12.14¢
per kWh, 2025
[ SWEPCO / AR ]
SWEPCO electricity rates in Arkansas
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.3%
vs 2024
109,777
residential customers
+18.7%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at SWEPCO's average effective residential rate (12.14¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.70¢ | — | 97,877 |
| 2016 | 9.10¢ | +4.6% | 99,557 |
| 2017 | 9.48¢ | +4.2% | 100,721 |
| 2018 | 9.35¢ | −1.4% | 101,126 |
| 2019 | 8.63¢ | −7.7% | 102,627 |
| 2020 | 10.23¢ | +18.5% | 103,790 |
| 2021 | 15.43¢ | +50.8% | 104,853 |
| 2022 | 12.85¢ | −16.7% | 106,455 |
| 2023 | 11.46¢ | −10.8% | 106,868 |
| 2024 | 11.53¢ | +0.6% | 108,102 |
| 2025 | 12.14¢ | +5.3% | 109,777 |
How this compares
12.87¢
Arkansas average, 2025
−5.7%
SWEPCO vs AR 2025 average
−29.5%
vs US 2025 average
#18
priciest in AR
SWEPCO files with the EIA as Southwestern Electric Power Co (utility ID 17698).
Serves 14 counties in Arkansas: Benton, Carroll, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Miller, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier, Washington. 99 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is SWEPCO raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for SWEPCO is on file with the Arkansas Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +5.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does SWEPCO charge per kWh?
SWEPCO's average effective residential rate was 12.14¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Arkansas's 2025 average was 12.87¢.
How much have SWEPCO rates gone up in five years?
+18.7% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Arkansas as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does SWEPCO have in Arkansas?
109,777 residential customers in 2025, across 14 counties including Benton, Carroll, Hempstead, 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)