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Arkansas electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Arkansas paid an average of 11.28¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (11.27¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Arkansas was 29% below that. It ranked 45th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 2,083,663 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $158.60 on 1,406 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11.28¢ | 11.27¢ | +0.1% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 10.08¢ | 10.28¢ | -1.9% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 6.54¢ | 7.16¢ | -8.7% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 9.34¢ | 9.68¢ | -3.5% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 2.1 TWh | 2.1 TWh | +0.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.7 TWh | 4.5 TWh | +4.0% |
| Residential customers | 1,482,165 | 1,467,109 | +1.0% |
| Average residential bill | $158.60 | $158.87 | -0.2% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,406 | 1,409 | -0.2% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Arkansas in January 2025?
11.28¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.08¢ for commercial and 6.54¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.27¢ in January 2024, a change of +0.1%. Residential sales changed by +0.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$158.60, on average use of 1,406 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Arkansas page.