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Arkansas electricity prices, February 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In February 2025, residential customers in Arkansas paid an average of 11.64¢ per kilowatthour, down 2.5% on the same month a year earlier (11.94¢). The US average for the month was 16.43¢; Arkansas was 29% below that. It ranked 45th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,822,371 MWh, up 9.5% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $143.03 on 1,229 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 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change | US, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11.64¢ | 11.94¢ | -2.5% | 16.43¢ |
| Commercial | 10.22¢ | 10.56¢ | -3.2% | 12.98¢ |
| Industrial | 6.24¢ | 6.40¢ | -2.5% | 8.24¢ |
| All sectors | 9.30¢ | 9.58¢ | -2.9% | 13.18¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.8 TWh | 1.7 TWh | +9.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.4 TWh | 4 TWh | +8.8% |
| Residential customers | 1,482,468 | 1,468,821 | +0.9% |
| Average residential bill | $143.03 | $135.33 | +5.7% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,229 | 1,133 | +8.5% |
| US residential price | 16.43¢ | 16.10¢ | +2.0% |
The two years to February 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Arkansas in February 2025?
11.64¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.22¢ for commercial and 6.24¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.94¢ in February 2024, a change of -2.5%. Residential sales changed by +9.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$143.03, on average use of 1,229 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.