Arkansas Electricity Prices

Relatively, yes — 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 11th-cheapest of 51 and 26.0% below the national benchmark.

At Arkansas's May 2026 average of 14.36¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,508 a year — around $126 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $530 gap between the two published averages, less for Arkansas, not a bill either way.

Over the full EIA series the Arkansas jurisdiction average has risen 109% since January 2001, from 6.88¢ to 14.36¢ in May 2026 — a compound 2.9% per year. Month-to-month movement has been about typical for a reporting jurisdiction.

Yes. The May 2026 average of 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour is the highest monthly figure Arkansas has recorded across the EIA series, which begins in January 2001. The previous floor for the jurisdiction was 6.44¢ in January 2003.

September. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Arkansas, 2001 through 2025, September runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 14.9 percentage points.

Among Arkansas and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, Oklahoma posts the lowest average at 13.38¢ and Texas the highest at 16.44¢. Arkansas ranks 4th of 5 in the group, at 14.36¢.

Almost certainly not exactly, and this is the one caveat that governs every figure on this page. The published value is the EIA residential average across every utility and residential rate class in Arkansas for May 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 12.33¢ in December 2025 and 14.36¢ in May 2026. Your own rate depends on your utility, tariff, usage tier, time-of-use schedule, and fixed monthly charges, none of which this index models. Read your bill for the rate that applies to you.