13.93¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Southwest Arkansas E C C / AR ]
Southwest Arkansas E C C electricity rates in Arkansas
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+7.5%
vs 2024
24,974
residential customers
+29.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Southwest Arkansas E C C's average effective residential rate (13.93¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.30¢ | — | 23,580 |
| 2016 | 10.57¢ | +2.6% | 23,809 |
| 2017 | 11.01¢ | +4.2% | 23,996 |
| 2018 | 10.70¢ | −2.8% | 24,000 |
| 2019 | 10.51¢ | −1.8% | 23,983 |
| 2020 | 10.73¢ | +2.1% | 24,210 |
| 2021 | 11.64¢ | +8.5% | 24,393 |
| 2022 | 12.54¢ | +7.7% | 24,515 |
| 2023 | 11.52¢ | −8.1% | 24,709 |
| 2024 | 12.96¢ | +12.5% | 24,879 |
| 2025 | 13.93¢ | +7.5% | 24,974 |
How this compares
12.87¢
Arkansas average, 2025
+8.2%
Southwest Arkansas E C C vs AR 2025 average
−19.1%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in AR
Serves 8 counties in Arkansas: Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Polk, Sevier. 37 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Southwest Arkansas E C C's average residential rate has gone from 10.30¢ to 13.93¢ per kWh: +35.2% over 10 years, or about +3.1% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +12.5% in 2024. The largest drop was −8.1% in 2023.
For a home using 1,076 kWh a month, the Arkansas average, Southwest Arkansas E C C's 2025 rate works out to about $1,799 a year, $137 more than at Arkansas's average rate of 12.87¢. Of the 28 Arkansas utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 6th most expensive.
Southwest Arkansas E C C served 23,580 homes in 2015 and 24,974 in 2025 (+5.9%), about 2% of Arkansas's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Southwest Arkansas E C C's rates
Southwest Arkansas E C C is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Arkansas Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Arkansas Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Southwest Arkansas E C C raising rates in 2026?
Southwest Arkansas E C C's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Arkansas Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +7.5% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Southwest Arkansas E C C charge per kWh?
Southwest Arkansas E C C's average effective residential rate was 13.93¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Arkansas's 2025 average was 12.87¢.
How much have Southwest Arkansas E C C rates gone up in five years?
+29.8% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Arkansas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Southwest Arkansas E C C have in Arkansas?
24,974 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, 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, which every US utility files. 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)