Arkansas Electricity Prices

Relatively, yes — 14.33¢ per kilowatt-hour in July 2026, 9th-cheapest of 51 and 25.6% below the national benchmark.

At Arkansas's July 2026 average of 14.33¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,505 a year — around $125 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the July 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,023 — a $518 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 108% since January 2001, from 6.88¢ to 14.33¢ in July 2026 — a compound 2.9% per year. Month-to-month movement has been about typical for a reporting jurisdiction.

May 2026, at 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour. The July 2026 reading of 14.33¢ sits 0.2% below that peak. The lowest monthly average on record 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 July 2026, Louisiana posts the lowest average at 12.72¢ and Missouri the highest at 16.09¢. Arkansas ranks 2nd of 5 in the group, at 14.33¢.

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 July 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.