Data · April 2026 · 304-month history

Arkansas Electricity Prices

Arkansas's average residential electricity rate stood at 14.16¢/kWh in April 2026. That runs 26.7% below the 19.32¢ national average. The rate is up 3.7% year over year. A typical 10,500-kWh household would pay around $1,487 a year at this rate, and that spend is the starting point for any solar-payback estimate.

What we measure: Average residential retail price of electricity published by the EIA for the state, in cents per kilowatt-hour — a statewide monthly average, not a personalized utility tariff or the rate any single household pays. EIA publishes state retail-price data on a lag of roughly two to three months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — April 2026

Avg residential rate
14.16¢
Change (year over year)
+3.7%
vs national average
-26.7%
Est. annual bill
$1,487
National average
19.32¢
Months tracked
304

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Arkansas trend, last 36 months

Average residential price per kWh each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

MonthAvg rate (¢/kWh)
May 202312.32
June 202312.46
July 202312.53
August 202312.47
September 202312.69
October 202312.73
November 202312.31
December 202311.54
January 202411.27
February 202411.94
March 202412.92
April 202412.65
May 202412.32
June 202412.41
July 202412.45
August 202412.51
September 202412.83
October 202412.69
November 202412.64
December 202411.77
January 202511.28
February 202511.64
March 202512.59
April 202513.65
May 202513.19
June 202513.37
July 202513.26
August 202513.28
September 202513.79
October 202513.26
November 202513.22
December 202512.33
January 202612.35
February 202612.73
March 202613.63
April 202614.16

Use this data

Download Arkansas CSV — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for the metric definition, refresh cadence, and limitations. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Electricity retail sales — average price by state.

Suggested citation

"Arkansas Electricity Prices." Geostellar Residential Electricity Price Index, April 2026, based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity retail-sales data. https://geostellar.com/energy/electricity-rates/arkansas

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