13.93¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Southwest Arkansas E C C / AR ]
Southwest Arkansas E C C electricity rates in Arkansas
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+7.5%
vs 2024
24,974
residential customers
+29.8%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
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.
Questions
Is Southwest Arkansas E C C raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Southwest Arkansas E C C is on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +7.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
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; 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)