[ C & L Electric Coop / AR ]
C & L Electric Coop electricity rates in Arkansas
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at C & L Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (13.84¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.51¢ | — | 19,530 |
| 2016 | 11.09¢ | +5.5% | 19,682 |
| 2017 | 11.64¢ | +5.0% | 19,697 |
| 2018 | 11.23¢ | −3.5% | 19,749 |
| 2019 | 11.08¢ | −1.3% | 19,736 |
| 2020 | 11.20¢ | +1.1% | 20,009 |
| 2021 | 12.75¢ | +13.8% | 20,000 |
| 2022 | 14.14¢ | +10.9% | 20,000 |
| 2023 | 13.13¢ | −7.1% | 19,997 |
| 2024 | 13.26¢ | +1.0% | 20,000 |
| 2025 | 13.84¢ | +4.4% | 20,020 |
How this compares
Serves 9 counties in Arkansas: Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln. 37 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is C & L Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for C & L Electric Coop is on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +4.4% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does C & L Electric Coop charge per kWh?
C & L Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 13.84¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Arkansas's 2025 average was 12.87¢.
How much have C & L Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+23.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Arkansas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does C & L Electric Coop have in Arkansas?
20,020 residential customers in 2025, across 9 counties including Arkansas, Bradley, Cleveland, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Arkansas Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)
