7.14¢
per kWh, 2025
[ City Water and Light Plant / AR ]
City Water and Light Plant electricity rates in Arkansas
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+7.7%
vs 2024
35,335
residential customers
+14.1%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at City Water and Light Plant's average effective residential rate (7.14¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.73¢ | — | 30,108 |
| 2016 | 6.62¢ | −1.6% | 30,493 |
| 2017 | 7.15¢ | +8.0% | 31,285 |
| 2018 | 6.39¢ | −10.6% | 32,070 |
| 2019 | 6.26¢ | −2.0% | 32,535 |
| 2020 | 6.26¢ | +0.0% | 33,019 |
| 2021 | 6.83¢ | +9.1% | 33,670 |
| 2022 | 8.50¢ | +24.4% | 34,116 |
| 2023 | 7.90¢ | −7.1% | 34,591 |
| 2024 | 6.63¢ | −16.1% | 35,013 |
| 2025 | 7.14¢ | +7.7% | 35,335 |
How this compares
12.87¢
Arkansas average, 2025
−44.5%
City Water and Light Plant vs AR 2025 average
−58.6%
vs US 2025 average
#28
priciest in AR
Serves 1 county in Arkansas: Craighead. 7 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is City Water and Light Plant raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for City Water and Light Plant is on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +7.7% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does City Water and Light Plant charge per kWh?
City Water and Light Plant's average effective residential rate was 7.14¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Arkansas's 2025 average was 12.87¢.
How much have City Water and Light Plant rates gone up in five years?
+14.1% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Arkansas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does City Water and Light Plant have in Arkansas?
35,335 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Craighead, 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)