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municipal utility · EIA utility 9879
City Water and Light Plant
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, City Water and Light Plant, a municipal utility, reported 35,013 residential customers in Arkansas, with a service territory that touches 1 county.
Its average residential price that year was 6.63¢ per kilowatthour, 46% below the Arkansas average of 12.32¢ and 60% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $79.38 a month on average use of 1,197 kWh a month. Across Arkansas the average bill was $129.13 on 1,048 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 5.9% on 2019, against up 25.7% for Arkansas as a whole, and down 16.1% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 7.14¢.
Compared with Arkansas, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 6.63¢ | 12.45¢ | 12.32¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $79.38 | $113.02 | $129.13 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,197 | 905 | 1,048 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -16.1% | — | +0.6% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +5.9% | — | +25.7% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 323.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 164.9 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 10 filings by municipal utilities in Arkansas, the median price was 9.89¢. In Arkansas this utility's price ranks 28 of 28, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Arkansas ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 7.14¢ | 12.84¢ | $89.77 | 1,258 | 35,335 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2024 | 6.63¢ | 12.32¢ | $79.38 | 1,197 | 35,013 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2023 | 7.90¢ | 12.25¢ | $92.92 | 1,176 | 34,591 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2022 | 8.50¢ | 12.05¢ | $107.26 | 1,261 | 34,116 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2021 | 6.83¢ | 11.27¢ | $86.38 | 1,265 | 33,670 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2020 | 6.26¢ | 10.41¢ | $75.34 | 1,203 | 33,019 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2019 | 6.26¢ | 9.80¢ | $80.68 | 1,288 | 32,535 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2018 | 6.39¢ | 9.81¢ | $86.69 | 1,356 | 32,070 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2017 | 7.15¢ | 10.28¢ | $84.62 | 1,184 | 31,285 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2016 | 6.62¢ | 9.92¢ | $86.36 | 1,304 | 30,493 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2015 | 6.73¢ | 9.82¢ | $86.69 | 1,287 | 30,108 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2014 | 6.57¢ | 9.51¢ | $86.68 | 1,320 | 29,641 | 1.3 TWh |
| 2013 | 6.48¢ | 9.59¢ | $84.05 | 1,296 | 29,187 | 1.2 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,013 | 503.1 GWh | 36% | $33,351,000 | 6.63¢ |
| Commercial | 5,616 | 324.4 GWh | 23% | $21,964,000 | 6.77¢ |
| Industrial | 38 | 577.6 GWh | 41% | $29,367,000 | 5.08¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 1.6 TWh in total, of which 49% was its own net generation and 803.3 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 306 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for City Water and Light Plant in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Generation at plants it operates, 2025
- Natural gas 73.4% 56.6 GWh
- Solar 26.6% 20.5 GWh
Net generation of 77.1 GWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (803.3 GWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Arkansas
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of North Little Rock | Municipal | 34,984 | 12.23¢ | $108.22 | 61.2 | 61.2 |
| Conway Corporation | Municipal | 30,979 | 8.29¢ | $81.65 | 35.9 | 35.9 |
| City of Bentonville | Municipal | 25,103 | 11.65¢ | $111.12 | — | — |
| City of Benton | Municipal | 12,972 | 10.30¢ | $102.81 | — | — |
| Paragould Municipal Utilities | Municipal | 12,540 | 9.48¢ | $125.82 | — | — |
| City of West Memphis | Municipal | 10,199 | 8.08¢ | $92.17 | — | — |
| City of Siloam Springs | Municipal | 8,590 | 11.65¢ | $100.35 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| City of Hope | Municipal | 5,782 | 11.69¢ | $106.25 | 121.3 | 41.2 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City Water and Light Plant?
Residential customers paid an average of 6.63¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Arkansas?
The Arkansas average residential price in 2024 was 12.32¢ and the US average 16.48¢; City Water and Light Plant was 46% below the state figure. Among 28 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Arkansas, it had the 28th highest.
What is the average City Water and Light Plant bill?
$79.38 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,197 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Arkansas average was $129.13 on 1,048 kWh.
How reliable is City Water and Light Plant service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for City Water and Light Plant.
Is the City Water and Light Plant price rising?
The average residential price was down 16.1% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 5.9% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 7.14¢.
Which counties does City Water and Light Plant serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 1 county: Craighead County, AR. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "City Water and Light Plant", utility number 9879; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.