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Arkansas electricity prices, December 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In December 2025, residential customers in Arkansas paid an average of 12.33¢ per kilowatthour, up 4.8% on the same month a year earlier (11.77¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; Arkansas was 28% below that. It ranked 46th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,588,254 MWh, up 6.0% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $130.54 on 1,059 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change | US, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.33¢ | 11.77¢ | +4.8% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 10.72¢ | 10.14¢ | +5.7% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 6.43¢ | 6.46¢ | -0.5% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 9.51¢ | 9.26¢ | +2.7% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.6 TWh | 1.5 TWh | +6.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.3 TWh | 4 TWh | +7.8% |
| Residential customers | 1,500,421 | 1,486,936 | +0.9% |
| Average residential bill | $130.54 | $118.67 | +10.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,059 | 1,008 | +5.1% |
| US residential price | 17.24¢ | 16.27¢ | +6.0% |
The two years to December 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Arkansas in December 2025?
12.33¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.72¢ for commercial and 6.43¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.77¢ in December 2024, a change of +4.8%. Residential sales changed by +6.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$130.54, on average use of 1,059 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.