Power Bill Facts

Arkansas electricity prices, September 2025

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
September 2025, preliminary
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
44th from the highest

The average residential price in Arkansas was 13.79 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in September 2025. Preliminary

In September 2024, the price was 12.83 cents per kWh. The September 2025 price was 0.96 cents per kWh higher than the September 2024 price.

The US average was 18.08 cents per kWh in September 2025. In September 2025, Arkansas had the 44th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $152.12, for 1,103 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as preliminary. EIA adjusts the months of a year when the final Form EIA-861 data for the year are ready.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

Arkansas: average price by sector, September 2025
SectorSep 2025 cents per kWhSep 2024 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Sep 2025 cents per kWh
Residential13.7912.83+7.5%18.08
Commercial11.1810.13+10.4%13.99
Industrial7.196.83+5.3%9.02
All sectors10.449.90+5.5%14.21

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

Arkansas: sales, customers and the residential bill, September 2025
FigureSep 2025Sep 2024Change percent
Residential sales1.7 TWh1.7 TWh-3.0%
Sales, all sectors4.7 TWh4.5 TWh+3.9%
Residential customers1,499,8391,482,421+1.2%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$152.12$147.53+3.1%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)1,1031,150-4.1%
US residential price (cents per kWh)18.0816.82+7.5%

The 25 months to September 2025

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh05101520Sep 2023Jan 2024May 2024Sep 2024Jan 2025May 2025Sep 2025cents per kWh05101520Sep 2023Apr 2024Nov 2024Sep 2025

Arkansas, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: preliminary. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the Arkansas page.

Questions about September 2025 in Arkansas

What did businesses pay for electricity in Arkansas in September 2025?
The average commercial price was 11.18 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 7.19 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 10.44 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in Arkansas buy in September 2025?
Residential customers bought 1.7 TWh of electricity in September 2025. One TWh is 1,000,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 3.0% lower than the quantity in September 2024.
How many residential customers did Arkansas have in September 2025?
Arkansas had 1,499,839 residential customers in September 2025. The number was 1.2% higher than the number in September 2024. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.