Average electric bill in Arkansas
Over the last 12 months the average price was 13.43¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,048 kWh a month, so a typical Arkansas household spent about $141 a month on electricity, or $1,689 a year. Use is 20% above the US average of 870 kWh a month, peaking in August at 1,435 kWh.
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $37 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $3.60 a gallon (Gulf Coast (PADD 3) average, August 2026) costs about $141.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Entergy Arkansas’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Arkansas preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $2.22 per therm over the 12 months to June 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 391 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Arkansas produces about 1,424 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.