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Arkansas Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector. Latest data: May 2026.

Residential

14.36¢ /kWh

▲ 8.9%vs. last year

Commercial

11.90¢ /kWh

▲ 9.7%vs. last year

Industrial

6.69¢ /kWh

▲ 2.6%vs. last year

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →

$138per month▲ 4.5% vs. the year before

13.24¢/kWh × 1,045 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to May 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		$138
U.S. average		$155
Texas		$173
Mississippi		$169
Tennessee		$162
Louisiana		$156
Missouri		$145
Oklahoma		$141

Arkansas is $17 a month below (-11.0%) the U.S. average of $155. Average monthly bill, June 2025 – May 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%

37%

28%

21%

Arkansas electricity generation by source, June 2025 – May 2026
Source	Share	Generation
Natural gas	37.0%	25,035 GWh
Coal	28.2%	19,107 GWh
Nuclear	20.9%	14,113 GWh
Wind	0.6%	402 GWh
Solar	7.6%	5,121 GWh
Hydro	4.4%	2,950 GWh
Other	1.4%	949 GWh

67.7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to May 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

Residential history since 2001

Jan '01: 6.88¢
Now: 14.36¢
Change: ▲ 108.7%
Range: 6.44–14.36¢

Recent months

Month	Residential	Commercial	Industrial
May 2026	14.36	11.90	6.69
April 2026	14.16	11.04	6.20
March 2026	13.63	11.50	6.26
February 2026	12.73	11.64	6.40
January 2026	12.35	11.12	7.12
December 2025	12.33	10.72	6.43
November 2025	13.22	10.89	6.53
October 2025	13.26	10.95	6.48
September 2025	13.79	11.18	7.19
August 2025	13.28	10.77	7.34
July 2025	13.26	10.61	7.24
June 2025	13.37	10.90	6.91

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Arkansas?

Residential electricity in Arkansas costs 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour as of May 2026, the 41st highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 11.90¢ and industrial customers 6.69¢ per kilowatt-hour.

›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Arkansas?

Arkansas's residential rate of 14.36¢/kWh is -19.5% versus the U.S. average of 17.84¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Arkansas home consumes 1,045 kWh a month against a national average of 871 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $138.

›Have electricity prices in Arkansas gone up?

Residential electricity in Arkansas has moved +108.7% since 2001, reaching 14.36¢/kWh in May 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +8.9%.

›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Arkansas?

Of the states bordering Arkansas, Oklahoma has the lowest average monthly bill at $141 and Texas the highest at $173. Arkansas averages $138 a month, against a U.S. average of $155.