Craighead Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Craighead Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 25,180 homes in Arkansas. In 2025, its average home used 1,344 kWh a month and paid $167.49 (12.5¢ per kWh), more than the Arkansas average of $138.42.
- Electric cooperative
- 25,180 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Craighead Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Arkansas | 25,180 |
| Average home bill | $167.49 a month (Arkansas average $138.42) |
| Average price | 12.5¢ per kWh (Arkansas average 12.9¢) |
| Average home use | 1,344 kWh a month (Arkansas average 1,076) |
| Business customers | 13.7¢ per kWh, average bill $163.95 a month (6,474 businesses; Arkansas business rates) |
| Power outages | 2.4 outages and 193 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 3.3 outages and 500 minutes with major storms (about the same as the middle Arkansas utility, 193 minutes) |
| Grid | SERC region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp |
Price rank: Craighead Electric Cooperative has the 13th lowest average price of the 28 Arkansas utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Craighead Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas | 612,254 | $144.92 | 13.4¢ |
| First Electric Cooperative | 96,685 | $155.38 | 12.9¢ |
| North Arkansas Electric Cooperative | 36,595 | $143.25 | 14.2¢ |
| City Water and Light Plant | 35,335 | $89.77 | 7.1¢ |
| Paragould Municipal Utilities | 12,647 | $124.21 | 9.0¢ |
| Clay County Electric Cooperative | 10,503 | $134.19 | 14.4¢ |
| City of West Memphis | 10,187 | $96.93 | 8.4¢ |
Craighead Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Craighead Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Craighead Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Craighead Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Arkansas Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Arkansas, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Craighead Electric Cooperative electric bill (AR)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,344 kWh a month and paid $167.49 (12.5¢ per kWh), more than the Arkansas average of $138.42.
How often does the power go out with Craighead Electric Cooperative (AR)?
In 2025, the average Craighead Electric Cooperative customer had 2.4 outages and 193 minutes without power, not counting major storms (3.3 outages and 500 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Craighead Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.