas Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
14.12¢ /kWh
▲ 5.6%vs. last year
Commercial
11.54¢ /kWh
▲ 5.9%vs. last year
Industrial
7.08¢ /kWh
▲ 2.5%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$139per month▲ 5.5% vs. the year before

13.31¢/kWh × 1,048 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 33rd highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Arkansas
$139
U.S. average
$156
Texas
$174
Mississippi
$170
Tennessee
$163
Louisiana
$156
Missouri
$145
Oklahoma
$142

Arkansas is $16 a month below (-10.5%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Arkansas makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
13.8%
Carbon-free
34.6%
Largest source
Natural gas 37%
Arkansas electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas37.2%25,289 GWh
Coal28.1%19,081 GWh
Nuclear20.7%14,075 GWh
Wind0.6%420 GWh
Solar7.8%5,271 GWh
Hydro4.3%2,891 GWh
Other1.4%934 GWh

68 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Arkansas electricity prices in context

Residential electricity in Arkansas costs 14.36¢/kWh as of May 2026, ranking 41st among the 50 states and DC — closer to the cheapest end of the national spectrum. This rate sits 4.08¢/kWh below the US average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 22.1%. Among bordering states, only Missouri at 13.68¢/kWh and Oklahoma at 13.38¢/kWh undercut Arkansas. Tennessee stands nearly equivalent at 14.47¢/kWh, while Louisiana at 14.15¢/kWh comes in just below. Mississippi and Texas are both notably higher, at 16.16¢/kWh and 16.44¢/kWh respectively.

Over five years since May 2021, the rate has climbed 26.6% from 11.34¢/kWh. The longer arc is steeper: since May 2006 it has risen 65.2% from 8.69¢/kWh, and since January 2001 it has more than doubled, up 108.7% from 6.88¢/kWh. The current rate of 14.36¢/kWh marks the record high; the lowest on file came in January 2003 at 6.44¢/kWh.

The monthly residential bill averages $138 for 1,045 kWh — well below the national average bill of $155, though Arkansas households consume far more than the national average of 871 kWh per month. Commercial rates stand at 11.90¢/kWh and industrial at 6.69¢/kWh. Year over year, the residential rate rose 8.9%.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
5.5¢7.9¢10¢13¢15¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.6¢5.7¢8.9¢12¢15¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
6.88¢
Now
14.12¢
Change
▲ 105.2%
Range
6.44–14.36¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202614.1211.547.08
May 202614.3611.906.69
April 202614.1611.046.20
March 202613.6311.506.26
February 202612.7311.646.40
January 202612.3511.127.12
December 202512.3310.726.43
November 202513.2210.896.53
October 202513.2610.956.48
September 202513.7911.187.19
August 202513.2810.777.34
July 202513.2610.617.24

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Arkansas?
Residential electricity in Arkansas costs 14.12¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 46th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 11.54¢ and industrial customers 7.08¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Arkansas?
Arkansas's residential rate of 14.12¢/kWh is -21.2% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Arkansas home consumes 1,048 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $139.
›Have electricity prices in Arkansas gone up?
Residential electricity in Arkansas has moved +105.2% since 2001, reaching 14.12¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +5.6%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Arkansas?
Of the states bordering Arkansas, Oklahoma has the lowest average monthly bill at $142 and Texas the highest at $174. Arkansas averages $139 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.